Comments by "William Cox" (@WildBillCox13) on "The Drydock - Episode 017" video.

  1. The Navy used many ships and smaller craft as RaDAR Pickets, especially off Okinawa. One of them even spread out a sign over the fantail reading: "US Fleet" with an appropriate arrow. Some of these ships have incredible tales to tell and 56 of them were lost in late war operations near Japan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Laffey_(DD-724)
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  2.  @randomguy-tg7ok  We had our share of kamikazis. Probably as many or more than any other nation. We displayed quite a bit of comic relief over the danger.
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  3. AA Batteries: Make a happy noise unto the lord . . . and your enemies will think twice about running its gauntlet.
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