Today we simulate the first Indian Ocean Raid by the Imperial Japanese Navy First Fleet In 1942. We ask if two modern destroyers could have stopped the IJN fleet from winning the battle. The destroyers use SM-6 missiles to pound the IJN ships and ESSM and close range helicopters to defend from Japanese bombers.
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7:46 Predictions
8:48 Battle
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*SPOILER ALERT* Full Battle Damage Assessment Below For Those Interested:
2 x Carriers Sunk
1 x Cruiser Sunk
13 x Destroyers Sunk
3 x Carriers Damaged
4 x Battleships Damaged
5 x Destroyers Damaged
3 x Cruisers Damaged
201 x A6M Destroyed(including losses on sunken carriers)
TOTAL
16 x Ships Sunk
15 x Ships Damaged
201 x Aircraft Destroyed
64 x Anti-Ship Missiles Fired
128 x SAMs Fired
The outcome was pretty obvious from the beginning.
Cap, could you repeat this battle using 2 Chinese destroyers for a comparison to US destroyers? Would it be a comparable battle? Thanks Dan
So just wondering why not use new british ships?
Might as well add godzilla in the mix.
You do good reasearch though.
I dont see how 2 escorts can stop it. That isnt enough. Ok that explains the british not being there. Thats cool. You explained it.
I dont see how its possibe. I dont see how those ships would be in that position. But for testing purposes i guess.
I guess with Smokin Joe as presiden we might see some of this wackiness, before election.
This can only be won by increasing the number of defenders or by making a precision strike on the carriers at the start of the mission – humans in planes at high altitude.
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Cap hiw about using the new Chinese ships as they go beast mide with the amout of missiles they carry. Other than that if someond could steer the ships wiuld make for harder targeting fof the bombers. Great vid though.
Can you do a video like the china attack on australia but for russia or china attacking britain. Have it in around 2030 with type 26, FC/ASW (spear 5), have eurofighters and f35s using the new spear 3 missile.
Also can you do one like the videos youve done of the US navy transitting near iran but for britain too. Can use martlet missiles on the wildcats to attack the gunboats.
It would be sick if you did some review on the superbug mod, including the growler as there has been the ability to make jamming scripts, thanks Cap!
Could a squadron of F-86's stop the attack on Pearl Harbor ⚓
Could 2 squadrons of F-86's advert Germany bliztgre on London
I think a modern UK carrier group would have been a better opponent given the size of the Japanese Fleet
If they can fire 5 inch it'd be more carnage than this .
64kg fragmentation warheads on the SM-6 would be useless against most of these ships.
The operation almost ended very differently for the IJN. British intelligence knew the IJN were coming, although underestimated the number of carriers. Somerville took his ships to sea not only to avoid them being caught in port by air strikes, but was positioned to attack the IJN. He planned to make a night attack using torpedo bombers from his carriers (iirc followed up with the 4 radar-equipped R-class battleships closing for a surface attack). The Royal Navy had been training for this kind of night attack for two decades (having learned lessons from Jutland, when the High Seas Fleet had been able to escape at night). Although the IJN also trained for night fighting, it was only surface fighting not air operations. Without radar they would have been taken by surprise and not able to put up much of a defense.
In advance Somerville sent 4 surface search radar-equipped Albacores to locate the IJN, two of which successfully located part of the fleet. But they were attacked by fighters & neither managed to get the sighting back to Somerville in a timely manner. (One was lost, the other suffered damage including its radio and could only make a full report after landing much later at dusk.) Based on incomplete and conflicting information Somerville launched a night strike anyway hoping another radar-equipped Albacore could locate the IJN, but it was unable to. The following day he received updated accurate intelligence that the IJN fleet was stronger than thought and wisely decided to withdraw.
If Somerville had received the Albacore sighting in time, a succesful night attack could have been devestating, easily cost the IJN several capital ships and changed the course of the war. (Great battles often turn on the smallest of details.)
Kongo class are not capable of fighting actual battleships and winning => not actually battleships (whatever the Japanese Navy said); they were never more than battlecruisers, just ask USS Washington
Just like Hood is a bloody fast battleship, whatever the Royal Navy might say
Could you do either this one or Pearl using the Falklands liberation fleet from 1982 (or as close as you can get). With the same (or equivalent) weapons the British had on said fleet.
How about HMS WARSPITE on it's own, at the battle of Trafalgar?
The swarm (almost) always wins. Oh, like the homage to Jerry Miculek. Get some!
HMS Hermes Light Carrier and HMAS Vampire V Class Destroyer Leader were sunk in this battle
I haven't watched all of your videos so you may already have tried this, but would Russian ships do better against a big fleet? Since many Russian ships carry enough antiship missiles to worry modern carrier groups. Then if you add a carrier launching jets flows by your beautiful human boys carrying more antiship missiles…
80s Iowa vs 10 Yamato
Chinese type 055s might have a better chance for taking out those carriers. Unless their missiles also get seduced by the battleships.
With just two modern destroyers, ammunition was always going to be a limiting factor. Even with 100% PK, 128 SAMs will only take down 128 aircraft, leaving you with 222 planes to be dealt with by choppers and CiWS. Assuming the carriers get to launch all of their aircraft.
Maybe if you had four destroyers you'd get closer to dealing with that swarm of aircraft, and possibly even take out four of the carriers. As you've concluded in the past, the swarm nearly always wins.
If you spawn more than 100 ships and planes than the Burke's have missiles, you already know the outcome. The US had no chance and the choppers are completely ineffective.
I know before start looking that it was impossible with al this Zeros!!!! If you had 4 aliburk you may have succeded. Fun to see but very predicteble. The helicopters should have stayed near the ships and protected them better. They could not dogfight with the zeros.
BLOB ALWAYS WINS
Wonder what would've happened if the British fleet wasn't away refueling and the two forces met at sea.
The Japanese back then would just leave. Getting hit by stuff that you can’t even see, best to regroup
But an AB destroyer can only carry 2 helicopters…. you launched with 5 and then had respawns. Thats not accurate. still entertaining
Great vid
Great video Cap. Try doubling the US ships.
Seems to indicate the US ships are under armed, need more missiles and ammo!