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by minoru genda
Fri Oct 31, 2008 1:02 am
Forum: Movies, Films, Documentaries and Games
Topic: The Final Countdown (1980)
Replies: 5
Views: 3289

Re: The Final Countdown (1980)

Yes, that's the one.
The dogfights with the zeros are great. One of the best scenes is when the Japanese POW pilot arrives aboard the Nimitz and sees a Tomcat on deck working its engines, his face was like "what the hell is that!!" :shock:
by minoru genda
Fri Oct 31, 2008 12:14 am
Forum: Movies, Films, Documentaries and Games
Topic: The Final Countdown (1980)
Replies: 5
Views: 3289

The Final Countdown (1980)

Hello,
Have you seen The Final Countdown? This was one of my favorite movies, the story of how USS Nimitz travels back in time just hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and is about to change history. Great film.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Final_Countdown_(film)
by minoru genda
Fri Oct 31, 2008 12:01 am
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: Pearl Harbor: Possible third wave
Replies: 148
Views: 98414

Re: Pearl Harbor: Possible third wave

If you guys were Nagumo would you launch a third strike? or... Do you agree with his decision to return to Japan after the strike of the second wave? I think now that attacking Pearl Harbor facilites wont change much even if half the oil tanks are destroyed but I still think that a third strike agai...
by minoru genda
Thu Oct 30, 2008 12:20 am
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: Pearl Harbor: Possible third wave
Replies: 148
Views: 98414

Re: Pearl Harbor: Possible third wave

...JU-87s in a dive could put 25% of their bombs in a 50m diameter circle... 50m isn't far off from the size of those tanks so that puts the PH at 25% before you start taking into account tactical factors I thought Stukas had better accuracy. German ace Hans-Ulrich Rudel must have been very lucky t...
by minoru genda
Wed Oct 29, 2008 1:12 am
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: Pearl Harbor: Possible third wave
Replies: 148
Views: 98414

Re: Pearl Harbor: Possible third wave

Lwd, look at the size of the tanks. They are BIG! I estimate they are about 200 feet in diameter. Do you really think a dive bomber has less than 50% to hit such a big target?
by minoru genda
Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:51 pm
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: Pearl Harbor: Possible third wave
Replies: 148
Views: 98414

Re: Pearl Harbor: Possible third wave

To be honest if I was the IJN I would want a situation where before attacking the US I would want the war in China to be over and the East Indies and Malaya to be already occupied, without any prior US military intervention. My operation would be then to attack Pearl Harbor in three waves and then ...
by minoru genda
Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:41 pm
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: Pearl Harbor: Possible third wave
Replies: 148
Views: 98414

Re: Pearl Harbor: Possible third wave

Part of the difficulty in taking out all the tanks is just in the way statistics works. Say you have 20 tanks and a 50% chance of hitting. Most people would guess that 40 planes would be enough but If you assign say two planes to each tank then 25% of the tanks will survive. Even if you have 60 pla...
by minoru genda
Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:01 am
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: Pearl Harbor: Possible third wave
Replies: 148
Views: 98414

Re: Pearl Harbor: Possible third wave

Why would the fuel tanks in Pearl be difficult to destroy? Fuel is very flammable and if you see this photo the depots are big easy targets. Can they be destroyed with 20mm gun fire or bombs are required?

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by minoru genda
Tue Oct 21, 2008 11:26 pm
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: Pearl Harbor: Possible third wave
Replies: 148
Views: 98414

Re: Pearl Harbor: Possible third wave

Good link lwd with very accurate numbers.
If I were Nagumo and had to send the third wave on the 8th with let's say 175 aircraft I would send 50 zeros 30 minutes in advance so they can keep the inferior US fighters busy and let the rest 125 bombers can attack pearl.
by minoru genda
Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:38 pm
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: Pearl Harbor: Possible third wave
Replies: 148
Views: 98414

Re: Pearl Harbor: Possible third wave

After the attack the USAAF had about 60 fighters operational and about 50 more that could be repaired. Some of these would be ready on the 8th. Considering what the few combat ready fighters did on the 7th this is at least enough to cause considerable consternation for the attacking planes. Before ...
by minoru genda
Sun Oct 19, 2008 12:33 pm
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: Pearl Harbor: Possible third wave
Replies: 148
Views: 98414

Re: Pearl Harbor: Possible third wave

OK if there was not enough time to launch the third wave on December 7, lets say they hang around for another day as "dunmunro" wrote and attack early on December 8. There would be no surprise this time but the US army and navy had only a handful of planes left. The Enterprise (with some l...
by minoru genda
Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:59 pm
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: Pearl Harbor: Possible third wave
Replies: 148
Views: 98414

Re: Pearl Harbor: Possible third wave

Maybe you are right there were still lot of targets in Pearl for the third wave. Let's say they further damage a few battleships beyond repair, half a dozen smaller warships, and a couple of fuel tanks, docks. ... why do you think recovery of the japanese planes would be problematic? the third wave ...
by minoru genda
Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:35 pm
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: Pearl Harbor: Possible third wave
Replies: 148
Views: 98414

Re: Pearl Harbor: Possible third wave

...If Nagumo had launched the third wave and destroyed the rest of warships and facilities in Pearl how you think this affects the us navy operations in 1942? :?: If he can do the impossible then who's to say. The above is impossible. What exactly is impossible? launch the third wave, destroy the r...
by minoru genda
Sat Oct 18, 2008 12:54 am
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: Pearl Harbor: Possible third wave
Replies: 148
Views: 98414

Pearl Harbor: Possible third wave

From the Wikipedia: Possible third wave Several Japanese junior officers, including Fuchida and Genda, the chief architect of the attack, urged Nagumo to carry out a third strike in order to destroy as much of Pearl Harbor's fuel storage, maintenance, and dry dock facilities as possible. Military hi...
by minoru genda
Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:03 am
Forum: World Navies Today
Topic: What is needed to sink a US Navy task force?
Replies: 124
Views: 39959

Re: What is needed to sink a US Navy task force?

OK, i will try it again so it does not sound silly question lwd. In my initial scenario the usn task force has these ships: 1 carrier 1 cruiser 2 destroyers 7 frigates 2 nuclear submarines + several auxiliary ships, couple of tankers, etc If they sail in formation the carrier should be surrounded by...