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How a mere 16 tons of bombs changed WW2! - The Doolittle Raid (Patreon)

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2018-02-23 13:05:22

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2026-06

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The Doolittle raid was remarkable in so many ways.

On paper, it’s lunacy! Taking a task force of almost all your working warships in the pacific (crewed by some 10 000 men) sailing them half way around the world (some 5000 miles) to drop a mere 16 tons of bombs on a country, only to lose every single one of your bombers.

It’s an even more fascinating insight into the human psyche that this was viewed as a victory in America.

The knock on effects were out of all proportion. The Japanese retribution against the Chinese killed 10s of thousands. The shame it bought on the Japanese generals who’s primary duty was to protect the Emperor moved them to try to push their influence further into the Pacific, and directly led to the Battle of Midway.

Sorry this post is late... been REALLY busy of late!

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How a mere 16 tons of bombs changed WW2! - The Doolittle Raid

The Doolittle raid is a remarkable event of WW2. Its widely seen as a victory for the US, even though every plane that took place in the raid was lost. The cost of the raid was obscene. 2 aircraft carriers, 4 cruisers, 8 destroyers, sailed across the Pacific for 2 weeks, all to deliver 16 bombers (all lost) and drop 16 tons of bombs on Japan. Its like shooting people with gold bullets! However, fundamentally, it was the Doolittle raid that set into motion the cogs that would change the entire course of WW2! support this channel: https://www.patreon.com/Thunderf00t