hey, does anybody else like how he went for more history? And is it just me.... bc i think Jingles could be pretty good as a voice actor/narrator for the history channel and other simmilar movies/videos?
I like the history but I can not help but feel that if it where my replay I would be REALLY disappointed not to hear jingles talking about how well I was doing.
+Chaingun1701 - he got his video featured and his name out there to be recognised. The gameplay stands on its own without Jingles having to fluff his windsock for him. I, personally, would be happy with that as a video contributor.
Finally, I've been waiting for ages for more historical content like the ones you made about the mig 15 and spitfire. Thank you so much for bringing it back.
Finally I sent a battle worth making a video for! Thanks for showcasing it, Jingles, it really means a lot for me :) Hope everyone enjoyed the history leason, I truly hoped he did one with this replay. I also hope I can upload some more games worth watching and listening to Jingles showcase it :)
And tho I'm argentinian, yes, both my maternal and paternal last names are from Italian ascendancy :) However, the player name is just a random word with absolutely no meaning whatsoever haha
That's actually a replay bug, I had no hydro left :( There is one use of the hydro that didn't get registered by the replay, no idea why... You'll notice how far I spot the torps after I killed the Cleve and went CV hunting, that's when I had hydro on.
*tips hat Thank you very much, good sir, I was impressed as well by the fact that suddenly I had no more teammates in the epicenter and you raked your own Kraken. That last torp launch made me have a brown pants alert, would've been embarrasing to screw up there, hahaha
This one was a look back for me but a reminder of one of the reasons I enjoy your channel. You have a keen sense of history and I'd urge you to do more ship history commentaries as a part of a game play commentary.
HMAS Perth was sunk in the battle of Sunda Straight with the USS Houston. After realising that their escape through Sunda Straight had been cut off and now in the middle of a japanese invasion fleet, both captains made the decision to sell their ships at the highest cost and buy the Allies time and attacked at once. Brave men all to the end and went down fighting. Lest We Forget
I wish you could have mentioned the epic last stand of Perth. it's one of my favourite naval stories despite the tragic end. the ship performed so well the Japanese reported in the news they had engaged battleships to conceal the flogging they got from a light cruiser.
Jingles, Thank you for deciding to examine the history of this ship in depth! My great-grandfather was (then) Commodore Henry Harwood who (as I'm sure you know) commanded the squadron in the Battle of River Plate from the HMS Ajax. As such it was fantastic to hear additional history of the ships from which he commanded. I also appreciate the return to a history perspective! Really miss those original videos you used to do with the photos and history before watching gameplay. Must be a lot of work I'm sure, but any history is always welcome. :) Cheers!
10/10 keep doing the history Jingles. I greatly enjoy listening to you talk history about the ships/tanks during replays. It's like a slightly more action packed Mingles with Jingles!
Jingles, love to see you going back to the historical info along with the game commentary! That was one of the major things that made you stand out early. As always, nicely done!!
I'm liking the new commentary focus. I really enjoyed learning about the Churchill as well. Keep doing what your doing Jingles, you've got the voice for a documentary.
I loved the history lesson Jingles, I also really enjoyed the historical battles on casual Saturdays as well, and I'm not sure your loyal subscribers and I often say this enough but Thank you for all the hard work you do in trying to keep the history alive while making it fun, lest we forget.
In fact, I do enjoy when you include the history of the vehicle in the video. I really enjoyed your older World of Warships ship reviews because of it.
These are the videos I really enjoy. Learning about the ships from someone with a lifetime of interest and firsthand experience is a great thing. Thanks!
Thanks for the change of pace Jingles, I've always appreciated and enjoyed one of your uploads more where you begin by describing the history and purpose of the ship you are featuring before going into the reply. My favourite example was your telling of the Blyskawica and her defence of Cowes, on the Isle of Wight. Keep it up mate 👍
Only with you, Jingles, can I learn new things about these beautiful warships while watching a World of Warships replay. Thank you, sensei, for sharing your knowledge.
ITS ABOUT TIME!!! it was your warships videos with a heavier emphasis on the actual history of the ship that got me into both your channel, and WOW. ive missed that format and am very happy to see you remember:) and id bet (looking at the comments is enough evidence) that MANY would enjoy a return to these types of WOW reviews.
cheers for a great video Jinglesm esp on His New Zealand Ships. Was a member of Leander Division during BCTs and served on HMNZS Canterbury, a Leander class frigate. A note, HMNZS Achilles turret is positioned just inside our naval base HMNZS Philomel, a gift fro India when she was finially decommissioned. Cheers ACH Smith,RNZN (Rtd)
As Greek i feel obliged to point out the irony in Jingles saying "apparently this is considered romantic" about Leander's mythos while at the same time "romeo and juliet" is considered to be one of the most romantic stories for the exact same reason :)
+The Mighty Jingles Just a side note about HMAS Sydney (D48), as well. Before the battle with the German Auxilary Cruiser Komoran, it was in a battle with the SMS Emden (Battle of Cocos) which is the tier 2 premium ship in World of Warships.
If there was a History channel with Jingles just talking about history, I would have it playing all of the time. History can be dull if it's not presented the right way, and the way Jingles presents history makes it interesting.
I am glad I waited to have my breakfast while watching this... Black sails was recorded last night... but I can still watch it latter. This is something that makes the best meal of the day, the best meal of the week...
Hi Jingles, I hope you see this but in New Zealand we have two Sea Cadet Corps units named after Leander class ships. These are T.S Achilles and T.S Leander ! HMS Neptune was also predominantly crewed by 150 New Zealand sailor's and remains our largest loss of life at sea during a naval conflict !! The Y turret from HMNZS Achilles also stands guard outside our main naval base, HMNZS Philomel.
Thanks for your informative comment Jack ! I'm proud to say that my Grandfather served on the Achillies prior to WW2 and then the Leander. I recall him saying that the person who replaced him on the Achillies (in the Torpedo room if I recall correctly) was one of the fatalities in the Battle of the River Plate
I hope you really do more historical commentaries with WOWS, ever since you did the Warspite video awhile back, I've been waiting for another one! Keep it up!
Thank you loved the History information you had in today's video. One of the main reasons I was watching your videos in the first place. Thank you again.
Really like the added dimension of the historic backgrounds Jingles. Definately think this is something you should persue, although realise it might be more time consuming for you to prep.
My Grandfather spoke often of his time on the HMNZS Ahchilles and even the time he got a "ride" to Singapore on the HMS Prince of Wales before it sank. One thing he did mention was the HMS Neptune. It was in the process of being crewed and transferred to the New Zealand Navy when it was diverted and sunk. My Grandfather told me he was supposed to be assigned to her. The New Zealand Navy today still considers what happened to the HMNZS Neptune as our greatest Naval disaster.
i dont think i've ever listened to someone say New Zealand sooo many times in one youtube vid!! gotta love my home country. oh and btw jingles LOVING this format. watching shit go boom while learning history!!.
Jingles, you hardly gave mention to our other two Modified Leanders, HMA Ships Perth and Hobart! Perth did see action in the Med, along with Hobart. HMAS Hobart had a very active war, she fought the Italians in 1940 around Aden and British Somaliland, as well off Berbera, where she conducted everything from demolition parties, provided an ant-tank gun crew ashore to the Army, bombardment, fend off air attacks, and evacuate troops. After this very active period she returned to Australia as the flagship of the Australian Station, before being refitted and dispatched to the Med to relieve HMAS Perth. On the way Hobart rendered aid to a stricken troop ship that was bombed and caught fire. In the Med she sortied with HM Ships Queen Elizabeth, Barham and Valiant. In 1942 she was sent to the Pacific to fight the Japanese, where she went through the battle of the Coral Sea, and was present at the battles of Guadalcanal and Tulagi in the Solomons, where she covered the landings. On the 20th of July in 1943 she was hit aft by a Japanese Long Lance torpedo, striking her on the Portside in the area of the Wardroom, killing 13 Officers and ratings, and injuring 7 more. Hobart returned to service in December 1944 and joined the British Pacific Fleet at Manus in February 1945, where she covered the Allied landings at Cebu in the Philippines in March 1945. In April she covered the landings at Tarakan in Borneo and then in May covered the landings at Wewak in Papua New Guinea. From 7 to 9 June 1945 she was operating off Brunei, Borneo in support of the landings there, and then in July she did the same for Balikpapan. Hobart was one of the few Australian ships present in Tokyo Bay for the signing of the Japanese surrender. In the two years following the end of hostilities, Hobart remained in service as a unit of the Australian Squadron. Three periods were spent in Japanese waters in support of the occupation forces; November 1945 to March 1946; September to November 1946; and April to July 1947. Hobart was paid off into Reserve in August 1947, paid off in December 1947, underwent refit as a training ship from 1953 to 1956, but never put back to sea, and was finally sold as scrap in February 1962 and broken up in ironically Osaka Japan in April 1962. HMAS Perth upon transfer to the Royal Australian Navy was on transit to Sydney at the outbreak of war, and proceeded to the West Indies area, to protect oil tankers in the area. She operated for the next two and a half months in the West Indies and Western Atlantic before proceeding to Sydney. There she undertook a refit, escorted the Troopship Queen Mary, and spent six months as the Flagship of the Australia Station. November 1940 Perth departed for the Middle East, and operated around Aden until being sent to the Med in Decimeter of 1940 where she joined the Royal Navy 7th Cruiser Squadron. January 1941 saw Perth transport soldiers to Crete, and patrols around Crete and Malta. March 1941 saw Perth ferrying reinforcement troops to Greece, and then taking part in the Battle of Matapan. April 1941 saw Perth evacuating troops from Crete. During the return from Crete with 1188 passengers aboard Perth, the convoy was attacked five times and on 30 May the ship was hit by a bomb in a boiler room. Two cooks, two sailors and nine passengers were killed and the boiler room was put out of action. The ship was later badly shaken by several very near misses. Alexandria was reached on 31 May and Perth remained there until 25 June undergoing repairs, which goes to show how the new engine room and boiler layout worked in these ships! June saw Perth in action against the Vichy French off Syria, before being relieved by HMAS Hobart. Perth arrived in Sydney in August 1941, underwent refit, and sailed for the Pacific in December 1941. On the night of 28th February 1942 Perth was spotted along with the USS Houston by a Japanese cruiser force consisting of the cruisers Natori and Yura and destroyers Harukaze, Hatakaze, Asakaze, Fubuki, Murakumo, Shirayuki and Shirakumo. Close cover to seaward was provided by the 2nd Division of the Japanese 7th Cruiser Squadron (Admiral Kurita) consisting of heavy cruisers Mogami and Mikuma screened by the destroyer Shikinami. Distant cover was provided by the 1st Division of the 7th Squadron, Suzuya and Kumano, several destroyers and aircraft carrier Ryujo. In the Battle of the Sunda Straight Perth was struck by four torpedoes and numerous shells, and had expended all of her 6in ammunition down to few starburst rounds and practice shells. She and the Houston were both sunk. At the time of her loss Perth's ship's company totalled 681, comprising 671 naval personnel, six RAAF personnel (for operating and servicing the aircraft) and four civilians (canteen staff) Three hundred and fifty naval personnel (including Captain Waller) and three civilians did not survive the sinking. Those who did numbered 328 (324 naval, three RAAF and one civilian). Four naval personnel died ashore without having been taken prisoner. A further 106 men died in captivity (105 naval, one RAAF). Four sailors were recovered from captivity in September 1944 when they were among prisoners of war rescued after the sinking of a Japanese transport. After the end of hostilities 214 men (211 naval, two RAAF and one civilian) were repatriated to Australia. Today the wreck of the Perth is being robbed by illegal salvage operators, who are ripping her apart on the seabed to sell the metal of her armour plate and other items as scrap. The wreck has been extensively damaged, and lies in Indonesian waters, which has seen our government push the Indonesian government to protect the wreck from further scavenging. Just a little history on the two of our Leanders you mentioned Jingles, and then there was the Sydney, but maybe you could save that for an historical video about the Perth!
id love for you to do more informational stuff like this, its nice to hear the history of things and you blend it well with gaming. looking forward to more content o/
I once had a philosophy teacher, really old and wise man, incredibly analytic thinker. Even his colleagues were in awe because of this. Unfortunately his teaching style was not really interesting for most students. In our class of 20 people only 2 paid attention to what he was saying and i was one of those. The other really good thing about him was that he could remain eye contact for hours so it felt like he was basically only teaching myself since we stared at each other and i soaked up his wisdom like a sponge. You are kinda similar to that when you ramble on about history Jingles. Incredibly ancient :3 and full of historical knowledge. Keep up those videos, they will appeal to a lot of people. And by the way you laugh about a greek romance but what about you and Rita? "I knew this girl from portugal, she needed a place to stay so i offered her one, then we started to fuuuudge but it didn't work out" Incredibly romantic as well, are you? xD
Jingles didn't mention it, but the HMS Cumberland also played herself in the film. The Cumberland came in after the battle after breaking off from repair work in the Falklands. She did not fight the Graf Spee as Langsdorff had her scuttled. In 1956 the Cumberland was without her main turrets as she was a testing ship, but that was a nice nod by the RN to allow her to be included.
Thanks so much for the history lessons both in WoT and WoWS. You'd make a great History lecturer. It really adds a lot. Would you list the movies or books in the text when you mention them in the video. It would make it a lot easier to look up. Keep up the great work!
The story of HMAS Sydney is compelling. There were survivors from the Kormoran but all they could say was the last they saw of the Sydney was it steaming away after the engagement. No one knew its final resting place until it was discovered in 2008. There was an excellent documentary by ABC which a friend of mine sent me on CD. I shall have to find it again. The largest loss of Australian service men in one action. No grave but the sea. The main guns of the Kormoran were guns removed from one of the German ships severely damaged at the battle of Jutland.
The day the French cruisers are released, Jingles releases a video about British cruisers. Nelson would be proud
Ads well lets not be to hasty, maybe Jingles is taking his time in order to provide us with top notch quality content...
Jolly right! cheery-o! stick it to those Norman buggers!
Oh it wasn't a criticism :D
Ads :)
Ads Mandela?
More history Jingles? Yes please.
Jingles the History guy? :D
Nonderyon well he may not always get everything right but his voice make everything he says interesting.
I wonder if he'd consider doing some kind of history podcast... I'd listen to that in a heartbeat
i love story time with jingles i learn shit and its fun id love a jingles history series
Jingles, please do a Doolittle Raid special, it'd be hypnotic.
hey, does anybody else like how he went for more history? And is it just me.... bc i think Jingles could be pretty good as a voice actor/narrator for the history channel and other simmilar movies/videos?
History Channel is not about history, it is about aliens and BS.
I like the history but I can not help but feel that if it where my replay I would be REALLY disappointed not to hear jingles talking about how well I was doing.
I don't think he would be very good at following scripts
+Chaingun1701 - he got his video featured and his name out there to be recognised. The gameplay stands on its own without Jingles having to fluff his windsock for him. I, personally, would be happy with that as a video contributor.
I understand what you are saying and kind of agree. But I guess I just like the idea of a little ego massaging.
Finally, I've been waiting for ages for more historical content like the ones you made about the mig 15 and spitfire. Thank you so much for bringing it back.
Marco Gerges and also the hawker hunter!
Finally I sent a battle worth making a video for!
Thanks for showcasing it, Jingles, it really means a lot for me :)
Hope everyone enjoyed the history leason, I truly hoped he did one with this replay.
I also hope I can upload some more games worth watching and listening to Jingles showcase it :)
And tho I'm argentinian, yes, both my maternal and paternal last names are from Italian ascendancy :)
However, the player name is just a random word with absolutely no meaning whatsoever haha
Great job on the match. When you were spotted when you were in the middle, why didn't you use your last Hydro resource to find that Fujin?
That's actually a replay bug, I had no hydro left :(
There is one use of the hydro that didn't get registered by the replay, no idea why...
You'll notice how far I spot the torps after I killed the Cleve and went CV hunting, that's when I had hydro on.
I was the Fujin, congratulations on the win. I watched you sinking my team and was impressed by your play.
*tips hat
Thank you very much, good sir, I was impressed as well by the fact that suddenly I had no more teammates in the epicenter and you raked your own Kraken. That last torp launch made me have a brown pants alert, would've been embarrasing to screw up there, hahaha
This one was a look back for me but a reminder of one of the reasons I enjoy your channel. You have a keen sense of history and I'd urge you to do more ship history commentaries as a part of a game play commentary.
HMAS Perth was sunk in the battle of Sunda Straight with the USS Houston. After realising that their escape through Sunda Straight had been cut off and now in the middle of a japanese invasion fleet, both captains made the decision to sell their ships at the highest cost and buy the Allies time and attacked at once.
Brave men all to the end and went down fighting. Lest We Forget
These titles are so creative it's unbelievable
As he said, he's taking it easy, nigga do we have a problem, want an extra shift in salt mines.... well do ya.... punk?
Titties don't need to be creative, they just need to be there.
As he recently stated, "titles are hard". ;-)
I like these history lessons with Jingles
I wish you could have mentioned the epic last stand of Perth. it's one of my favourite naval stories despite the tragic end. the ship performed so well the Japanese reported in the news they had engaged battleships to conceal the flogging they got from a light cruiser.
Wazzzaa?
wazza!
Wasn't it her and a US light cruiser against a whole Japanese fleet or something? I don't quite remember the details sorry.
yeah mate, the american cruiser fought well too and was sunk but the perth is the hero of thje story for me :p
Jingles, Thank you for deciding to examine the history of this ship in depth! My great-grandfather was (then) Commodore Henry Harwood who (as I'm sure you know) commanded the squadron in the Battle of River Plate from the HMS Ajax. As such it was fantastic to hear additional history of the ships from which he commanded.
I also appreciate the return to a history perspective! Really miss those original videos you used to do with the photos and history before watching gameplay. Must be a lot of work I'm sure, but any history is always welcome. :) Cheers!
Love the historical commentary. I get to have a pleasing game to watch, and the pleasure of learning something more.
10/10 keep doing the history Jingles. I greatly enjoy listening to you talk history about the ships/tanks during replays. It's like a slightly more action packed Mingles with Jingles!
Another Jingles history class, yeah !!!
hurrah! history from jingles!
Jingles, love to see you going back to the historical info along with the game commentary! That was one of the major things that made you stand out early. As always, nicely done!!
I'm liking the new commentary focus. I really enjoyed learning about the Churchill as well. Keep doing what your doing Jingles, you've got the voice for a documentary.
Love this video, I have seen other historical ship videos which are great. But your dialog is much smoother and easy to listen to. Thanks Jingles
Hey Jingles, go on with these videos. Especially with the historical information about some ships and tanks. It is very interesting!
Take care
I absolutley love these historical videos. can just listen to them all day
Thanks for the great historical content Jingles. I always enjoy these. The time and effort you put into these is greatly appreciated.
I loved the history lesson Jingles, I also really enjoyed the historical battles on casual Saturdays as well, and I'm not sure your loyal subscribers and I often say this enough but Thank you for all the hard work you do in trying to keep the history alive while making it fun, lest we forget.
In fact, I do enjoy when you include the history of the vehicle in the video. I really enjoyed your older World of Warships ship reviews because of it.
Love the commentary this time. It's good to see the history of the ships once again, like your early footage.
These are the videos I really enjoy. Learning about the ships from someone with a lifetime of interest and firsthand experience is a great thing. Thanks!
Thanks for the change of pace Jingles, I've always appreciated and enjoyed one of your uploads more where you begin by describing the history and purpose of the ship you are featuring before going into the reply. My favourite example was your telling of the Blyskawica and her defence of Cowes, on the Isle of Wight. Keep it up mate 👍
Only with you, Jingles, can I learn new things about these beautiful warships while watching a World of Warships replay. Thank you, sensei, for sharing your knowledge.
ITS ABOUT TIME!!! it was your warships videos with a heavier emphasis on the actual history of the ship that got me into both your channel, and WOW. ive missed that format and am very happy to see you remember:) and id bet (looking at the comments is enough evidence) that MANY would enjoy a return to these types of WOW reviews.
im loving the little history lesson on the ships, would love to see more of them from time to time
This content is awesome. I love this type of voice over rather than a commentary on what is happening in game
Really like to hear the history of the Ships & Tanks in your replay vids. Great video as usual!
That was really good Jingles. I always enjoy listening or reading about our history, especially during the war. Keep it up.
cheers for a great video Jinglesm esp on His New Zealand Ships. Was a member of Leander Division during BCTs and served on HMNZS Canterbury, a Leander class frigate.
A note, HMNZS Achilles turret is positioned just inside our naval base HMNZS Philomel, a gift fro India when she was finially decommissioned. Cheers ACH Smith,RNZN (Rtd)
I like it when you tell us more about the history of the ships and when they fought. Please keep it up!
Love it when you talk history. My love of WWII history is what got me playing World of Warships.
As Greek i feel obliged to point out the irony in Jingles saying "apparently this is considered romantic" about Leander's mythos while at the same time "romeo and juliet" is considered to be one of the most romantic stories for the exact same reason :)
Touche!
The Mighty Jingles Btw i think you will love it when you find why the Aegean sea has this name ;)
I always thought of it as a RomCom.
The movie romeo and juliet (1968) was definitely more a comedy than a tragedy to me. And the 1996 one was just plain shit.
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+The Mighty Jingles
Just a side note about HMAS Sydney (D48), as well. Before the battle with the German Auxilary Cruiser Komoran,
it was in a battle with the SMS Emden (Battle of Cocos) which is the tier 2 premium ship in World of Warships.
Love the video Jingles, I'm glad to see you're talking more about the history aspect of these ships and tanks again!
If there was a History channel with Jingles just talking about history, I would have it playing all of the time. History can be dull if it's not presented the right way, and the way Jingles presents history makes it interesting.
I am glad I waited to have my breakfast while watching this... Black sails was recorded last night... but I can still watch it latter. This is something that makes the best meal of the day, the best meal of the week...
The historical content is a nice touch, Jingles. Thank you. Love hearing about the Australia navy.
I always enjoy the historical info and since they are usually longer that his typical videos, it's a win-win.
Jingles i like both your play by plays and your history lessons. juts do what feels good for each video.
As a U.S. Navy submarine vet I really like your commentaries with a historical perspective
Great vid MJ! Please keep up the info-style commentaries! Thanks for all your hard work producing these
That was a pleasure to listen to, Jingles. Thanks for doing what you do.
Yes, awesome, the mini documentaries are always my favourite videos. Keep the history coming dude.
I really enjoy hearing about the history of the ships being played!
I really enjoy the history lessons from you Jingles and would like to see more videos like this in the future.
This is why I watch your videos jingles. For a history buff this is as good as Netflix
Love watching naval history video narrated by Jingles. Please make more videos like this.
I love the replays with the historical context!
That's why I watch you Paul, your history is outstanding!
Listening to History from you is so soothing......
I've missed these style of videos, Jingles. Really enjoyed them when you did them with the planes.
Loved the naval history to go along with the replay.
Hi Jingles, I hope you see this but in New Zealand we have two Sea Cadet Corps units named after Leander class ships. These are T.S Achilles and T.S Leander ! HMS Neptune was also predominantly crewed by 150 New Zealand sailor's and remains our largest loss of life at sea during a naval conflict !! The Y turret from HMNZS Achilles also stands guard outside our main naval base, HMNZS Philomel.
Hey, I'm ex SCC (T.SJawahar) and my father had served on board INS.Delhi ....lovely to hear about the Achilles o7
Thanks for your informative comment Jack ! I'm proud to say that my Grandfather served on the Achillies prior to WW2 and then the Leander. I recall him saying that the person who replaced him on the Achillies (in the Torpedo room if I recall correctly) was one of the fatalities in the Battle of the River Plate
More of this format Jingles please. The blow by blow battles are just a bit repetitive but this was a genuinely interesting one to listen to.
I hope you really do more historical commentaries with WOWS, ever since you did the Warspite video awhile back, I've been waiting for another one!
Keep it up!
Thank you loved the History information you had in today's video. One of the main reasons I was watching your videos in the first place. Thank you again.
Really like the added dimension of the historic backgrounds Jingles. Definately think this is something you should persue, although realise it might be more time consuming for you to prep.
WWII naval battles for the US are something I have studied, therefore, I enjoy the information on the Royal Navy, thanks!
Jingles, i love this type of content from you. More history please!
My Grandfather spoke often of his time on the HMNZS Ahchilles and even the time he got a "ride" to Singapore on the HMS Prince of Wales before it sank.
One thing he did mention was the HMS Neptune. It was in the process of being crewed and transferred to the New Zealand Navy when it was diverted and sunk. My Grandfather told me he was supposed to be assigned to her. The New Zealand Navy today still considers what happened to the HMNZS Neptune as our greatest Naval disaster.
so.. now I have to watch twice! genius jingles. I was listening to the comentary and completely forgot that there was a replay going on...
Jingles I always love it when you go all history buff on us. More please!
i dont think i've ever listened to someone say New Zealand sooo many times in one youtube vid!! gotta love my home country.
oh and btw jingles LOVING this format. watching shit go boom while learning history!!.
My grandfather served on a fletcher class in Korea love these types of videos
Thank you Jingles. I have missed the historical perspective from many of your earlier videos.
Love the history episodes Jingles, keep up the great work
A really fascinating episode, thank you for sharing! I really enjoyed the history!
love the history you bring to the game.
Love when you do history videos. Please do more of them!
Jingles, you hardly gave mention to our other two Modified Leanders, HMA Ships Perth and Hobart! Perth did see action in the Med, along with Hobart.
HMAS Hobart had a very active war, she fought the Italians in 1940 around Aden and British Somaliland, as well off Berbera, where she conducted everything from demolition parties, provided an ant-tank gun crew ashore to the Army, bombardment, fend off air attacks, and evacuate troops. After this very active period she returned to Australia as the flagship of the Australian Station, before being refitted and dispatched to the Med to relieve HMAS Perth. On the way Hobart rendered aid to a stricken troop ship that was bombed and caught fire. In the Med she sortied with HM Ships Queen Elizabeth, Barham and Valiant.
In 1942 she was sent to the Pacific to fight the Japanese, where she went through the battle of the Coral Sea, and was present at the battles of Guadalcanal and Tulagi in the Solomons, where she covered the landings. On the 20th of July in 1943 she was hit aft by a Japanese Long Lance torpedo, striking her on the Portside in the area of the Wardroom, killing 13 Officers and ratings, and injuring 7 more. Hobart returned to service in December 1944 and joined the British Pacific Fleet at Manus in February 1945, where she covered the Allied landings at Cebu in the Philippines in March 1945. In April she covered the landings at Tarakan in Borneo and then in May covered the landings at Wewak in Papua New Guinea.
From 7 to 9 June 1945 she was operating off Brunei, Borneo in support of the landings there, and then in July she did the same for Balikpapan. Hobart was one of the few Australian ships present in Tokyo Bay for the signing of the Japanese surrender. In the two years following the end of hostilities, Hobart remained in service as a unit of the Australian Squadron. Three periods were spent in Japanese waters in support of the occupation forces; November 1945 to March 1946; September to November 1946; and April to July 1947. Hobart was paid off into Reserve in August 1947, paid off in December 1947, underwent refit as a training ship from 1953 to 1956, but never put back to sea, and was finally sold as scrap in February 1962 and broken up in ironically Osaka Japan in April 1962.
HMAS Perth upon transfer to the Royal Australian Navy was on transit to Sydney at the outbreak of war, and proceeded to the West Indies area, to protect oil tankers in the area. She operated for the next two and a half months in the West Indies and Western Atlantic before proceeding to Sydney. There she undertook a refit, escorted the Troopship Queen Mary, and spent six months as the Flagship of the Australia Station. November 1940 Perth departed for the Middle East, and operated around Aden until being sent to the Med in Decimeter of 1940 where she joined the Royal Navy 7th Cruiser Squadron.
January 1941 saw Perth transport soldiers to Crete, and patrols around Crete and Malta. March 1941 saw Perth ferrying reinforcement troops to Greece, and then taking part in the Battle of Matapan. April 1941 saw Perth evacuating troops from Crete. During the return from Crete with 1188 passengers aboard Perth, the convoy was attacked five times and on 30 May the ship was hit by a bomb in a boiler room. Two cooks, two sailors and nine passengers were killed and the boiler room was put out of action. The ship was later badly shaken by several very near misses. Alexandria was reached on 31 May and Perth remained there until 25 June undergoing repairs, which goes to show how the new engine room and boiler layout worked in these ships!
June saw Perth in action against the Vichy French off Syria, before being relieved by HMAS Hobart. Perth arrived in Sydney in August 1941, underwent refit, and sailed for the Pacific in December 1941. On the night of 28th February 1942 Perth was spotted along with the USS Houston by a Japanese cruiser force consisting of the cruisers Natori and Yura and destroyers Harukaze, Hatakaze, Asakaze, Fubuki, Murakumo, Shirayuki and Shirakumo. Close cover to seaward was provided by the 2nd Division of the Japanese 7th Cruiser Squadron (Admiral Kurita) consisting of heavy cruisers Mogami and Mikuma screened by the destroyer Shikinami. Distant cover was provided by the 1st Division of the 7th Squadron, Suzuya and Kumano, several destroyers and aircraft carrier Ryujo. In the Battle of the Sunda Straight Perth was struck by four torpedoes and numerous shells, and had expended all of her 6in ammunition down to few starburst rounds and practice shells. She and the Houston were both sunk.
At the time of her loss Perth's ship's company totalled 681, comprising 671 naval personnel, six RAAF personnel (for operating and servicing the aircraft) and four civilians (canteen staff) Three hundred and fifty naval personnel (including Captain Waller) and three civilians did not survive the sinking. Those who did numbered 328 (324 naval, three RAAF and one civilian). Four naval personnel died ashore without having been taken prisoner. A further 106 men died in captivity (105 naval, one RAAF). Four sailors were recovered from captivity in September 1944 when they were among prisoners of war rescued after the sinking of a Japanese transport. After the end of hostilities 214 men (211 naval, two RAAF and one civilian) were repatriated to Australia.
Today the wreck of the Perth is being robbed by illegal salvage operators, who are ripping her apart on the seabed to sell the metal of her armour plate and other items as scrap. The wreck has been extensively damaged, and lies in Indonesian waters, which has seen our government push the Indonesian government to protect the wreck from further scavenging.
Just a little history on the two of our Leanders you mentioned Jingles, and then there was the Sydney, but maybe you could save that for an historical video about the Perth!
id love for you to do more informational stuff like this, its nice to hear the history of things and you blend it well with gaming. looking forward to more content o/
More like this please Jingles. Just like you did a few years ago. Very interesting and thank you.
Great to see the Leander in action. My first Division at HMS Ganges, before transferring to Rodney for the rest of my training.
I once had a philosophy teacher, really old and wise man, incredibly analytic thinker. Even his colleagues were in awe because of this. Unfortunately his teaching style was not really interesting for most students. In our class of 20 people only 2 paid attention to what he was saying and i was one of those. The other really good thing about him was that he could remain eye contact for hours so it felt like he was basically only teaching myself since we stared at each other and i soaked up his wisdom like a sponge. You are kinda similar to that when you ramble on about history Jingles. Incredibly ancient :3 and full of historical knowledge. Keep up those videos, they will appeal to a lot of people.
And by the way you laugh about a greek romance but what about you and Rita? "I knew this girl from portugal, she needed a place to stay so i offered her one, then we started to fuuuudge but it didn't work out" Incredibly romantic as well, are you? xD
Jingles didn't mention it, but the HMS Cumberland also played herself in the film. The Cumberland came in after the battle after breaking off from repair work in the Falklands. She did not fight the Graf Spee as Langsdorff had her scuttled. In 1956 the Cumberland was without her main turrets as she was a testing ship, but that was a nice nod by the RN to allow her to be included.
Love the new history with the battle... better than most programing on History Channel.
Love the history lessons, nice change of pace. Keep it up
Loved the history lecture! It really sets your videos apart from others. Keep up the good work. Cheers
I spent a week on the Leander-class frigate HMS Phoebe (F42) back in 1987. Had a great time.
Jingles, i love the historical information you give, much better than a Play By Play. +1
My wife and I both miss your naval history commentary. She does not play but find your history fascinating and voice sexy and soothing.
I absolutely loved this commentary !
Really like these historical videos Jingles, great idea for making them :)
Hey Jingles, love the history it's definitely something that sets your channel apart (even if half of it is wrong). I for one would love to see more.
loved it, brilliant, naval history at its best thank you Jingles
History with Jingles! I LOVE IT..
Thanks so much for the history lessons both in WoT and WoWS. You'd make a great History lecturer. It really adds a lot. Would you list the movies or books in the text when you mention them in the video. It would make it a lot easier to look up. Keep up the great work!
Loving the history lesson! It really sets your videos apart! Cheers
Bloody app. Started typing a comment to the Leander video but the video changed to the Iowa video before I posted it...
Loving the history chat this week Jingles.
Been to long since you made a video of this type, always enjoy them, hope you make more.
really liking the new historical aspect to your videos
Gotta say I really enjoy these history lessons. Keep 'em up!
The story of HMAS Sydney is compelling. There were survivors from the Kormoran but all they could say was the last they saw of the Sydney was it steaming away after the engagement. No one knew its final resting place until it was discovered in 2008. There was an excellent documentary by ABC which a friend of mine sent me on CD. I shall have to find it again. The largest loss of Australian service men in one action. No grave but the sea.
The main guns of the Kormoran were guns removed from one of the German ships severely damaged at the battle of Jutland.
Keep up the history, both on tanks and warships! Makes for great replays! :)
History time with jingles is always the best.
Love the extra history, Jingles!