(Part 7) Watch our video ” American Offensive Capability Was Growing Far Faster Than Japan’s Defensive Capability ” and explore the untold stories of courage, strategy, and honor on the high seas during World War two. Join us as we delve into the experiences of a renowned Imperial Japanese naval commander, offering a unique perspective on the Pacific War. Witness the challenges, triumphs, and the indomitable spirit of those who navigated the turbulent waters of one of the most significant conflicts in history. Dive deep into the complexities of naval warfare, for a captivating exploration of the human side of war, where every episode unfolds a new layer of resilience, honor, and the indomitable spirit that prevailed amidst the chaos of the Pacific War.
Link of the playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGjbe3ikd0XEgpZaJTo25BGLPJDrer821
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Ladies and Gentlemen, this is Part 7 of memoirs of a Japanese Destroyer Captain, He was an Imperial Japanese naval commander during the Pacific War and the author of the IJN manual on torpedo attack techniques, notable for his skill in torpedo warfare and night fighting. He was a survivor of more than one hundred sorties against the Allies and was known throughout Japan as the Unsinkable Captain. A hero to his countrymen, Captain exemplified the best in Japanese surface commanders: highly skilled, hard driving, and aggressive. Moreover, he maintained a code of honor worthy of his samurai grandfather. He was as free with praise for American courage and resourcefulness as he was critical of himself and his senior commanders. He was the only IJN destroyer captain at the start of World War 2 to survive the entire war
Here is the link of the playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGjbe3ikd0XEgpZaJTo25BGLPJDrer821
Link of Part 1 https://youtu.be/3UcMnCkCawM
Link of Part 2 https://youtu.be/ODvaNAw-po8
Link of Part 3 https://youtu.be/CW2UlbuvAgY
Link of Part 4 https://youtu.be/J0Drg8PanfA
Link of Part 5 https://youtu.be/vCWxRnKZSIo
Link of Part 6 https://youtu.be/dhSM6DNUflg
Did American ships use torpedoes in the same way that Japanese ships did ? These accounts make the sea battles
seem to be very much one sided in Japan's favour, Was this actually the case ?
It's easy to forget that during WWII, the Japanese were a brutal and sadistic race.
At what stage did the US crack the Japanese codes ?
I served in navy seven years I understand what they say. Love these stories
Americans continue to be offensive and rude. Their former president is extremely offensive and his offensive abilities are increasing at an exponential rate. I’m working on a script that sends him back in time to defeat the Japanese single-handedly. It’s titled “Donzilla: Revenge of the Rude Racist”.
Those Damn Yankees !
I’ve been enjoying this man’s story very much. Thank you for sharing.
I’m guessing that “Abe” is supposed to be pronounced here like “Ah bay”. The auto-reader makes me cringe every time.
The Night-time Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November, 1942 has been termed a bar room brawl after the lights have all been shot out. Historians attempting to reconstruct it have been badly hindered by the wildly conflicting eye witness accounts on both sides. Commander Hara's claim that nine US Ships were sunk is not true. We lost four destroyers and two light cruisers sunk, one of which, Juno, was sunk by a submarine a day after the battle. Hara's description of the destruction of USS Helena also is wrong. That ship was very only very lightly damaged. By the same token, US eyewitnesses reported the sinking, or "almost certain sinking" of a number of Japanese ships that were untouched.
I believe the PT Boats were 80 tons, not 50. Otherwise, an interesting story.
And we hadn’t even yet started pumping out carriers like other countries made cars.
Japanese diaries are great.
Just hope they can be arranged in a more orderly manner.
i feel like they lie in these journals.
The San Fransisco did not die and survived the war.
This account of the battle is inaccurate as the USS Helena was not sunk in this engagement.
15:14 All that was left of the Gunnery Officer was a leg… How horrifying
I just love how much the Japanese tried to show or tell how there were the good guys when they was no where near being one. All they prove was there was nothing but war criminals shooting medics, attacking peaceful nations, torturing and EATING POWs
This commander hss many points between the US and Japanese tactics!
Like officers exchanging tactics advise and suggestions. Material shortages, how fast we could repair a ship just after combat, and how we were more flexible in using different tactics also how the Japanees failed to follow up the attacks and that sense Pearl Harbor!
In all truth USS Helena would only receive minor damage in this night's battle but would be sunk at Kula gulf later in the war.
The japanese opted to wake America at Pearl Harbor…America awoke. American was angry. America rose. Then American came for them….And at the end,, Truman's mindset was simple…they surrender, or they don't walk the earth…
I think this Capt is quite full of himself. He's very critical of almost all those above and lateral to himself especially Admiral Yamamoto.
This would be a great series if episode numbers were in the title and an introduction of episode instead of episodes beginning in mid sentence.
This would have been mid-November, '42. Japan is close to being handed its hat in the first of (all remaining) failed strategic offensives. Japan has lost the war, but continues the blood-letting until claiming victim-hood after the US saves millions of lives by dropping two nuclear weapons.
One of these days, the Japanese need to own their WWII history.
I have had to grudgingly realize that the quality of the Japanese navy,its leaders and crews were far superior to ours in the early part of the war .We learned a lot from them.We can thank Japan for the American navy becoming the most powerful the world has ever seen.
I didn’t realize Japan won the war in the Pacific….😊
Why no name. He deserves to be identified for his warrior spirit and actions. Referring to him as a "Japanese Desroyer Captain, or A hero to his countrymen, Captain….." What is up with this? If this is a fiction or historical novel, just say so.
Too many commercials
If he thinks the Kirishima actually had a chance vs the USS Washington.. he is CLEARLY deluded. A new US battleship vs and OLD IJN Heavy Cruiser (aka battleship)
Helena had a fairly distinctive profile (3 forward turrets 1 elevated) There were no US ships there that had that profile. However this was not an uncommon feature of Japanese heavy cruisers. & he identified the ship as Helena. Just saying
I wonder how much of his critique of US torpedo tactics were really a result of the fact that the Mark 14 torpedo didnt work.
He talks a great game for someone who lost.
Whatever the damage to USS Helena from the Naval battle of Guadalcanal she lives and does convoy escort duty supplying Marines on Guadalcanal directly after. .
Helena was sunk at the battle of Kula Gulf in July of '43 by Type 93 torpedoes. 168 sailors went with her and survivors went through a three day ordeal when they made it to a Japanese held island by both rafts and clinging to the separated bow of USS Helena. Admiral Kelly Turner organized a rescue mission that picked them up without the Japanese knowing they were ever there. The Japanese mission of landing reinforcements was still a success during Kula Gulf though by our account they supposedly took more battle damage. We were about out of operational Cruisers in the Pacific for awhile afterward though.