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Originally Posted by Bosje
i always thought they were designed to provide support for surface ships but they were 'relegated' to sinking anything japanese for the simple reason they were the only weapon left to the USNavy
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They weren't the only weapon left. Those carriers the Japanese missed at Pearl harbor came back to haunt them six months later. Plus, the American submarines certainly contributed their share of attrition on the combat units of the Japanese Imperial navy as well as on their merchant fleet.