Aircraft carriers spoiled naval warfare.
In the good old days, we launched our float planes to spot the dye in shell splashes as we attempted to bracket the opponent and that was it.
And the original full name of the destroyer was "torpedo boat destroyer."
Code Name: JET STREAM
It's very interesting exactly how very few times Dreadnought battleships actually fought each other directly.
If memory serves, it's pretty much just Jutland, Mers-el-Kelbir, Denmark Strait, and Surigao Strait.
Most of the other surface actions of WWI and WWII tended more to be centered around smaller ships- battle cruisers, armored cruisers, and down to destroyers & subs.
"You win 100% of the fights you avoid. If you're not there when it happens, you don't lose." - William Aprill
"I've owned a guitar for 31 years and that sure hasn't made me a musician, let alone an expert. It's made me a guy who owns a guitar."- BBI
"Are you ready? Okay. Let's roll."- Last words of Todd Beamer
"You win 100% of the fights you avoid. If you're not there when it happens, you don't lose." - William Aprill
"I've owned a guitar for 31 years and that sure hasn't made me a musician, let alone an expert. It's made me a guy who owns a guitar."- BBI
'Clash by Night' Kutner & Moore.
Atmosphere too variable for aircraft... on Venus.
"Unmask and open fire."
Code Name: JET STREAM
I doubt any naval designer nor strategist could plan for the sheer audacity of Cmdr. Evans and the intrepid crews of the USS Johnston, Hoel, Heermann, and the smallest Drednaught- the Samuel B. Roberts. In the words of Drachinifel- many IJN ships sought out a Johnston free environment.
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Agreed. As I understand it, the Japanese commander was convinced that the smaller ships wouldn't be attacking unless they were expecting imminent support from heavier units, and that factored heavily in his decision to withdraw. I need to go back and re-read "Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors" again.
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