tiger7_88

I wonder which Japanese soldiers family has passed down Yamamoto's sword and shoulder boards from generation to generation and kept it secret? http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/g4m/2656.html

Ironically enough, after Midway the only battles that the IJN *did* win were in and around Guadalcanal and they were... Surface ship battles. The IJN Long Lance torpedoes were deadly in the difficult navigable confines of The Slot. (Great book by James Hornfischer on this, 'Neptunes Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal'.) This coming immediately *after* Halsey takes the bait and runs north to attack IJN carriers that were carrying no aircraft. Can Halsey be condemned for his maneuver itself? Probably not. At that point in the war it was quite clear that the carrier WAS the premier strike weapon of both navies. So going for the carriers was the logical thing to do. And he had no idea and could not assume that they were just weaponless decoys. What he can be condemned for, however, is taking all the new construction fast battleships he had with him (the Iowa, New Jersey, South Dakota, Alabama, etc.) instead of leaving them as TF 34 to guard the exit to San Bernardino Straight. The IJN task force including the Yamato *had* been sighted by American forces in San Bernardino, but Halsey and his staff believed they had "turned around" and retreated. Well, they *had* turned around... but then they turned back. Bad, bad assumption by Halsey. Plus, MacArthur's admiral, Kincaid, didn't even have the chance to move assets north himself to guard the straight because Halsey and his staff had given him (and CINCPAC) every impression that TF 34 had been formed to do just that. (Oh, another great book by Hornfischer on this too, 'The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors'.)

Technically, Yamamoto knew even prior to the war that the aircraft carrier was the future strike weapon of the IJN. He knew, however, that allowing the Yamato (and Musashi) to be built to placate the battleship admiral's was the best way to get what HE wanted, new and better carriers, new and better strike and fighter aircraft. Now the U.S. Navy? Yes, as you so well noted, the U.S. Navy was firmly committed to the battleship line all the way until that line laying at the bottom of Pearl Harbor forced their hand to change.

FUG YOU GIANTS YOU DIRTY PIECES OF POO!!!!

WTF werent we calling a TO there and try a run to get us closer?

What a catch by Ginn!

LOVE how people always say this team is great this year because of its defense. FOUR STRAIGHT TOUCHDOWNS IN LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF FOOTBALL.

fug these goddam refs.

Is grounding a call they can make on review?

Good pressure at least. If it is an incomplete pass, there should be a grounding penalty though.

I've seen this Defense show before against Green Bay and Indianapolis.

Harper FFS

Oh lawd, Joe and Troy are getting excited!

Remmers totally fugs that drive.

"Coasting" is right, Joe Buck. And "coasting" is DEADLY in the NFL. And, oh, NOW you're ready to throw the ball again, right Ron and Mike?

Went into run-the-clock mode playing a team QBed by Eli Manning. Ergo these results.

fuging bullshit.

LOL this is not happening right?

FINALLY!! GOOD pressure KK! THANK YOU Peanut!

Giants OL is POO and we cant get ANY pressure.

I am getting sick to death of Gano's slow-motion low balls.

These refs are fuging BULLSHIT man.

Have no idea what that dude has been looking at. There haven't BEEN many holes but, when they are, CAP has hit'em.

Its happened a few times this year with a lead.

Do NOT give Eli Manning a head of steam, Panthers.