| You overdo the myth Ashes. The first point I would like to make is that it isn't as if the Japanese completely discounted carriers. If they where in the harbor they would have be on the bottom by the end of the day no question. The point is priorities. The American strategy was multiple localized battles with carriers in the ocean and marines on land "island hopping". The Japanese strategy was one big climactic battleship duel in blue water. That mindset was their downfall and why they focused on battleships.
The myth is they where racist and we where strong, it's cute and it feels good. But when you read what Yamamoto actually thinks and writes along with the other top brass they arn't idiots like the sword swinging butchers in the POW camps. They have a gameplan, they have strategy, and it failed.
The Japanese wanted to do to America what they did to Russia. Kill the first of the 2 main fleets in a surprise attack, then wait for the 2nd fleet to make its way from one ocean to the pacific ocean, and destroy it in a huge battle. |