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<blockquote data-quote="Hugnot" data-source="post: 2683169" data-attributes="member: 115658"><p>Admiral Yamamoto at one time studied at Harvard - no dummy. He planned on a quick war with peace negotiations after wiping our fleet out at Pearl Harbor. Yamamoto was aware of the USA industrial capacity ("sleeping giant...") and a protracted war including an invasion of our west coast that would have required an enormous transpacific supply chain was not planned. The battle of Midway busted their hump. I knew a Naval Aviator that was assigned to the USS Yorktown (CV5) and after his last mission from the Yorktown he was forced to land on another carrier as the Yorktown was sunk.</p><p></p><p>Same guy flew out of Henderson field, Guadalcanal and described junky aircraft, & a diet of bad food & rats in the gally.</p><p></p><p>Another Japanese general, Kuribayashi (Iwo Jima) also spent much time in prewar USA, on duty for the Japanese military & motored cross country, carefully observing Americana. Kuribayashi was presented with a 1911 (like .45 auto) as a token of admiration & friendship by USA military officers upon departure from USA. Kuribayashi was regarded as one of the toughest & cunning Japanese generals.</p><p></p><p>Should it hit the fan again I wonder what the outcome will be with Russia, N Korea & China.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hugnot, post: 2683169, member: 115658"] Admiral Yamamoto at one time studied at Harvard - no dummy. He planned on a quick war with peace negotiations after wiping our fleet out at Pearl Harbor. Yamamoto was aware of the USA industrial capacity ("sleeping giant...") and a protracted war including an invasion of our west coast that would have required an enormous transpacific supply chain was not planned. The battle of Midway busted their hump. I knew a Naval Aviator that was assigned to the USS Yorktown (CV5) and after his last mission from the Yorktown he was forced to land on another carrier as the Yorktown was sunk. Same guy flew out of Henderson field, Guadalcanal and described junky aircraft, & a diet of bad food & rats in the gally. Another Japanese general, Kuribayashi (Iwo Jima) also spent much time in prewar USA, on duty for the Japanese military & motored cross country, carefully observing Americana. Kuribayashi was presented with a 1911 (like .45 auto) as a token of admiration & friendship by USA military officers upon departure from USA. Kuribayashi was regarded as one of the toughest & cunning Japanese generals. Should it hit the fan again I wonder what the outcome will be with Russia, N Korea & China. [/QUOTE]
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