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BIGGEST NAVAL BATTLE OF WWII (Part 2): The Battle of Leyte Gulf | Battle 360 | History
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At the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the Japanese Navy catches the American landing forces are caught by surprise. Outgunned, the Americans stage a daring defense, in this clip from "Battle of Leyte Gulf". #Battle360
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@HISTORY What is the music/theme playing at 1:42 is there an actual track name? Have been going mental trying to find it but had no luck!
Billy Mitchell knew! But the USA Navy would hear it.
Pp
"When faced with an enemy who's largest gun turrets weigh more than his entire ship, Evans decides that running is boring"-
Drachinifel 2019
whose
'Today is a good day to die'
Drachinifel 2020
Man I read that with his voice XD lol
Don't forget the IJN ships who tried to find a "Johnston-free" position.
Evans got balls made of depleted uranium.
we need a battle of leyte gulf movie
try to watch BATTLEFIELD. leyte gulf battle
I believe the reason they haven’t tried is because of how massive the scale of this Battle is and that it wouldn’t do justice for a single movie to cover it. The actual Battle of Leyte gulf consists of Multiple engagements and Battles in a span of 3 days. From the Sibuyan Sea, San Bernardino Straight, Surigao Straight, and Cape Engano, and Lastly and Famously the Battle off Samar.
Just like Midway
@@adam_clown 3 battle at same time, heh? i guess Nolan will fit that scenario well
Yah right that would be like a freaking Godzilla movie
I'm from Leyte and we always go fishing in this gulf. It's very calm in the morning and have a beautiful reddish sunset . I think the beauty of the place symbolizes the tragedy, the calmness before the battle and the bloodshed during the aftermath. RIP all the lost souls.
Kamuata kayo Jan as leyte
1990s, When the History Channel was the History Channel.
1990's? I watched these things growing up, and I'm not THAT old!
This was not the 90's. Battle 360 was released in 2008.
Yeah this would be better CGI than Hollywood could muster. History Channel still has a couple historical shows.. or did last time i checked.
@@porpus99 My Bad.
I remember! Now history channel is bunk race baiting evolution theories. Junk.
My dad was on the USS Knapp DD-653 during this battle. He is 98 years old now and doing very well.
The Battle of Leyte Gulf is often overlooked by Midway or Pearl Harbor, but it’s just as, if not more important
Not only does it really start the era of the aircraft carrier, but also ends an era. As this is the last time two opposing battleships will ever be in a direct fight with one another.
It’s honestly hillarious how the biggest battleship afloat was frightened off by a single destroyer
Although the destroyer had 5 inch guns they were radar controlled and accurate. The Japanese Thought it was a much bigger force.
the Japanese mistook the escort carriers for full carriers and the destroyers for cruisers, so they were using armor piercing shells against the destroyers. The shells went in one side and out the other poking holes without exploding. The destroyers were using smoke and rain to cover themselves while firing with radar. They used all their ammo down to the star shell flares. The fires and low caliber hits didn't really threaten the japanese ships but they were very confusing and disorienting. And air groups from nearby taskforces were called in to about 400 planes, they werent well equipped to attack capital ships but ran straffing runs to distract them. All this further reinforced to the Japanese that the Americans were there in greater numbers and a stronger force.
In real one Destroyer are the most important multipurpose ship and also it's torpedo can do more damage than a shell.
She turned away to avoid the torpedoes fired, ironically the slow speed of American torpedoes, which for the most part was viewed as a con, actually meant that the Yamato had to run away from it for longer
it was three destroyers and DE
This was Evan's finest moment. David vs Goliath such daring and courage !! Even if David died , Goliath run away and missed his chance.
Cmdr Evans was a excellent Naval Officer, My dad served with him on the USS Alden where he was XO. USS Alden was in the battle of the Java Seas. Cmdr Evans was representative of the Sailors of the US China Fleet.
An aggressive panic response and spontaneous, independent minded, reaction saved the landings that day.
A Grizzly Bear would never think the human would attack first
@@lairdriver my dad was on Leyte..LST26..as I was a new born, through the years watched him..generally he was never home..back on Leyte..My dad Frank Fitch Ltjg was a awesome man, honest as the day was long..never spoke a word his time on Leyte..
Try courage, not panic
@@lairdriver How weird would it have been to be an officer on board one of the Japanese ships and seeing a lone destroyer charging your battle group consisting of battleships and cruisers. Then all of a sudden one of your cruisers are taken down, then another, then some more destroyers start charging your position, meanwhile you can't seem to hit them because your guns can't aim that low, all of a sudden a swarm of bees are attacking you........until you run away. It would have been so confusing.
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This was an amazing battle. The destroyers bravery saved 1000's of lives, kept that Japanese fleet from pounding the landing beaches. :)
Lives that would not have been in jeopardy if not for Halsey's recklessness.
My grandfather was on a destroyer, the USS Abner Reed at Leyte Gulf. The ship survived a sea mine off the Aleutian islands but didn't survive a japanese suicide bomber dropping a bomb down one of the smoke stacks. I believe he was sent home after that being shaken up but went back later to continue serving until he retired. I didn't get a chance to speak with him since he died when I was very young. An uncle tells me he tried to get my grandfather to talk about being at the attack on Pearl Harbor but, even while drunk, my grandfather would only say it was the worst day of his life and didn't want to talk about it.
I heard Evans was banned from using elevators because of the pair he had.
I've always thought the story of the USS Johnson would make a great centerpiece for a movie, wasn't she sunk in the battle and a passing Japanese crew saluted the US crew in the water out of respect for their tenacity. Awesome stuff.
I thought the salute was to the USS Samuel B. Roberts.
The problem with a film about this battle is so few young'uns would actually believe it.
@@samsignorelli oop yeah I think you're right. I just remember it being a destroyer and the name seemed to fit but I do believe you are correct
@@12what34the To be fair, BOTH ships were pretty epic that day.
@@samsignorelli not really if they promoted this as a true factual story .plus presented this movie as a memorial in the beginning
@@mariocisneros911 You saw what they did with Pearl Harbor a few years ago, right??
As we all now know, this heroic crew of the U.S.S. Johnston led by Admiral Ernest Evans went to great heights, while their Destroyer sunk to the deepest, coldest depths of the Pacific Ocean! May God bless them all.
he was never a Flag Officer
"The Battle of Leyte Gulf has another pre-eminent distinction. It is the largest naval confrontation in the history of mankind". And yet, Hollywood has not made a single motion picture of this battle. Why not? They've made many movies of Pearl Harbor, Battle of Midway and the USS Indianapolis disaster.
The Battle of Leyte Gulf is so large, has so many parts and covered so many major events that it would take a couple of full seasons to really tell the story and do each story justice. There are so many outstanding stories but many would be so hard to tell and be honest. Take the story of the destroyers and destroyer escorts of Taffy 3. They took on Kurita's battleships and caused Kurita to turn back. Several of the DD's and DE's were sunk but events later that day caused rescue operations to be terribly delayed resulting in very heave post sinking casualties much like what happened to the USS Indianapolis crew. I would love to see these stories told, but PLEASE tell the stories, warts and all.
To expensive
I'd like to see the people who did band of brothers and the Pacific to cover this specific battle
@@OItsjustzach
HBO?
Soon. As you wish. After the movie midway 2019..
Read the book “Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors” excellent account of the destroyers taking on the superior Japanese fleet.
Outstanding book. One of the best I’ve read. The bravery of the men on those destroyers and destroyer escorts should be more well known. Halsey screwed up by chasing 4 carriers with no planes. He was responsible for protecting the landings at Leyte. Spruance would never have left those landings unprotected.
This was the US Navys finest hour
I'm very thankful for the american soldiers who saved my country from japanese :). Respect from: PHILIPPINES
Malaki ang ambang ng filipino guerrilla forces di lang mga americano.
60% ng pilipinas kontrolado ng nagsanibpwersang mga guerilya (komunista, moro, magkaalyadong pilipino at amerikano, mga lokal na mga tao atbp) bago pa dumating si hen. mcarthur. basahin nyo pa sa wikipedia baka mamaya nagdududa pa kayo
So much raw courage.....our Grandfathers were such great MEN....
Yupp, truly unbelievable. Indomitable beyond words...
Now I know why they’re call the greatest generation of man 🙏🏽
and fathers.....
And fathers
Greatest Generation
How could those destroyers stay afloat with there *Giant balls made of steel?!*
titanium balls
Easy, they didn't. So come see the 9th wonder of the world and dive the deepest trench in the world right off the Philippines coast and it's odd double trench shape.
Simple they missed
Bravery due to torpedoes and speed.
Determination!
Thank you for saving our country americans🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
thank you for remembering the Great Bonds & Friendship of the U.S. and Phil. God bless both counties forever !
My great uncle served in this naval battle, working the radar which was cutting edge tech back then.
Said a kamikaze ran into the bow, and they lost a single shipmate. They ended up scraping his remains off the ship and they had an emotional burial at sea.
"never tell me the odds"- e.e evans probably
They did miss on a couple of things but overall, pretty good for the History channel.
It’s not the guns and equipment that defines the battleship, but the spirit and skills of her crew.
This one is for you Samuel.
What is mythic is the command skills and bravery of Evans. Note that the Japanese learned from the British attack on the Italian fleet at Taranto and applied the lessons at Pearl Harbor. Also the battle of Ecnomus involved 680 ships and 290000 men.
largest by tonnage, is what i believe they mean. also, the numbers for the battle of ecnomus are probably exaggerated, and impossible to confirm.
"How much balls do you have?"
Cmdr. Evans and the Johnston crew: Yes
Japanese Navy: Going in for the killing blow on American landing forces
Tiny American Ships: *Metal Gear Solid Theme intensifies*
With not so tiny carriers ;)
The indomitable spirit of the "tiny' DD Commanders
Grandfather was in this battle on the USS Birmingham helping the CV Princeton when she caught fire. Brave guys fought in this battle.
This Leyte Gulf documentary was "bitin".
Naa may full video ani higala. Mao tong tan'awa para dili ka mabitin.
What is bitin oh are you a Filipino?😍😍
@@SSO_Zacharia "bitin" is like (and I quote) "wtf?! Boooooo it was just gettin gud frikken killjoy, soo much more could've been done"
@@aaeve5676 awww okay thanks bro I appreciate that 😁
Uy Pinoy pala to'o, tangina mo hatdog ka
Yeesh Those American DDs really didn’t care if they would die which I’m sure they probably thought they would but they went head on and really took on a Japanese heavy task force these guys are legends American Pride at its best
ah general carter all over again
Legend ... I agree. Evans is unknown really among the American public, but in terms of impact on saving American lives, possibly the greatest hero of all. Imagine that Japanese battle group clearing Samar island, emerging into the Pacific, turning south to annihilate an almost defenseless marine landing group. The carnage would have exceeded the European D Day.
Many people know of Alvin York and Audie Murphy, and I do not minimize their heroism, but for impact, Evans’ actions completely dwarfs what those two did relative to lives saved.
Haha ang keyboard warrior nandito sa youtube.
There is a video of the wreckage of the USS Jonston she was just a debris field she was so blown apart. It was eerie and sad at the same time.
Rome Le bleau DD is a codename for Destroyers
Actually it was Taranto that announced the age of carrier warfare, not Pearl Harbour. The Japanese based their attack off of that.
True enough. And Taranto was done with biplanes, not more sophisticated aircraft like Pearl Harbor.
That is the comment, I was looking for. Not everything in WW 2 was first made by or first happens to the Americans.
Taranto gave the idea to the Japanese. It wasn't a huge coordinated attack, it was whatever the Brits had on hand to weaken the Italians just however much. That attack didn't announce it, it was merely the prelude for what did.
One more example of why we call them "The Greatest Generation"
Evans has balls of steel. 😆 and it's a good thing the Yamato did not push tru. She was at the Ph sea but turned back. And yes this was the largest naval battle.
Commander Evans bold decision, paid off. It's like thousands of bees stinging an angry bear!
thousand of lives are lost whenever a single ship are destroyed
Not always true. Unless youre a capital ship or a carrier, most ships are crewed in the few hundreds.
One of the biggest engagements of the Battle of Leyte Gulf was the Battle of Surigao Strait where Admiral Jesse Oldendorf’s Seventh Fleet pummeled the Southern Force of the IJN. Significant in many respects, not the least of which it was the last battleship to battleship engagement in history and the last time the USN “crossed the t.”
I think that's the place where Battleship Musashi was destroyed.
@Raging Bull IJN MUSASHI sank in the Sibuyan Sea in the central Philippines during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
They crossed the T and straight up decimated the Japanese.
Years back I wrote a paper that included the actions of the destroyer escort USS Samuel B Roberts DE413 which made up part of task force Taffy 3. What these brave American sailors did in the battle of Leyte was beyond courageous. Destroyer escorts like the Roberts were never intended to fight other ships...they were sub hunters and they were woefully unequipped to fight against the Japanese ships they opposed. They literally saved the lives of tens of thousands of US troops on slow troop transports that would have been massacred if the Japanese fleet had been unopposed.
These destroyers and destroyer escorts somehow went up gun to gun against battleships and cruisers and came out victorious. It's ridiculous to think about, even though they had air power on their side, it's still something that should never have happened......but it did.
i hope someday they will make a movie of this.
The midway film teased leyte to be the sequel
This is so impressive and horrifying. I hope to see it in a movie, just in a movie... Never in real life.
Someone should make an epic movie 🎥 for this..Just like “Pearl Harbor” and “Midway”.
After days of air and submarine attack, Kurita's mindset is understandable. I wasn't there. I never second-guess the Men that actually were. That being said, Captain Ernest E. Evans is absolutely heroic or reckless. I'm going with Heroic! The ocean is a great big place that offers no place to dig in.
The legend says that, If they have left them get closer the captains of Sammy B and Johnston would have engaged in good old "naval boarding actions".
Grandpa talked about McArthur and the Battle of Leyte in great detail. Captain Evans brave attempt and how everyone died.
The Japanese Navy ceased to exist as a fleet after this battle. What remained lacked fuel, to train or concentrate as a force. Even this battle and some of the dispositions were dictated by fuel problems.
Rumor has it they had to keep the vessel pressurized for bouyantcy due to the Admiral's balls being so dense.
Gmailaccount Services I love that line. I wonder how they got General Patton’s around
Japan: [Sends massive fleet]
Commander Evans: "Cowabanga it is!"
Why is there no US Ship that is named after Lt. Commander Evans. definitely need one
Nah. The sjw's will look into his past and find he was a republican and or a racist and have the name changed to some colored.
There are.
So one correction to Mr. Jonathan Parshell, when he said a destroyer's biggest weapon is a 5in gun, the biggest weapon on a destroyer is torpedoes.
He most likely meant it in regards to the guns.
F in the chat for Evans. He took on a dragon with a pocketknife.
It tear into 2 pieces,woah...
Thank you US of A for rescuing the Philippines.. we will never forget this important history.
Is there any movie we can watched these gallant actions of those brave souls?
Great story of Bravery and Tactecal victory
Philippines undoubtedly owe USA freedom, that's why PH-US friendship continues.
Don't forget about the other Allied forces such as Canadians, Australians, Mexicans etc. They too liberated us from Japan
USA was only after Yamashita's treasure.
@@k-studio8112 lol nong umalis si Mac Arthur kasama mga puti nyang sundalo naiwan lumabas mga lolo natin, Nong pagbalik si MacArthur halos tapos na ang japanese forces dito, Tapos lahat ng credits napunta don sa mga Americano napunta
No; we technically kicked them out but maintained friendly relations
I’m from Leyte and none of this events are in our history books. Local government here should build a museum of that historic battle.
America wins the biggest naval battle ever! Hoo-ah!
The arsenal of democracy at it's finest. I salute the greatest generation to date.
Hoping after the Midway Movie, Battle of Leyte Gulf is next.
why no hollywood movie of this?
History: *Here's a Battle of Leyte it's a part of the Philippines.*
Pinoys: *Are you summoning us?*
My Pop Jesse C Aguirre F2C US Navy served aboard the USS St Louis (Light Cruiser) and was wounded during the initial Japanese Kamikaze attacks. He eventually was transported to a Naval hospital, recovered and Honorably Discharged due to wounds.
My father was there on CVE 26 USS Sangamon, leyte gulf. Launching and recovering aircraft.
I was on my cottage that time near Gulf of Leyte. Weather was hot and sunny day. I was chilling and watching every bit of the actions. Good fight
RANDOM FACT
Kurita was being repelled so fiercely, he thought Ozawa was lying in his transmission that Halsey's carriers were attacking him. It wasn't until later on that he realized it was something else.
How about a Hollywood movie about the Battle of Leyte?
Destroyer be like: oh a prey
Carriers as well: nice, a prey
This scene is heavily edited, a lot of stuff deleted from the original.
Can tell, 2x 6 min videos for what once took 43 min, or a 1hr TV time slot.
Got the Musashi on a free lootbox(ultra rare) on a game I was playing. Then suggestions just popped this on my feed. Thank you history channel for this.
I hope duterte could watch this so he will consider importance of the philippines and US military alliance.. Filipinos and americans always brothers. 🇺🇸🇵🇭
Lol. Brothers? Tingin nga ng mga Kano satin, mababang uri ng nilalang na pede nilang gamitin. Gising kabayan.
Tanga ka D Jem di ganon iyon
Mas okay na may alliance tayo sa US para may proteksyon tayo sa China.
It was this year na under pa tayo sa government ng US gusto lang ng Japan na mapalaya tayo sa mga America. Anyway, gusto din nilang maging matagumpay tayo. Eh gyera ang gusto ng mga kano at nagsama pa ng mga pinoy kasi nga alliance nila tayo.
If you go back to history, nandito ang America more than 40years after nong bininta ng Spanish sa America ang bansa natin kaya tayo under america 40years ahead. And that year 1940 up that was the WW2 all powerful nation will go battle til the end.
HOPING THAT THE HOLLYWOOD WILL MAKE THIS A GREAT MOVIE, THE HISTORY THAT MADE THE U. S. MOST POWERFUL NATION
Good vid but I wish it had explained the exact sizes of the initial forces instead of just uaing vague terms like "mismatch."
Go for the original documentary. Everything is there
Actually it was the British Royal Navy that showed how useful the aircraft carriers were, Japan saw what Britain did in the Battle of Toronto in November 1940 where British planes were launched from an aircraft carrier and attacked the Italian fleet in harbour. Japan saw how successful it was, and only then did they realise how good they were.
Japan wasn't the first to effectively use aircraft carries, it was the British.
Cant wait for the movie after the movie of Midway!!!!
Battle of leyte gulf is huge but at least some part of it must be shown in the big screen to remember.
Fun fact: as a Filipino i already dived the ijn musashi wreck like a hundred times and the main batteries look cool
So much more to this story you're not telling
PEARL HARBOR, MID WAY, battle of leyte gulf next!
You really didn't do this battle justice, most epic David and Goliath mismatch ever not to mention biggest naval battle in human history.
It aint the size of the dog in the fight it’s the size of fight in the dog.
"Facing an enemy one of whose main gun turrets weighs more than the entire ship, {USS} Johnston decides running is boring." Drachinifel's stiff upper lip, tellingly used.
I live a short distance from surigao city on mindanao.
Every morning when i wake up walk out side i see leyte island about 17 miles away.
I was shocked one after noon to be diving and ran accross what was left of a japanese destroyer about 70 feet down. Later that day talking to a few of my buddies they told me some very interesting stories and turnd out there is another sunken japanese ship out a little further in about 100ft. One very old guy told me there were u.s. plane out there as well that had been shot down. The planes attacked
And caught the ship that were sunk in a bay like area.
They told me of the u.s. pilots flight fast and very low dodging between the coconut trees they were that low guns blazing attacking the japanese on mindanao.
A lot of people do not realize to this day how greatful the people are for all our help.
I have traveled the route on the batan death march took and they have 5 or 6 ft high monuments every kilometer in memory. As i traveled the route i was so taken in by how hard and terrible this must have been with the heat and humidity.
And there are plenty of areas where other major battles that have monuments as well.
You have no idea how many time a week i am addressed by hi joe or hay joe. This to me is there way of daying thanks. I was so suprised by the friendly warm way they address and treat americans here (99%) of the people that is.
The philippines is one of the oldest allies the usa has and the respect the people have of that is seen every day.
Please make more shows like Dogfights, Modern Marvels, and Battle 360 again.
Patton 360 too
The bait was a useless sacrifice because Admiral Kurita lost his balls
The Japanese began to fear defeat more than they craved victory. Its all over once you enter that mindset
It's a shame we couldn't keep the enterprise for a memorial. That tough girl deserved a resting place not to be scrapped like garbage
Right?
It was slimy politicians who wanted to stick it to Halsey.
God bless them!
The Johnston fired all her armor piercing 5 inch shells so switched to her HE 5 inch. Then they ran out of those so Cmdr. Evans ordered his ship closer to the enemy and fired all their anti-aircraft shells and star shells (flares) into the enemy cruisers hoping to set them on fire.
You're mistaking the Johnston for the Samuel B Roberts
Reminds me of the story of my grandmother where she sees the japanese warship musashi attacked by us aircraft at the sibuyan sea.
How Cruel... Our Home Country Become Their Battlefield.
Waw history of mankind god bless Philippines
Leyte island where i grew.❤❤❤
Came here for the majestic ship hull designss
This battle is among the reasons why Halsey never got a warship class named after him.
I read the Japanese ships couldn't depress their gun enough because the destroyers were so low in the water. Any history buffs know if that was an accurate statement??
Requiescat in pace, Big Chief.
Shows what kind of guts our guys had to stand up to a supior force. Sorry about spelling. Grande ripped up brain
Lol, USA had more than 100 ships and carriers with over 1000 aircraft. Japan was severely outnumbered. The history guy was lying to make the USA sound like a hero.
@@potpolima The Japanese were able to get a miss match at the battle of Samar it is explained in so many videos it's easy to find.
3:00 I'm pretty sure that is false. Suzuya wasn't hit by torpedoes during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
Certainly not from Johnston, since she fired her torpedoes all at once, not in successive volleys.
Suzuya was crippled by a hit (likely by a bomb or a possibly a shell) setting off her OWN torpedoes.
And biggest balls in American history goes to Evans