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OtherGround Forum >> A Date Which Will Live In Infamy
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Chimonos Revenge
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jimmy23
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tttt |
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Chimonos Revenge
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SecondBase
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Awesome pics. |
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Chimonos Revenge
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Chimonos Revenge
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| 12/7/12 8:27 AM | |
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Chimonos Revenge
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On Sunday, December 7th, 1941 the Japanese launched a
Surprise attack against the U.S. Forces stationed at Pearl Harbor,
Hawaii . By planning his attack on a Sunday, the Japanese commander
Admiral Nagumo, hoped to catch the entire fleet in port. As luck
Would have it, the Aircraft Carriers and one of the Battleships
Were not in port. (The USS Enterprise was returning from Wake
Island , where it had just delivered some aircraft. The USS
Lexingtonwas ferrying aircraft to Midway, and the USS Saratoga and
USS Colorado were undergoing repairs in the United States).
In spite of the latest intelligence reports about the missing
Aircraft carriers (his most important targets), Admiral Nagumo
Decided to continue the attack with his force of six carriers and
423 aircraft. At a range of 230 miles north of Oahu , he launched
The first wave of a two-wave attack. Beginning at 0600 hours his
First wave consisted of 183 fighters and torpedo bombers which
Struck at the fleet in Pearl HarborLY: Arial"> and the airfields in Hickam,
Kaneohe and Ewa. The second strike, launched at 0715 hours,
consisted of 167 aircraft, which again struck at the same targets.
At 0753 hours the first wave consisting of 40 Nakajima B5N2
Kate" torpedo bombers, 51 Aichi D3A1 "Val" dive bombers, 50 high
Altitude bombers and 43 Zeros struck airfields and Pearl Harbor
Within the next hour, the second wave arrived and continued the
Attack.
When it was over, the U.S.losses were:
Casualties
USA : 218 KIA, 364 WIA.
USN: 2,008 KIA, 710 WIA.
USMC: 109 KIA, 69 WIA.
Civilians: 68 KIA, 35 WIA.
TOTAL: 2,403 KIA, 1,178 WIA.
Battleships
USS Arizona (BB-39) - total loss when a bomb hit her magazine.
USS Oklahoma (BB-37) - Total loss when she capsized and sunk in
The harbor.
USS California (BB-44) - Sunk at her berth. Later raised and
Repaired.
USS West Virginia (BB-48) - Sunk at her berth. Later raised and
Repaired.
USS Nevada - (BB-36) Beached to prevent sinking. Later repaired.
USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) - Light damage.
USS Maryland (BB-46) - Light damage.
USS Tennessee (BB-43) Light damage.
USS Utah (AG-16) - (former battleship used as a target) - Sunk.
Cruisers
USS New Orleans (CA-32) - Light Damage..
USS San Francisco (CA-38) - Light Damage.
USS Detroit (CL-8) - Light Damage.
USS Raleigh (CL-7) - Heavily damaged but repaired.
USS Helena (CL-50) - Light Damage.
USS Honolulu (CL-48) - Light Damage..
Destroyers
USS Downes (DD-375) - Destroyed. Parts salvaged.
USS Cassin - (DD-372) Destroyed. Parts salvaged.
USS Shaw (DD-373) - Very heavy damage.
USS Helm (DD-388) - Light Damage.
Minelayer
USS Ogala (CM-4) - Sunk but later raised and repaired.
Seaplane Tender
USS Curtiss (AV-4) - Severely damaged but later repaired.
Repair Ship
USS Vestal (AR-4) - Severely damaged but later repaired.
Harbor Tug
USS Sotoyomo (YT-9) - Sunk but later raised and repaired.
Aircraft
188 Aircraft destroyed (92 USN and 92 U.S Army Air Corps.)
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| 12/7/12 8:34 AM | |
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Chimonos Revenge
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Chimonos Revenge
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Chimonos Revenge
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Chimonos Revenge
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cool hand Ed
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RIP everyone who lost their lives in this cowardly attack |
| 12/7/12 8:44 AM | |
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Evil Intentions
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ttt 
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| 12/7/12 8:50 AM | |
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Chimonos Revenge
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Chimonos Revenge
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| 12/7/12 8:53 AM | |
einhornisfinkle
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Didn't they have an earthquake today? Redemption... 
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Chimonos Revenge
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Chimonos Revenge
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| 12/7/12 8:57 AM | |
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Chimonos Revenge
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Wreckage, identified by the U.S. Navy as a Japanese torpedo plane , was salvaged from the bottom of Pearl Harbor following the surprise attack |
| 12/7/12 9:01 AM | |
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siouxNYC
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whenever i start to get angry over the japanese attack on pearl harbor, i remember who badly we crushed them later on in sea battles and land battles, and how we utterly roasted two of their cities. and then i say, "america! fuck yeah! lick my nuts and kiss my ass!" |
| 12/7/12 9:02 AM | |
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Chimonos Revenge
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Here’s a breakdown of what you’ll see in this film:
0:00 – 0:47: views of Battleship Row and Ford Island showing battleships on fire: capsized USS Oklahoma (BB 37), listing USS West Virginia (BB 48), burning USS Arizona (BB 39). Clearest view begins at 0:22. Aerial shots of Japanese aircraft and heavy flak are interspersed.
0:48 - 0:50: View down 1010 dock at cruiser USS Helena (CL 50) and listing USS Oglala (CM 4), being pulled clear of the cruiser’s side
0:51 – 0:53: View in the sky of Japanese aircraft
0:54 – 1:21: USS Nevada underway and past the 1010 dock trying to reach open sea, being attacked with her guns firing back, she turns left and runs aground at Hospital Point. In the foreground, Oglala rolls over and sinks
1:22 - 2:05: Camera pans down Battleship Row again, showing West Virginia settling in with decreasing list, upturned hull of Oklahoma, with USS Maryland (BB 46) behind her. USS Tern (AM 31) is moored in foreground at 1010 dock. USS St. Louis (CL 49) can be seen briefly heading down the channel firing her guns.
2:06 – 2:11: Injured men being carried on stretches on 1010 dock
2:12 – 2:16 : Drifting oil fires from Arizona engulf California
2:17 – 2:27: Destroyer USS Shaw‘s (DD 373) forward magazine explodes in a large fireball
2:28 – 2:48: Oil fire has drifted clear of California
2:49 – 2:54: USS Blue (DD 387)heads down channel past burning oil fires for sea
2:55 – 3:00: Capsized Oglala sunken in foreground, while Shaw burns in the background
3:01 – 3:02: Japanese aircraft overhead
3:03 – 3:04: Shrapnel falls in water just off 1010 dock
3:05 – 4:08 : More views of Battleship Row and Ford Island, including California low in the water after torpedo hits
4:09 – 4:33: Another view of Oglala sunken beside dock
4:34 – 4:47: Pan across California low in the water, USS Vireo (AM 52) in foreground
4:48 – 4:55 : Pan across Ford Island showing American flag still flying
4:56 – 5:11: Film closes with American flag flying on the stern of USS Helena (CL 50)
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| 12/7/12 9:03 AM | |
Alco Hauler
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I'm getting a 12 pack on the way home from work and watching Tora! Tora! Tora! and From Here to Eternity tonight.
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| 12/7/12 9:03 AM | |
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JLindahl
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Never forgive never forget
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| 12/7/12 9:12 AM | |
Hired Gun
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That Generation would kick the holy hell out of our pussified generation. |
| 12/7/12 9:21 AM | |
Russfromlowell
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