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To: GreyFriar

I-19 conducted the most ‘successful’ torpedo attack in the history of naval warfare on that terrible day.


4 posted on 03/15/2019 8:34:10 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: central_va

Well, from the point of view of the Imperial Japanese Navy, it was successful. Sunk a Carrier and a Destroyer and mission killed a Battleship putting it out of action for months.


7 posted on 03/15/2019 8:41:15 AM PDT by GreenLanternCorps (Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Ask about franchise opportunities in your area.arare)
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To: central_va
I-19 conducted the most ‘successful’ torpedo attack in the history of naval warfare on that terrible day.

I don't know about that. I-19 needed 3 torpedoes to sink Wasp.

On 19 June 1944, IJN Taihō was sunk by USS Albacore (SS-218) with a single torpedo.

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11 posted on 03/15/2019 9:20:49 AM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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