The Battle of Samar (Alternate History) - Bring on the Battleships!
2019 ж. 5 Нау.
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We know what happened when Centre Force tangled with Taffy 3, but what if Taffy 3 was off elsewhere and the old battleships of Admiral Kinkaid's group were present instead?
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"Sure, there were six yankee battleships we didn't expect to find here, but thank GOD the Johnston is nowhere to be seen....."
Yamato heavy: I Fear no man, but that thing...
I like the fact that, basically, the whole battle can be summarized by *angry Fletcher noises*.
The Fletchers basically become a swarm of angry bees no matter how this battle goes.
Japanese
"Never ever underestimate the firepower of an almighty swarm of angry Fletchers" - Drach
lmao when you start listing off the American Destroyers
"Hello Japanese battleships, dodge this!"
7th fleet sends out a distress call the Johnston comes charging down “come here boy”
Swarm of angry Fletchers. Think I will use that in conversation.
Fletcher's: Flood the sea with wall of skills, Falalalala-lalalala!
My college professor back in 1968 was a LT on the admiral's staff of Taffy 3. When I asked him what the reaction was when the pagoda masts were spotted. He chuckled and said, "The head did a land office business." More than that, I could get no comment.
Taffy 3 Vs Southern Force? That would only give the Johnston a free BB kill.
This was a great discussion of the alternative outcomes. I suspect this was the last battle the Japanese would have had any chance of winning, as long as winning means "we sunk more ships that you did". In terms of the overall outcome of the war, the shipyards were pouring out huge numbers of the Fletcher class and their bigger and more dangerous brothers, the Sumner and Gearing classes. Vast numbers of Cleveland light and Baltimore heavy cruisers were still coming down the ways, not to mention the fearsome Iowa class. US carriers, from escort to fleet types, were also being commissioned and stationed in the Pacific, so any Japanese warship could count on meeting not only generally superior US surface ships but being swarmed by hundreds of US aircraft.
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The mad man actually did it.
Two things stand out to me in this alternate history. Where are the planes? If the Taffy groups were unmolested the US battle line would have definitely called in their support. Also, we need to remember the IJN crews were TIRED. They have been on battle stations or close to it most of the last 2 days. Constant threats and alarms means very little sleep.