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Originally Posted by CptChacal
Wasn't JANAC controversial? I think O'Kane mentions at the end of his book that JANAC was discredited after checking with IJN records. Then new tonnage was credited.
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Yes, JANAC was not well received. I know there was at least one other list produced after the war that fell somewhat between the two. I had ready access to this particular table, and I think it shows the point.
If you'd like to ignore the tables, you can look at some other sources. I know I've read multiple times of task forces being reported with sightings of battleships, when in reality, there were only cruisers and destroyers present. Identification of targets with only quick looks through the periscope and out of date identification sources was simply not that accurate.