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Japan's Plan to Defeat The U.S. in WWII
3:00:28 - 3:09:27 (08:58)
Japan had a long-term war plan that involved taking the Philippines as bait and then leading the U.S. fleet down a path of weakened supply lines that would allow for an ambush with powerful battleships. However, Admiral Yamamoto saw the potential of aircraft carriers and envisioned a new strategy that relied on them as the primary strike force against enemy ships rather than as an aid to naval gunfire, a revolutionary idea at the time.
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Japan's war plan to deal with the United States involved taking the Philippines and having a trap set aided by aircraft and submarines using island bases in the Pacific.
3:00:28 - 3:02:45 (02:16)
Summary
Japan's war plan to deal with the United States involved taking the Philippines and having a trap set aided by aircraft and submarines using island bases in the Pacific. The Japanese navy was designed specifically for this trap situation, with a focus on quality over quantity in battleships.
ChapterJapan's Plan to Defeat The U.S. in WWII
EpisodeShow 63 - Supernova in the East II
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
Yamamoto was a visionary who saw the potential of aircraft carriers and the capital ships of his era.
3:02:45 - 3:07:25 (04:40)
Summary
Yamamoto was a visionary who saw the potential of aircraft carriers and the capital ships of his era. The British Navy was the only power using them in combat in the first two years of the war, which allowed them to develop new techniques and have an advantage over their opponents.
ChapterJapan's Plan to Defeat The U.S. in WWII
EpisodeShow 63 - Supernova in the East II
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
Yamamoto's revolutionary idea of viewing aircraft carriers as the strike force of the Japanese Navy and sinking the enemy ships with planes instead of naval gunfire was considered a low-risk venture.
3:07:25 - 3:09:27 (02:01)
Summary
Yamamoto's revolutionary idea of viewing aircraft carriers as the strike force of the Japanese Navy and sinking the enemy ships with planes instead of naval gunfire was considered a low-risk venture. His innovative thinking allowed him to jump several steps in the normal linear technological development, and his ideas had a significant impact on the Imperial Japanese Navy's strategy.