Comments by "ricardo kowalski" (@ricardokowalski1579) on "The Drydock - Episode 168" video.

min 2:48 destroyer captains: We are expendable. Cruiser captains:we serve the fleet. Corvettes/submarine captain: we outsmart the enemy. Battleship captains: we pick our battles. Carrier captains: we strike first or run away. Merchant captains: fear is a luxury we do not have
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Why no kantai kessen? The IJN believed that an attack on the Philippines would bring out the US fleet in force, which was reasonable because it was included in war plan orange. I submit that actually taking the Philippines backfired. Merely blockading/threatening the Philippines would have created urgency to relieve the Philippines. Taking the Philippines removed that urgency. After Bataan fell, the US planners took it as a sunk cost (pun intended), and focused in something else.
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@gregorywright4918 fair points. After Bataam fell, the "thrusters" had no argument, and the "cautious" carried the day. I submit to you that the IJN did get two "kantai kessen" moments: Force Z and battle of Java seas. So in their mind "it worked!" .....Only the USN refused the bait, for reasons. ----Respectfully.
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@stevevalley7835 that is a great "what if?". 👍
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