Yamato

tater · 12-07-07, 12:55 PM

They had no real choice since Yamamoto separated the "Main Body" from the real main body (the carriers) by so much they were not possibly mutually supporting. As a result, even at flank, there was no way the BB group could have engaged the USN without a day of getting bombed.

The failure was in putting them so far behind the CVs. Had they been mixed, perhaps some would have drawn bombs instead of a CV, at the very least their AAA might have helped.

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12-07-07, 12:55 PM	#1
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	They had no real choice since Yamamoto separated the "Main Body" from the real main body (the carriers) by so much they were not possibly mutually supporting. As a result, even at flank, there was no way the BB group could have engaged the USN without a day of getting bombed. The failure was in putting them so far behind the CVs. Had they been mixed, perhaps some would have drawn bombs instead of a CV, at the very least their AAA might have helped.