Montemayor @[email protected]
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As a military history buff I decided to do something product
Welcoem to posts!!
in the future - u will be able to do some more stuff here,,,!! like pat catgirl- i mean um yeah... for now u can only see others's posts :c
A shoutout to my good friend, Polish author Michael Piegzik who has released his newly published book with Helion &Company. It’s titled the Darkest Hour- The Japanese Naval Offensive in the Indian Ocean. Or what we know as Operation C, the Indian Ocean Raid. Michael lived for 3 years as a researcher under a Japanese government scholarship and is fluent in Japanese. Given these skills he was able to look at Japanese archival sources for this book. Thus the operation is explained extremely well with sources from all the belligerents that participated but with a particular never before seen Japanese perspective. Also, the book is filled with photographs and colour artworks of the ships involved in the operation and not to mention detailed compositions of the air groups which is always a plus for me.
Personally, The Indian ocean raid has always caught my attention and has many interesting events occur such as the Akagi very nearly getting bombed by Blenheim bombers and the Japanese Val dive-bombers achieving a 90% accuracy rate during their attacks on Dorsetshire and Cornwall. It was the Kido Butai at its Zenith before it met its fate at Midway. I remember years ago wanting to cover this operation but couldn’t find enough material for the research so I skipped it. I’m glad to see it now covered in detail in this book.
So If you’re looking for a book to read this summer, you should check it out. Volume 1- Opening moves is available now and Volume 2 which will cover the strikes on Ceylon and the operations in the Bay of Bengal will be released later this summer.
www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/the-darkes…
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Hey guys, just an update from me. I’m still working on my next video. It’s taken longer than expected due to 1) It’s a longer video with more details (1 hr+) and 2) Personally, it’s been a busy year for me with some unexpected delays.
For those of you who have been following me since the beginning you know it’s not unusual for me to take this long.
I put my best effort to provide you guys with accurate details and information on all my videos. So again, thank you for the patience and I appreciate your support.
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Why did the Japanese Airmen overestimate the damage they inflicted? I noticed many people commenting on how inaccurate the Japanese claims were, so I think this photograph that can help explain that issue. This picture was taken after the costly air raid on August 8th, where the betty bombers claimed to have sunk and damaged 17 ships when in reality only two ships had been hit. At first glance, it would look like the damage was heavy, until you realize that the only ship on fire is the George F. Elliott on the left, while the two plumes of smoke in the center and on the right are just downed Bombers. In my view, If you were a Japanese pilot, full of adrenaline, entirely focused on making it out alive, being chased by fighters, and then you quickly looked back and saw this: You would probably just count the amount of smoke columns you saw and not conduct a careful analysis. Thus, they probably saw 17 smoke plumes that were their own losses. Well, that’s my thought anyways.
P.S. A channel update: As I mentioned, I am beginning a Guadalcanal Series. I started with Savo Island and will work from there to cover all the battles in chronological order. At the moment, I am researching and writing for Eastern Solomons! As you know, I am just a one man team, so all I ask for is patience since these videos take me a long time to complete. Thanks!
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Hey guys, this is a shout out to the USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum. It’s located in Alameda, California on board the Aircraft Carrier USS Hornet CV-12. She’s named after the USS Hornet CV-8 which was mortally wounded in Santa Cruz in 1942. If you ever have the chance, go check out the museum. Although we find ourselves in unique circumstances given the pandemic, both the hangar bay and flight deck are still available for tours. It also has great exhibits on display, such as one that covers the history of the ship (CV-8 and CV-12) and their roles in World War 2, and another exhibit that covers the evolution of the aircraft carrier. Oh and not to mention, they have over 15 aircraft on display including a Wildcat and an Avenger. Definitely worth paying a visit if you are able to. If not, you can always explore it digitally on their webpage.
Webpage: uss-hornet.org/
Explore digitally: nonplused.org/panos/uss_hornet/index.html
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Battle of Midway part 2 and 3 will be released today! Yup, there was a change of plans. Instead of having one long 53 minute video, I decided on releasing it into two parts. So you will see that part 3 will start abruptly with little intro, the reason being was that it was supposed to follow immediately after the ending of Part 2.
Sorry for the long wait you guys! Thanks for the patience and I hope you enjoy these new videos that complete the Epic story of Midway.
Part 2: The Hiryu strikes back! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXjyd...
Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHO6x...
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Hello guys, so here’s an update.
Part 2 is still in the making. At moment it’s clocking in at 46 minutes. So, It’s actually longer than part 1. A breakdown of it goes as follows:
0:00-28:00 It starts off with the disaster at 1026 and Hiryu’s retaliatory strike. It carries on to the conclusion of the battle with some analysis. Then I go into some detail regarding the sinking of the Mikuma and the Yorktown. Then the final conclusion.
28:00-46:00 I give a recap of the Morning events but this time from the American POV. This is to illustrate (clearly, I hope), how the Americans were able to get the drop on the Japanese and win the battle.
At the moment, I am about 85% done with the animations. Then I have to record, edit, and add the music. And I’m trying something new this time, I want to add some artwork to the video.
So once that is all done, I’ll publish the video. Sorry for the long wait guys! the success of part 1 was completely unexpected for me. If I had known, I probably wouldn’t have posted Part 1 without having completed part 2 as well.
Thanks for patience and Happy Easter!
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I just want to give a shout out and thanks to all of my subscribers and viewers. Midway turned out to be an unexpected success. Thank you for all the positive feedback that I saw in the comment section.
And a sincere thanks to all who have donated! I greatly appreciate it!
To answer your question about part 2 : Well I have to say sorry guys, I’m still writing the script. I have state again that this is just a hobby, it’s what I work on during the weekends. Part 2 won’t be as long though, and I do have summer vacations coming up so perhaps I’ll get a good amount of it done then but overall, it’ll probably be a while.
Also, part 2 will just pick up the story where it left off, Hiryu vs TF 17 and TF 16 and it’s final conclusion. Then I’ll add a quick recap of the events from the American POV that will reveal how the US navy was able to get a drop on IJN.
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As a military history buff I decided to do something productive with the extensive knowledge I have on battles. I will focus on not-so-well known battles as well as famous ones, from the gunpowder age to today (modern warfare).
I do have a life apart from this, so I consider this a hobby. Meaning, I will upload whenever I get a chance.
This channel is purely educational and I do not have a patreon. However, if you want to show appreciation for the work I do, feel free to donate using the link below. Please note that there is no obligation and I will continue to upload when the time comes. Overall, this is for the military enthusiasts' enjoyment. I acknowledge all of my sources in the video description.
Thanks, and enjoy!