This is the MIGHTIEST fleet in the history of warfare
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The Americans were not much in a position to threaten the Japanese fleet until after Midway and Coral Sea as its carrier fleet was too small. Most of the fleet action was led by the Yorktown class, i.e. Enterprise, Yorktown and Hornet or one other carrier I think. Until the Essex class arrived, the US Navy was in no position to retake anyhting.Originally posted by red_amoeba:i think its the case of us handing over our defense responsibility to someone who scoot first when things spell trouble for them and then return to try to claim victory after we have suffered 3 yrs +.
I think history agrees that England greatly underestimated the Germans & Japs. And the Americans, they procastinated until their Pearl Harbor get bombed. If they have done something earlier, things might be different. Then again, why shld they, the happenings in Europe & Asia prior to Pearl Harbor has got nothing to do with them. -
Stuning....Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:There's an older gentleman who shoots regularly at our gun club. He's often there during the week in the evenings, usually shooting his pristine-condition M1 Garand rifle.
I've known him for a couple of years as I'm regularly at the club in the evenings too, especially in summer when the sun doesn't set till after 9 p.m. He's exceptionally friendly, easy-going, and helpful. If we're shooting from adjacent benches, we'll regularly spot and call the shots for each other if we happen to be shooting non-scoped rifles that evening.
His name is George, and for whatever reason, it never occurred to me to ask what his last name was. He's 82 years old and had served aboard the destroyer, U.S.S. Massey, as part of her commissioning crew during WW2.
This past May, I happened to glance at his membership badge for the very first time, and noticed that his last name was Patton. Half-jokingly, I asked if he was related to the General George S. Patton.
"He's my uncle," he replied.
Anyway, here's a picture I took of George last May. He's on the right; the gent on the left is his friend Warren Laursen, a Korean War vet who flew the F-86 Sabre during that conflict.
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Yes,it is the most powerful congregation of naval power to have actually seen combat.Originally posted by Gedanken:Anyway, back to the original topic.
Is this the mightiest fleet in the history of warfare? Has the American fleet gotten weaker since WW2?
In Operation Desert Storm,there were 6 carrier battle groups involved.But they were not concentrated together.Some were in the Red Sea,some were in the Persian Gulf,some were in the Gulf of Aden.
