Comments by "John Fisher" (@johnfisher9692) on "The Battle of Cape Matapan - +100 to Battleship Stealth" video.

@dantreadwell7421 Another point is the Japanese tried to time it so the declaration was delivered only 30 minutes before the attack started a quarter of the way around the planet. Given the technology of the time there was no way anything could have been done. Especially as Hull would have had to read the massive document full of political BS, probably more than once as he overcame his shock. Even today 30 minutes warning is both an insult and a joke. The whole thing was a purely political face saving stunt that backfired on them. As a commentator said : Traditionally Japan has never declared war before launching an attack. See a place called Port Arthur for proof.
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