Japanese aircraft, ships and technology was ahead of the U.S. in many aspects in the lead up to WWII. Where they failed was in having the raw materials to engage in a protracted war with an industrial superpower as the U.S. became during WWII. There's a lesson in there somewhere.
@@tu7765 Those torpedoes were crazy too, even before you compare them to ours. They certainly had a few edges over us. Honestly the more important thing is the common man though. US sailors for example were more effective at damage control because they were accustomed to technology. The Japanese common man had no experience and training was his first time working a mechanical device of any complexity. This is still of course a generality, I'm just talking about swaths of society here. I should also add the massive strides forward Japan was making probably would've taken them past our level of tech but they pulled that trigger too early.
They also had better torpedoes, although a damp firecracker would have been better than the interwar USN torpedo. Japan was very proud of its prewar weapons tech and even featured it in consumer advertising. What they didn't realize was the pace of change once the USN put its R&D establishment on a war footing. By late 1944-45 the IJN was facing US submarines with computer-directed torpedoes and frequency-modulated sonar, backed up by surface ships equipped with high-resolution radar and integrated fire control, along with more and better aircraft and more and better-trained pilots. From then on the IJN was not so much fighting a war as being mangled in a vast industrial machine, and if their leadership had been willing to face up to that, a lot of suffering could have been avoided...
"The lesson in there somewhere" is about blanket statements. The US dedicated someone to help you land instead of just letting the light on. There is a statement to be made about dedicated someone's
I have some imperial Japanese Night vision projects , one of them were for the imperial Japanese navy , they also wanted to install IR detecting radar on planes. I have Docs from the USNMT for it . mind if you can make a video explaining it ?
He already explained in simple terms. The red lights will tell the pilot if they were too high or too low. And this just does not apply to the plane but the ship too. If the deck rose higher than the plane's angle of approach, he would see the red lights under the green light and vice versa. It is all up to the pilot's reflexes to make changes and try to safely onto the deck.
I belive the JMSDF Izumo-class DDH probably has those optical device or JPATS, though I'm not sure if it has illumination lights like those used CATOBAR aircraft carrier?
They certainly invented the practice of taking credit for almost everything, even if somebody else had to make it actually work. We Yanks have always fallen for it because the Brits have those marvelously convincing accents...
@@jlwilliams I've known you for less than 10 seconds and I've been displeased with all of them. We have the records. Even the patents. You slander me on three of our inventions. Those being, the computer, undersea communication cables, and the internet. I'd argue four inventions but that's being facetious where facetious is very uncouth.
Short, concise and to the point - I like it!
Interesting info about the imperial Japanese naval aviation!
Thanks, that was very en-light-ening!
Thanks Mate. Appreciate it😉
Interesting, thanks.
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KISS - is always a good principle !!
Very cool! Thanks for making this!
Thank you for the movie! Complex topic explained in a very simple way.
Keep up the good work!
Thank u. I had no idea about this. Good luck with your channel
Japanese aircraft, ships and technology was ahead of the U.S. in many aspects in the lead up to WWII.
Where they failed was in having the raw materials to engage in a protracted war with an industrial superpower as the U.S. became during WWII.
There's a lesson in there somewhere.
I'm an historian and further my mentor specialized specifically in the interwar period. You're just wrong. This is just a bad generalization.
The only thing Japan did better to the US in the lead up to WWII were naval aircraft
@@tu7765 Those torpedoes were crazy too, even before you compare them to ours. They certainly had a few edges over us.
Honestly the more important thing is the common man though. US sailors for example were more effective at damage control because they were accustomed to technology. The Japanese common man had no experience and training was his first time working a mechanical device of any complexity. This is still of course a generality, I'm just talking about swaths of society here.
I should also add the massive strides forward Japan was making probably would've taken them past our level of tech but they pulled that trigger too early.
They also had better torpedoes, although a damp firecracker would have been better than the interwar USN torpedo. Japan was very proud of its prewar weapons tech and even featured it in consumer advertising. What they didn't realize was the pace of change once the USN put its R&D establishment on a war footing. By late 1944-45 the IJN was facing US submarines with computer-directed torpedoes and frequency-modulated sonar, backed up by surface ships equipped with high-resolution radar and integrated fire control, along with more and better aircraft and more and better-trained pilots. From then on the IJN was not so much fighting a war as being mangled in a vast industrial machine, and if their leadership had been willing to face up to that, a lot of suffering could have been avoided...
"The lesson in there somewhere" is about blanket statements.
The US dedicated someone to help you land instead of just letting the light on. There is a statement to be made about dedicated someone's
Very interesting channel, hope you don't run out of material...
Even the earlier aircraft carriers were such complex units that I guess the author should have material for years to come.
Nice explanation, thank you. I always wondered - now I know.
Where on earth did you find the footage of the real carriers?
Most Ive never seen before.
I wonder if there were any studies after the war on numbers of landing accidents.
That’s a good topic for another story😉
I have some imperial Japanese Night vision projects , one of them were for the imperial Japanese navy , they also wanted to install IR detecting radar on planes. I have Docs from the USNMT for it . mind if you can make a video explaining it ?
Sure. Can U send it to me?
How DO pilots adjust for the rise a fall of the deck, especially in heavy seas when attempting to land on a carrier?
He already explained in simple terms. The red lights will tell the pilot if they were too high or too low. And this just does not apply to the plane but the ship too. If the deck rose higher than the plane's angle of approach, he would see the red lights under the green light and vice versa. It is all up to the pilot's reflexes to make changes and try to safely onto the deck.
Very cool. Japanese war tech is undereported.
I belive the JMSDF Izumo-class DDH probably has those optical device or JPATS, though I'm not sure if it has illumination lights like those used CATOBAR aircraft carrier?
Wow, no LSO? The role is such a good idea, I just thought everyone used them.
セイビーンって何だろうと思ったら整備員かｗ
Deck officer
整備員ね
「かが」も「クイーンエリザベス」も「ロナルドレーガン」も、現代の空母にはJPALSが付いているけどな。
The granddaddy of today's PAPI lights.
Fascinating. I did 20 years in the US Navy and was on 2 aircraft carriers.
HMMM 'Critical Past'? Makes me wonder if 'X-Planed' lifted this from 'Critical Past'?
U.S carriers: Using colored signal flags
Japanese carriers: Uses high tech signal lights
Japanese CVs wins
PAPI?
Of course, auto-dislike because Akagi, otherwise great video.
"invented by the brits." What didn't we invent.
The Philly cheese steak sandwich!
@RCAvhstape i think we invented the sandwich so. Yes we did...
They certainly invented the practice of taking credit for almost everything, even if somebody else had to make it actually work. We Yanks have always fallen for it because the Brits have those marvelously convincing accents...
@@jlwilliams I've known you for less than 10 seconds and I've been displeased with all of them. We have the records. Even the patents. You slander me on three of our inventions. Those being, the computer, undersea communication cables, and the internet.
I'd argue four inventions but that's being facetious where facetious is very uncouth.
@osmacar5331 Not the Philly cheese steak you didn't. It's a specific type of sandwich.