fishindevil Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 (edited) it was 70 yrs ago today that the japenese attacked pearl harbor !!!! wow i was watching some pretty wild new found footage from that day ...its incredible what happpened... Edited December 7, 2011 by fishindevil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigdritchie Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 Photos and more info here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb4me Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 Nice job on the Blog Craig. Way to remember the details. Imagine if they would have sent that 3rd wave of attack that day..Thanks for the reminder and sharing.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbuck Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 Even though they lost the element of surprise, the American response wouldn't have amounted to much, most of the aircraft at Hickham field and the Navy airfields were either damaged or on fire. Anti aircraft batteries at that time early in the war were more of an afterthought than a real defensive force (besides, try hitting a moving target going at 300mph). Huge tactical error that shortened the war in a big way, all of the battleships (besides the Arizona) were refloated and refitted and saw action in the war. Had they searched for and sank the 2 carrier groups and left the battleships alone would have been far more successful. It was a watershed moment for the world and galvanized the US people into accepting the idea of going to war again which up until that point, they considered it a European problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 They woke up a sleeping GIANT .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigdritchie Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 Thanks, tb4me :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb4me Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 Thanks, tb4me :-) no problem ,Craig. I know that if it were not for the post here, on OFC, I wouldnt have even remembered. Im shocked that it wasnt even mentioned in main stream media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeontroller Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 They woke up a sleeping GIANT .... Way to quote the movie 'Pearl Harbour'...Yeah, its spelled with a U! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 no problem ,Craig. I know that if it were not for the post here, on OFC, I wouldnt have even remembered. Im shocked that it wasnt even mentioned in main stream media. They had a lot of coverage here......The History Channel had stuff running all day long....I enjoyed watching the development of the B-2 Bomber. Seen it up close at Wright Patterson Air Force Base Museum in Ohio. Just WOW.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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