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> The Japanese navy was pretty weak which was the main reason for this sneaky Pearl Harbor attack. Weak isn't the right word. The Japanese navy was world class

> The Japanese navy was pretty weak which was the main reason for this sneaky Pearl Harbor attack. Weak isn't the right word. The Japanese navy was world class as far back as 1905, when they crushed the Russians at Tsushima. It's true that the Japanese navy wasn't on par with the US Navy, but then the US Navy was more powerful than all other navies combined by the end of the war.

waste_monk 4y ago
>when they crushed the Russians at Tsushima Vaguely related - the Russian journey to Tsushima [1] is quite interesting (in the sense of watching a train wreck occur). It includes the Dogger Bank incident [2] which nearly incited war with Britain. Fascinating stuff. [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20220312131211/https://www.hullwebs.co.uk/content/l-20c/disaster/dogger-bank/voyage-of-dammed.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20220312131211/https://www.hullw... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogger_Bank_incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogger_Bank_incident