User talk:Jpatrickham

My name is Pat, I am retired on disabilty. My favorite subject is History. And my favorite part of History is Naval battles, especially WWI, and WWII. I have always tried to envision a scenario where the Japanese fleet, and the United States fleet could have met in early 1944 or late 1943.

I could just imagine the battle and the outcome. Like at Jutland in 1916 I believe the German Navy won the battle, but if the outcome had lasted longer the British would have won because of superior numbers, not necessarily the best ships. The Germans had better firepower and a better gun range detection system.

When it comes right down to it though, I believe that the big difference, is that the British were not afraid of sacrificing ships, where the Germans wanted the fleet to remain in tact to maybe fight another day which proved to be not the case. Still it would have been a very interesting battle if they battled it out ship to ship, till the last man standing so to speak.

I would have loved to see the same with the Imperial Japanese fleet, with the mighty Yamoto and her sister ship Masashi, going up against the Iowa class Battleships, and all the newer heavy and light cruisers and the destroyers of the American fleet going at it without the support of the carriers to make the difference.

Make no mistake about it I love the carrier war and the success we had with the outcome. Just to see a different scenario maybe with the technology used on the History channels Dogfights or the new hit Enterprise 360. That would be a real thrill. Well I sound like a child, but I love the power and pure beauty of the ships of the line, that were built to wage total war on its adversary. If anyone would like to discuss this, I would enjoy hearing from you. Thank you and have a great day Pat