Battle of Tassafaronga - Pacific War #54 DOCUMENTARY
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Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War week by week continues. By late November, Guadalcanal had become an island of death for the Japanese and the critical food crisis would force the Japanese to prepare their destroyers for another express run, one that would turn into a savage nighttime naval battle. Join us as we delve into the Battle of Tassafaronga and we continue with our coverage of the Battle of Buna-Gona.
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Lies, and Blasphemy!!! Sigmar knows there are not, and never have been "Ratmen" as you call them.
What is with the flat opening it's unlike you kings and generals
Halsey working with ONI? Ffs
Hey I think the background music is missing in the beginning of this video
This series on Guadalcanal really gives full context of all elements of the campaign and not just episodic snipits more commonly seen. Really educational
“It is always some consolation to reflect that the enemy who defeats you is really good, and Rear Admiral Tanaka was better than that-he was superb. Without his trusted flagship Jintsu, his decks cluttered with supplies, he sank a heavy cruiser and put three others out of action for nearly a year, at the cost of one destroyer. In many actions of the war, mistakes on the American side were canceled by those of the enemy; but despite the brief confusion of his destroyers, Tanaka made no mistakes at Tassafaronga.” - Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison
If UA-cam had Academy Awards, Kings and Generals should win best military history channel. It would get my vote.
Fun fact, one of the crewmembers on the USS Northampton was award-winning actor Jason Robards, who served as a radioman.
cool! Didn't know patriots came from Hollywood.
@@theawesomeman9821 A different time back then. Quite a few actors served in the military during WWII, including Clark Gable and Jimmy Stewart. Some criticize John Wayne for not serving, but he was actually 4F.
It still baffles me that Admiral Carleton Wright received a navy cross after the horrific loss and the heavy damage sustained on tf 67
The act of awarding Carleton Wright the Navy Cross was a gross misuse of United States armed forces military decorations regulations. More critically it was a stinging slap in the face of every sailor and marine who did, and would in the future, deservingly receive the Navy Cross for legitimate acts of battlefield sacrifice and bravery.
Similarly, and more flagrant, was the disgusting act of awarding (via self-lobbying and self-promotion to obtain it) the Congressional Medal of Honor to General Douglas MacArthur for his conduct prior to the total loss of the Philippines to Imperial Japanese forces in 1942. This was a cornerstone example of rotten political perversion of what is normally an untarnished U.S. military awards system by corrupt D.C. insiders and shot callers vying for position in MacArthur’s expected run for the presidency in 1944.
It literally makes me nauseous when contemplating the successful theft of that hallowed medal by that scheming incompetent megalomaniac Douglas MacArthur during WW2.
@@parrot849 a serving soldier can't run for political office in the US. Also, MacArthur didn't return to the US until 1951.
@@MrShaneVicious You are totally correct. My mistake, but nevertheless there were political forces in D.C. lining MacArthur up even well before the end of WW2 for a run for presidency. And, of course MacArthur would have militarily retired immediately prior to throwing his hat into the presidential election ring, whether it be mid-war 1944 or post-war. Just as General McClellan did during the latter part of the civil war.
@@parrot849 Don't hold back, tell what you really thought of "dug out Dough". I agree with you completely. It's even worse than you point out. He disobeyed orders in his defense of the Philippines, which resulted in his troops not having the guns, ammo, heavy weapons, and food to fight off the enemy. He visited the troops only once, and to top it all off, he was paid a ton of money by the Philippines to train and defend them. He also wanted to court marshal the General who was finally forced to surrender to the Japanese(the name escapes me at the moment-- my 80 year old brain isn't as spry as it once was). Don't even get me started on his actions in Korea.
@@bloodrave9578 Thank you.
One of the tragic issues facing the Western militaries was the seniority system of commands. It took tragic losses before the leaders adapted to the reality of the war. As Patton would state, "The generals are always fighting the last war". At this time US torpedoes had defective triggers that failed to detonate. The result of not testing the equipment to save $.
Destroyers always amaze me. As a kid always saw them as a bit of a nothing ship, but they were so quick, and deadly with torpedo's amongst other things, that were very lethal and deadly in combat operations.
Honestly I always think put a heavy cruiser against a Japanese destroyer the fights already over with the cruiser having the much better armor and guns able to wreck the destroyer and then this happens. As you say amazing little ships. A smart captain can pull miracles
@@Zaron_Gaming - Zaron, you’re right about a cruiser vs. destroyer as long as the individual controlling the cruiser(s) knows what they’re doing. Admiral Wright never belonged in tactical command of that cruiser force. The senior flag officer who planned the mission (Admiral Kincaid?) should have been allowed to lead it. Whatever sour issues existed in the Alaska command could have waited. The officer that called for him to be replaced at the 11th hour of implementing his own battle operation made a terrible error and holds much of the responsibility for the carnage that occurred as anyone.
USS Minneapolis entering the shipyard with her bow nearly chopped off: "TIS BUT A FLESH WOUND."
So many navy blunders under the shadow of the carrier victories for the U.S
And so many australian, Dutch & british battles I never knew swept under the rug at the start of the series. Cheers for the covering of this theater.
This is a great look at how all these crazy battles interconnect in the overall theatre of war! Watch the operations room and drachinifel for a close-up on the battle of tassafaronga. The drama between officers and how it affects battles is always interesting to me
My father-in-law was on the USS Honolulu and witnessed this battle. His was the only cruiser that escaped damage and was able to escape the battle untouched. He would have nightmares about the battle for the rest of his life. One of his most horrific memories was as the Honolulu escaped the scene, it had to plow over sailors that escaped burning ships but were still in the water. It was pitch black, but he could hear their cries. He would tear up and cry when he told about that incident. He was 19 at the time.
Adm Kinkaid: "Okay, here's a new battleplan to effectively fight the Japanese at night. Just stick to the plan, okay, Wright?"
R Adm Wright: "You got it! Okay, now, I'm gonna pull some destroyers away from another group that don't know the plan, then make sure my destroyers are not actually independent from the cruisers, and make sure the destroyers can't fight without getting in the way of the cruisers."
Adm Kinkaid: "Why do I even bother?"
Hope they cover Burma campaign again soon.
Those maps are outstanding. Saw the same on weeks of ww2 before but this is on another level
I'm in the 32nd right now (except its an IBCT today); its very cool to a visualization of what this unit did in World War 2. The depth of this Pacific series is outstanding. I think it would also be cool to see something similar that depicts America's involvement in World War 1 starting with the 2nd battle of the Marne and going all the way to the end of the war.
I was in the Marines and seeing my unit mentioned in this series makes me swell with pride.
I don't know if this was intentional, but I really like the introductory narration without music, it reinforces the gravity of what is being discussed and feels more serious.
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There are plenty of channels better than Epic History TV and History Marche. Those channels kind of portray a great-man history narrative and do not do enough to showcase the horrors of war. War is not "epic", it is horrific. Kings and Generals is a lot better because they talk about war-crimes and the horror implicit in conflict.
@Palpatine The difference is subtle, and Kings and Generals has its problems, sure, but one example would be K&G Alexander series vs. HistoryMarche Hannibal series. The former involves relatively in-depth discussion of sources and bias, the latter doesn't mention it as much and allows viewers to come away thinking that the generals' decisions are the only factor that influences a campaign. K&G also talks extensively about the atrocities commited by the crusaders in their 1st crusade campaign, they make it a lot harder to come away with admiration for people who were very brutal.
What about Knowledgia?
Kings and Generals, I am excited to see what’s going to happen to the pacific war in 1943 and I’ve been watching it since the very first episode on this series, I am learning new information about ww2 in the pacific theater from you.
The narration of actions and battles in two different but nearby fronts shows how integrated in time these separate actions were despite the geographic separation. Thank you for choosing this format to present the battles around Guadalcanal and New Guinea because it gives us viewers a more comprehensive view of what was in the minds of the Japanese and American/Australian commanders in their respective headquarters. Unlike in other histories and documentaries which isolated each of the fronts from each other, this style of chronologically related battles provides us all with more realistic considerations than an artificial or arbitrary separation using distances. Well done and kudos for going into so much detail of providing the names and sub-units involved in the separate movements of troops and their performance.
Interesting facts about the Tassafaronga battle that supplement another account by "Operations Room" which has additional details of their own. They differ somewhat in which Japanese vessels launch what, which is probably a matter of speculation. I'd recommend watching both for history buffs interested in "The Night of the Long Lances.". which was both the name of Japanese torpedoes and the title of a US Naval article about the battle.
It's nice to see a sponsor that isn't a scam; well done.
It has got to be a tough to choose when to replace inept commanders. When, where, which, with whom?
Always incredible to me how many naval battles went against the USN until they had overwhelming numbers due to the command incompetence exhibited. Yet they still managed to grind the IJN down.
It has more to due with the industrial might of the USA then battle tactics. Every ship the IJN lost was irreplaceable but the USA could not only replace lost ships but add to the total number of ships every month. The US Navy started the war with 350 major combat ships but ended it with 1200 major combat ships. At this stage it was only just beginning but starting in 1943 American ship building would be turning out Aircraft Carriers, Battleships, Cruisers and destroyers at an ever increasing rate. There was literally no way Japan could make up for ships they lost let alone increase their fleet.
@@TimDyck agree. watching and reading the '42-43 naval battles there's always this tension and frustration. it really makes Midway even more important i think, without that crushing victory, things may have dragged on longer until industrial disparity took over.
Eventually, enough incompetent admirals were killed by their own incompetence that the US Navy only had competent admirals left.
Adm. Carlton Wright's 'Brilliant Career' continued after B.of Tassafaranga being recycled to Washington D.C. shore duty. He was transferred to Port Chicago Navy Ordinance Depot in the Calif. Delta to command the Navy stevedores loading ammo. ships there. After a Pier and Freighter blew up killing over 320 civilian and military workers and injuring 390, he bravely court-martialed 50 Black American Stevedores who went on strike for better safety conditions. 50 were sentenced to prison at hard labor and dishonorably discharged for mutiny. What a guy! Another of many officers whose nature is exposed when peace-time career officers go to war. The stevedores were the blamed victims to distract from managerial ignorance, callousness, indolence, and impunity.
Impunity is a good thing and Admiral Wright's handling of the Port Chicago disaster was the high point of his career.
Sad to see the Northampton go down (my home town).
Alan C. Haddy sounds like an action hero. And one that we'll probably hear about again.
Its amazing the IJN look outs were able to spot the USN at the same they the radar picked them up.
The IJN selected crew with the best night vision to be lookouts. The USN ... did not.
@@ComradeArthur the use of radar was supposed to turn this issue obsolete, but just like the first battle of Guadalcanal and here the us admirals treat their radars like if was some cursed black magic 🙄
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After the eventual Japanese withdrawal from Guadalcanal Admiral Tanaka’s reputation was in ruined. He was the scapegoat.
First, I don't think that he was the only scapegoat.
Second, as much as he praises himself in the naval battle....he didn't achieve his objective (feeding the Army).
@@jimkeats891 He was modest. He always stressed it was his crews that won that battle.
I love these videos. I've been a massive fan for years! So much so that I actually made my own channel (it focuses on History as well) thank you for the inspiration! I wish I had the same cartoon style you have but... I'm just a small UA-camr
I do art , I could help . I have an Instagram page wouldn’t want paying just the kudos of helping
@@alastairbrewster4274 thank you Alastair! I will DM you on Instagram
Man, we totally got our asses kicked at Savo Island, fair and square.
Intro music missing, but the end result was actually more solemn and serious. I liked it. Even though I enjoy the track Dream Cave - Guardians played in the intro.
sailing in a straight line fighting DDs , 5Head.
Makes my Tuesday morning, this is so good.
really emphasizes some of the inexperience the navy had with warfare
What a superbly detailed series, it's as good as taking a history course! Again & again the operative principle seems to be: men make their plans, and the gods laugh.
My father was in the second 27th
I feel kind of bad for saying this, but seeing the Japanese score another naval victory made me kind of happy. As a young kid I always was very interested in the Japanese Navy, and found myself kind of disappointed in sheer number of crushing defeats they suffered. Ultimately I'm very happy that Japan lost; I condemn their crimes and wish the war had never happened, but the IJN-crazed youngster in me couldn't help but root for the Japanese in this battle.
Ho i think, the music in introduction is missing :/. (thanks for the video anyway)
Hi, I do get a notification when you post a video even though I am activating the bell
Not sure of the lack of music at the start was on purpose. But I'm paying attention at the very least!
Thank you for the video
Let's do this
Although IJN won a brilliant victory, they didn't achieve the operation. In some ways it seems symbolic of the whole war.
it was a minor setback for America
the use of radar was supposed to turn the sneak attacks at night issue obsolete for the Americans , but just like the first battle of Guadalcanal and here the us admirals treat their radars like if was some cursed black magic 🙄
2 minutes delay ... DDs retiring ... relying on slower firing 8" guns ... not anticipating torpedoes being fired. While USN DD torpedoes shared the same defects as the Mark XIV submarine torpedo. The 5"/38 guns of USN DDs had a great firing rate, but they had left the battle. Unfortunately, USN cruisers at that time had 5"/25 guns, which were much less suited for surface action. I'm in a desk chair rather than an armchair, but ...
To be fair, the United States had not really fought any real naval warfare till this point in time. The battle at the start of the Spanish/American war was not any experience for naval battles involving near equal combatants that taught the navy how to coordinate a fleet in battle. We did learn, but the learning process caused a lot of deaths to American sailors.
Destroyer Captain: "We are in a perfect position to fire torpedoes!"
Fleet Commander: "Our radar tells us the same! Let's wait with firing!"
I can maybe understand not trusting something "new" like the radar.... but if your destroyers ask be allowed to engage because they have the perfect angle of attack... why not allow the attack? Why did the americans losse so many vessels because the commanding officers did either not want to fire, wait for three times the confirmation if the target is really the enemy or were unwilling to relay the enemy position. Are there any cases in which one of those officers had to answer for his weird actions? The japanese do not have those issues and they did barely communicate once they were underway...
Great 😊 logic graphic viedo upload more cannot wait for part 55
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Forgot music during the into... resulted in a strangely somber tone
Gran video, y una escaramuza naval muy poco conocida. No cabe duda que la campaña de Guadalcanal fue durísima para ambos bandos.
Very nice
impressive !
Well done Guys!
good stuff
BGM: unmute me so i can put some suspense on the video
I would love to see you guys do a documentary on the Tuscarora war, the story of my people
Terrific series!
Thank you , K&G .
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Loving this series
This is my favorite history channel on UA-cam or anywhere really. They got a lil bit of everything for you
Let's gooooo!!!
Great content
I don’t remember who but it seems to me someone said “before Guadalcanal the Japanese advanced at their will. After Guadalcanal, the Japanese retreated at our will.”
Amazes me. At war, but it's "may we fire, sir?"
Excellent video 📹
Going into a lion's den
One question to be pondered is how to put another major player nation into the same logistical nightmare some time in the future, as we did with the IJN during that war.
Can't wait for the next video 🙂
Not as disastrous as the Romans, who kept losing hundreds of ships until the corvus was made.
The US was like Rome, they both could lose battles but recover and go on to win wars.
Don't ever leave out the intro music. I thought I was watching something else for a second.
Go Aussies
Nice to see coverage of the land campaign in New Guinea and the Aussies role in opposing the Japanese. This campaign doesn't get much coverage in the states compared with the island hopping battles. Interesting to learn how the Japanese considered New Guinea such an important part of their strategy for holding the resources in that part of Asia. Well done!!
@@stevewaldschmidt4344 For sure mate
As if Carleton Wright's command here wasn't bad enough, he was administrator of San Francisco naval district when the Port Chicago disaster happened that killed over 300 men and injured the same number, as well as the destruction of 2 ships, in a munitions mismanagement explosion.
A majority of the dead/injured were African-Americans, who refused to return to work for obvious reasons. He ordered the court martial of 50 African-american soldiers for mutiny adter they refused to retun to work following this event.
What a decorated career.
WOW VERY COOL.
Cool vid !
Feels like the Americans always get their ass kicked in these naval battles it's a surprise we won any
I think it’s these devastating naval battles that paved the way for more one-sided battles later on. In 1942, the US was still learning the ropes when it came to modern close range naval battles. If nothing else, such actions like the Battle of Tassafaronga provided harsh first-hand lessons towards the US fleet. From this battle in particular, American commanders learned how to properly utilize their radar advantage to strike first, resulting in an improved performance in 1943, which eventually led to near-perfect actions like the Battle of Cape St George or the Battle of Blackett Strait.
That's Minneapolis (/ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs/) not Minneopolis.
I look back through the precious lenses of 80 years of peace bought by the blood of brave Allied soldiers and sailors. I can’t help but feel sorry for the common Japanese soldier who ended up starving to death because of some silly devotion to a man-god dude.
It's impressive how often the Americans can totally blunder.
can totally blunder and still win*
Is someone going to tell him how the Russians did?
From what I read, all countries, both Axis and Allies blundered a lot.
@@redaug4212 they lost the battle LOL
@@korggg123 The US won the battle for Guadalcanal. What are you smoking? lol
broooooooo how do you fumble the bag so hard your 4 cruisers get bitch slapped by 8 destroyers
Next episode...
It’s probably coming out Saturday
The background music is missing from the intro segment. Is this intentional?
very good video the battle of Tassafaronga was NOTHING BUT A DISASTER for USA navy. also, as you see the siege of buna Gona being BLOODY AS CRAP. Also like the detail of maps of the battlefield you do for this series KG
rip music🥲
Forever Japan !
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excellent as always, a scale on the maps? Pretty please?
I promise, we would have done it if it wasn't so difficult to implement
@@KingsandGenerals Nah cmon that aint a thing for yall ;)
@@brandonsirochinsky3732 I don't want to be rude, but please consider the amount of work that goes into these videos. Adding scale will increase it twofold. We just don't have the resources.
Probably one of the few naval fights Javanese torpedo technology decided the battle.
If you had being paying attention up to this point the Japanese Long Lance has been sinking ships since Pearl Harbour.
nothing could be further from the truth.... japanese long range torpedoes made the difference since the beginning of the war
Few? It was one of many. Almost every surface night battle saw Japanese torpedoes inflict devastating losses on the US Navy, and Japanese torpedoes also proved devastating at the Battle of Java Sea. Furthermore, Japanese torpedoes were also devastating when used by aircraft and submarines, while American torpedoes across the board were horrendously unreliable and nowhere near as capable until 1944 (where they were still nowhere near as capable, but were finally reliable).
@@TimDyck I meant it as this is one of the battles decided a victory for the Japanese because of Japanese torpedoes. The battles they lost were either through American gunfire or air superiority.
I forget the battle; but the one where the allied ship was spinning in circles for an hour dodging torpedoes
and after it was sunk, Japan naval planes dropped wreaths the next day to honor the exceptional seamenship by the allied crew
that kind of says it all. if you can beat their best weaponry even for a short duration it was worthy of praise
I hoped America learns that night battles against the Japanese aren't in their skill set.
They will at 1943 and Surigao
Please make some videos about the Scottish warrior William Wallace. Thank you :)
Admiral is impressive naval commander like mikawa and yammamoto
Does anyone know the song at 15:00??
…And to add insult to injury, the navy saw fit to award Admiral Carleton Wright the Navy Cross for his “Brilliant Leadership” for the action on November 30, 1942 at Tassafaronga. How’s THAT for a head scratcher!?
The worst defeat suffered by the United States Navy in World War Two behind the earlier defeat at the Battle of Savo Island and they decorate the commanding officer who was responsible for the destruction of his own Task Force 67 with a Navy Cross? How could that officer accept that award and still look himself in the mirror?
Oh, by the way, this gold braided clown’s “magic touch” didn’t end in the South Pacific. Following his remarkable battlefield showing in and around Iron Bottom Sound, Wright was to reassigned to naval Headquarters, Washington D.C., and later to the west coast Mare Island shipyard area responsible for the loading of cargo bound for the war zone in the Pacific Theater of Operations. After repeatedly failing to deal with numerous reports of unsafe ammunition and ordnance loading procedures at the west coast Port Chicago naval facilities; and the subsequent major explosion of naval ordnance pier side that killed hundreds of sailors and civilians, Admiral Wright finally acted to correct the problem by immediately ordering the general court martial of 50 untrained African-American sailors who initially protested the order to return to ammunition loading duties following the fatal explosion without any substantive changes or modifications of the poor safety conditions that led to the preceding fatal munitions detonation dockside in the first place.
This guy Wright was a one man walking disaster and the navy just couldn’t find a place to safely store him where he wasn’t going to get innocent folks unnecessarily injured or killed, or ruin their lives.
Miss the opening songs😢
Is there a particular game that Kings & Generals gets their animations from, or is that all custom graphics for the channel?
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I know there was swamps there But with the right planning surely a light or even medium allied tank group could have attacked the Japanese better than just soldiers?
If fitted with flamethrowers the tanks could have forced out the entrenched Japanese. saving allied soldiers from being killed trying to break through.
Even a Jeep pushing along a metal trailer which was held such that the trailer did not turn either side but just went in a straight line which had a big wide metal shield to protect the following Allied soldiers as they attacked the Japanese with the flame throwers and machine guns through slots in the shield, a simple way to attack them without our lot being killed.
why dismiss your destroyer screen like that?