RE: Historical events turn into movies
June 30, 2023 at 10:31 am
(This post was last modified: June 30, 2023 at 11:21 am by Anomalocaris.)
The “world wonders” itself have been intended to be cryptographic padding, but it does not change the fact that the body of the message was a equally emphatic if slightly less sarcastic query to the same effect - where the fuck is Halsey. And Halsey was too excitable to realize it might be cryptographic filler when he saw it, hence his making a scene on his bridge, throwing his cap to the deck, shedding tears, etc.
The same pro forms order to prioritize Japanese carriers was also given to Spruance 3 month before, and Spruance was perceptive enough to know the strategic situation demands he prioritizing the defense of the landing above any half baked go at Japanese carriers. When Spruance’s decision was criticized amongst some naval aviators, no less than Admiral King as well Nimitz Affirmed the correctness of Spruance’s decision. Three month before was when the Japanese carrier force still had twice as many decks and many times more planes, thus potential for significance. Naval aviator’s complaints aside, Spruance had nonetheless succeeded in largely destroying ozawa force’s combat potential, including all but one of Japan’s serviceable real fleet carriers as oppose to merchant ship, submarine/float plane tender and old battleship conversions. All these were known to Halsey, making Halsey’s decision even more strategically tone deaf.
But we can fairly deduce from halsey’s personality that it is not just poor perception of his real responsibility, but as a long standing carrier admiral from before the war, his previous failure to match surface admiral Spruance’s score as an carrier force commander against Japanese carriers at midway and Mariannas that perhaps most strongly impelled him to go on his “Bull’s run”.
The same pro forms order to prioritize Japanese carriers was also given to Spruance 3 month before, and Spruance was perceptive enough to know the strategic situation demands he prioritizing the defense of the landing above any half baked go at Japanese carriers. When Spruance’s decision was criticized amongst some naval aviators, no less than Admiral King as well Nimitz Affirmed the correctness of Spruance’s decision. Three month before was when the Japanese carrier force still had twice as many decks and many times more planes, thus potential for significance. Naval aviator’s complaints aside, Spruance had nonetheless succeeded in largely destroying ozawa force’s combat potential, including all but one of Japan’s serviceable real fleet carriers as oppose to merchant ship, submarine/float plane tender and old battleship conversions. All these were known to Halsey, making Halsey’s decision even more strategically tone deaf.
But we can fairly deduce from halsey’s personality that it is not just poor perception of his real responsibility, but as a long standing carrier admiral from before the war, his previous failure to match surface admiral Spruance’s score as an carrier force commander against Japanese carriers at midway and Mariannas that perhaps most strongly impelled him to go on his “Bull’s run”.
