The wreck of the Roberts has just recently been found. It is still in surprisingly good shape, with the guns still pointing outwards. The torpedo tube is detached and embedded in the sea floor some yards away, pointing nearly vertical. It is one of the deepest shipwrecks to ever be discovered
There was a lot that went into Taffy 3's amazing victory. One part was that the aggressive action caused the Japanese ships to maneuver, and that threw their targeting off. The American ships had targeting computers that automatically adjusted for maneuvering, And the agressive maneuvering also put the Destroyers and Destroyer Escorts below minimum range of the ships they were attacking. And since Japanese thought they were being attacked by Cruisers and Fleet Carriers, they used armor piercing ammo against unarmored ships. It is still amazing that the US ships were basically killing a cruiser and damaging another large ship for every smaller ship they lost.
This isn't a battle spoken of much outside of military and naval warfare fans, but it is still studied in naval academies.
The Japanese plan largely worked. The carriers and fast battleships were lured away. The Japanese got their most powerful battle group in on the U.S. transports, essentially unopposed, except for a small handful of overmatched escort ships. And then they lost their nerve. Perhaps the last thing you would expect from the Japanese military. Had the pressed on, thousands of GIs would have died without ever hitting the beach and who knows how far back it would have set the liberation of the Philippines.
The sister battles of Samar differ so much from Samar. While the USA won this in a David in Goliath situations the other battles were the USA clubbing Japan. There is a great potential history vid on this called the slap down in surigao strait
The fact that a movie (that I’m aware of)hasn’t been made about the heroic actions of TAFFY 3 is astounding,it has everything that Hollywood loves,massive naval action,David vs Goliath scene,heroic last stands,suicidal attacks,noble deaths, and a triumphant conclusion….
Allways nice when the Americans are getting their arse kicked. I mean it`s to bad the Japs didn`t have ani Oil … the Americans would have invaded first
I gotta say it; for how beautiful the animation is in 2023, this is their peak style for me. It's detailed enough to look sharp but abstract enough to give it a unique touch that's instantly recognizable.
I've been watching ur videos for almost 4 years ,can u please make a video about the Battleship vs battleship during the Guadalcanal Campaign, where Washington sank the Japanese battleship Kirishima.
In addition, there were NO fleet carriers in Taffy 3’s Battle off Samar: there were only the considerably slower and smaller Casablanca-class escort carriers.
A minor detail: only battleship guns had dye packets in their shells. The colors in the Battle off Samar were red (Kongō), black (Haruna), and pink (Nagato).
My Father Kenneth McLaughlin served aboard USS Gambier Bay he’s passed away in 1969 when I was 3. Year later in 1979 I had the honor of meeting his shipmates at a reunion that was near where I lived.
My father was wounded by a Kamikaze on the 23rd so was wounded and still at his post. He was manning an anti-aircraft gun when a twin-engine plane flew by him so close that he saw the pilot look at him and grin. The plane missed the ship and exploded on the other side of the ship.
The DE Samuel B. Roberts will live on forever as one of the most SELFLESS ACTS in U.S. Naval history!!! God Bless them all for that one INCREDIBLE DAY and their INCREDIBLE ACTS OF COURAGE against OVERWHELMING ODDS!!!
Another battle that makes the Japanese look really, really bad from a tactical standpoint. The full might of their surface fleet, including Yamato, in striking distance of all these helpless escort carriers…and they retreat after losing a few of their cruisers to the outmatched US destroyers.
And aren’t the Japanese supposed to be suicidally brave in this war? What are their own destroyers even doing.
Of course, you can also ask yourself how US High Command allowed the full might of the Japanese surface fleet to get in striking distance of their helpless escort carriers. Was this just luck or an actual miscalculation?
6:09 I loved the homage to Star Trek when the boiler room engineer yelled " she cannot take much more captain " with an unmistakable scottish accent! 😅
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Where is TF34? The world wonders.
I'm a Filipino in Samar island bettle of Samar island
The wreck of the Roberts has just recently been found. It is still in surprisingly good shape, with the guns still pointing outwards. The torpedo tube is detached and embedded in the sea floor some yards away, pointing nearly vertical. It is one of the deepest shipwrecks to ever be discovered
There was a lot that went into Taffy 3's amazing victory.
One part was that the aggressive action caused the Japanese ships to maneuver, and that threw their targeting off. The American ships had targeting computers that automatically adjusted for maneuvering,
And the agressive maneuvering also put the Destroyers and Destroyer Escorts below minimum range of the ships they were attacking.
And since Japanese thought they were being attacked by Cruisers and Fleet Carriers, they used armor piercing ammo against unarmored ships.
It is still amazing that the US ships were basically killing a cruiser and damaging another large ship for every smaller ship they lost.
This isn't a battle spoken of much outside of military and naval warfare fans, but it is still studied in naval academies.
And now we have people who claim PTSD just by seeing a gun.
How bout the battle of yultong in Korean War .
One of my favorite orders of all WWII: "Small Boys ATTACK!"
The Japanese plan largely worked. The carriers and fast battleships were lured away. The Japanese got their most powerful battle group in on the U.S. transports, essentially unopposed, except for a small handful of overmatched escort ships. And then they lost their nerve. Perhaps the last thing you would expect from the Japanese military. Had the pressed on, thousands of GIs would have died without ever hitting the beach and who knows how far back it would have set the liberation of the Philippines.
The engine room officer I about died from laughter when I heard him say can't take much more captain just like Scotty in star strek lol
It should be the battleship musashi
..and don't forget the Hoel.
Halsey acted stupidly
The sister battles of Samar differ so much from Samar. While the USA won this in a David in Goliath situations the other battles were the USA clubbing Japan. There is a great potential history vid on this called the slap down in surigao strait
Yarnhub what’s your favorite video you made?
The fact that a movie (that I’m aware of)hasn’t been made about the heroic actions of TAFFY 3 is astounding,it has everything that Hollywood loves,massive naval action,David vs Goliath scene,heroic last stands,suicidal attacks,noble deaths, and a triumphant conclusion….
That my country
Allways nice when the Americans are getting their arse kicked. I mean it`s to bad the Japs didn`t have ani Oil … the Americans would have invaded first
"She can-nuh take much more Captain". Homage to Mr. Scott of Enterprise fame? 🙂
I actualy know the other allied ship that he encountered injured with the captail losing 2 fingers,the ship's name was uss.Johnston
USS Johnston, LEROY JENKINS!, Samuel B Roberts, HOLD MY BEER! The two bravest destroyer charges in the history of destroyers.
At 6:19 the battle ship fuso is in the back ground,the very tall one
Battle OFF samar
6:35 – 6:55
Taffy 3 is like the "Honey Badger" of WWII – "Taffy 3 Don't Care!" hehe. Tenacious. Badass. Heroic.
I gotta say it; for how beautiful the animation is in 2023, this is their peak style for me. It's detailed enough to look sharp but abstract enough to give it a unique touch that's instantly recognizable.
I really like ijn chōkai good class of ship
I’m pretty sure that u used a different off
I've been watching ur videos for almost 4 years ,can u please make a video about the Battleship vs battleship during the Guadalcanal Campaign, where Washington sank the Japanese battleship Kirishima.
The USS Samuel B Roberts was not a “destroyer,” as your video claims. It was a considerably smaller “destroyer escort.”
In addition, there were NO fleet carriers in Taffy 3’s Battle off Samar: there were only the considerably slower and smaller Casablanca-class escort carriers.
I like the quiet, subtle salute to U.S.S. Johnston.
Cmdr. Earnest E. Evans is my hero! Salute on this Memorial Day! 🇺🇸
Could you do a video on the USS Laffey? It was a destroyer that survived 11 Japanese Kamikaze attacks on 1 mission.
why are the splashes is red and yellow?
Scottish engineering officer at 6:09 shoveling max amount of dilithium crystals into the warp boiler.
A minor detail: only battleship guns had dye packets in their shells. The colors in the Battle off Samar were red (Kongō), black (Haruna), and pink (Nagato).
Well done; subscribed.
My Father Kenneth McLaughlin served aboard USS Gambier Bay he’s passed away in 1969 when I was 3. Year later in 1979 I had the honor of meeting his shipmates at a reunion that was near where I lived.
My father was wounded by a Kamikaze on the 23rd so was wounded and still at his post. He was manning an anti-aircraft gun when a twin-engine plane flew by him so close that he saw the pilot look at him and grin. The plane missed the ship and exploded on the other side of the ship.
The Greatest Generation!
The DE Samuel B. Roberts will live on forever as one of the most SELFLESS ACTS in U.S. Naval history!!!
God Bless them all for that one INCREDIBLE DAY and their INCREDIBLE ACTS OF COURAGE against OVERWHELMING ODDS!!!
the voice actors have like 3 differenmt accents in one lmfao
Another battle that makes the Japanese look really, really bad from a tactical standpoint. The full might of their surface fleet, including Yamato, in striking distance of all these helpless escort carriers…and they retreat after losing a few of their cruisers to the outmatched US destroyers.
And aren’t the Japanese supposed to be suicidally brave in this war? What are their own destroyers even doing.
Of course, you can also ask yourself how US High Command allowed the full might of the Japanese surface fleet to get in striking distance of their helpless escort carriers. Was this just luck or an actual miscalculation?
The scorponok theme from transformers will best suit as background music for this animation.
If you're going to focus on the Sammy B then tell the whole story of the Sammy B
6:09 I loved the homage to Star Trek when the boiler room engineer yelled " she cannot take much more captain " with an unmistakable scottish accent! 😅
I'm not saying Dorry Miller does deserve a carrier, but can you give me one justified reason why commander Evans doesn't deserve a carrier as well?