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Guadalcanal Campaign - The Big Night Battle: Night 1 (IJN 3(?) : 2 USN)

631K views · Mar 10, 2021 · Education

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  • @Drachinifel · 5 years ago (edited) · pinned

    Pinned post for Q&amp;A :) - Check out The Operations Room, they made the animations which really helped this video out! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnZJt7yQw5IztVwe-Dscd-Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnZJt7yQw5IztVwe-Dscd-Q</a>

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  • @poetdriver · 5 years ago

    The Wildcat pilot wasn&apos;t trying to beat the Japanese down, he was trying to land on it and board it. Aerial piracy invented.

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  • @Raptor747 · 5 years ago

    &quot;Fly me closer, I want to hit them with my landing gear!&quot;

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  • @winghungyuen2726 · 5 years ago

    Japanese bomber crew: Oh, you&apos;re approaching Mr. Wildcat? You have no ammunition!&quot;<br>Cactus Air Force pilot: I can&apos;t beat you the shit out of you with my landing gear without getting closer.<br>Japanese bomber crew: Nani!?

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  • @tenarmurk · 5 years ago

    Remember that the wildcat pilot had to wind down his landing gear using a hand crank 28 times before he could go in for the clubbing

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  • @mobiuscoreindustries · 5 years ago

    The term &quot;Aerial melee combat&quot; was not something i ever considered until now

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  • @somethinglikethat2176 · 5 years ago

    I imagine the Wildcat pilot writing an angry letter to the Admiralty complaining about the lack of chainsaw bayonets on the plane.

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  • @GearGuardianGaming · 5 years ago

    The wildcat pilot who beat down a bomber with nothing but landing gear deserves his own video if there is enough info on his service, and it would also be awesome to know how many times he connected and what the important thing was that he broke. Kudos!

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  • @stuartaaron613 · 5 years ago

    Important lesson for the US Navy to learn: &nbsp;Just because someone is the ranking officer does not mean that he should be put in charge over a more experienced officer.

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  • @billbrockman779 · 5 years ago

    A survivor of USS Atlanta used to hang out at the big model of the ship in the Atlanta History Center on Memorial Day. &nbsp;He was fascinating to talk with and always blamed USS San Francisco for shooting his ship. &nbsp;After making it to shore, he became a PT boat crewman.

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  • @jedhaney3547 · 5 years ago

    IJN Kirishima ; &quot;I have taken almost no damage!&quot; <br><br>USS Washington ; &quot;Greetings from the Pacific northwest!&quot;

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  • @bullnukeoldman3794 · 5 years ago

    I visited Ironbottom Sound during my ship&apos;s deployment in 1986. &nbsp;We performed a wreath-laying at night, fired a bunch of 5&quot; starshells, and the Captain and the Chaplain read history and scripture during the ceremony. &nbsp;Quite a memory for me.

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