Comments by "" (@BobSmith-dk8nw) on "Typhoon Cobra - When the weather does more damage than the enemy" video.

  1. There was a reason Halsey was in command of these ships. During the Guadalcanal Campaign - he replaced the previously, ineffective commander, Ghormley - and committed his ships to engage the Japanese. The result was that the Japanese and Americans tore each other to pieces - but - the Americans could replace their losses and the Japanese could not. Here, Halsey is somewhat analogous to Ulysses S. Grant during the American Civil War. Grant's forces suffered terrible losses battle after battle - but he didn't retreat as previous Northern Generals had - he just kept coming after the South - and like the Japanese - it could not replace it's losses - but the North could. This type of blind, bull headed aggression on the part of Halsey - was exactly what was needed in 1942 - but - did not stand him in good stead when he might have spent more time thinking about what he was doing later in the war. Nimitz was known for his intelligence - Halsey for his aggressiveness. The thing is - you don't get to just turn these things off when that's not what's needed any more. .
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  2. Yeah ... The Coast Guard sees daily examples of the fact that if you fuck up at sea - it will kill you. .
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