soc.history.war.world-war-ii

On Feb 18, 10:17 pm, mtfes...@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:
> Rich Rostrom wrote:
> > The Japanese military had an elitist
> > attitude. They believed in recruiting
> > and selecting a small number of very
> > good pilots. They expected this elite
> > force to win all the battles, after
> > which the war would be over.
>
> Note that this carried over to their field decisions as well; IJN
> subs were known to let supply ships pass unmolested, saving their
> torpedoes for more "worthy" targets, like carriers. Not sure their
> IJA comrades on the beaches appreciated the finer points of that...
>
> Mike

Now it's widespread knowledge that Japan's submarine's did not have a
good operational plan, but really how many times did this happen?
Once?
We're getting into woulda/coulda territory here, though one that's
easier to imagine than most: improved Japanese submarine assignments/
tactics.