Even knowing how hard it is to spot and identify ships from aircraft during that time, it's still kind of funny that the Japanese put trees on Aoba (and possibly other ships) to make her look like an island from a distance, and that some of the trees didn't get blown off during the attack.
Great vid as usual. You always produce photos I've never seen. There is a great book, perhaps you are familiar, "Japanese naval vessels at the end of world war 11" by Shizuo Fukui. Apart from listing all japanese vessels and their fate, it has many rare photos, including cruisers Tone & Oyodo being scrapped in dry dock (though sadly, not Aoba). Definitely worth checking out.
Same story as with Deutschland/Lützow. The ship always suffered "strategic" damage to keep her out of actions where she might have distinguished herself but in the end it kept her crew alive
I'm familiar with the Aoba, she took a real pounding, she was repaired, damaged again, repaired etc. She was in a semi sunk hulk by the end of the war & was still getting hit. Unlucky or what? I love these videos about IJN ships especially, this is an excellent channel 👍👍
At 7:40 you are describing the damage. As I look at the picture it appears that the hull twists. The apparent damage just forward of the bridge seems to be where the twist begins, as the bow seems level at it's moorings, but as you move aft the twisting seems to increase the further back you go. This may just be an optical illusion of the focal plane, but it is an interesting image.
I think any twisting (if it does exist) is pretty minor. Look at the cross deck welds one after another from blow to stern. They all appear to be pretty much parallel.
The Aoba like many other warships at Kure was painted in greens!. There's a website Col. Tannenbaum I believe?, that shows a lot of the sunken ships at Kure after the war on a movie!. Worth looking at!.
These ships were never given some credit they should have received. They were nearly ww1 designs, set the standard for what future CA's would be loosely based. Almost the Dreadnought of heavy cruisers. The class fought above their weight class against much more modern cruisers and destroyers. The 3 twin turrets layout were very attractive ships.
For anyone interested, here’s an actual video of Aoba’s wreck at Kure after WWII. Footage of other WWII Japanese shipwrecks can be found on the channel who posted the original video. th-cam.com/video/kuKsZfqugGs/w-d-xo.htmlsi=W4axKC-R1FON_2fO
I first became aware of the Aoba by the use of its name in another animated movie entitled, "Big Wars," where the Aoba is a land-battleship on Mars, fighting against the forces of God after Judgment Day doesn't go too well for humanity...
About 4 min into video, you mention once of twice that B-24s bombed Kure. Of all my years studying the Pacific war, this is the first time, have ever heard of B-24s bombing mainland Japan as they lacked range. Can only wonder- where could they have been stationed to reach Japan? guessing possibly Iwo after Feb '45? anyone know? Just never heard of 24s bombing japan before
Even knowing how hard it is to spot and identify ships from aircraft during that time, it's still kind of funny that the Japanese put trees on Aoba (and possibly other ships) to make her look like an island from a distance, and that some of the trees didn't get blown off during the attack.
Calling Aoba "lucky" is like calling Tsutomu Yamaguchi "lucky" who managed to survive both Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings.
You sound gross
It never stops amazing me, how small this class of heavy cruisers was. Tiny but punchy ^_^
Great vid as usual. You always produce photos I've never seen. There is a great book, perhaps you are familiar, "Japanese naval vessels at the end of world war 11" by Shizuo Fukui.
Apart from listing all japanese vessels and their fate, it has many rare photos, including cruisers Tone & Oyodo being scrapped in dry dock (though sadly, not Aoba).
Definitely worth checking out.
Same story as with Deutschland/Lützow. The ship always suffered "strategic" damage to keep her out of actions where she might have distinguished herself but in the end it kept her crew alive
All those trees are just branches cut off and lashed to the stanchions. It's a steel ship, and trees that tall take several years to grow.
i think the jury is still out on what exactly the ship was made out of
I'm familiar with the Aoba, she took a real pounding, she was repaired, damaged again, repaired etc. She was in a semi sunk hulk by the end of the war & was still getting hit. Unlucky or what? I love these videos about IJN ships especially, this is an excellent channel 👍👍
Trimming the bushes makes the deck look bigger...
I've been planning on doing a 1:700 water resin diorama of Aoba as she appears in this video.
At 7:40 you are describing the damage. As I look at the picture it appears that the hull twists. The apparent damage just forward of the bridge seems to be where the twist begins, as the bow seems level at it's moorings, but as you move aft the twisting seems to increase the further back you go.
This may just be an optical illusion of the focal plane, but it is an interesting image.
I think any twisting (if it does exist) is pretty minor. Look at the cross deck welds one after another from blow to stern. They all appear to be pretty much parallel.
Thankyou, I really look forward to your wreck videos, very interesting
Excellent research
Good program... thanks. Hello from Wisconsin!
Aoba really wouldn't like a hello from Wisconsin. Doesn't have the armour to accomodate the messengers.
Well done.. another good , informative video- thank you recommended
Keep on bringing them videos.
She is not a lucky or an unlucky ship, she is a surviver
The ship had very nice lines.
Great as always. From Michigan
The Aoba like many other warships at Kure was painted in greens!. There's a website Col. Tannenbaum I believe?, that shows a lot of the sunken ships at Kure after the war on a movie!. Worth looking at!.
These ships were never given some credit they should have received. They were nearly ww1 designs, set the standard for what future CA's would be loosely based. Almost the Dreadnought of heavy cruisers. The class fought above their weight class against much more modern cruisers and destroyers. The 3 twin turrets layout were very attractive ships.
For anyone interested, here’s an actual video of Aoba’s wreck at Kure after WWII. Footage of other WWII Japanese shipwrecks can be found on the channel who posted the original video.
th-cam.com/video/kuKsZfqugGs/w-d-xo.htmlsi=W4axKC-R1FON_2fO
The lone survivor of her class as her sister and near sisters all lie around Guadacanal.
The Aoba rises again at the end of the animated movie, "In This Corner of the World."
I first became aware of the Aoba by the use of its name in another animated movie entitled, "Big Wars," where the Aoba is a land-battleship on Mars, fighting against the forces of God after Judgment Day doesn't go too well for humanity...
アニメのラストで空を飛ぶんじゃ？💔
The teamkiller of Cape Esperence.
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About 4 min into video, you mention once of twice that B-24s bombed Kure. Of all my years studying the Pacific war, this is the first time, have ever heard of B-24s bombing mainland Japan as they lacked range. Can only wonder- where could they have been stationed to reach Japan? guessing possibly Iwo after Feb '45? anyone know? Just never heard of 24s bombing japan before
From what i found few airfields in china
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