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Originally Posted by Mush Martin
Janac gave him credit for damage.
but the amount of time involved between the "Sinking"
and when she was ready to sail again took her out
of the war as an effective combatant.
Glad to have stirred a hornets nest.
MM
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I think damage is sometimes easily dissmissed. It shouldnt however be that way. Even more so when you are talking about damage to the not so easily replaceable IJN resources.
While the damage to the Harusame denied her use by the enemy for a full year, she still managed to run escort duty for 6 months in 1944 untill being finally done in by two bombs from a B-25 Mitchell. (skip bombing?).
However, even though she returned to escort duties, the damage the Wahoo did to her took up vital resources and denied her use as an escort for almost a full year!
