Battle in the Pacific

Although I know the victory against the Japanese was largely owed to the high skill and bravery of the US Navy in World War 2,I also wanted to give credit to our forces too.

Granted,the Royal Navy didn't have the numbers to support the American forces,but were still able to assist.Especially when the Japanese launched their deadly kamikaze attacks.

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Sadly,the US ships struck by these ruthless weapons,suffered catastrophically.Having a lot of WW2 videos and DVD's in my collection,I watched one survivor of the US Navy say:'You could shoot down a hundred of them,but ten would still get through to you.'

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The American carriers hit by these ruthless weapons,became fireballs.The flight deck made of wood,contributed to the infernos created by the man made missile.Dreadful to see.War is hell.

When the Japanese kamikazes attacked the British Pacific Fleet,they did of course,go for our carriers too,but this time,the flight decks were all heavily armoured.And whilst the kamikazes that did get through to blow themselves up and cause casualties,they failed to knock our carriers out of action.The armour was worth its weight in gold,as the striking Japanese planes merely bounced off the flight deck.

Looking back,its hard to fathom out why the Japanese chose this action.It was mad,desperate,and above all stupid.I don't think anybody at the time doubted the eventual outcome.Japan was finished,but if they had used their heads properly,they could have used all those pilots who were prepared to die,on a much better strategy.Indeed,they all worshipped the Bushido:the way of the warrior,where it was considered a great honour to die.However,they mis-used this against their own people,and it was indeed,a false economy on a grand scale.It was also a grim,but necessary decision to use the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.The Japanese would have indeed,fought fanatically and to the death,inflicting huge loss of life on the Allies,if they had gone ahead with the planned invasion.The bombs killed thousands,but saved millions.

It's good we are friends now,and must keep on praying that we won't see anything like that ever again.

Anyway,that's given me an idea,and am planning something out.