Japanese WW2 African Raid!
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- The Imperial Japanese Navy struck far and wide, and on one memorable occasion even launched a raid on Africa in May 1942 that ended with a shootout between stranded Japanese submariners and British marines. Discover the full story of the midget submarine raid to sink a battleship.
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This channel reminds me of how the history channel use to be before it became all reality tv
The good ol days before the dark times before ancient aliens
God damn it. This again? No. History Channel was ALWAYS crap. It just was able to get worse somehow. Stop comparing every history video/channel/essay to that shit. I know you mean well, but damn man.
History channel was never this good. It's full of programmes that treat it's viewers like they have the memory of a goldfish and their documentaries are unfocused messes that don't teach you coherent history. Not to mention all the cheesy CGI and terrible reenactments that get repeated over and over. It's like History for dummies.
Didn't mean to sound insulting, but i'm just sick of people acting like the History Channel was ever good because you see your type of comments on every well made video relating to history.
It's incredible how the British did not react after seeing two subs enter the harbor. Then did not warn other bases after the attack.
Perhaps their egos were too bruised to admit that the Japanese could mount such an attack?
That would interfere with their tea drinking.
Greetings from Japan. Type A (ko) midget subs got unstable and unbalanced once a big torpedo was fired according to ja.wikipedia. Presumably that is the reason why a 2nd torpedo was not fired soon after hitting the battle ship.
hence the controversy about the torpedo which hit Arizona at PH...that it might have actually come from sub, which breached the surface after firing, as you say, re unstable after firing....
Best part about your channel is that you cover events that nobody has ever heard of.
Here we go again putting the history and military channel out of business. This some of the best history off ww2 I love I watch all these videos.
History Channel is weak. I'm not trying to learn about ice road trucking or the curse of oak island. I want history.
Crew on the British Loyalty and HMS Ramillies report seeing two submarines entering the harbour, no action taken. Two ships torpedoed,and no warning issued to other naval bases to be on alert. Seventeen hours later same thing happens in Sydney. Sadly there seems to be a never ending catalogue of shameful blunders.
4:30 just so nobody is under any illusion, the Bushido was employed as a psychological tool but nearly all soldier and officer swords were not real samurai katana, they were manufactured on mass using a completely different method. Most heirloom swords stayed at home with the family / wife.
Samurai and their swords were outlawed more than 50 years earlier (after the Meiji restoration).
This is great stuff! Thank you for shining some light on this overlooked part of war history!
just when I think I have learned everything about WW2 you post another video!
Have you heard of the Monsun Gruppe?
It was a force of German U-boats that operated in the the Indian and Pacific Oceans based out of Japanese occupied Malaysia.
The world: Our submarines launch torpedos.
Japan: Our submarines launch submarines!
I love the new RC submarines! It gives the video a new soul wich makes the video a mot more entertaining to watch!
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Fascinating. I knew nothing about the Madagascar conflict until now...you're a wealth of info.
Can you talk about the Italian Savoia charge that was performed in Russia :)
Not relevant but interesting theory is that the Italian frogmen/mini torpedo-submarine colleagues of such Japanese, took revenge and sink an ex-battleship of the Italian navy in Sevastopol naval harbour that was given to USSR after the war
I hadn't heard of that before. Have you heard of the Charge at Krojanty?
Speaking of raids, would be awesome to see the story of the failed landing at Tobruk in 1942 (Operation Daffodil). British troops at the early stage were disguised as german soldiers, and killed with no mercy during the infiltration phase (including the patients of a military hospital). In the end the attack failed for the unexpected reaction from italian non-combatant troops
(cooks, transmission, mechanics etc), who delayed british marines long enough.
You are the master of illuminating historical obscurity!
LOVING how you have recently switched to the Pacific theater. Love your European theater videos too, but it is wonderful to get such in depth looks in to the oft neglected Pacific theater.
neglect? There is a lot of pacific theater documentary.
@@blugaledoh2669 - Yes, but it's the usual bullshit...This stuff, instead, is hardly known by anyone !
3:26 the Battleship HMS Ramillies was actually armed with 8 15" main guns mounted in 4 twin turrets.
I'd never heard of this attack before watching your superb video. Well done as always, Mr. Felton!
Congratulations Mark. This is excellent.
Now this is a war story I never heard. Excellent channel!
One does wonder at the stupidity of not informing, secretly, all Commonwealth forces about the likelihood of such attacks. Obviously, Sydney paid the price.
I think they didnt want the japanese to know that the attack was successful.
@@Ageust2 this is understandable, but there must've been someway to warn the other bases through covert communications.
@Adecodoo If the Axis powers didn't intercept the message, then it would be a secret from them.
@@Ageust2 just say we stop a mini sub attack
The POMES were so embarrassed that they ignored the reports of 2 submarine periscopes spotted in the harbour, they preferred to say nothing and let more ships sink.
Never underestimate the power of submarines
lol that why everybody that have $$ is buying or building submarine fleet for they navy , like japan now day are building 1 submarine per year cause japan know that if they gona go war with china the surface fleet will be out number and in the end sunk by the Chinese , the sub will the real advantage for japan , that also why Vietnam buy 6 submarine cause they know the surface ship gona get wipe out once china declare war , only submarine gona survival or have a chance of survival and manage to do some damage , that why china are now pumping out tons of type56 1000t frigate to hunt japan/Vietnam/America/Australia/india submarine if war broke out . china is pumping out like 50 war ship per year and more , no one can compete that with them right now , the only advantage for smaller country will be submarine ( which china is weak at countering ) , you cant compete by building super high end warship cause the Chinese are also building super high end war ship and they gona built more of them vs you ( aka type55/54/52 ) , you cant out built cheap ship vs them ( type56) + war coming soon guy that why asia and America are building ship + buying weapon like crazy + also china is following japan footstep of pre ww2 aka island chain defense strategy that why we have problem in south china sea where china built huge base there + now china wanted to get Taiwan + senkaku so they cause creat first line ring defense
@@inouelenhatduy - Take it easy, dude...no nuclear war is looming...you're just hearing war drums played by the weapons manufacturers, eager of increasing their sales (and huge profits !) to war-scared small countries which rush to buy whatever they can find to defend themselves from the big bad Chinese...!
Ironically, the Japanese did neglect submarines. It cost them the war.
WTF, I never heard of the Japanese fighting on African soil.
I had never heard of this attack.
Madagascar was known as the Malagasy Republic between 1958 and 1975 when it returned to Madagascar
Please do one on the Sydney attack. This is great work you are doing and I am especially interested in hearing more about all the activities of Commonwealth forces and outside Europe etc that are not as well known here in the US
the things,you find out-unbelievable.thanks Mark.
These Japanese Commando Style videos are awesome.
I love these types of obscure stories you can't really find anywhere else
Always interesting nuggets of history here.
I have loved these scout type submergibles since childhood.
The whole idea of piggy backing on mother ship subs still seems so science fiction. Both the Japanese and later the Germans had some success with these migit submarines.
They must have worried allied naval personal at times. Sneaky, armed and shallow water capable.
Thanks Mark Sir.
More please
excellent video as always, mark
Just astounded about this! Another excellent production, Mark.
Wonderful snippets of subs under water,thanks.
Never heard of it before thanks
The Revenge class BB had Four 15” turrets, 8 guns total, not 4 guns.
that had sounded odd to me as well, when he said 4 x 15" guns. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Ramillies_(07)
are they like Warspite, Valiant etc? those Queen Elizabeth tubs surplus from Jutland?
@KateLicker Warspite, 'a tub'?
Awesome videos!!!!! Love everyone Ive seen...just a minor correction ..Ramillies had 8 15 inch guns in 4 turrets... Please keep providing these great videos!!!!! Would also like to see video of Italian Savoia charge in Russia as I was based near these oustanding soldiers in the 80's
Count on Felton, to outclass any WW2 historian. ❤
Primitive maps, very limited communication, and such extremely risky raids, unbelievable! Great video
Another fascinating vignette
Awesome! I love Mark Felton's videos.
Thank you so much for the great work Mark! It's always great that you allow us to discover lesser and/or unknown facts about this very fascinating period of our History! Love it! Keep the excellent work Mark!
The British attack on Madagascar would be a very interesting subject Mark,,,
Every time I watch your vids it reminds of war documentaries shown on PBS back in the late 90s and early 2000s Great job!
Amazing! Thank you for another stellar video!
could you do a video on the Madagascar Campaign during world war 2?
I've never heard of this so I'm down for that
I read about a bit of trivia related to WWII fighting in Madagascar explaining that the Vichy troops fought the Brits for six months there before surrendering. Coincidentally six months was how long French troops had to fight to qualify for combat pay. It's heartening to hear that when the future of the free world is at stake, our French "allies" make it clear where their priorities lie.
@@bbbabrock That's some nice bullshit, French soldiers receive pay like all others every month. The fact that they fought on for 6 months without any support and resupplying is actually quite impressive.
so, they had to have --6 months-- of combat, to get combat pay?
oh, well, they pretty much attempted to invade India...that's what the Imphal/Kohima battle pretty much was re...that was the last strongpoint b4 a potential entry into India..
pressing bell icon worth it for this channel..
You stated that the type a sub was capable of 19 knots submerged and 2 knots on the surface. Is this correct? I suspect these numbers are reversed which be more typical speeds for submarines of this era.
yeah, I thought the same...19 knots submerged ? No way...! Only the fantastic German Type 21 could achieve such speed beneath the waves...Maybe you meant just 9 knots, which would be a more than nice speed for a submerged midget sub...
The 2 knots is referencing a conservative, fuel-economic speed to reach its maximum range
The last inrangetv q&a shouted you out as one of the channels they watch. Crossover between my channel subscriptions.
love your show!!!!
Another beautiful job Mr. Felton!
There's one of those subs in an awesome display at the Australian War Memorial
That's an impressive model in the water. It could be from a movie, or maybe some modeler's excellent footage.(?)
Correction: 3:29 It appears that Ramillies had four *twin* 15” gun turrets, eight guns. This matches the photos.
Love your videos.
8:08 They suppressed that information?! What a bunch of knuckleheads.
Please cover the deserting French Morocco troops who helped Vietnam fight off the French
Mark, this is fantastic - as is all your content. Thank you.
I love the intro... wow B/W film underwater!
This was new to me, glad to be a patreon
I remember stories writing off midget submarines as an ineffective novelty. Given this and the recent Dark Docs video, these subs were nothing to sneeze at.
Ramilies was blessed with eight 15" mk 1 guns in four turrets.
Thank you for your time and research out into these vidoes
Excellent as usual. The IJN was quite capable then and is definately so today. Unlike the IJA, the WWII IJN was an honorable arm. Did you ever do an episode on the IJN attack on Sydney's Port as you mentioned in here?
I remember my Mother talking about how one of those Midget Subs was beached / sunk in Sydney Harbour around the time of Pearl Harbour .
Imperial Japanese Navy ,was one of the powerful Navy at that time .Having many different types of ocean going Submarines .
Another amazing branch of history. Thanks.
Qué interesante la historia, no sabía que los japoneses habían atacado en Africa.!!!
Well done Mark, very good stuff once again,! Many thanks again
we all live in a little submarine, a little submarine, a little submarine
Would you consider a short on the US 'bat bombs' of WW2? Developed by Dr Lytle S Adams, who also developed the system that allowed US airmail to be picked up from ships as well as picking up the post without landing.
did they come in a utility-belt?
This video and the one about Japanese airborne attack against B 29 bases in the Marianas have been very surprising.
Brilliant. M.
How about a submarine carrier ?
The Japanese did that in ww2 it's on UA-cam
Do you mean a submarine that carries airplanes or an aircraft carrier that carries submarines?') The former existed in the form of large Japanese submarines that carried seaplanes for an attack on the Panama Canal. World War II ended before the operation could begin, and the extra-large submarines were studied extensively before being sunk far off the entrance to Pearl Harbor to keep it out of Russian hands.
It's been tried.
since a sub can't carry enough planes to be effective, they carry missiles nowadays.
They had underwater cameras back then????
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Respect for those twoJap submariners that rendered their own lives in exchange for a sunk tanker, a damaged battleship, and the lives of 6 enemies (5 sailors and one Marine). Formidable opponents, these Japanese...
Its a good thing the Axis were not much help to each other
Niggas really forgot the war was suposed to be a GROUP PROJECT. Really bit them in the ass.
How so?
Each empire was greedy for themselves so Its no surprise
Why?
They would've stood a better chance if they actually worked together. Japan and Germany didn't really help each other in terms of long term gain and strategy.
Amazing stuff,learnt something new again from WW2!
Always a thorough and impressive work
Love these short war history video...
Seriously, where does one get that kind of footage?
Gotta say, those mini subs look pretty neat. Not sure if I’d want to be in one tho.
A mini sub but a roomy casket for two.
Damp potato #36 - If you can get to IWM Duxford there’s a sectioned British X-class midget sub that you can walk through.
One of these Japanese subs actually made it's way to Gilligan's Island in 1961!
so it did..good get...and Russian cosmonaut screw-ups..
Can anyone tell me why I hear so often phrases such as, "The British Amiralty failed to respond..." or " The British General did not see fit to..." or " It was deemed, by the British War Dept. not to give warning..." Some times I wonder how the British did as well as they did. And now I understand why Canadian & American generals were loath to put soldiers in their command, under British command.
I dont know how you keep coming up with all these interestig stories that i would never of heard of woth this channel but thank you for all the interting snippets of history mark👍🏼
Also do you have any information of axis submarine activity in newzealand waters?
The most amazing Japanese submarine was the I-400, the largest of WW2 and capable of transporting and launching three planes!
That Japanese sub naming system is so ingenious..
wow you find the most interesting and unknown things
Excellent video !!! Thank you
Finnish long range recon/sabotage operations, like 1942 Petrovski Jam operation
Excellent work! If possible, could you make a video concerning some operation or interesting aspect involving the Free French military? I have always been fascinated by continued French military resistance after 1940.
Good stuff Mark.
My mum was a passenger on a Sydney ferry at the time of the Midget Sub attack, she remembered all the panic that the attack caused.
Would have been lovely had the British warned her Allies of the threat .... Maybe its a bit like the Pearl Harbour attack...by not warning of the attacks , the British could lever public opinion in Allied countries to a war with the Axis alliance.
By 1942, weren't the British and Allies fully at war with the Axis? Not sure they needed to leverage public opinion, MAYBE in the far off corners of the Empire...
Fascinating. Very convincing montage, btw.
Jesus imagine being a crewman in one of those midget subs, all alone in the middle of the deep ocean. I'm not even claustrophobic and it scares the shit out of me.
A GREAT piece of little known history.
Can you do a video on Yugoslavia breakup
"The Royal Yogosalv army had well over a million men but few modern weapons. It had long borders to defend and was thus unable to stop the modern German army"
from Century of Warfare
HMS Ramilles was armed with a total of eight 15-inch guns which were mounted in four turrets (two 15-inch guns per turret).
My dad served in the Kings African Rifles, Kenya, during the war. He told us that one day his regiment was ordered out and put on ships. They were taken to Madagascar where they stayed for a while. Later on in life, having done a lot of reading and research on the two world wars, I wondered why they were shipped to Madagascar, until I came across accounts of the main Japanese plan of invading Madagascar. Their war plans were to establish air bases and sea bases from which they could invade and or control sea lanes to the Cape.
Great video!!! Had heard of this incident before, but could not remember if this attack came from Japanese submarines or was part of the Japanese carrier raid into the Indian Ocean culminating with an air attack on Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and the sinking of HMS HERMES. New that the Japanese made it as far as Madagascar, but could not remember if their carrier strike force conducted this attack or not. By watching this video, slowly remembered that it was a submarine attack and that the carrier strike force went as far as Ceylon (may be a good subject for later video). Then started to think about the Japanese submarine attack on Sydney Harbor, which you mentioned (and hope you do a video about). Great work!!!!!!1
I never realized how much the Vichy government co-operated with the Germans and Japanese. Allowing the Japanese into Indo-China prior to Pearl Harbour was crazy. Another interesting video and story.
I wish I can sub to you 100000 times
Ramillies was armed with eight 15" guns in four turrets.