As Fast as You Can - US Fast Carriers Cripple Japan's Fleet at Rabaul 

Unfortunately, here in the USA, many have forgotten or don’t care. Admiral Toyoda, father of the kamakazi, started what is now Toyota. Number 1 car seller in the USA. Also, General Honda, another main car seller here. I guess there are a few of us that haven’t forgotten.

@@paulne1514 we won they lost, no point in holding a grudge, that's just childish. Those soldiers were doing what they thought was right for their country, we did what was right for our country. You want to be pissed about something, be pissed about the people who let pearl happen, they knew it was a target, they knew when it was going to be attacked, they let it happen anyway.

I wish you guys would use the appropriate footage for these videos,to the best of my knowledge there should be no jets on the deck of the carrier.

My boys. I love u australia

We also will never forget our Mate's down under who also sacrificed with ferocious bravery against great odds. Best wishes from Alaska!

Mate… we here in South Pacific/ Australasia we’re so well served by our forebears… the fought out of their weight… Bugger you left me in tears thinking of what I know of their deeds🌹🌹🌹🌹

Thank you for that note, Alan. The focus of most history on the Pacific during WW2 overlooks brave resistance mounted by Australasians in the chaotic early months, from the Philippines to Dutch East Indies and Rabaul. Their resistance is the measure of courage. Seldom mentioned is the group of coast watchers, sprinkled through these islands, who provided invaluable intelligence on Japanese movements. If Japanese troops spotted them, watchers had no rescue-- they survived by their own wiles (and good fortune).

How were they canaries in a coal mine (i.e. Someone/something that is an early warning of danger')?

Hero's R.I.P.

@@rogerpattube I presume, because they were there so that Japan couldn't move into the place, from where they would be a greater threat to the allies, without an open act of war. But without the force necessary to actually put up much resistance if Japan was willing to engage an open act of war. Like the canaries, they were expected to lose/die if there was any actual danger to Australia, but it would give the rest of the allied positions some heads up that the danger was there and needed to be dealt with urgently.

wow

Thats nuts how just like that , history is erased from the face of the earth 🌎

Wow thank you so much for this

Good story.

Every bit brought nods, like: I can imagine that happening. Then that last line: I did not see that coming!

banzai, bonsai are plants

I'm 53 and the same way. I'm a history buff, but to hear details that I've never heard before is a great experience. I love all of the Dark channels for what they collectively do. :)

Just be sure to crosscheck any new facts you hear.

if you didn't know, now you know, and if you died never knowing ,would it really matter?

23 and I’m learning more and more about the pacific

@@humility-righteous-giving Yes, it matters. To live your life in ignorance is no way to be, seek knowledge, truthful knowledge every chance you get! I've heard the most amount of lies from the liberal media, democrat politicians and moronic democrat voters parroting the lies! Whatever the liberal media/legacy media is pushing, you can be assured that the opposite of what they are pushing is where you will find the truth! NEVER VOTE FOR A DEMOCRAT!!!

Jess, I salute your dad! The Chance-Vought F4U Corsair was a beautiful warbird. It's gull wing was designed to provide ground clearance for the large propeller.

In the army we called that Fun, Travel & Adventure. I'm sure you've seen the initials before.

@@charlesbates9563 My Army buddies told me that one. In the Navy it was,, Never Again Volunteer Yourself. Ask what Marine stands for.. My Ass Rides In Navy Equipment. Just be glad not to be in Russian Army. Their motto is FUBAR.

So true and prophetic all in one.

Yamamoto felt some of that on April 18th, 1943 during Operation Vengeance.

Alike his response to a plan to invade the US Mainland "There will be a rifle behind every blade of grass"

The only place that was ever said was in the film, " TORA TORA TORA."

It was noteworthy as being really the beginning of what we today consider the Modern Carrier Task Force. The first few Essex's were now fully online and operational. As were a couple of Independences. The Enterprise was back after a full major refit. This was really the moment when aircraft Carrier's changed from being the worlds most powerful strike weapon, as the Japanese had pioneered. To becoming true Strategic Platforms. No longer were the Carrier's fast in fast out raiders. Beginning with Rabaul the US Carrier Fleet moved into the role of Force Projection. No longer would they cut and run at Sunset. The Massive Carrier Force would now sail in and hold station delivering punishing constant strikes over days or weeks if necessary until the job was done. It also marked the point where the Carrier Fleets stopped going "Home" to Pearl after each mission, and instead began pushing ever farther into the Pacific. Supported by an ever increasing seagoing logistics capability. From Rabual onward most Carrier's would only return to Pearl for major repairs of damage or carefully scheduled refits. Their home was now the deep Pacific.

Those Bridges at Toko Ri weren't going to destroy themselves. ;-)

Don’t forget about that early prototype A1 Skyraider lol

Lazy selection of incorrect film clips by this RU-vidr is common.

@@binaway Sometimes.

@@spikespa5208 Not sometimes. His videos are rife with incorrect data, and incorrect film. Viewers with little or no knowledge of the subject matter, are left with incorrect history. Most of his mistakes are the result of sloppy research or unedited script. And, he doesn't pay any attention to the comments. I can't count the number of times that he has been told that the word "casualties" includes dead and injured, but he continues misuse the word. It's gotten to the point that I watch his videos only to see how many mistakes he makes. His channels are no longer learning information, but merely distracting time when there no other good videos available.

Charles Bates...I also noticed that plane as being different from the other planes but didn't know what it was...thanks for pointing it out.

The Vietnam ones could have been skyhawks depending on the years.

Especially like the intro picture with Grumman F9F Panthers.

Those birds were also very busy in the Korean Unpleasantness.

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Thank 😊 you. I noted that & then misspelled 😏 it! Can't imagine doing these the kids of veterans are pretty knowledgeable.

Nah. Boganville is a suburb in western Sydney........

@@philcarr7969 it’s how it’s pronounced

@@nursestoyland I Father was in Bouganville, he pronounced bo-gan-ville, not boo-gan-ville like some of these videos.

I thought Boganville was a place in Sydney

I just got back to the States after sailing the Soloman's for 6 months in my 52' Kat. Was a good time. Got a lot of warnings about the locals but they were great for us.

@dangermouse did you leave before or after the war? Any news on how it is today?

@@smtx2117 I left in the early 70s before independence. Sadly, I haven't been back...

Silly Dangermouse, Dark Skies/Seas/etc… doesn’t read comments. There isn’t enough time in the day for him to worry about such things as accuracy or fair representation in his videos - - he’d only be able to churn out one video per month if he had to make his videos historically accurate and show the actual sorts of planes, ships etc. that correspond to his narration at a given point in the video.

@@WisGuy4 I can't count how many times he's done a WW2 video with Korean War footage.

There was an A1 Skyraider towards the end of the video. A plane that did not enter service until 1946.

As well as the AD-1 skyraider the carrier CV-47 with stacked deck of jets at end, CV-47 was launched Sept 1945.

Dark series always make errors. Each time a new video is posted, I count down every error they make.

@@WilliamSmith-fo9fc The war ended with the armistice of 14 August 1945. So neither CV-47, the Philippine Sea which was commissioned on 11 May 1946, or the AD-1 Skyraider were in service during the war let alone for the battle during November 1943 depicted in this video. They are out of place for the history.

@@Khalifrio that was my point

But then again, the US only devoted somewhere between 15% and 20% of it's war effort to Japan up until VE day...

Lyndon Johnson bragged, Those boys over there can’t go to the outhouse without I say so. Mcnameras insane idea of drafting idiots, low IQ. To be canon fodder. During the Viet Nam debacle. He wanted to be president so bad I really believe he was involved with Kennedys death.

@@kk6aw mcnamara's morons, in order to fill in the military's request for more manpower, they lowered the standards and allowed men who were not qualified by any military means, to fight in the conflict. I think it was the inspiration for the movie Forrest Gump. As soon as LBJ got into office, the whole scene changed and all of a sudden an incident occurs in the Gulf of Tonkin to jumpstart a new war. I do believe up until 1964, many politicians and military commanders had invested in war machine industries, wanted to make sure their investments would make a killing- so in order to do that, they needed a time and place to wage a conflict.

so you must be 75-85 years old ahh the good old days!!

USS Saratoga CV-3 was the Sara of WW2. She was later sunk as part of the Bikini Atoll Atomic Bomb tests in i think 1946 . The Saratoga of the 60's/70's was CV-60

"Waking a sleeping giant" is one thing. Pissing him off doing it is another.

Remembering when you could see stuff like this on History channel 🤔

@@phiksit So true. But I enjoy the fact people make an effort to bring history to RU-vid. I only just started within the battle animation genre. But I fully enjoy doing the research and making the videos and making accessible videos to people who enjoy it.

Odd aircraft/location footage is to be expected in the "Dark Skies/Seas" world. Other World War II video sites note that not-exactly-pertinent film footage is used, probably to "fit the narrative flow." So, unless footage of an F-86 Sabre or Me-262 shows up in a video about the Pacific theater, I've come to go along with F6F Hellcat footage being used to describe F4F Wildcat operations in 1941.

Exactly.....

@@Otokichi786 But they used an A 1 Skyraider. Hard for that to be a WW2 plane.

I agree.

I hear you , but the footage is "indicative only". It a filler so there's not always static photos. Still, they are stellar stories, you'd have to admit.

Japan was resting on its laurels with the zero. It had sacrificed armor for rate of climb and turn, which served it well early in the war. America never did match its maneuverability, but opted for boom-and-zoom, which was greatly enhanced with bigger engines. (the zero didn't see much improvement throughout the war) The zero also got sluggish at higher speeds, so a wildcat once engaged would just push the throttle forward and go nose down - if the zero followed, it would be out-maneuvered at the lower speed, and having lost altitude it could not regain as fast due to lower hp, it was stuck down on the deck moving slowly, easy pickings. "Altitude is life, airspeed is victory."

And how Clement . When you Yanks get mobile it's time to get out of the f***ing way lol. From one your many friends in Australia.

that would make an insightful illustrated panel. Japan: "Raubal is a fortress, we will make you pay dearly to capture it!" USA: "ok then, we won't try." Japan: "wait, what? you have to come attack us! we have so many of our troops there!" USA: "mmmm, no thanks, bye."

Never hear Truk pronounced Truck. Just Truuk.

The medals are for the people so they can have their Heroes. Big news and the big wigs get the attention. Lots of lower ranks get medals as will. Just go to Arlington and you will see. Spc-Lee A Benson 11B U.S. Army (RM)

I have all my fathers metals he was awarded during all the campaigns from 1942 to 1962. He was enlisted for 20 years.

most historians refer to Truk (hailstone?) as Japan's pearl harbor, probably due to its swiftness. But both Truk and Raubal were comparably large bases.

Rabaul was considered the pearl of the pacific even bebore WWII

"on order". That order wasn't placed very far ahead of pearl harbor, as the US was expecting war with Japan very soon anyway, they just didn't know what would be the match that lit the fire. Check out keel lay-down dates for a better idea.

confirm, bad choice of the clip selection, not so good for channel aspiring to be historical...

My Grandmother’s brother was killed at Betio.

Indolence?

This was really a minor battle compared with the major battles. Dark Seas engages in a lot of hyperbole.