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From: Cubdriver
Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: The importance of the Battle of Midway
From: Cubdriver
Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: The importance of the Battle of Midway
On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:27:47 -0400, Dave Anderer
wrote:
>Second, the Japanese had no real experience for staging an opposed
>landing against a well-entrenched foe and no doctrine for naval fire
>support
Yes, in the Malaya landing, they basically put the troops in lifeboats
and had the sailors row them ashore, or anyhow close enough to the
beach so they could jump out and mostly wade ashore. They were lucky
indeed that the British defenders were elsewhere (and had no doctrine
either!).
Blue skies! -- Dan Ford
Claire Chennault and His American Volunteers, 1941-1942
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