Depending on how you look at it. The ship was lucky on one side and unlucky on the other. Especially with the amount of hits and damage it took before it's final sinking.
It would be interesting to hear about the destroyer that blew up in the Chesapeake Bay. I wish I could remember its name. I think it was the Chesapeake Bay.
Photos of Kumano are rather difficult to come by in great quantity. Some substitutes are used and I labeled those photos in the video.
Thank you for doing what you can. 👍
Thanks for not doing the Dark Seas/Skies copout!
Understandable.
Beautiful ship, armed to the teeth, at first with 6 inch dp guns (15 guns) and after refit with 8 inch guns (10 guns)
Admiral Halsey is said to have stated "If there was a Japanese ship he could feel sorry for at all, it would be the _Kumano."_
Very interesting. Kumano, unlike a number of other IJN cruisers, clearly had a good damage control team.
Unfailingly interesting and informative!
Aaah. My all-time favorite sea story.
They REALLY wanted that cruiser dead. I wonder how they split the credit....
Depending on how you look at it. The ship was lucky on one side and unlucky on the other. Especially with the amount of hits and damage it took before it's final sinking.
I'd count her as lucky simply for the relatively large number of survivors.
Solid, informative video. Strongly recommended...
It would be interesting to hear about the destroyer that blew up in the Chesapeake Bay. I wish I could remember its name. I think it was the Chesapeake Bay.
got cursed by the johnson