Ladies and Gentlemen, this is Part 9 of memoirs of a Japanese Destroyer Captain, He was an Imperial Japanese naval commander during the Pacific War and the author of the IJN manual on torpedo attack techniques, notable for his skill in torpedo warfare and night fighting. He was a survivor of more than one hundred sorties against the Allies and was known throughout Japan as the Unsinkable Captain. A hero to his countrymen, Captain exemplified the best in Japanese surface commanders: highly skilled, hard driving, and aggressive. Moreover, he maintained a code of honor worthy of his samurai grandfather. He was as free with praise for American courage and resourcefulness as he was critical of himself and his senior commanders. He was the only IJN destroyer captain at the start of World War 2 to survive the entire war Here is the link of the playlist ruclips.net/p/PLGjbe3ikd0XEgpZaJTo25BGLPJDrer821 Link of Part 1 ruclips.net/video/3UcMnCkCawM/видео.html Link of Part 2 ruclips.net/video/ODvaNAw-po8/видео.html Link of Part 3 ruclips.net/video/CW2UlbuvAgY/видео.html Link of Part 4 ruclips.net/video/J0Drg8PanfA/видео.html Link of Part 5 ruclips.net/video/vCWxRnKZSIo/видео.html Link of Part 6 ruclips.net/video/dhSM6DNUflg/видео.html Link of Part 7 ruclips.net/video/YHxcdbV94Jw/видео.html Link of Part 8 ruclips.net/video/nCyb0SvAzfA/видео.html
Really enjoy the stories you post. I was wondering if you could put in the title of your videos part 1 part 2 Etc I like going back and listening to ones you've posted earlier but I have to click on a lot of them to figure out what one is the start of a given story
Thank you so much someone on your last video said that you shouldn’t be posting on RUclips because it’s not a video. I disagree with this this is history and it should be learned and it should be made available no matter how it’s put on RUclips thank you for your work me and my dad watch religiously.
@chas884 Sir , Thank you so so much for your incredible support! 🙌 We're thrilled to hear that you appreciate our content. Your perspective is truly valuable, and we're grateful to have you and your dad as dedicated viewers. We'll keep sharing and learning together! Happy new year to you and Your Family Pay our regards to your dad 🙏 Stay blessed Sir Best regards, WW2 Tales 💐
Yeah, i saw that post. Don't worry about that guy. When that tag connoisseur posts his own videos, he can go and tag them in a way that satisfies his (sarcasm) elite labeling expertise.
These stories, despite their bias, are amazing. The bravery, courage, determination, and commitment of all that served is a story of the human spirit and the inhumanity which is the common thread of our history.
Do you know if there's any japanese captain's memoirs that talk about the atrocities that were carried out by the japanese forces . I realize that there are good people in the world in every country. But japan has still not apologized for the korean comfort women .We need to stop honoring without investigating.🇨🇦🙂🍁😊
Notice in all the Japanese memoirs, they were always able to fight off dozens of fighters/ships until they were just worn down by endless streams of Americans. In actual numbers, the Japanese lost far more than they destroyed.
Considering how brutal the end of ww2 was for Germany and Japan, the defeated survivors’ memoirs always follow a similar pattern…they have extensive battle experience after years of fighting, and then are wounded or captured close to the end of the war and avoid the annihilation of last resistance.
The naval battle at which he was awarded the sword during the party was the last victory the Japanese navy would have for the rest of the war. Might even be said to be the true turning point of the war.
Planes were tiny dots, even in clear, sunny skies. The coean at night would reveal miles-long trails of any ship's wake... it was like a giant neon light guiding any searcher straight up the ship's wake.
You are hearing a more post WW2 response, especially after seeing the consequences Japan suffered. People seem to forget there was a large fanatical part of the military and population. It was by luck the war ended when it did. Emperor Hirohito broke with tradition and broke a tie within the government. There was a military coup to take the Emperor prisoner. It was thwarted due to a night bombing of Tokyo. The body guards were able to sneak the Emperor out of the palace and the leaders of the conspiracy committed ritual suicide after it failed.
Please continue your excellent work. It's time that the Axis perspective gets known. However, mention of Japanese behavior to adversaries and subdued people should also find a place in your narration.
It seems like pilots from all sides in WW2 were bad at enemy ship identification and worse at damage estimation, I think every ship in the Pacific was reported in flames or sunk at some point in the war
Not only WW2 the Argentines reported sinking of HMS Invincible about nineteen times. Little did they know we had twenty of them all more identical than the last ...😂
I dont hear Hara commenting on the effective star flares fired and dropped by IJN ships and float planes. Admiral Merrill reported spectacular enemy illumination which improved their gunfire against his Cleveland class cruisers which had very good radar controlled guns that took a toll against enemy ships. The US destroyer units had their share of mishaps with near collisions IFF mistakes and tactical errors with the USS Foote being prominent and both destroyer divs attacking only one Japanese group. The USN claimed one IJN cruiser and four destroyers sunk, while having two of their own destroyers badly damaged. Interesting memoir of the battle from Hara nonetheless.
The IJN’s main ship board AA gun was the anemic 25 mm. It is a shame they did not buy rights from Sweden’s Bofors for that awesome 40mm before the war. Heck, they should have adapted the GERMAN 37mm. The IJN simply lacked any mid range AA. They had the slow firing 127mm 5 inch for long range, albeit without any timed or let alone sensor fused 5 inch shells. This lack of effective air defense cannot be over emphasized.
@@MrFazerlogin Countries engage in international trade, depend upon international trade, and value and respect intellectual property in order to continue to engage in vital international trade. Sweden was neutral, so they could continue trade.
@@MrFazerlogin Sweden was willing to sell production rights to anyone in late 1930’s. German passed because they had their 37mm AA gun which had a higher rate of fire. However, the 40 was superior due to range
@@MrFazerlogin the IJN lacked any mid range AA. The 25mm weapon was short range. The 5 inch gun, only long range. The IJN paid an unnecessary high price for this short fall
Depth charges? Or barrels filled with supplies and chained together in a line for offshore drops, like the resupplu attempt off Guadalcanal? That's all I can figure.
In the opening seconds he refers to a place, maybe an island, at the “Western end of the Bismarck Sea” called Toluu (that’s how the transcript attempts to spell it). I can’t find it on Google Earth. Can anybody find it and describe where it is?
I think you are missing the point/importance of these videos. This man survived the war, many around him didnt. Therefore, his memoirs tell the stories of men who didnt get the chance to do so because they had fallen in battle.
I Love these videos but no matter weather a naval officer, or pilot they always seam to talk about their victories, so if they always won all engagements how come they won the war.
Hara’s accomplishments were among the best of skippers on either side. Also, have you not heard his references to the impact of American radar? Of the strategic and tactical errors made by Japanese admirals, not just errors made by American adversaries? Japan never had a chance, probably after midway and certainly after 1943 when the American industrial base swung into gear. There is much incompetence by Japanese army and navy tactics as the war ground on; however, while misplaced, the toll the Japanese wreaked on American forces, Navy, Army and Marine were immense. The squandering of Japanese army and naval infantry combat forces in particular are a stain on the War Cabinets’ and, in particular, the Army General Staff’s rigidity after Midway especially from 1943 through the end of the war. Hara is a harsh critic of same.
You have completely misinterpreted this whole series. He has been nothing but forthright in his telling of events. You should realize, that for most of the earlier part of the war, the Japanese did come out ahead in many engagements, and specifically the ones this Commander was involved in. If you listen to the episodes to come, no doubt you'll find him being just as honest when it comes to the ensuing success of the American Navy, as history records
America had alot more people and maybe 75x more industrial capacity. How many Japanese ships were even built after 1941? Not to mention our technological advantages and the fact we read their communications. Complete mismatch and they were insane to try us. They couldn't even make alot of progress against the poorly armed Chinese
Exactly what percentage of our massive industrial base was committed to the defense of America and her interests abroad. Having some command of info bracing your argument would really help. And that is the reason the Japanese came at us.I don't blame them. We betrayed weakness. I hope that answers your question or point?😅
@@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qeCouldn't give you specifics off hand, but Google the invasion of Tarawa in November 1943. They had something like 6 fleet carriers, 10 escort carriers, 11 battleships, and maybe 40 cruisers and destroyers. All produced in 12 months from when Guadalcanal had depleted our navy so badly. We were down to Enterprise as the last working carrier and the sinking of the USS Chicago in Jan 43 left us with maybe 2 heavy cruisers in the entire Pacific. Of course we also captured North Africa and Sicily in that same year with another entire fleet supporting them. The 8th Air Force also moved maybe 600 heavy bombers plus their escorts to England. Amazing really
@@donaldshotts4429How many online IDs do you possess? I thought this all sounded familiar. Thinking after all of these months you might have absorbed some Real History by now. Get away Boy you bother me!
I was a little off. We had 72 cruisers and destroyers at Tarawa. 19 total carriers with 13 battleships. And the Japanese? They needed our steel to make anything so how are you going to bite the hand that feeds you and beat the guy that was feeding you table scraps to begin with
> Not to mention the immense advantages of Great Britain's sharing their technological inno9vations with the United States. That was a potent combination.
Please, please, please have a native English speaker with knowledge of the subject matter review the audio before publishing. The pronunciation errors are painful to hear. Your robo narrator needs to be punished.
Ladies and Gentlemen, this is Part 9 of memoirs of a Japanese Destroyer Captain, He was an Imperial Japanese naval commander during the Pacific War and the author of the IJN manual on torpedo attack techniques, notable for his skill in torpedo warfare and night fighting. He was a survivor of more than one hundred sorties against the Allies and was known throughout Japan as the Unsinkable Captain. A hero to his countrymen, Captain exemplified the best in Japanese surface commanders: highly skilled, hard driving, and aggressive. Moreover, he maintained a code of honor worthy of his samurai grandfather. He was as free with praise for American courage and resourcefulness as he was critical of himself and his senior commanders. He was the only IJN destroyer captain at the start of World War 2 to survive the entire war
Here is the link of the playlist ruclips.net/p/PLGjbe3ikd0XEgpZaJTo25BGLPJDrer821
Link of Part 1 ruclips.net/video/3UcMnCkCawM/видео.html
Link of Part 2 ruclips.net/video/ODvaNAw-po8/видео.html
Link of Part 3 ruclips.net/video/CW2UlbuvAgY/видео.html
Link of Part 4 ruclips.net/video/J0Drg8PanfA/видео.html
Link of Part 5 ruclips.net/video/vCWxRnKZSIo/видео.html
Link of Part 6 ruclips.net/video/dhSM6DNUflg/видео.html
Link of Part 7 ruclips.net/video/YHxcdbV94Jw/видео.html
Link of Part 8 ruclips.net/video/nCyb0SvAzfA/видео.html
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Can't wait for every new episode
Really enjoy the stories you post. I was wondering if you could put in the title of your videos part 1 part 2 Etc I like going back and listening to ones you've posted earlier but I have to click on a lot of them to figure out what one is the start of a given story
Thank you so much someone on your last video said that you shouldn’t be posting on RUclips because it’s not a video. I disagree with this this is history and it should be learned and it should be made available no matter how it’s put on RUclips thank you for your work me and my dad watch religiously.
@chas884 Sir , Thank you so so much for your incredible support! 🙌 We're thrilled to hear that you appreciate our content. Your perspective is truly valuable, and we're grateful to have you and your dad as dedicated viewers. We'll keep sharing and learning together!
Happy new year to you and Your Family
Pay our regards to your dad 🙏
Stay blessed Sir
Best regards, WW2 Tales 💐
@@WW2Tales Will do and happy new year to you as well!
The troll who posted it has already gotten far too much attention. This amazing series has kept me transfixed.
But no one asked you.
Yeah, i saw that post. Don't worry about that guy. When that tag connoisseur posts his own videos, he can go and tag them in a way that satisfies his (sarcasm) elite labeling expertise.
Ladies and Gentlemen ! Wishing you a year filled with love, laughter, and all the happiness in the world. Happy New Year! ❤
Please keep this fantastic history stories going. Thanks for all your time and effort you dedicated to all of your content!
Thanks, will do!
Thanks for posting this and the previous book.
It's nice to listen to something other than Germans/Russians/Americans.
I am hooked. These are absolute gold.
Excellent series
Thank you so very much for this series - its been wonderful to listen to over the holidays! Very appreciated!
I listen to these on my two hour commute to work. So thank you for posting.
Wonderful, sad story not often is the enemy believed human ✌️🙏
These stories, despite their bias, are amazing. The bravery, courage, determination, and commitment of all that served is a story of the human spirit and the inhumanity which is the common thread of our history.
I'm enjoying your stories during these holiday days off, thanks!
I enjoy all your ww2 videos! thank you! my father was a tailseat gunner in dive bombers during the pacific war
Do you know if there's any japanese captain's memoirs that talk about the atrocities that were carried out by the japanese forces . I realize that there are good people in the world in every country. But japan has still not apologized for the korean comfort women .We need to stop honoring without investigating.🇨🇦🙂🍁😊
Notice in all the Japanese memoirs, they were always able to fight off dozens of fighters/ships until they were just worn down by endless streams of Americans. In actual numbers, the Japanese lost far more than they destroyed.
The reporting skill of Japanese pilots was, let's say, geared towards the optimistic.
The notes and diaries for ships which sank are not available. It's an availability bias which can't be avoided.
This segment reminds me of a documentary about radar in WWII. It ended with the sentence: "The atomic bomb ended the war, but radar won the war."
I didn't know. Thanks for sharing.
Considering how brutal the end of ww2 was for Germany and Japan, the defeated survivors’ memoirs always follow a similar pattern…they have extensive battle experience after years of fighting, and then are wounded or captured close to the end of the war and avoid the annihilation of last resistance.
Same with ww1, storm of steel. We should be so lucky to have records of doomed men who miraculously survived
The naval battle at which he was awarded the sword during the party was the last victory the Japanese navy would have for the rest of the war. Might even be said to be the true turning point of the war.
Hara’s book is well worth reading.
Planes were tiny dots, even in clear, sunny skies. The coean at night would reveal miles-long trails of any ship's wake... it was like a giant neon light guiding any searcher straight up the ship's wake.
Is there some reason why you do not provide the author's name in the first (or any ) line of the description? Or the title of the memoir?
Most of the U.S. histories of this war credit Japan with being both more deft and more enthusiastic than I get from these Japanese sources.
You are hearing a more post WW2 response, especially after seeing the consequences Japan suffered. People seem to forget there was a large fanatical part of the military and population. It was by luck the war ended when it did. Emperor Hirohito broke with tradition and broke a tie within the government. There was a military coup to take the Emperor prisoner. It was thwarted due to a night bombing of Tokyo. The body guards were able to sneak the Emperor out of the palace and the leaders of the conspiracy committed ritual suicide after it failed.
Please continue your excellent work. It's time that the Axis perspective gets known. However, mention of Japanese behavior to adversaries and subdued people should also find a place in your narration.
Really enjoying these posts. Rare to hear the 'other side'.
MOAR
good video
It seems like pilots from all sides in WW2 were bad at enemy ship identification and worse at damage estimation, I think every ship in the Pacific was reported in flames or sunk at some point in the war
Not only WW2 the Argentines reported sinking of HMS Invincible about nineteen times. Little did they know we had twenty of them all more identical than the last ...😂
I dont hear Hara commenting on the effective star flares fired and dropped by IJN ships and float planes. Admiral Merrill reported spectacular enemy illumination which improved their gunfire against his Cleveland class cruisers which had very good radar controlled guns that took a toll against enemy ships. The US destroyer units had their share of mishaps with near collisions IFF mistakes and tactical errors with the USS Foote being prominent and both destroyer divs attacking only one Japanese group. The USN claimed one IJN cruiser and four destroyers sunk, while having two of their own destroyers badly damaged. Interesting memoir of the battle from Hara nonetheless.
Great series can you tell me where you got your info
The IJN’s main ship board AA gun was the anemic 25 mm. It is a shame they did not buy rights from Sweden’s Bofors for that awesome 40mm before the war. Heck, they should have adapted the GERMAN 37mm. The IJN simply lacked any mid range AA. They had the slow firing 127mm 5 inch for long range, albeit without any timed or let alone sensor fused 5 inch shells.
This lack of effective air defense cannot be over emphasized.
I don't understand, buy rights for Japan produce? Why would japan care about rights?
@@MrFazerlogin Countries engage in international trade, depend upon international trade, and value and respect intellectual property in order to continue to engage in vital international trade. Sweden was neutral, so they could continue trade.
@@MrFazerlogin Sweden was willing to sell production rights to anyone in late 1930’s. German passed because they had their 37mm AA gun which had a higher rate of fire. However, the 40 was superior due to range
@@MrFazerlogin the IJN lacked any mid range AA. The 25mm weapon was short range. The 5 inch gun, only long range. The IJN paid an unnecessary high price for this short fall
@@MrFazerlogin with rights comes the assistance, design, tooling and ability to produce
map(s) would be appreciated
We're fortunate that they didn't have more captains, especially in higher command, like Tameichi Hara.
dankelly2147 thanks for the comment but I stand by what I said but you information was good have a nice night.
Anyone know what the dark shapes are seeming to hang off the sides of all three of these ships?
Thanks in advance.
Depth charges? Or barrels filled with supplies and chained together in a line for offshore drops, like the resupplu attempt off Guadalcanal? That's all I can figure.
They look like life boats in davits.
In the opening seconds he refers to a place, maybe an island, at the “Western end of the Bismarck Sea” called Toluu (that’s how the transcript attempts to spell it). I can’t find it on Google Earth. Can anybody find it and describe where it is?
Do you know what an atlas is? Atlas of ww2 in the SWPA. Better.
Tuluvu. Apparently the current name for Google maps is Cape Gloucester (Papua New Guinea)
@@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe do you know what a prick is?
@@Dan-yk6sy So much for community standards. Contact someone else with imbecility and have fun doing that now.
She threatened never to return. Zero seld awareness
Sorry typing error I meant loss the war
I guess at almost 70 years of age you become less forgiving of a simple typing error
I think you are missing the point/importance of these videos. This man survived the war, many around him didnt. Therefore, his memoirs tell the stories of men who didnt get the chance to do so because they had fallen in battle.
Too many damn commercials
I Love these videos but no matter weather a naval officer, or pilot they always seam to talk about their victories, so if they always won all engagements how come they won the war.
That makes no sense.
I know I made a mistake@@MrDino1953
Hara’s accomplishments were among the best of skippers on either side.
Also, have you not heard his references to the impact of American radar? Of the strategic and tactical errors made by Japanese admirals, not just errors made by American adversaries?
Japan never had a chance, probably after midway and certainly after 1943 when the American industrial base swung into gear.
There is much incompetence by Japanese army and navy tactics as the war ground on; however, while misplaced, the toll the Japanese wreaked on American forces, Navy, Army and Marine were immense.
The squandering of Japanese army and naval infantry combat forces in particular are a stain on the War Cabinets’ and, in particular, the Army General Staff’s rigidity after Midway especially from 1943 through the end of the war.
Hara is a harsh critic of same.
You have completely misinterpreted this whole series. He has been nothing but forthright in his telling of events.
You should realize, that for most of the earlier part of the war, the Japanese did come out ahead in many engagements, and specifically the ones this Commander was involved in. If you listen to the episodes to come, no doubt you'll find him being just as honest when it comes to the ensuing success of the American Navy, as history records
Google Tameichi Hara and then see if you think he only mentioned successes.
America had alot more people and maybe 75x more industrial capacity. How many Japanese ships were even built after 1941? Not to mention our technological advantages and the fact we read their communications. Complete mismatch and they were insane to try us. They couldn't even make alot of progress against the poorly armed Chinese
Exactly what percentage of our massive industrial base was committed to the defense of America and her interests abroad. Having some command of info bracing your argument would really help. And that is the reason the Japanese came at us.I don't blame them. We betrayed weakness. I hope that answers your question or point?😅
@@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qeCouldn't give you specifics off hand, but Google the invasion of Tarawa in November 1943. They had something like 6 fleet carriers, 10 escort carriers, 11 battleships, and maybe 40 cruisers and destroyers. All produced in 12 months from when Guadalcanal had depleted our navy so badly. We were down to Enterprise as the last working carrier and the sinking of the USS Chicago in Jan 43 left us with maybe 2 heavy cruisers in the entire Pacific.
Of course we also captured North Africa and Sicily in that same year with another entire fleet supporting them. The 8th Air Force also moved maybe 600 heavy bombers plus their escorts to England. Amazing really
@@donaldshotts4429How many online IDs do you possess? I thought this all sounded familiar. Thinking after all of these months you might have absorbed some Real History by now. Get away Boy you bother me!
I was a little off. We had 72 cruisers and destroyers at Tarawa. 19 total carriers with 13 battleships. And the Japanese? They needed our steel to make anything so how are you going to bite the hand that feeds you and beat the guy that was feeding you table scraps to begin with
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Not to mention the immense advantages of Great Britain's sharing their technological inno9vations with the United States. That was a potent combination.
Please, please, please have a native English speaker with knowledge of the subject matter review the audio before publishing. The pronunciation errors are painful to hear. Your robo narrator needs to be punished.
Enjoying every episode ,but he was arrogant and typified the Japanese facade, was he moral , No !
Describes the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Empress_Augusta_Bay