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Thanks for the great work, i think an episode about south east asia might be interesting. I.e. Srivijaya empire millitary expedition in east africa or the Demak sultanate against the portugese in Malacca.
That was very good episode today.... but i can't believe you did not mention Dogger Bank incident - one of most "funny" battles in history. And also this delayed Russian Baltic Fleet even more and they lost any maintenance support on the way to far east....
You are not just making videos, you are making history interesting. I honestly believe your videos should be used in schools, instead of these boring teachers. I mean, I would have been much more interested in history if I would have watched your videos back then when I was in school. Good job, keep it up!
I was expecting them to mention the Russia blunder of firing at the British ships at the North Sea. What a brilliant strategy of the Russian commander.
I had phenomenal history teachers, so much so that I became an Anthropologist (which is just a glorified historian). Still, as great as my teachers were, these video would add another dimension to the classroom as the technology and presentation are superb.
The thing is, that history isn't just about wars and tactics. While it is interesting, you have to teach way more stuff and maybe half of your class isn't into military history at all and would yawn at the sight of this topic.
*Japan in 1860:* A self-isolated feudal society effectively trapped in the 15th century. *Japan in 1910:* A modern superpower with the military wherewithal to smash Russia. Say what you like about the Japanese, but that's a frankly incredible commitment to self-improvement.
1853: US Navy forces the Japanese to end their isolation in hope of turning Japan into a future colony. 1941: The Japanese cripples the US Navy in a surprise air raid as well as capturing virtually ALL US Asian territories. It's probably the craziest revenge arc in world history.
Grymbaldknight, Hmm all they did was buy the ships from the best naval power in the world. There is nothing remotely incredible about that. Their single victory here was meaningless as nothing much was gained for them.They are still begging for the Russians to give them back their islands till this day.
The Z symbol is just one of the many unit marks used in the war. It was your propaganda that popularised it into a symbol under which Russia now rallies
Its always fascinating to see where the titans of World War II started out. General George S Patton for example was a cavalry officer who was part of a raid sent into Mexico by the U.S. Cavalry to capture Pancho Villa
Many of Rozhestvensky’s sailors were Poles, one of them was Jerzy Wolkowicki, who protested Admiral Nebogatov’s surrender choosing to fight till the end. Wokowicki becomes a kind of Russian national hero of that time celebrated in national newspapers and political rallies. He becomes a general in the Polish Army after 1918. This episode saved his life in Katyn Massacre where he was recognized as Tsushima hero and spared by the Soviets in 1940. He died at 100 as a Polish political immigrant in London in 1983.
I never heard that. I question if there were language barriers (Polish vs. Russian speaking) between the crewman which may have led to confusion in battle? Inability to give (or comprehend) orders is doubtless a major problem in a battle. Could that have been an issue in this battle? Plus, Poles and Russians have had a long enmity between each other and I question if Polish crewmen may have simply decided they were not going to risk themselves "fighting for Russia" once the Japanese began gaining the upper hand at Tsushima. Has there ever been an investigation into this possibility? Just a thought.
@@STEELWOLVESS In 1905 it has been roughly 100 years since the partition of Poland so due the Tzars efforts in russification of Poles language wasn't an issue as all were thought ryssian in schools instead of polish. Bout the case of being loyal... they were the russian soliders drafted or not. Losing this would not make any difference for the Poles.
@emosh73 Yes, that's what he means. However, during the wars, some Poles often formed units fighting on the side of the enemies of the occupiers, for example, they fought on the side of France, Turkey, and Hungary during this time, when there was an opportunity to fight against Russia, Austria or the Reich. Someone said: An enemy of an enemy is a friend. I have nothing to do with their task. They didn't have much choice on duty in russian ship in far east, and tzar know it.
It’s amazing how absolute this battle and the war was! That a nation that just 30 years before was nothing but another backwater in East Asia, would become a world power on par with Britain, Germany, France, and Russia. It’s also impressive to see how the Japanese blended their ancient traditions and customs with the modern era of technological advancements!
@@toshiyam2853 Tactics are not the only thing taught in naval academies. Logistics, gunnery, and implementation of new technologies are also an important aspect of naval warfare. The Japanese ships were equiped with far more advanced cannons than their Russian adversary.
@@NoForceRRK Russian nuclear reactors are notoriously unsafe and prone to radiation leak. those Soviet engineers had no safety culture to speak of, and the hundreds of dead sailors plus the four nuclear powered Soviet submarines which sank from engine and/or coolant failure is their testament to naval "greatness"
@@offchance789 any surface fleet attempting to fight against the Russians will be sunk in minutes. Why? Nuclear missiles. Now you have a dilemma: will you shoot back at Russian cities with nuclear weapons? The Russians were hitting strictly military targets so hitting back against civilian targets might be seens as "overreacting". If you want to hit strictly military targets, that won't be easy since there isn't much of Russian surface fleet to speak of.
Fun fact: During the battle of Tsushima, Isoroku Yamamoto (the future grand admiral of the Japanese navy) got heavily injured. He lost his middle and index finger on his left hand and carried many other scars ; he served on the armored cruiser Nisshin which was one of the Giuseppe Garibaldi class armored cruiser.
Another fun fact, both the Giuseppe Garibaldi class cruisers Japan purchased from Italy and used in the Russo-Japanese war were sunk during WWII. The Nisshin used as a target ship for the Yamato in 1942, and the Kasuga, used as floating barracks, was bombed by the Americans in july 1945.
Hello from Japan. You’re good video. These days we can go inside of Mikasa battleship, it’s now a museum in Yokosuka City harbor. Many exhibits about Admiral Togo, Tsushima battle, and Great Japanese Imperial Navy.
The story of how it became a museum is also quite interesting and it got really close to falling into disrepair and being scrapped several times, in the end it was saved by an English businessman who had a fondness for the ship.
@Aidan Champeau-Annoye Mikasa from Shingeki no Kyojin is named after this specific battleship. There is believe that series which have character named after famous military ship is granted succes in Japan.
Fun fact: Two of the ships who fought at Tsushima (one on each side) are actually still around today. One is the Japanese battleship Mikasa, Admiral Togo's flagship during the battle. After the war and her eventual decommissioning, she was preserved as a museum ship. From her moorings, she watched Imperial Japan descend into fascism and fanaticism, then suffer for it when they attacked the USA. After World War 2, Japan nearly forgot about Mikasa until the 1950s when an American published an article reminding people she existed. With help from many people (including American Pacific naval commander Chester Nimitz who led the USN to victory over Japan), Mikasa was restored and preserved. She's currently living out a comfortable retirement as a museum ship. The Russian protected cruiser Aurora is most famous for her role in the 1917 Russian Revolution, yet twelve years before that she was one of the few Russian warships that escaped the disaster at Tsushima and the subsequent Japanese pursuit. She's since survived World War 2 and the collapse of the Soviet Union that wouldn't have existed without the revolution she helped cause. She too is enjoying retirement as a museum ship from her moorings in St. Petersburg. Mikasa is the only surviving pre-Dreadnought battleship (meaning a warship built between 1880 and the launch of HMS Dreadnought in 1905) while Aurora is one of the last pre-Dreadnought protected cruisers remaining. If you're ever in Japan or Russia, try to set aside a day to pay them a visit. You won't regret it. *EDIT* Corrected mistake about Aurora being the only surviving pre-Dreadnought cruiser, as she isn't.
MattCellaneous The term "Pre-Dreadnought" refers specifically to warships built in 1880-1905, before the launch of HMS Dreadnought revolutionized warship design. So USS Constitution, HMS Warrior, and other older ships don't count as pre-Dreadnoughts. You're right about Olympia, though. Aurora isn't the only surviving pre-Dreadnought cruiser. (They're even both protected cruisers!)
I toured "Mikasa" when I lived in Japan. I have been to Russia, but I was unable to see Aurora since my itinerary didn't include St. Petersburg. I hope to change that someday.
Fun fact: US Fleet Admiral Nimitz and Admiral Togo met once in a party. Nimitz took great inspiration from Togo and studied his Naval tactic. Main reason why Nimitz was so sympathetic towards IJN Mikasa because it was Togo's flagship. Japan even constructed a replica of Togo's Residencial garden at Nimitz' family hotel, to symbolize peace between US and Japan and the eternal friendship between their 2 naval commanders.
Going straight to Vladivostok with like 26 ships secretly is like trying to sneak into your house to not wake anyone up while drunk with glass vases everywhere, 3 dogs, and a loudspeaker
Rozhestvensky had nothing more to do. It was impossible for ships and crew to steam back to Baltic. It was too dangerous to steam around Japan because lack of coal. Port arthur had fallen already. The only port where they may able to get rest was Vladivostok. Still its harbour woulnt be able to take all ships and repairs would take for few years because of lack of repairing power.
@@evgenylaptev2534 He could have sent slow transports home and steam full-speed with battleships and cruisers. He could have repainted the ships, or hung a fake "British" flag, to confuse the Japanese. Instead he crawled at 9 knots like a sitting duck.
@@arkadiytseytlin6645 Its good to tell what he should or must do when you know aftermath :) He had own reasons for doing how he did. He was wrong, but there nothng can do now.
Are you also going to create a material on this battle? Will you be a little more specific on both fleets' maneuvers during the battle itself, possibly even animating it like in your video on the Battle of Jutland? I'm trying to make something out of detailed maps of the clash, but animation would just be easier to understand :)
It probably got skipped for time reasons but the Baltic sea fleet's trip to the Yellow Sea was also fraught with problems which delayed their arrival and got Russia in diplomatic trouble with Britain to the point of almost getting declared war upon. Due to fear of Japanese torpedo boats they opened fire on a group of British fishing boats at Dogger Bank in what's known as the Dogger Bank incident. In the chaos they also fired upon their own ships and only the remarkably poor quality of the gunnery involved saw to it that only 3 of the fishermen died along with 2 of the Russians. One of the Russian Battleships reportedly firing 500 shells and missing with every single one.
Great info! It's crazy because Dogger Bank is next to Britain, and Russian fleet would think Japanese sent a couple torpedo boats all the way around the globe to an area where there is no Japanese base. They must had imagined that Britain supported this "Japanese torpedo force" since there is no other way for the boats to operate. Given this level of mistrust and animosity, I suspect Britain would've allowed Russia to use the Suez anyways...
Don't forget that the fleet turned into a Zoo somewhere outside western Africa after the crew had lost all hope and decided to buy a bunch of exotic animals. "Naval blunders" is a great book.
@@nomooon What could help understand thaht burst of imagination on the Russian side is the fact that the crews were reportedly heavily drunk at that time. As if this whole situation couldn't get any more "Russian"
The world's most forgotten game changing war. The first modern, decisive defeat of a Western Power by an Eastern. The victory that really kicked off WWII era Imperial Japan. This is covered so little by other channels of your type, and this is what really sets you guys above and beyond the others. Awesome job.
I like the precise presentation of the Russo Japanese naval battles. My grandfather was a Japanese Army Lieutenant who was a communicator officer for General Nogi at the Battle of Port Arthur. He was wounded during the battle and somehow survived. He said that the fighting for the 203 meter hill was terrible. I have a photo of him in his Japanese Army Uniform.
@@usssimshullnumberdd-4095 I have two grandfathers that fought in the Russo Japanese War and one was born in 1884 and the other in 1885. My father fought in WWII in the US Army and I was born a few years after WWII. My great grandfathers were born before the end of the Tokugawa Period.
Thank you so much for the video, my great grandad was a Russian sailor serving at the port Arthur in 1904-1905 on one of the battle ships...this video turns me to tears!!
Fun fact on the french president Félix Faure (4 minute mark of the vid). He would die after a "meeting" with his mistress, leading french politician Georges Clemenceau to say "Il voulait être César, il ne fut que Pompée". He wanted to be Caesar, he only was Pompey (Pompée in french meaning blown).
@@Edax_Royeaux As a blowjob. He was getting a blowjob from his mistress and he suffered and stroke and died. People would later call his mistress "Pompe funèbre" (death care business in french)
@@papazoulou9326 Still sounds like a compliment. There are way worse ways of going out. Such as being penetrated 23 times by 60 men on the Ides of March.
@@Edax_Royeaux (Good one) There are indeed worse ways of going out. However, Faure was in office at the time (Imagine Bill Clinton dying while getting the blowjojb from Monica L.) and since Clemenceau really didn't like him, one last way to ridicule him.
@Luis Complete and utter bullshit. Although I wouldn't expect less from communist zombies, blinded enough by their rotten and hideous ideology to spit such nonsense. Mao like his cousins, Stalin, Hitler, Mustafa and many others was a felonious dictator, a lunatic and a genocider. His "cultural revolution" was a pure genocide and a straight forward crime against Humanity with more than 50M innocent dead lives, triggering the worse famine and the worst imprisoning and terrorist system in mankind's history. You should be ashamed of praising him, but well, one's words reveal one's quality as well. Lemkin as well as any sane, educated person and strong believer in Humanity would spit straight into your face. And no, your short-sighted and criminal "cultural revolutions" are always doomed to fail in the long-term and there are many and recent examples of it. Because you believe in an ideology of barbarism that disregards history, you view life as Markov chain and spit on the past. But History will always be coming back to get to on you, to condemn you and your rotten beliefs, to sentence you among its darkest pages as well as to give justice to every single victim of your barbarism.
@@LuisAldamiz Mao almost destroyed China so much so that China was 50 years behind. It was Deng that opened the country and capitalist reforms that enabled China to get where we are now. I can guarantee you that most chinese will never credit Mao for where we are today
Fun fact. The Russian Baltic fleet fired upon British ships in the North Sea. That's why the Russians had to sail around Africa instead of the Suez Cannal and were exshausted when the battle begin. I bet thats why u didn't show the Russians passing through the Suez Cannal, right???
Yes, the incident in question was Russian ships opening fire on British fishing boats in the North Sea. The Russians issued a formal diplomatic apology and paid reparations to the families of the civillians killed - but that had nothing to do with them not crossing the Suez Canal. Great Britiain was an ally of Japan, an alliance meant to curb the rising Russian influence in the Far East. While the British performed no outright acts of war, they used all the tools in their power to weaken the Russians through other means - notably influencing the Egyptian (de-facto a British puppet state at this point) khediv to deny the Russians passage through the Suez canal. Another notable road block was the refusal of the Ottoman sultan to grant the Russian Black Sea fleet passage through the Bosphorus en route to the war in the Far East. The Black Sea fleet was the only Russian naval force of any size left intact by the end of the war, since it was unable to leave the Black Sea at all.
Important note: "Mikasa", Admiral Togo's flagship in this battle, is the only Pre-Dreadnought battleship to have survived to this very day, and now serves as a museum ship.
It’s also the only Imperial Japanese warship that hasn’t been sunk or scrapped (the last WWII-era Japanese warship was the destroyer Yukikaze, which ended up in Nationalist China as a war prize, then got kicked over to Taiwan for obvious reasons where she remained an active warship until the 1970s).
Built by Vickers, Sons & Maxim, Barrow-in-Furness. Days after the end of the war, Mikasa's magazine accidentally exploded and sank the ship. She was salvaged and her repairs took over two years to complete. Well worth the tour if you are ever near Yokosuka.
Junior Officer Isoroku Yamamoto was onboard armoured cruiser Nisshin during the Battle of Tsushima. He would go on to plan the attack on Pearl Harbour 36 years later as Admiral of the Japanese Navy
To point out, he was really against attacking the US, but couldn't disobey superiors. He knew the war would be lost if Japan failed to deal a decisive blow from the onset (which they failed, and also got rekt at Midway, which is ironic seeing as how Japan was desperate for a decisive battle which would decide the war)
There is something wrong in the detection part. That Japanese scout ship discovered the Russian fleet in far more south to Tsushima strait. That was the tactic designed by 秋山真之, who completely set up the battles of Port Arthur and Tsushima. He divided the Tsushima Strait into 7 areas, spreading many scout ships in the first and second areas, making desicive battle in the third area, and then keeping eliminating the whole Russian fleet in the next 4 areas. After detecting the Russian fleet, the Japanese united navy actually went south to combat with the Russian fleet, and a famous 180° sharp turn was made by the Japanese fleet to make the T pependicular tactic, which let the Russian commander felt Japanese crazy, because during this turn the Japanese ships cannot counter attack due to the declining center of gravity, but this sharp turn almost meant a static target to the Russian fleet. This happened when the distance between both was 6000 meters. Japanese won the gambling, as the Russian fleet did not sunk any Japanese ships during the sharp turn. Then the T was successfully made, the result determined.
The journey of the Second Pacific Squadron deserves its own video. A video detailing it's comedy of errors - Mistaking fishing boats as destroyers, almost losing a battleship to imaginary boarders, accidentally shooting up their cruiser Aurora, losing to fishing boats and almost starting a war with Britain. The captain of the supply ship Kamchatka apparently being a drunkard, hallucinating hostile destroyers throughout the entire journey. Not having a global port network = having to buy coal from freighters and having crew suffer fumes. Acquiring exotic pets in Africa, then having said pets go out of control. Attempting target practice off Madagascar, only to shoot up the ship towing the targets, Aurora. The admiral suffering a mental breakdown. would be entertaining.
I recall reading "The Fleet That Had To Die" many years ago. Dealt with Tsushima and the long traverse of the Baltic squadron to the Pacific. One thing I recall was the statement that during the journey there was not one Russian sailor killed in that incredibly long journey....and that had to be due to some fairly" good seamanship." As long as one doesn't count the British fishermen killed, I guess. Probably some good luck as well. Particularly with shooting up the Aurora. But I guess during the actual battle that seamanship.....and good luck.....dissipated. Like smoke from the ships funnels.
The music, the graphics, the in depth explaination of things like tactics, the research and of course the narration. All A+. Best channel of its kind and it isnt even close.
Damn, you absolutely have outdone yourselves with this one. I'm stunned. I guess I can add a fun fact: Polish emissaries led by Józef Piłsudski were negotiating to form a Polish Legion in the Japanese Army as well as support in arms for Poles in Europe to open a second front there.
I just feel devastated about the lives of young Russian men who were told to sail months and months from Europe, far away from their family, moms and dads, not knowing they will die even before reaching their destination. Nearly 5000 spirits of men lingering in the sea thousands of miles away from home. This is so damn sad.
They were fighting over land that were essentially not theirs in the first place. It was Chinese territory. They were fighting to become the bigger bully, which Japan eventually succeeded.
@@parrotbrand2782 Japan and Russia fought over the Korean Peninsula. Japan never accepted that the Korean Peninsula would become a base for the Russian Navy. Just as Kennedy did not accept that Cuba would become a Soviet missile base.
I don't know why, but I remember almost all details of the Kings and General's videos I've seen. In fact I know what, they are so well explained and illustrated that it get stuck in long-term memory.
The cruiser Aurora survived the battle of Tsushima, then was temporarily interned in the Philippines before returning to Saint Petersburg. Legend has it that crew members fired the first shot from the Aurora front turret towards the Hermitage where the then government was in meeting, hence starting the second 1917 revolution. You can still visit Aurora in Saint Petersburg. (Long queue, annoying security guard, but there's a public toilet outside in case the queue is just too long.) Sergei Eisenstein made a famous movie about this legend.
The Japanese flagship, Mikasa, is still around too! She's the only pre-dreadnought battleship still floating, even. They have her as a museum ship in Yokosuka.
One of the legends associated with the Aurora is that when the Russian fleet fired on the British fishing fleet in the north sea the indiscriminate firing also hit Russian ships. In the confused and chaotic 'night-battle' when the Russian fleet mistook the small fishing boats for a flotilla of torpedo boats bearing down on them they opened fire in all directions. One of the misdirected shells hit the Aurora killing the ship's priest. That was, of course, seen as a deeply disturbing omen that 'god had deserted their cause' and that the Aurora was a cursed ship from that moment on. So, the myth was further strengthened when it managed to survive Tsushima and ended up being moored in the Neva where it played a part in the overthrow of the Tsar - seemingly the ship was 'cursed' to play an important role in major events. Despite popular belief, the cruiser did not in fact fire on the Winter Palace but instead fired a blank to signal the start of the revolution and the mutiny of the sailors of Kronstadt. The palace was apparently bombarded, but by the guns of the Peter & Paul fortress, and then only for a short while. The small Tsarist forces had evacuated the palace in the dark and the Bolsheviks occupied it with barely a shot fired. The stirring and dramatic imagery of the 'storming' is more to do with Sergei Eisenstein's film which was made 10 years later and carefully constructed the image of the events.
@@clanpsi well aware of all of that, considering my degree from university is in Mediaeval history, (with the a); and while ash and eth and thorn are no longer used, we can still borrow from their heritage. My comment was only. To point out to the previous commenter that mediaeval is still an entirely acceptable spelling.
I really like how you marked countries using different colors but still kept the physical geography (rivers, forest but no mountains?). It makes the map a lot more visually attractive.
I love your Podcast BTW, 5 stars from me! (The Music and Narration is awesome, especially how they are balanced and how clear David is, props to David and all the team!)
This is visually fantastic, much more immersive than usual! I particularly liked the combined display of both land and naval forces, it makes the video feel like it's describing more of a campaign than just a battle.
This video should be used in school instead of boring texts. I love World history. Recentry, there are great youtubers like you who provide amazing visualized historical videos. For example, EmperorTigerstar is my favorite channel. Very nice. We need more channel like this. cheers from Japan.
Yeah. It was not such smart, and it was one of some more causes of russian defeat. Nevertheless japanese was more ready and smart at this war. Fair play.
That freaking Stark doesnt placed and protected his fleet as he must by russian naval rules. Because of this 2 BB's were badly damaged at the very first day of the war. Would you leave such commander in command? Would you continue trust him your fleet which cost your country enormous amount of money? Or will you look for another admiral especially if you have plenty of them? Makarov neglected mine warfare and he paid for this with his own life. So yes, another commander was needed. Vitgeft was killed on his flagship during Battle of Yellow Sea and yet another, 4th commander was needed again. But I am sure you doesnt care shit about all of that and would leave your fleet without any command just because you are so funny guy!
Watching the Meiji Restoration and this video was pretty damn great and left me speechless when it comes to Japan’s determination to be the best. It only took them 40+ yrs to transcend the modern world and that is very intimidating but kudos to them they have surely earned it. 🇯🇵🇨🇦
It's amazing how Japan was the only Eastern power that challenged the centuries of domination by the Western empires. After being on the victorious side in WW1 if the Japanese hadn't changed sides in WW2 & post war had to decolonise the way British & French had then things could've been so different including perhaps their relationships with some of their former colonies.
USA and Britain did not want Japan to further expand. Kind of hypocritical since Britain added Ottoman and German territories to their empire. USA feared Japan encroaching on the Philippines.
@@hajime2k Yes I couldn't agree more. The old imperial powers like UK or France basically didn't want any new imperial power to challenge their supremacy in any region, so they didn't want to allow Japan to be a challenge in Asia Pacific just like they didn't want to allow Germany to be a challenge in Europe. I saw Corbett Report documentary (The WW1 Conspiracy) & then Ralph Raico's lecture (The World at War) coz parts of his lecture were shown in that documentary also. It was interesting to see the background of WW1.
Western Empires have been annoying, since Rome. Mongols wrecked Eastern Europe, Arabs and Berbers took Iberia, Turks took the Balkans. Europe started to pick itself up in the 15th Century.
Thank you very much for this short but very precise process of the war. It is amazing that Japanese Imperial Navy which achieved this remarkable victory was established only 37 years after the Meiji Revolution (1868). Before this revolution, there was no modern military and only Samurai soldiers with sword were protecting this country.
I was just kidding, his profile picture is the sign of Chaos in the Warhammer 40k lore. People who follow Chaos are heretics in the eyes of the Imperium.
Just wanted to say keep up the good work K&G, you're really the only CC's that consistently drop documentaries on different points in history. You guys are much appreciated.
Again! Kings and generals with the great work and huge step up. I can feel the change as I was one of the first to notice this channel I was one of the first subscribers. Great improving. Keep up the great work. 👌🏻💪🏻
Great video! Keep it up with the modern naval stuff. It's so often overlooked. It would be brilliant if you could cover Jutland or Midway at some point.
Seeing this naval battle presented in this manner was truly unique. I hope this channel produces more video's on more naval battles. Because I think these video's could do quite nicely. My thanks to those who made this video a reality.
Togo was educated by the British who were the best in naval warfare at the time. He learn naval warfare and even ship building while his stay in Britain
Something interesting to note about the Battle of Tsushima is the dogger bank incident when the Baltic force of the Russian navy on the way to Port Arthur, fired upon British fishing boats believing them to be Japanese torpedo boats. This resulted in the Russians having to go around the entire coast of Africa instead of through the Suez as the British banned them from using the canal which in turn resulted in the poor condition of those ships upon arrival in East Asia.
I really enjoyed this video. I dont want to start praising your new type of video, because i stuttered 20 min not knowing what to say: its literally breathtaking. Everything is enjoyable and catchy. Good job and thank you for this!
Bravo! Absolutely amazing!!!! Congratulations. Your work is far better than BBC, History Channel, and any other professional historian documentary. Bravo!!!
Admiral togo didnt crossed the T infact he used a tactic similar to the kuruma gakari which was used in the battle of kawanakajima in 1553 to 1564, this tactic used rotation and speed thats why russian couldnt get there frontal guns otherwise they couldve landed shots on togo ship if he had cross the T and stalled in a broadside.
@@LevAgency I'm not really sure what the point of your rant was. This entire thread was referencing Game of Thrones. I mean, if you got beef with Russians, that's like your business man, but I'm really not sure what that has to do with Season 8 of Game of Thrones.
I didn't know about the Battleship Nicoli I'st venture in 1894. Very good. The graphics were highly informative. Two small things however. The Yellow Sea battle graphic indicated that the battleship Retvitsan was sunk, this was not the case. Nor did it mention the crucial hit on the flagship Czarevitch's bridge which decided the battle and that ship's subsequent escape. Also the utter incompetence of the Russian commander at Tsushima was as key to Russia's defeat as was Togo's tactical brilliance.
True. Vitgeft may have been able to escape had a shot not hit the Tsarevitch's bridge, killing him and jamming the ship's steering, this threw the Russian battle line into confusion, leading to their withdraw back to Port Arthur, although the Tsarevitch, was able to eventually escape to Kiaochou and internment.
It really is amazing that Japan won this war. Not just because Japan is so much smaller than Russia, but because their senior leaders grew up in an age where their warfare consisted of spears and bows. Amazing they were able to adapt to modern technology and tactics so fast
Japan learned all the wrong lessons from winning this war, leading directly to its disastrous defeat in WWII. They began a war with a continental superpower with many times the population and industry with a surprise attack on the Russian main naval base before declaring war. They used the initiative gained to win by defeating the stronger but demoralized enemy forces in detail and breaking the Russian will to fight. The fact that banzai charges were not winning the ground war, and the Japanese economy was near collapse when the Russians gave up was completely forgotten in the rush of victory. Japan then tried the exact same strategy against the U.S.
seiji fujii no I’m pretty sure if another civil war broke out we’ll make sure it last for eternity to keep up our military industrial complex. Add in some false flags and fake mass shootings and we’re good to go
Hats off to Japan for smashing the aggressor Russia. Japan also smashed Britain during the first half of WWII. Retake almost all the British islands of the Pacific with their powerful navy. On the other hand, Hitler's Germany almost smashed Russia. The Axis power was on the verge of a great victory. But Japan didn't have any nuclear bombs in their arsenal, while USA had. So Japan made a terrible blunder by air raiding Pearl Harbour and throwing away the fortune in the hands of the Allied power. While the allied power tagged Hitler as a mass killer, US President Harry S. Truman also committed a heinous war crime by harling two nuclear bombs on Japan and killing lakhs of innocent Japanese people and Russian president Joseph Stalin also committed a grave crime by mass killing several Germans and gang-raping several german women after the fall of Berlin. Stalin, a mass murderer continued his mass killings even in his homeland Russia after WWII. If Japan didn't attack Pearl Harbour then the allied power definitely suffered a humiliating defeat. Germany & Japan will become the two superpowers post-WWII instead of USA and Russia. Then Japan & Germany can launch a combined attack against the USA. In that case USA will suffer a thrashing defeat and Japan could be the most powerful nation today.
No, Empire Japan had nuclear weapon plan since 1934, had tested over twice at current of N.Korea and the bayside before US does. That's why USSR and the U.S. had secret agreement. The Emperor at the time didn't like more hard challenge and the escallation against the losing situation, so didn't allow to adopt the weapon.
no japan would have still lose the war because they knew including yamamoto that they could not beat the USA in industrialization and japan has no resources to fuel their war machine and they knew from the beginning they could never win but just hope for negotiations and they bombed pearl habor because they wanted to take resources and because of the sanctions the US and UK put on them and Japan's navy might have been powerful enough to match the Royal and US navy but they could not outproduce them in resources and raw materials needed for industrialization.
What is the point of these comments? "If things had been more advantageous to X then X would have won". For real, so what? If Britain hadn't been at war with Germany, then Japan would have got wrecked by them but so what? If WW2 had been between Iceland and Thailand, there would have been less fighting in North Africa and it wouldn't have been called WW2 but so what? Fact is Japan and the Axis took on USA, UK and USSR and got absolutely wrecked, end of story.
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Ottoman Battles pleas
Thanks for the great work, i think an episode about south east asia might be interesting. I.e. Srivijaya empire millitary expedition in east africa or the Demak sultanate against the portugese in Malacca.
Pls do czechoslovak only naval battle against Russia
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Japan is very strong heart and killer 🇯🇵🗾💪♥️♥️..
Wow, the huge step up in animation from your previous videos is simply amazing. Absolutely stunning, well done!
Thank you very much! :-)
That was very good episode today.... but i can't believe you did not mention Dogger Bank incident - one of most "funny" battles in history. And also this delayed Russian Baltic Fleet even more and they lost any maintenance support on the way to far east....
omg, it's lambert! :D Haven't seen you since I used to play Iron Armada.
Kings and Generals how did you animate it? Was it unity?
No, it was Maya 3D
You are not just making videos, you are making history interesting. I honestly believe your videos should be used in schools, instead of these boring teachers. I mean, I would have been much more interested in history if I would have watched your videos back then when I was in school.
Good job, keep it up!
I had such good history teachers!
May be you have boring teachers in your country.
I was expecting them to mention the Russia blunder of firing at the British ships at the North Sea. What a brilliant strategy of the Russian commander.
I had phenomenal history teachers, so much so that I became an Anthropologist (which is just a glorified historian). Still, as great as my teachers were, these video would add another dimension to the classroom as the technology and presentation are superb.
The thing is, that history isn't just about wars and tactics. While it is interesting, you have to teach way more stuff and maybe half of your class isn't into military history at all and would yawn at the sight of this topic.
*Japan in 1860:* A self-isolated feudal society effectively trapped in the 15th century.
*Japan in 1910:* A modern superpower with the military wherewithal to smash Russia.
Say what you like about the Japanese, but that's a frankly incredible commitment to self-improvement.
Considering what happened next to them, was the logical move.
Meiji restoration
@You Mom is Green great? they got their ass kicked by Mothra
1853: US Navy forces the Japanese to end their isolation in hope of turning Japan into a future colony.
1941: The Japanese cripples the US Navy in a surprise air raid as well as capturing virtually ALL US Asian territories.
It's probably the craziest revenge arc in world history.
Grymbaldknight, Hmm all they did was buy the ships from the best naval power in the world. There is nothing remotely incredible about that. Their single victory here was meaningless as nothing much was gained for them.They are still begging for the Russians to give them back their islands till this day.
Ironic the Russians are using "Z" as a symbol of the war as the Japanese see the "Z flag" as an emblem signifying their victory at Tsushima.
The Z symbol is just one of the many unit marks used in the war. It was your propaganda that popularised it into a symbol under which Russia now rallies
During this battle, one of the ensign trainee onboard the Japanese cruiser Nisshin was a young man named Isoroku Yamamoto.
Its always fascinating to see where the titans of World War II started out. General George S Patton for example was a cavalry officer who was part of a raid sent into Mexico by the U.S. Cavalry to capture Pancho Villa
And on Russian side it was Ivan S. Yumashev, who commanded the fleet which conquered Kuril Islands in 1945.
@@wrudn
No one cares.
@@wrudn Wrong on all accounts. Yumashev first served the Russian navy in 1912, and he was tasked with invading Chongjin, in North Korea.
While among the Tsarist fleet was another young man name Alexander Kolchak who will be a ww1 veteran and to meet his demise at the Russian civil war.
When Tōgō Heihachirō was a schoolkid he was popular with his teachers.
He always knew to cross his Ts.
Oh my
Except there are not Ts in japanese. #funatparties
@@yaldabaoth2 There are still things to cross in Japanese.
boooooo
@@yaldabaoth2 Fine, he crossed his, す,も,せ,け,お,ず,ぱ,ば,だ,ざ,,ぜ,を,れ,ゃ,や,ち,た,か andあs
Beautiful 3D animation and the water looks amazing, since the first video the animation and the quality is everytime better :-)
Many of Rozhestvensky’s sailors were Poles, one of them was Jerzy Wolkowicki, who protested Admiral Nebogatov’s surrender choosing to fight till the end. Wokowicki becomes a kind of Russian national hero of that time celebrated in national newspapers and political rallies. He becomes a general in the Polish Army after 1918. This episode saved his life in Katyn Massacre where he was recognized as Tsushima hero and spared by the Soviets in 1940. He died at 100 as a Polish political immigrant in London in 1983.
Wow!
I never heard that. I question if there were language barriers (Polish vs. Russian speaking) between the crewman which may have led to confusion in battle? Inability to give (or comprehend) orders is doubtless a major problem in a battle. Could that have been an issue in this battle? Plus, Poles and Russians have had a long enmity between each other and I question if Polish crewmen may have simply decided they were not going to risk themselves "fighting for Russia" once the Japanese began gaining the upper hand at Tsushima. Has there ever been an investigation into this possibility? Just a thought.
@@STEELWOLVESS In 1905 it has been roughly 100 years since the partition of Poland so due the Tzars efforts in russification of Poles language wasn't an issue as all were thought ryssian in schools instead of polish. Bout the case of being loyal... they were the russian soliders drafted or not. Losing this would not make any difference for the Poles.
@@sagatlike3393 This defeat brought Russia closer to collapse thanks to which Poland regained independence. Still think it makes no difference?
@emosh73 Yes, that's what he means. However, during the wars, some Poles often formed units fighting on the side of the enemies of the occupiers, for example, they fought on the side of France, Turkey, and Hungary during this time, when there was an opportunity to fight against Russia, Austria or the Reich.
Someone said: An enemy of an enemy is a friend.
I have nothing to do with their task. They didn't have much choice on duty in russian ship in far east, and tzar know it.
It’s amazing how absolute this battle and the war was! That a nation that just 30 years before was nothing but another backwater in East Asia, would become a world power on par with Britain, Germany, France, and Russia. It’s also impressive to see how the Japanese blended their ancient traditions and customs with the modern era of technological advancements!
Technically, those ships used by the Japanese were built in British shipyards, and their naval officers went to British naval academies.
Wouldn't go that far, If they had fought with the British or German fleets the Japanese fleet wouldn't of stood a chance. Still impressive though.
@@tristan3801 The naval officer who planned the operation of this battle also referred to the old Japanese naval tactics.
@@toshiyam2853 Tactics are not the only thing taught in naval academies. Logistics, gunnery, and implementation of new technologies are also an important aspect of naval warfare. The Japanese ships were equiped with far more advanced cannons than their Russian adversary.
@@tristan3801 Yup ... The Japanese bought the best kit around, but they used it well.
When History Channel failed us, we got Kings and Generals...
Thank you!
Ohh we still have quality content on History Channel, like Big Foot, Aliens building pyramids, and Hitler escaping to Argentina.... ohh crap.
@@Chepicoro Only the last one is plausible.
When History Channel became, The Ancient Aliens network!
And 100 other channels
Another part of Russia's eternal quest for more warm water ports.
The irony is that they've always been horrendous at naval warfare. Should they just give up?
@@ivanlagrossemoule Today their navy is one of the best since its mostly nuclear : D
@@NoForceRRK Russian nuclear reactors are notoriously unsafe and prone to radiation leak. those Soviet engineers had no safety culture to speak of, and the hundreds of dead sailors plus the four nuclear powered Soviet submarines which sank from engine and/or coolant failure is their testament to naval "greatness"
Could you blame them? Having no warm water ports means they are isolated from marintime trade in the winter.
@@offchance789 any surface fleet attempting to fight against the Russians will be sunk in minutes. Why?
Nuclear missiles.
Now you have a dilemma: will you shoot back at Russian cities with nuclear weapons? The Russians were hitting strictly military targets so hitting back against civilian targets might be seens as "overreacting". If you want to hit strictly military targets, that won't be easy since there isn't much of Russian surface fleet to speak of.
Animations are getting incredible. Keep up up the good work!
Thank you very much, more on the way!
Fun fact: During the battle of Tsushima, Isoroku Yamamoto (the future grand admiral of the Japanese navy) got heavily injured. He lost his middle and index finger on his left hand and carried many other scars ; he served on the armored cruiser Nisshin which was one of the Giuseppe Garibaldi class armored cruiser.
Another fun fact, both the Giuseppe Garibaldi class cruisers Japan purchased from Italy and used in the Russo-Japanese war were sunk during WWII. The Nisshin used as a target ship for the Yamato in 1942, and the Kasuga, used as floating barracks, was bombed by the Americans in july 1945.
If he lost one additional finger, Yamamoto would have been medically discharged from the Imperial Navy.
Hello from Japan. You’re good video. These days we can go inside of Mikasa battleship, it’s now a museum in Yokosuka City harbor. Many exhibits about Admiral Togo, Tsushima battle, and Great Japanese Imperial Navy.
I need to visit!
The story of how it became a museum is also quite interesting and it got really close to falling into disrepair and being scrapped several times, in the end it was saved by an English businessman who had a fondness for the ship.
Mi Kasa es su Casa
@Aidan Champeau-Annoye Mikasa from Shingeki no Kyojin is named after this specific battleship. There is believe that series which have character named after famous military ship is granted succes in Japan.
@@yichenwang1600 That attitude is why Japan removed South-Korea from their white-list...
Fun fact: Two of the ships who fought at Tsushima (one on each side) are actually still around today.
One is the Japanese battleship Mikasa, Admiral Togo's flagship during the battle. After the war and her eventual decommissioning, she was preserved as a museum ship. From her moorings, she watched Imperial Japan descend into fascism and fanaticism, then suffer for it when they attacked the USA. After World War 2, Japan nearly forgot about Mikasa until the 1950s when an American published an article reminding people she existed. With help from many people (including American Pacific naval commander Chester Nimitz who led the USN to victory over Japan), Mikasa was restored and preserved. She's currently living out a comfortable retirement as a museum ship.
The Russian protected cruiser Aurora is most famous for her role in the 1917 Russian Revolution, yet twelve years before that she was one of the few Russian warships that escaped the disaster at Tsushima and the subsequent Japanese pursuit. She's since survived World War 2 and the collapse of the Soviet Union that wouldn't have existed without the revolution she helped cause. She too is enjoying retirement as a museum ship from her moorings in St. Petersburg.
Mikasa is the only surviving pre-Dreadnought battleship (meaning a warship built between 1880 and the launch of HMS Dreadnought in 1905) while Aurora is one of the last pre-Dreadnought protected cruisers remaining. If you're ever in Japan or Russia, try to set aside a day to pay them a visit. You won't regret it.
*EDIT* Corrected mistake about Aurora being the only surviving pre-Dreadnought cruiser, as she isn't.
MattCellaneous The term "Pre-Dreadnought" refers specifically to warships built in 1880-1905, before the launch of HMS Dreadnought revolutionized warship design. So USS Constitution, HMS Warrior, and other older ships don't count as pre-Dreadnoughts.
You're right about Olympia, though. Aurora isn't the only surviving pre-Dreadnought cruiser. (They're even both protected cruisers!)
I toured "Mikasa" when I lived in Japan. I have been to Russia, but I was unable to see Aurora since my itinerary didn't include St. Petersburg. I hope to change that someday.
Fun fact: US Fleet Admiral Nimitz and Admiral Togo met once in a party. Nimitz took great inspiration from Togo and studied his Naval tactic.
Main reason why Nimitz was so sympathetic towards IJN Mikasa because it was Togo's flagship.
Japan even constructed a replica of Togo's Residencial garden at Nimitz' family hotel, to symbolize peace between US and Japan and the eternal friendship between their 2 naval commanders.
Yeah we all know that
Did you just assume the ship's gender?
You guys have become the best war documentary channel on RUclips! The most wide ranging subjects and the most regular uploads. Thank you
Haven't missed a single video from K&G.
Same here, perhaps the best history channel on RUclips. Always putting out reliably good content week in and week out.
@@DZ-yk2ew true
Haven't missed a single british tank
Erwin Rommel hi desert fox
Yup.Sundays have become more exciting.
“Stop, no, you can’t take that. We were gonna build a railroad through here to try to get some warm water.”
Napoleon I Bonaparte and that made the bill wurtz reference inevitable
xD i understood that reference :v
*The Russians wouldn't get any "warm water" ports until over half-a-century later in Cuba and Vietnam.*
@@Suite_annamite Oh no, how did they powered their russian saunas ?
and then they downgraded to a fuckton... did i say downgrade?
Going straight to Vladivostok with like 26 ships secretly is like trying to sneak into your house to not wake anyone up while drunk with glass vases everywhere, 3 dogs, and a loudspeaker
Japan's navy laid a massive sea mine trap that the rookie Russian Baltic fleet sailed right into.
and they tour around the world to get to the battle
Rozhestvensky had nothing more to do. It was impossible for ships and crew to steam back to Baltic. It was too dangerous to steam around Japan because lack of coal. Port arthur had fallen already. The only port where they may able to get rest was Vladivostok. Still its harbour woulnt be able to take all ships and repairs would take for few years because of lack of repairing power.
@@evgenylaptev2534 He could have sent slow transports home and steam full-speed with battleships and cruisers. He could have repainted the ships, or hung a fake "British" flag, to confuse the Japanese. Instead he crawled at 9 knots like a sitting duck.
@@arkadiytseytlin6645 Its good to tell what he should or must do when you know aftermath :) He had own reasons for doing how he did. He was wrong, but there nothng can do now.
Is this were the Ghost of Tsushima sequel is gonna take place.
@J - LB
"I am no longer Samurai. Now I am ADMIRAL jin Sekai. We will fight the Mongol Russians at sea!"
No.
Yes
Bruh its 700+ years gap 🤣
Oh shit its gonna lit
You've beaten me to this one! Superb as always.
Thank you, my friend!
Ahh yes your doing one too!!!
Are you also going to create a material on this battle? Will you be a little more specific on both fleets' maneuvers during the battle itself, possibly even animating it like in your video on the Battle of Jutland? I'm trying to make something out of detailed maps of the clash, but animation would just be easier to understand :)
It probably got skipped for time reasons but the Baltic sea fleet's trip to the Yellow Sea was also fraught with problems which delayed their arrival and got Russia in diplomatic trouble with Britain to the point of almost getting declared war upon.
Due to fear of Japanese torpedo boats they opened fire on a group of British fishing boats at Dogger Bank in what's known as the Dogger Bank incident. In the chaos they also fired upon their own ships and only the remarkably poor quality of the gunnery involved saw to it that only 3 of the fishermen died along with 2 of the Russians. One of the Russian Battleships reportedly firing 500 shells and missing with every single one.
I wonder why this was not on the video
MuchoDank like it was said at the end of the video, it hard to include everything in a short video
Great info! It's crazy because Dogger Bank is next to Britain, and Russian fleet would think Japanese sent a couple torpedo boats all the way around the globe to an area where there is no Japanese base. They must had imagined that Britain supported this "Japanese torpedo force" since there is no other way for the boats to operate. Given this level of mistrust and animosity, I suspect Britain would've allowed Russia to use the Suez anyways...
Don't forget that the fleet turned into a Zoo somewhere outside western Africa after the crew had lost all hope and decided to buy a bunch of exotic animals.
"Naval blunders" is a great book.
@@nomooon What could help understand thaht burst of imagination on the Russian side is the fact that the crews were reportedly heavily drunk at that time. As if this whole situation couldn't get any more "Russian"
The world's most forgotten game changing war. The first modern, decisive defeat of a Western Power by an Eastern. The victory that really kicked off WWII era Imperial Japan. This is covered so little by other channels of your type, and this is what really sets you guys above and beyond the others. Awesome job.
Forgotten? What are you talking about? It's one of the most commonly referenced battles in modern history.
I like the precise presentation of the Russo Japanese naval battles. My grandfather was a Japanese Army Lieutenant who was a communicator officer for General Nogi at the Battle of Port Arthur. He was wounded during the battle and somehow survived. He said that the fighting for the 203 meter hill was terrible. I have a photo of him in his Japanese Army Uniform.
That's amazing
Did he acknowledge Japan's war crimes?
@@bananian this isnt ww2 genius
Do you mean *great* grandfather or no?
@@usssimshullnumberdd-4095 I have two grandfathers that fought in the Russo Japanese War and one was born in 1884 and the other in 1885. My father fought in WWII in the US Army and I was born a few years after WWII. My great grandfathers were born before the end of the Tokugawa Period.
Thank you so much for the video, my great grandad was a Russian sailor serving at the port Arthur in 1904-1905 on one of the battle ships...this video turns me to tears!!
Peace !
Fun fact on the french president Félix Faure (4 minute mark of the vid). He would die after a "meeting" with his mistress, leading french politician Georges Clemenceau to say "Il voulait être César, il ne fut que Pompée". He wanted to be Caesar, he only was Pompey (Pompée in french meaning blown).
Blown as in (of a vehicle or its engine) provided with a turbocharger? So Clemenceau was complimenting his virility or something?
@@Edax_Royeaux As a blowjob. He was getting a blowjob from his mistress and he suffered and stroke and died. People would later call his mistress "Pompe funèbre" (death care business in french)
@@papazoulou9326 Still sounds like a compliment. There are way worse ways of going out. Such as being penetrated 23 times by 60 men on the Ides of March.
@@Edax_Royeaux (Good one) There are indeed worse ways of going out. However, Faure was in office at the time (Imagine Bill Clinton dying while getting the blowjojb from Monica L.) and since Clemenceau really didn't like him, one last way to ridicule him.
Who would win? A continent-stretching superpower with tons of resources and manpower or *sOme bUshidO bOys*
@@LuisAldamiz no wonder libtards always owning conservatives
@WB
1 for memes sake
2 well liberals are usualy those who opened for new ideas right? while conservatives not
@Luis Complete and utter bullshit. Although I wouldn't expect less from communist zombies, blinded enough by their rotten and hideous ideology to spit such nonsense.
Mao like his cousins, Stalin, Hitler, Mustafa and many others was a felonious dictator, a lunatic and a genocider. His "cultural revolution" was a pure genocide and a straight forward crime against Humanity with more than 50M innocent dead lives, triggering the worse famine and the worst imprisoning and terrorist system in mankind's history. You should be ashamed of praising him, but well, one's words reveal one's quality as well.
Lemkin as well as any sane, educated person and strong believer in Humanity would spit straight into your face.
And no, your short-sighted and criminal "cultural revolutions" are always doomed to fail in the long-term and there are many and recent examples of it. Because you believe in an ideology of barbarism that disregards history, you view life as Markov chain and spit on the past. But History will always be coming back to get to on you, to condemn you and your rotten beliefs, to sentence you among its darkest pages as well as to give justice to every single victim of your barbarism.
I wouldn't call late Tsarist Russia a "super power".
@@LuisAldamiz Mao almost destroyed China so much so that China was 50 years behind. It was Deng that opened the country and capitalist reforms that enabled China to get where we are now. I can guarantee you that most chinese will never credit Mao for where we are today
Fun fact. The Russian Baltic fleet fired upon British ships in the North Sea. That's why the Russians had to sail around Africa instead of the Suez Cannal and were exshausted when the battle begin. I bet thats why u didn't show the Russians passing through the Suez Cannal, right???
Yes, the incident in question was Russian ships opening fire on British fishing boats in the North Sea. The Russians issued a formal diplomatic apology and paid reparations to the families of the civillians killed - but that had nothing to do with them not crossing the Suez Canal.
Great Britiain was an ally of Japan, an alliance meant to curb the rising Russian influence in the Far East. While the British performed no outright acts of war, they used all the tools in their power to weaken the Russians through other means - notably influencing the Egyptian (de-facto a British puppet state at this point) khediv to deny the Russians passage through the Suez canal. Another notable road block was the refusal of the Ottoman sultan to grant the Russian Black Sea fleet passage through the Bosphorus en route to the war in the Far East. The Black Sea fleet was the only Russian naval force of any size left intact by the end of the war, since it was unable to leave the Black Sea at all.
@Tarık Mengüç they thought that they are japanese torpedo boats kek
@@szymonm2980 Yes, pretty much. A gunman made a mistake.
@Tarık Mengüç Yup, in the North Sea. Careless, naive people who don't see enemies sneaking everywhere are not promoted in Russian military forces. ;)
Passing at the most southern tip of Africa.. that's a lot of lost time! Going old school
Important note: "Mikasa", Admiral Togo's flagship in this battle, is the only Pre-Dreadnought battleship to have survived to this very day, and now serves as a museum ship.
I have it in world of warships and I’d love to actually go to Japan to see the beast.
It’s also the only Imperial Japanese warship that hasn’t been sunk or scrapped (the last WWII-era Japanese warship was the destroyer Yukikaze, which ended up in Nationalist China as a war prize, then got kicked over to Taiwan for obvious reasons where she remained an active warship until the 1970s).
Built by Vickers, Sons & Maxim, Barrow-in-Furness.
Days after the end of the war, Mikasa's magazine accidentally exploded and sank the ship. She was salvaged and her repairs took over two years to complete.
Well worth the tour if you are ever near Yokosuka.
Junior Officer Isoroku Yamamoto was onboard armoured cruiser Nisshin during the Battle of Tsushima. He would go on to plan the attack on Pearl Harbour 36 years later as Admiral of the Japanese Navy
To point out, he was really against attacking the US, but couldn't disobey superiors. He knew the war would be lost if Japan failed to deal a decisive blow from the onset (which they failed, and also got rekt at Midway, which is ironic seeing as how Japan was desperate for a decisive battle which would decide the war)
There is something wrong in the detection part. That Japanese scout ship discovered the Russian fleet in far more south to Tsushima strait. That was the tactic designed by 秋山真之, who completely set up the battles of Port Arthur and Tsushima. He divided the Tsushima Strait into 7 areas, spreading many scout ships in the first and second areas, making desicive battle in the third area, and then keeping eliminating the whole Russian fleet in the next 4 areas. After detecting the Russian fleet, the Japanese united navy actually went south to combat with the Russian fleet, and a famous 180° sharp turn was made by the Japanese fleet to make the T pependicular tactic, which let the Russian commander felt Japanese crazy, because during this turn the Japanese ships cannot counter attack due to the declining center of gravity, but this sharp turn almost meant a static target to the Russian fleet. This happened when the distance between both was 6000 meters. Japanese won the gambling, as the Russian fleet did not sunk any Japanese ships during the sharp turn. Then the T was successfully made, the result determined.
Kings and Generals. Now in 3D!
The journey of the Second Pacific Squadron deserves its own video. A video detailing it's comedy of errors -
Mistaking fishing boats as destroyers, almost losing a battleship to imaginary boarders, accidentally shooting up their cruiser Aurora, losing to fishing boats and almost starting a war with Britain. The captain of the supply ship Kamchatka apparently being a drunkard, hallucinating hostile destroyers throughout the entire journey. Not having a global port network = having to buy coal from freighters and having crew suffer fumes. Acquiring exotic pets in Africa, then having said pets go out of control. Attempting target practice off Madagascar, only to shoot up the ship towing the targets, Aurora. The admiral suffering a mental breakdown.
would be entertaining.
Yeah, need to make a video about that.
Please make a video!
Kings and Generals already been done
Potential History did a video about it
I recall reading "The Fleet That Had To Die" many years ago. Dealt with Tsushima and the long traverse of the Baltic squadron to the Pacific. One thing I recall was the statement that during the journey there was not one Russian sailor killed in that incredibly long journey....and that had to be due to some fairly" good seamanship." As long as one doesn't count the British fishermen killed, I guess. Probably some good luck as well. Particularly with shooting up the Aurora. But I guess during the actual battle that seamanship.....and good luck.....dissipated. Like smoke from the ships funnels.
Japanees are TRUELY powerful from the time of Mongolian Invasion till Russian War
The music, the graphics, the in depth explaination of things like tactics, the research and of course the narration. All A+.
Best channel of its kind and it isnt even close.
Damn, you absolutely have outdone yourselves with this one. I'm stunned.
I guess I can add a fun fact: Polish emissaries led by Józef Piłsudski were negotiating to form a Polish Legion in the Japanese Army as well as support in arms for Poles in Europe to open a second front there.
Didn't know about that! Thank you!
Imperator Augustus lol
Imperator Augustus XD
Imperator Augustus Any proof for that?
Poles, the original weaboos.
I just feel devastated about the lives of young Russian men who were told to sail months and months from Europe, far away from their family, moms and dads, not knowing they will die even before reaching their destination. Nearly 5000 spirits of men lingering in the sea thousands of miles away from home. This is so damn sad.
It was over kill. But typical of Japanese back then. No reason to want to wipe them out
@@manwithnoname691 No reason to want to wipe them out when the two nations are at war and Russia stole Japan’s hard-fought conquest?
They were fighting over land that were essentially not theirs in the first place. It was Chinese territory. They were fighting to become the bigger bully, which Japan eventually succeeded.
@@parrotbrand2782 Japan and Russia fought over the Korean Peninsula. Japan never accepted that the Korean Peninsula would become a base for the Russian Navy. Just as Kennedy did not accept that Cuba would become a Soviet missile base.
This video bummed me out a little. I felt pity the entire time
I don't know why, but I remember almost all details of the Kings and General's videos I've seen.
In fact I know what, they are so well explained and illustrated that it get stuck in long-term memory.
Who is here because of the Russian and Ukrainian wars?
Here after the sinking of the Moskva.
The combination of Tactics, History & Motivations behind conflicts is simply mind blowing.... This channel is Amazing!
Wow! Incredible video! I didn't even know this war had happened! Animation was even better than the Arab - Israeli war video. Keep it up K&G
We will, thank you!
The cruiser Aurora survived the battle of Tsushima, then was temporarily interned in the Philippines before returning to Saint Petersburg. Legend has it that crew members fired the first shot from the Aurora front turret towards the Hermitage where the then government was in meeting, hence starting the second 1917 revolution.
You can still visit Aurora in Saint Petersburg. (Long queue, annoying security guard, but there's a public toilet outside in case the queue is just too long.)
Sergei Eisenstein made a famous movie about this legend.
The Japanese flagship, Mikasa, is still around too! She's the only pre-dreadnought battleship still floating, even. They have her as a museum ship in Yokosuka.
One of the legends associated with the Aurora is that when the Russian fleet fired on the British fishing fleet in the north sea the indiscriminate firing also hit Russian ships. In the confused and chaotic 'night-battle' when the Russian fleet mistook the small fishing boats for a flotilla of torpedo boats bearing down on them they opened fire in all directions. One of the misdirected shells hit the Aurora killing the ship's priest. That was, of course, seen as a deeply disturbing omen that 'god had deserted their cause' and that the Aurora was a cursed ship from that moment on. So, the myth was further strengthened when it managed to survive Tsushima and ended up being moored in the Neva where it played a part in the overthrow of the Tsar - seemingly the ship was 'cursed' to play an important role in major events. Despite popular belief, the cruiser did not in fact fire on the Winter Palace but instead fired a blank to signal the start of the revolution and the mutiny of the sailors of Kronstadt. The palace was apparently bombarded, but by the guns of the Peter & Paul fortress, and then only for a short while. The small Tsarist forces had evacuated the palace in the dark and the Bolsheviks occupied it with barely a shot fired. The stirring and dramatic imagery of the 'storming' is more to do with Sergei Eisenstein's film which was made 10 years later and carefully constructed the image of the events.
Japanese went absolutely mediaeval on Russians.
@@nikzad2167 or Mediaeval. In the Queen's English.
@@clanpsi well aware of all of that, considering my degree from university is in Mediaeval history, (with the a); and while ash and eth and thorn are no longer used, we can still borrow from their heritage. My comment was only. To point out to the previous commenter that mediaeval is still an entirely acceptable spelling.
Unit 731
@@Rothagonithagie Different war.
@@christopherlee627 Same continent/century.
Again, I am impressed with the accuracy of Japanese pronunciations by this channel. Thanks for your hard work and great content!
What a great video. I love all of the work you all put into these. The maps are spectacular! Keep it up guys!
I really like how you marked countries using different colors but still kept the physical geography (rivers, forest but no mountains?). It makes the map a lot more visually attractive.
I love your Podcast BTW, 5 stars from me! (The Music and Narration is awesome, especially how they are balanced and how clear David is, props to David and all the team!)
Thank you, my friend, means the world!
This is visually fantastic, much more immersive than usual! I particularly liked the combined display of both land and naval forces, it makes the video feel like it's describing more of a campaign than just a battle.
Golden age of documentaries.
A boon for homeschool parents & students!
This video should be used in school instead of boring texts. I love World history. Recentry, there are great youtubers like you who provide amazing visualized historical videos. For example, EmperorTigerstar is my favorite channel. Very nice. We need more channel like this. cheers from Japan.
Thanks, more on the way!
Due to his victory, Admiral Togo was termed by Western journalist as “The Nelson of the East”.
クオリティたっかｗ
当事国なんだから日本人もこれぐらいのビデオ作って欲しい。
そう言ってる暇があったら 君こそこういうのを越え得るのを作らないと、日本人として！
君達二人で協力しあいながら作ればいいよ！
Y'all's ability to continually up your production value is astonishing. Great job and keep it up!
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I've already subscribed XD. Was thrilled when I saw that. @@KingsandGenerals
We appreciate it!
Russian strategy: change the naval commander.
Yeah. It was not such smart, and it was one of some more causes of russian defeat. Nevertheless japanese was more ready and smart at this war. Fair play.
Well I think it's because japan is an Asian country and therefore russians underestimated japanese power
Pineapple Man the Russian empire under Nicholas II was always terrible at fighting and I think the Tsar is who to blame for their defeats
@@garnery-tv8226,yeah
Too bad, the Czar was not ready or fit for the throne
His predecessor died early as well
That freaking Stark doesnt placed and protected his fleet as he must by russian naval rules. Because of this 2 BB's were badly damaged at the very first day of the war. Would you leave such commander in command? Would you continue trust him your fleet which cost your country enormous amount of money? Or will you look for another admiral especially if you have plenty of them? Makarov neglected mine warfare and he paid for this with his own life. So yes, another commander was needed. Vitgeft was killed on his flagship during Battle of Yellow Sea and yet another, 4th commander was needed again. But I am sure you doesnt care shit about all of that and would leave your fleet without any command just because you are so funny guy!
1000× times better than Hollywood!!!
These days almost anything is.
Hollywood is just where movies are made. You should blame the companies that make these movies instead.
Yea, real war is much better then pretend
Watching the Meiji Restoration and this video was pretty damn great and left me speechless when it comes to Japan’s determination to be the best. It only took them 40+ yrs to transcend the modern world and that is very intimidating but kudos to them they have surely earned it. 🇯🇵🇨🇦
私が学んだ中学校の用務員のお爺さんが、この戦いに参加したと
聞きました、今おもうと直接話を聞きたかったとおもいます。
両国の兵士に敬礼！。
It's amazing how Japan was the only Eastern power that challenged the centuries of domination by the Western empires. After being on the victorious side in WW1 if the Japanese hadn't changed sides in WW2 & post war had to decolonise the way British & French had then things could've been so different including perhaps their relationships with some of their former colonies.
USA and Britain did not want Japan to further expand. Kind of hypocritical since Britain added Ottoman and German territories to their empire. USA feared Japan encroaching on the Philippines.
@@hajime2k Yes I couldn't agree more. The old imperial powers like UK or France basically didn't want any new imperial power to challenge their supremacy in any region, so they didn't want to allow Japan to be a challenge in Asia Pacific just like they didn't want to allow Germany to be a challenge in Europe.
I saw Corbett Report documentary (The WW1 Conspiracy) & then Ralph Raico's lecture (The World at War) coz parts of his lecture were shown in that documentary also. It was interesting to see the background of WW1.
Western Empires have been annoying, since Rome. Mongols wrecked Eastern Europe, Arabs and Berbers took Iberia, Turks took the Balkans. Europe started to pick itself up in the 15th Century.
@@halaldunya918 You Asians have been a pain for thousands of years, yet you don't see us Europeans complain.
Thank you very much for this short but very precise process of the war. It is amazing that Japanese Imperial Navy which achieved this remarkable victory was established only 37 years after the Meiji Revolution (1868). Before this revolution, there was no modern military and only Samurai soldiers with sword were protecting this country.
Respect to Japan from the United States. You deserved every moment of this great victory.
Our nations would make far better allies than enemies.
Hirosima and Nagasaki confirm this
i see you changed your profile picture again for the christmas season!
This is my favorite conflict! Thanks for covering it.
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That was a great video! Thank you very much for producing and posting it!
Who got this in their recommended after the Ghost of Tsushima came out?
This channel's innovation is next level
Thank you very much :-)
Greetings and love to Japan from Croatia🇭🇷🎌🇯🇵 TENNO HEIKA BANZAI!
Now they can focus on searching the Ainu gold
What the ukocanupkor do you mean by that, Nispa?
Horkew Oskoni
I was just kidding, his profile picture is the sign of Chaos in the Warhammer 40k lore. People who follow Chaos are heretics in the eyes of the Imperium.
ore wa fujimi no sugimoto da
GET THE FUCKING SUTU
Incredibly well done! Thank you for putting in the time and effort on these new videos.
Thanks for watching!
Just wanted to say keep up the good work K&G, you're really the only CC's that consistently drop documentaries on different points in history. You guys are much appreciated.
Again! Kings and generals with the great work and huge step up. I can feel the change as I was one of the first to notice this channel I was one of the first subscribers. Great improving. Keep up the great work. 👌🏻💪🏻
Thanks for watching!
The best channel on RUclips. No hyperbole, I'm serious.
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Great video! Keep it up with the modern naval stuff. It's so often overlooked.
It would be brilliant if you could cover Jutland or Midway at some point.
Seeing this naval battle presented in this manner was truly unique. I hope this channel produces more video's on more naval battles. Because I think these video's could do quite nicely. My thanks to those who made this video a reality.
Gotta hand it to the Japanese naval commander... Outplayed the Russian commanders.
Also, you don't mess with an Ackerman in the fleet... 😂
Major Glory they should be grateful that another ackerman not joined the war
@Ann Nifödova Japanese were smarter and more skilled, period
I bet nobody imagined her name was referred to in a battle with titans in the 21st century...
Togo was educated by the British who were the best in naval warfare at the time. He learn naval warfare and even ship building while his stay in Britain
I love seeing war animated like this.
Same :)
Something interesting to note about the Battle of Tsushima is the dogger bank incident when the Baltic force of the Russian navy on the way to Port Arthur, fired upon British fishing boats believing them to be Japanese torpedo boats. This resulted in the Russians having to go around the entire coast of Africa instead of through the Suez as the British banned them from using the canal which in turn resulted in the poor condition of those ships upon arrival in East Asia.
Could you guys make videos like this today? It’s beautiful.
Heiachiro Togo is a legend
Heihachiro
Yea
:)
And what was the name of the Russian Admiral who took Kuril Islands in 1945?
@@wrudn Me : die Russia! , DIE !! .
I really enjoyed this video. I dont want to start praising your new type of video, because i stuttered 20 min not knowing what to say: its literally breathtaking. Everything is enjoyable and catchy. Good job and thank you for this!
Bravo! Absolutely amazing!!!! Congratulations. Your work is far better than BBC, History Channel, and any other professional historian documentary. Bravo!!!
Thank you very much!
wow this is truly well-done! Much appreciation for all the effort put into it!
Thank you very much for watching!
production quality out the wazoo on this one, holy hell, well done!
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Hadn't watched it yet but i know it's going to be great
it's great indeed
the cinematography is awesome
"Tsushima" by Frank Thiess
was my 1st ever book i was
5 in 1950 it molded my life !
Admiral togo didnt crossed the T infact he used a tactic similar to the kuruma gakari which was used in the battle of kawanakajima in 1553 to 1564, this tactic used rotation and speed thats why russian couldnt get there frontal guns otherwise they couldve landed shots on togo ship if he had cross the T and stalled in a broadside.
We need more naval battles from you guys with these animations: Leyte Gulf, Jutland, River Plate, Dodger Bank, do them all!
Will consider!
There must always be a Stark in Port Arthur.
YU R MUH QUEEN
"Admiral Stark, you are in command of the defense of Port Arthur. This is an order from the Czar"
"I DUNT WUNT IT"
@@LevAgency k
@@Killzoneguy117 k? what?
@@LevAgency I'm not really sure what the point of your rant was. This entire thread was referencing Game of Thrones. I mean, if you got beef with Russians, that's like your business man, but I'm really not sure what that has to do with Season 8 of Game of Thrones.
Excellent battle animations, yours are the best I've seen. Thank you.
Fun fact about Mikasa she’s still afloat and is currently a museum ship
God bless for Ukraine and Japan!!
And Russia !
@@MoskusMoskiferus1611uhhhh
Thanks a lot for covering the subject. Always wondered in what state the Russian fleet reached the battlefield.
Great job Japan!
Fantastic video. Congratulations from Brazil.
The story of the 2nd Pacific Squadron is pretty hilarious - let's just say there was no chance of it winning, Drachinifel has a good video on it.
I didn't know about the Battleship Nicoli I'st venture in 1894. Very good. The graphics were highly informative. Two small things however. The Yellow Sea battle graphic indicated that the battleship Retvitsan was sunk, this was not the case. Nor did it mention the crucial hit on the flagship Czarevitch's bridge which decided the battle and that ship's subsequent escape. Also the utter incompetence of the Russian commander at Tsushima was as key to Russia's defeat as was Togo's tactical brilliance.
True. Vitgeft may have been able to escape had a shot not hit the Tsarevitch's bridge, killing him and jamming the ship's steering, this threw the Russian battle line into confusion, leading to their withdraw back to Port Arthur, although the Tsarevitch, was able to eventually escape to Kiaochou and internment.
It really is amazing that Japan won this war. Not just because Japan is so much smaller than Russia, but because their senior leaders grew up in an age where their warfare consisted of spears and bows. Amazing they were able to adapt to modern technology and tactics so fast
Japan learned all the wrong lessons from winning this war, leading directly to its disastrous defeat in WWII. They began a war with a continental superpower with many times the population and industry with a surprise attack on the Russian main naval base before declaring war. They used the initiative gained to win by defeating the stronger but demoralized enemy forces in detail and breaking the Russian will to fight. The fact that banzai charges were not winning the ground war, and the Japanese economy was near collapse when the Russians gave up was completely forgotten in the rush of victory. Japan then tried the exact same strategy against the U.S.
good point of view
Well at least their economy recovered fast
Difference is we Americans love war. The only time we were at war we were in a depression
@@williehawaii9967 when it's not on the home soil , that is.
seiji fujii no I’m pretty sure if another civil war broke out we’ll make sure it last for eternity to keep up our military industrial complex. Add in some false flags and fake mass shootings and we’re good to go
Hats off to Japan for smashing the aggressor Russia. Japan also smashed Britain during the first half of WWII. Retake almost all the British islands of the Pacific with their powerful navy. On the other hand, Hitler's Germany almost smashed Russia. The Axis power was on the verge of a great victory. But Japan didn't have any nuclear bombs in their arsenal, while USA had. So Japan made a terrible blunder by air raiding Pearl Harbour and throwing away the fortune in the hands of the Allied power. While the allied power tagged Hitler as a mass killer, US President Harry S. Truman also committed a heinous war crime by harling two nuclear bombs on Japan and killing lakhs of innocent Japanese people and Russian president Joseph Stalin also committed a grave crime by mass killing several Germans and gang-raping several german women after the fall of Berlin. Stalin, a mass murderer continued his mass killings even in his homeland Russia after WWII.
If Japan didn't attack Pearl Harbour then the allied power definitely suffered a humiliating defeat. Germany & Japan will become the two superpowers post-WWII instead of USA and Russia. Then Japan & Germany can launch a combined attack against the USA. In that case USA will suffer a thrashing defeat and Japan could be the most powerful nation today.
No, Empire Japan had nuclear weapon plan since 1934, had tested over twice at current of N.Korea and the bayside before US does. That's why USSR and the U.S. had secret agreement. The Emperor at the time didn't like more hard challenge and the escallation against the losing situation, so didn't allow to adopt the weapon.
no japan would have still lose the war because they knew including yamamoto that they could not beat the USA in industrialization and japan has no resources to fuel their war machine and they knew from the beginning they could never win but just hope for negotiations and they bombed pearl habor because they wanted to take resources and because of the sanctions the US and UK put on them and Japan's navy might have been powerful enough to match the Royal and US navy but they could not outproduce them in resources and raw materials needed for industrialization.
What is the point of these comments? "If things had been more advantageous to X then X would have won". For real, so what? If Britain hadn't been at war with Germany, then Japan would have got wrecked by them but so what? If WW2 had been between Iceland and Thailand, there would have been less fighting in North Africa and it wouldn't have been called WW2 but so what? Fact is Japan and the Axis took on USA, UK and USSR and got absolutely wrecked, end of story.
@@Joke_Bidumb all true this was a no win situation
I'd like some of what you're smoking