Shōkaku’s reinforced flight deck vibrates with the thunderous takeoff of her lethal air wing on May 8, 1942, in the Coral Sea. Her advanced Type 21 air-search radar had detected the American force at dawn, giving her the crucial first strike.
Now, waves of aircraft launch from her advanced deck that allows for simultaneous takeoffs and landings, a tactical advantage her crew exploits mercilessly. The roar of over 80 aircraft fills the air.
The swarm of Zeros, Aichi dive bombers, and Nakajima torpedo bombers bears down on USS Lexington as soon as she’s sighted on the horizon. As Shōkaku’s strike force rushes to their objective, Lexington begins scrambling her aircraft for a swift defense.
But Shokaku’s aircraft are already upon her. Anti-aircraft guns fill the air with smoke and shrapnel while fighters from both carriers maneuver in the intense dogfights that follow.
It’s a one-on-one aircraft carrier fight, the first of its kind in naval history. Shōkaku seeks the upper hand. The Japanese bombers descend like vengeful spirits.
The first bomb strikes Lexington’s port side. Moments later, another blast tears through the American carrier’s antiaircraft defenses. Shōkaku’s pilots, coordinated by her cutting-edge command and control systems, press their advantage ruthlessly.
Aboard Shōkaku, Captain Takatsugu Jōjima watches with grim satisfaction as reports of successful hits flood in. But the battle is far from over. The outcome of this clash will determine the fate of the entire Pacific campaign. If Shōkaku and her sister ship Zuikaku can cripple the U.S. carrier force, the door to Australia will be wide open, leaving the entire South Pacific vulnerable to Japanese expansion.
As the combat rages on, both sides know that only one carrier can emerge victorious from this unprecedented duel. The future of the war hangs in the balance, with Shōkaku at the very heart of the storm.
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Thank you for sharing this
Nice picture LMAO
Show footage of the USS Langley; I dare ya! 😂
and this is why you dropped atomb bombs?
Shokaku was a straight deck carrier and incapable of simultaneous take off and landing. It was not until the angle deck landing system that take offs and landings was possible.
Lexington was not sunk at the battle of Coral Sea, she was damaged but made it back to Pearl harbor to be repaired and was eventually sunk during the battle of Midway, but not before her air crew aided in the sinking of 4 Japanese carriers.
Lexington WAS sunk at Coral Sea!!! It was Yorktown that was damaged at Coral sea then repaired but sunk at Midway
"Cutting edge command and control systems?" Like radios? Tactics maybe but I wish "creative writers" writing this stuff would stay focused on facts and technical accuracy and less on creative writing techniques.
It is still a mystery to me why the Japanese didn't transfer the Shokaku's squadrons to the Zuikakuu after the Battle of the Coral Sea. One more carrier might have resulted in a Japanese victory.
Good thing for the Americans that Nagumo didn’t launch a third strike at Pearl.
As you look at everything that was said and done during WW2 it's impossible not to seriously consider divine intervention.
That one clip of the model ship in a bathtub getting bombed was truly terrifying.
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Again channel. Put disclaimer this is fiction. Thats how ppl fail test or say something incorrect. Wikipedia isn't a great source but jesus its better than where you got your information.
I see the comments. I feel bad. People believe this. Its not all wrong maybe 70/30.
I get it. Trying make money who cares. All those ppl are dead now anyway.
I did a research paper on VADM (posthumous rank) Masafumi Arima. When he took command of the Shokaku in May of 1942, he listened intently to what his damage control officer (or whatever the IJN equivalent was) about the damage which Shokaku took at the Battle of Coral Sea. End result was he took a lot of proactive steps to minimize damage during battle, to include stripping the interior of the ship of as much wood and flammable paint as possible. Perhaps under a different commanding officer, the Shokaku may not have survived the Battle of Santa Cruz.
If the USA had not changed to aircraft carriers on battle cruiser hulls, the war would have been much different. The Lexington and Saratoga were initially laid down to be battle cruisers/ heavy cruisers, but were changed to aircraft carriers to save costs and potentially future proof the fleet if carriers turned out to be a thing. The Washington naval treaty also figured into the plans once some admirals figured aircraft carriers had at least battle cruiser throw weight as well.
Fantastici Shokaku…. Respect from Vietnam… Allahu akhbar.
Why did the creators include clips of Kamikaze strikes? This tactic was not in use in 1942. All too often creators seem to treat their viewers as uniformed idiots.
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Video shows a lack of research.
What is up with the shitty photo thumbnail? The Shokaku was sunk in June 1944 and this is not the Shokaku. Shalom
2:23 What carrier is that?! The bridge/stack says Lexington class, the meatball on the deck says… wtf?!
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I wonder why the American carriers were out by themselves away from their strike groups?. I think it was planned that way. That whole "sneak attack" scenario wreaks of deception . I think Roosevelt (a democrat) allowed it to happen.
Something is wrong. The first Japanese carrier to have RADAR (type 21 is correct) was the Taiho, comissioned in March of 1944.
"Cutting edge C&C…"? You're joking, right? It was this very command level down structure that doomed the axis in both theaters.
A lot of creative writing in this one.