Introducing TASK FORCE ADMIRAL Vol.1: American Carrier Battles

[besilarius]

For those who are interested in the early Pacific War, Thomas Cleaver (author of Pacific Thunder) is doing a daily posting on Facebook.
Each day, he is recounting what happened on the same date in 1941.
Here is a tidbit on Wake Island

https://www.facebook.com/thomas.cleaver.710/posts/2560583280839564

[The_Admiral]

Hello there Besilarius! Thanks!
I am interested, but the link doesn't work - maybe one needs to be friend with the gentleman first? Or should it point to a page/group?
Just reaching for his personal profile will only show older posts...  ???

[besilarius]

I guess that you do need to put in a friend request.  The link works for me, and it never occurred to me that only Friends could see it.
Cleaver is a really good writer and has done a lot of research.  Here is an excerpt from today's post:

While the defenders at Wake endured the second day of attacks, USS Saratoga (CV-3) departed NAS North Island and cleared Point Loma. Flying the flag of Rear Admiral Aubrey Fitch as flagship of Carrier Division One and Task Force 15, the accompanying fleet included the heavy cruisers Astoria (CA-34), Minneapolis (CA-36) and San Francisco (CA-38), nine destroyers, the seaplane tender/transport USS Tangier (AV-8) and the fleet oiler USS Neches (AO-5).

Once clear of land, Saratoga turned into the wind and brought Air Group Three aboard. First to catch a wire on the freshly-renovated carrier was Lt. Commander John S. "Jimmy" Thach, commanding Fighting Three's 18 F4F-3s and the Navy's leading exponent of aerial gunnery; he was soon followed by Senior Division Leader Lieutenant Edward H. "Butch" O'Hare, who had graduated from Pensacola in May 1940 and started in the squadron as Thach's wingman. As Executive Officer at that time, Thach was responsible for the squadron's gunnery training; he later declared O'Hare was the best gunnery student he had ever encountered in his ten years as a naval aviator. During the fleet gunnery competition that November, eight of sixteen Fighting Three pilots had qualified for the coveted "Gunnery E," and Ensign O'Hare won the fleet trophy for best gunnery.

[JasonPratt]

Incidentally, for snapshots? If you add width=x to your {img} command code, you'll not only automatically scale them, but they'll be click-expandable (and back).

Samples adjusted for coding below. I find the 1024 pixel width works best across the widest number of systems.

Ok, then you get one of her flatter, plainer sisters instead. Unlike Kaga, the lines of this one ain't the twerk-compatible kind I'd say.
Have to listen to the ways of the Gus, don't wanna get banned or anything - but if you don't like what you see, BLAME HIM!

[JasonPratt]

(Meanwhile, good grief, where's the bridge on that converted carrier?! Really far up front I suppose?)

[The_Admiral]

Aye Jason. I used to do that but, but afterwards in the morning from bed I realized it doesn't even prevent display issues on a phone... But you're right, at least it does on a desktop machine. I'll try to keep to this good practice  :nerd:

Regarding Shoho, you can see the bridge here, under the flight deck. That's not the kind of carrier where anybody on the bridge would end up with a suntan by mistake, that's for sure...

[The_Admiral]

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[JasonPratt]

Done!  O0

[Gusington]

I don't understand the concept of 'not visiting grogheads.'

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

Followeded.

[bobarossa]

Follicled!

[besilarius]

Done.

[JasonPratt]

Regarding Shoho, you can see the bridge here, under the flight deck. That's not the kind of carrier where anybody on the bridge would end up with a suntan by mistake, that's for sure...

Yep, what I thought; just didn't have a good angle on the prior model snapshots.

I know they're clunky as all hell, but I reaaallly like the ad-hoc innovation of these types of carriers. 

[Tripoli]

Regarding Shoho, you can see the bridge here, under the flight deck. That's not the kind of carrier where anybody on the bridge would end up with a suntan by mistake, that's for sure...

Yep, what I thought; just didn't have a good angle on the prior model snapshots.

I know they're clunky as all hell, but I reaaallly like the ad-hoc innovation of these types of carriers. 

Little factoid-There was a bit of a debate in the 1930's about(I believe)  the USS RANGER.  The aviators really didn't want an Island, as it reduced the space on the flightdeck. However, the importance of the island  for both conning the ship, flight operations, and a place to put the stacks, thereby enabling a higher speed won out.

[rocketman]

Enlisted  <:-)