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Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands 1942 - Animated (2/2)
🕑 Added 2025-12-10 19:32:20 +0000 UTCThe morning of October 26, 1942 turns from hope to brutal reality in The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. With USS Hornet dead in the water and enemy aircraft closing in, USS Enterprise becomes the last operational American carrier in the South Pacific—forced to recover fuel-starved aircraft while preparing to fight for her life.
Relentless waves of Japanese Zeros, Vals and Kates hunt USS Enterprise, battleship USS South Dakota, and their screening ships.
However, the Americans hit back hard. Despite legitimate claims of a tactical victory by the Imperial Japanese Navy, the shooting down of yet more of Japan’s elite carrier pilots at Santa Cruz proves far more significant than sinking American ships.
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Hyperious
6 torps launched against a stationary target, none explode, and it still took another year for the BuOrd to admit the Mk13 was a shitbox.
Parker Bond
It took more than 20 torpedos to sink the Hornet
Parker Bond
Of course the one time a torpedo is accidentally launched it actually does its job and isn't a dud...
Leonardo
Hi about the battles of ww2 in the future will you make a video about the battle of the Scheldt or the falaise pocket please
