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It’s April 18th, 1943 and a squadron of P-38s races low over the waves of the Pacific, off the coast of Bougainville Island, modern day Papua New Guinea.
In the formation 1st Lieutenant Rex Barber and the rest of his flight are on a hunt for the highest profile target of their careers, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. A revenge attack for Pearl Harbor, Operation Vengeance was designed to take out one of Japan's top military commanders. This operation was possible due to decrypted Japanese communications, which revealed Yamamoto's exact itinerary. The successful execution of Operation Vengeance was designed to significantly impact Japanese naval strategy and morale due to the loss of their high-profile, talented and popular military leader.
00:00 Rex Barber and The Attack Squad
00:55 The Plan of Operation Vengeance
01:09 Yamamoto is Spotted
02:10 Warpath
03:14 The Attack Starts
5:05 Pick a Betty Bomber and Attack !
06:33 The Zeros Attack
08:05 The Last Betty Bomber
10:20 Matome Ugaki’s Fate
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Great work!! Can you guys make video about Nguyen Van Bay, an Vietnamese ACE pilot during Vietnam War, who received respect from US pilots were fought against him?
Yarn, could you make a video about the British Pacific fleet or a battle?
Hey man I'm glad you make your video finally I'm sorry about your video was supposed to come out on Friday it did not came out thank you very much fun on Monday today I hope you have an awesome day man and I love your history contents
To those who say Yamamoto was "murdered" or "assassinated". No, he was a high value enemy combatant traveling in a warplane in a warzone.
It was a justified killing. That being said, I wonder how he would have continued to strategise the war had Ugaki died that day instead of him.
@@Nachtsider interesting thought but I believe at this point he knew the war was lost. No way he could overcome the industrial and manpower superiority the US had. No matter what strategy he employed. Which is why he was against the war in in the first place.
@@AnthonyJ504 Absolutely. My main point to ponder is if he would have tried to negotiate peace by 1944.
@@Nachtsider He probably would have wanted too I believe. However The Japanese high command would have likely been against it and continued fighting. I also don't know if the US would have accepted a negotiated peace either. Japan would have likely wanted to keep some of their conquered territories which I don't think the Allies would have accepted. It's definitely thought provoking.
I honestly think he would have defected in late ‘43, he was an honorable man and I believe that if it meant the survival of his nation he would have done it.
I love how his content always evolving, from 2D video into Realistic 3D. Mad respect dude
Yeah „realistic“
Well made definitely Realistic? Nope
@@AquaWellness_ Youre fun at parties dont ya
@@AquaWellness_these are literally true stories what you mean not realistic
@@Cesp43physics. But still, nothing is perfect
Couple interesting details that are often overlooked about this operation, and how even US leadership viewed Yamamoto: 1) The attack took place one year TO THE DAY after the Doolittle Raid. 2) General Douglas MacArthur, early on in the occupation of Japan, requested of Emperor Hirohito that he be allowed to visit Yamamto's burial site - the one at his family's ancestral burial ground, not the public one(which MacArthur DID visit and treated with the utmost respect). It is not known if this request was granted, or if eh found time to do it if it was, but this request, made with the utmost respect to the Emperor and Yamamoto(and despite the fact that as administrator of the occupation he could have just gone there if he chose), is believed to be a major catalyst in why MacArthur and Hirohito became very good friends - a fact often lost to history.
Nice
Rare MacArthur W
Much respect. 😎
i was surprised when i saw the date, the doolittle raid happened on my birthday and i'm seeing this happen one year later
To be fair, Yamamoto was opposed to going to war with the US. He spent a lot of time studying in the states and he knew how great our industrial capacity and will to fight would be. Ultimately though, he was still a loyal admiral to his own country of Japan. He knew the war would happen with or without him and he wanted to try to secure the best possible outcome for his country.
After Pearl Harbour he apparently said in his book that they had woken the sleeping dragon. Implying that he didnt believe Japan could win a war drawn out against the USA.
Can you verify where you got that? From what I gather, the US has a hand in making Yamamoto a sort of "clean patriot" that "knows" fighting the US was a mistake. It was done under the auspice of Chester Nimitz to create "heroes" the Japanese can at least look up to as to not sulk in their own defeat, same as to why Rommel was elevated by the British for the same reason. Him saying the attack awaken a sleeping giant was nothing more than a fabrication from the movie it came from. There was no first-hand account he said that, nor he felt sorry he attacked the US at Pearl Harbor. He was adamant that it was the right thing to do at the time...
Ive read it in articles and from history channels. Maybe it was exagerated or taken out of context to make it seem more exciting. I just thought it was a interesting quote.
@@theotherohlourdespadua1131 Yamamoto ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor because he thought the emotional blow would push the Americans to agree on a truce
@@jackhewitt600 He didn't need to imply that. He said it repeatedly for years. His position on that was never ambiguous.
This channel deserve to have triple the subs it currently does, your videos are extremely high quality. I know a lot about the world wars, but these videos are always informative & fascinating. Much love from Canada ❤
Appreciate that. thank you
Yea, me too I know a lot too but I am always learning something new because of Yarnhub!
Looking into this , the distance from the airbase in Guadalcanal to Bougainville Island was a 1,000 miles and the P-38's had to fly near sea level to avoid being detected by Japanese radar . Yamamoto 's betty bomber was scheduled to fly from Rabaul to Ballale , and a squadron of P-38's just happened to show up right at the exact time and exact location where the Admiral's flight was . How is it that the Japanese didn't realize their radio transmissions were being deciphered ? .
Kenji Yanagiya, the eventual sole survivor of the Zero escorts, voiced his concerns that the interception had all the hallmarks of a deliberate surgical strike. These were taken seriously enough that the Japanese subsequently sent false coded messages saying that Admiral Kusaka was going to be touring the front, but the Americans did not fall for it and the Japanese therefore concluded that whatever leak on Yamamoto's itinerary did not originate from codebreaking.
Also US continued to send "patrols" on the same flight path for the next few following days to make it look like it could have been a chance encounter.
@@SEAetos Always great to read comments from fellow nerds. This specific subject is outside my geek-grasp, and I'm delighted to have been educated by Land, Nacht and yourself.
Wait Japan had Radars? I thought only axis country that had Radar during wwii was Germany even that Germany did not know how to effectively utilise them
Paid for in blood by letting other attacks go through so they won't change the code.
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Literally everyone on planet earth
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My great grandfather was the code breaker who found Yamamoto was going on this route (edit when reading his diary for someone in the reply’s I realized that he also found out that Yamamoto was even going anywhere
Did the Japanese use a similar coding to what the Germans had/used, or did they have their own code/ code machines? Sorry for the stupid question, but genuinely interested to know any details your great grandfather may or may not have shared with any of your family
I think they were different but I didn’t find anything about it in the book Soz 🤔
And you expect us to believe you?
I always love this guys videos, he turns a 2 hour Wikipedia page into a 13 minute video.
lol
Two hours lol 😂 Not that much cus I've read it
@@LegendgoldMusic Not just read it mate, also understand it and look up the side stories of it.
Another great video. Can I recommend two stories you may want to look at. 1. During the battle of the coral sea a dauntless dive bomber was in a dogfight with at least 3 Zeros for about 20 minutes and survived taking the last one out with a wing strike. And 2. What I believe was the first shoot down by the fleet air arm, I believe a Dornier was shot down by a Blackburn Skua, both planes crashed after the engagement and both crews found themselves sharing the same cabin to escape the Norwegian cold weather. Keep up the excellent work.
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The entire Yarnhub crew must be some of the most dedicated and hard working people, every time I tune up here the quality is higher than the last time. It's awesome that the style remains, while the videos just keep looking better and better, and it's all on a weekly basis! When I first subscribed I expected the growth, but I never thought it would skyrocket at this rate. You guys rock! With all the work creators like you do it seems that the future generation will love to learn history, I could only dream of such an awesome way to do it back when I still went to school, and it wasn't that long ago.
A great peace. Although it leaves off a few details about Ugaki right at the end. When the Emperor ordered the surrender Ugaki, who as the father of the Kamikaze was unquestionably going to be hung as a war criminal, got piss drunk. Put on his best uniform, picked up his sword. Climbed into a plane with 2-3 other junior pilots stuffed in alongside him (thing clown car in a Japanese Zero) and took off to kamikaze an American ship. He apparently missed the ship he was aiming for by such a wide margin that the ship never noticed him. He just flew straight into the ocean. His plane was found in shallow water some days later. His final action summing up much of the Japanese commanders actions during WW2. Pointless, Stupid, Unproductive, and Fatal to only his own men.
It would have been really interesting if Ugaki had died during Operation Vengeance and Yamamoto survived. Without Ugaki there would be no kamikaze attacks; I do not see Yamamoto approving of such a tactic, much less originating it. Also, with Yamamoto still in command, I wager he might try to find a way to end the war before 1945, perhaps as early as 1944.
@@Nachtsider Yamamoto’s skill as a master strategist often gets overblown. Yes, he did engineer all of the IJN’s early war plans and execute them flawlessly. But they had years to plan and test and practice and refine. As soon as those prewar plans ran out, he completely went to shit. Operation MI is the textbook example for poor military planning. Where the entirety of your planning required that your enemy have no agency or freedom of action. He would start where and when you said and arrive on a strict pre-determined schedule. He was a much better strategist of internal Japanese Military politics. The best that could be said is he was one of the few Japanese Admirals willing and able to think outside the box and deviate from doctrine on occasion.
@@andrewtaylor940 Oh absolutely. He was no Manstein. I would give more credit to Jisaburo Ozawa as a lateral thinker, even. Not recognising Guadalcanal as THE decisive battle and going all out to win it was one of his biggest blunders. But I feel that with him still in command, his nation stood a better chance of avoiding the utter ruin it underwent in 1945. I can see him trying to negotiate for peace as early as 1944.
Tbf, Ugaki wasn’t flying. He was in the gunner seat (they were in a Judy, not a Zero) and he offered to let the original gunner go home but he insisted in staying.
@@sirboomsalot4902 I doubt Ugaki was flight qualified. What most people don't know is that Yamamoto was fully trained as a pilot since 1924.
To all who work on this channel, congratulations for how far you've come and how far you've yet to go with telling incredible stories with incredible visuals! A hidden gem, for sure.
Its amazing how Ugaki survived the attack from Operation Vengeance, and his last act of honoring the Bushido by going down as a samurai warrior and be with his friend Yamamoto....
Committing suicide was just about the only honourable thing Ugaki did, considering how he sent so many of his men to their deaths in kamikaze attacks. He should have died instead of Yamamoto.
Suicide is not Honorable! You can thank the Japanese for that false lie. Dying in combat is way more honorable, dying at your own hand because you failed, how is that an Honor? Suicide is a Cowards way out and a Cowards way to die. Just follow the Japanese leadership in Battle for plenty of examples. Lose a fight, suicide by drowning on my ship. Lose my Island fortress suicide. Did Hirohito commit Suicide for getting his country into war and getting H-Bombed?
Glad to see the P-38 in the spotlight. A wonderful piece of Lockheed engineering that served well in both theatres of the war. Referred to as "The fork-tailed devil" by the Luftwaffe and "Two planes, one pilot" by the Japanese. Hope to see more videos showcasing this mechanical wonder.
It was just a plane
Turbocharging 😎
It was built in the thousands, yet today under a dozen survive. I'm guessing that it wasn't considered as desirable by civilian pilots as wartime surplus as the Mustangs and Thunderbolts for use as a sport or racing plane due to the higher fuel consumption and more expensive maintenance. They became so rare that one was salvaged from under hundreds of feet of glacial ice and rebuilt at the cost of millions. It was a plane being ferried to Europe by way of Greenland. Today, she's named "Glacier Girl."
@@MaticTheProto That helped win the war against tyranny
Can p38 out turn a zero?
I’ve watched this channel grow for a few years and have never been late to a new video. This animation has progressed greatly and I am thrilled to see what the future will bring.
Amazing video as always, thought I was watching a TV show for a while. I've been a supporter for a while now and have seen your growth through your storytelling and animations. People always say how your new animation is a lot better than your old ones however I have always enjoyed a Yarnhub video no matter how it looks. Keep up the great work!
Considering how daring the attack was and how valuable to prize was, it should been a medal of honor for those who took down the bombers. They dived in deep into enemy territory to take down the person at the top.
The participants were denied the MoH on the grounds that they (specifically Lanphier) violated OPSEC by disclosing classified details to reporters after the mission.
I remember your first videos and their graphics, it is so wonderful to see where we were and were we are now. Love the content, keep it up!
So pumped for this one! Your guys' animation and camera work still get better and better with each release. Damn theatrical at this point.
Anytime this channel covers a WWII air campaign, it's simply stellar
I love the fact they got the little detail of the fact the P 38 had counter rotating props, which is a lesser known fact about the plane in the video
The other impressive detail they got right was that Yamamoto's plane was unarmed, but Ugaki's had weapons and did shoot back.
@@Nachtsider you would thing they would want to double up on the Defensive armament to protect their commander
@@USS_Grey_Ghost You would think so too, hey? I was very surprised when I found out the truth. But the records are unequivocal. Yamamoto's plane carried no guns in the turrets.
The video's quality is exceptional, with clear visuals and excellent resolution. Moreover, the content is absolutely captivating, providing valuable insights and keeping the viewers engaged throughout. Well done! and God bless the entire team
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This channel's amazing grip on history is translated into epic story telling. Truly entertaining.
Love the insane quality of these videos. Keep up the good work!
I am blown away….. The storytelling, the quality of the video, it’s amazing! Keep it up! I look forward to y’all’s videos every week!
1:24 watched this scene over 100 times...
they need to start using these videos in history class
Amazing video as always. This channel just don’t miss.
I’m just saying but, you definitely deserve way more subscribers because of how darn well made your videos are :)
I appreciate your videos very much. I hope that you enjoy making them and that it is worth your effort. You deserve it.
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you're not the only one who notice it
I first read about this mission in 1972 and thought awarding the Navy Cross to Army pilots was a mistake the author made--Army personnel didn't get Navy medals! At the time I wasn't familiar with the concept of OPCON (Operational Control). This mission was carried out by Army pilots under Navy control. Navy codebreakers located the target in time to set up an intercept, but the Navy was short of aircraft carriers, had none in position, and had no aircraft capable of carrying out the mission in April 1943. The Army did--and a squadron of P-38s were beefed up with extra planes and pilots, the Navy installed Navy navigational gear and trained the Army pilots in over-water dead reckoning using Navy gear, and the rest is history.
The P-38's were either equipped with the 20mm's and the .50 cals, or a 37mm cannon and the .50's
All I want to know is what were all their lightnings doing while Barber was smashing up those Japanese planes?
Flying top cover, that is, keeping watch for any other Japanese fighters joining the combat from other airbases. Bourganville was Japanese held territory and the Bettys could have called for assistance from other ground based aircraft. Nothing would be worse than having the 4 planes designated to attack Yamamoto "jumped" at low level by enemy fighters, as they would be at a massive disadvantage. The Lightnings assigned to top cover would have been ordered to maintain station unless either other Japanese fighters joined in, or the 4 aircraft making the attack were shot down by the bombers or their escorts.
@@jcorbett9620 Interesting. Thanks for the info! I hadn't thought about that. I imagine being those top cover planes and seeing your friends dealing with hell must have been quite difficult. Specially knowing you can't go off and help them as you still have another job to be doing.
That bit of the pilot not wanting to take his eyes off the betty was masterfully done, you guys are kicking ass keep it up
I just love how the quality of your videos keeps improving. This channel has evolved so much!
Every video the quality gets higher and higher, these animations are getting extremely good.
Thank you so much guys for your amazing work!!! It´s such a great pleasure to see how you have grown! Keep Forward! Greetings from México.
"We're low on subscribe rates" while showing the gauges of a P-38 gotta be my favourite part of the video 😂
What a superb episode - the writing is very good, I like how you emphasize important people on both sides of the conflict. And the animations is once again getting better and better with each video!
The music made this better then ever
Thank you Yarnhub! Love to see more Pacific videos!!
I love how these videos have more details about the history of ww2
The quality only gets better and better, good work!
i love watching these, the amout of quality that increases over time with each video is impressive
The sad part: the pilots involved argued for decades over who scored the kill on Yamamoto, even after some of them had passed away. Yarnhub’s video is only one account of how things went down
Barber was the champ. Besby Holmes downed Ugaki. Lanphier had no case whatsoever.
@@Nachtsider Official records say he did, though 🤷♂️ not saying who’s right, or wrong. Doesn’t matter to me. The point of my comment is that combat is chaotic, and we’ll never truly know. Too many egos involved
@@WMMASceneNow We have testimony from the Japanese (Kenji Yanagiya the A6M escort pilot who shot down Hine and Hiroshi Hayashi who was flying Ugaki's bomber) that supports Barber's account and disproves Lanphier's. No reason for them to lie, it would make no difference to them if one Lightning shot down Yamamoto or fifty of them did.
Outstanding! I never realized it was one year to the day after the Doolittle Raid. Every video gets better and better!
It's amazing how cool and cinematic your videos have become!
These videos are literally movies, i am surprised you guys can keep up posting these weekly! keep up the amazing job yarnhub, you never disappoint!
These videos are an oddly interesting combination of radio play, history text, tv documentary and action movie. The best one so far. Well done.
I already 👍🏿 so I can say you are shameless! I loved the fuel gauge telling me to subscribe. BTW I saw the NHK Japan special on this very subject. Your cinematography is so close to their perception it was uncanny. It speaks to your overall excellence.
I just stumbled upon your channel yesterday and I gotta say, I'm already addicted. The storytelling, the Historical aspects, the breathtaking animations and cinematics - you guys are doing an incredible job! I alos very much appreciate the not-in-your-face approach of telling viewers to subscribe - sublte, funny and mostly fitting into the context, really creative! I'm totally hooked and wil continue to watch your vids for a very long time from now on, for sure!
The quality of this content keeps getting better and better. Great work.
Yet again another amazing video I see why you took extra time
I remember my first Yarnhub video, when a bf 109 spared a b-17 the original. Wow to see how far this channel has come 😢❤
I remember that too, led me to read the book A Higher Call.
I have started watching you again after 2-3 months and WOW! Your videos have improved so much!
Been watching a lot of your videos since I found your channel a few days ago. I'm glad I found your Shorts ☺️
This is my favorite video of yours. An exciting portrayal of a thrilling historical event. I love the P-38.
Thank you very much!
I appreciate the fact that this animation clearly tells the factual version of this story and doesn't dive into the controversy of Thomas Lanphier claiming sole credit for shooting down Yamamoto's bomber. That controversy put a stain on this story that lasted almost 60 years before it was cleared up. I wrote about it for a newspaper years ago and there's even a book about it. Rex Barber shot down the first bomber and finished off the second one, but in the immediate years afterward there was another yarn being spun Lanphier. Regardless, these men were all heroes and they were all brave in doing their part for their country.
The ironic bit is that Lanphier didn't even need to lie. He already played a vital role by distracting the escorts so Barber could shoot down Yamamoto's plane. But it was unfortunately in the man's nature to hog the glory as shown in his actions before and after the mission.
I love watching your videos, they give me info on historical events, this channel deserves more subscribers
Oh my godddddd I was so excited for this one! Killer content! I still have a story that I guarantee no one here has heard and I would absolutely love to see your channel bring life to it. 😊
This channel has so many good videos keep up the good work and keep doing a good job hope you have a good day!
Even if i left school decades ago, i kind of hope that some where a teacher uses these or similar videos in class to give a interesting view on the different events.
Another great video I look forward to watching these weekly . One of my favourite YT channels and probably the best for quality animation content .
Yamamoto know this his how his story would end right from when the first bomb was dropped on pearl harbour. But he was a responsible man
The videos are really getting better every time! Those smoke animations. Awesome
Absolutely fantastic video you never let me down
Tommorow is my birthday, can you make a film about an event that took place on 1st August?
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This channel deserves at least 2 million subscribers, i love your content and i watch every video you put out
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Thank you ! Another coming on friday
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What does this have to do with the video?
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Was worth the wait! Great video!
The Best re-telling & Animation depiction, for this true Historical event. Great Job!
1:26 what an animation this is top notch
The soundtrack, the animation and the video in general were one of the best I ever seen
I love how you portray both sides. Animation and storytelling is top notch. Keep going! 🎉
Without a doubt the best Yarnhub video to date. The part where all the P38's hit the throttle and pulled up gave me goosebumps
i honor the both japanese and american men they just did the job
You shouldn’t honor the Japanese
His animations are so good as always! But what I really like is his commentary! It has so much colorful descriptions and more!
Great coverage, editing, animations and details as usual, and that smooth transition into the ad as well? That's our Yarnhub baby!
100% your best yet. I have no idea how anyone could watch even one of these absolute masterpieces and not subscribe.
Great vid as always! Watched from the start and happy to see your animation evolve ( 1:36 good music placement too)
You wouldn't happen to know that song, would you? Many thanks for any help.
The song is called Envy by AGST
I remember reading a War Thunder loading screen tip about a p38 killing Yamamoto.
the quality of the animation is just out of this world, well done yarnhub!
defiantly worth the two week wait
yo, your videos in 4k are something else entirely
omg the cannons shooting in synchrony with the music was truly cinematic. Almost as a musical dogfight. No need to mention the looks of this animation.... Chef kiss.
Please do a video about Greece during ww2 Because stories of bravery from Greece are not told
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What an absolutely amazing video! thanks for all the hardwork you guys do
I love the P-38s. So nice to see a video featuring them!
As you guys are mutating into the next Simple History channel this probably doesn't bother you but I say it anyway. I know you guys need cash from placements. But were you set them in this episode is a mood killer.
I think the way they place their ads is much better than how others do it.
Please Pearl Harbol attack animaiton
Bruh. I just watched like 3 animated videos of this yesterday and you drop another one. Hell yeah.
You guys impress me more and more with every video, amazing vid and insane vid quality
Beautiful video! I've been waiting to see this one ever since that short sneak peek.