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Fun fact, Lütjens never gave permission to open fire. After not responding to Captain Lindemanns request to open fire, Lindemann supposedly said :” I won’t have my ship shot up under my ass, open fire “
@@thomasb1889 incorrect. Patton was AMAZING at logistical planning but he had a hooooorrible record at in the moment battle decisions he was a phenomenal general but a horrid battle commander on site.
KMS BISMARCK & KMS TIRPITZ Wasn't Even Spose To Be Out. Hitler Said That He Didn't Want His Capital Ship's To Be Sent Out Until He's Ready For Them To Be Sent Out. Germans Referred Their Ship's Males Not Females
Fun fact the Johnston's tonnage actually is more than the Yamato's. Most of that weight comes from the massive fucking titanium balls of her crew that day.
The Destroyer Escort Samuel B Roberts is smaller than the Johnston and charged at the Japanese Battle Fleet with the Johnston, and was also Sunk. The Sammy B fought a point blank gun fight with a Heavy Cruiser. Sammy B was so small and so close the Japanese Cruiser could not depress her guns low enough to hit the Sammy B.
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@@Yarnhub Yarnhub... The ship that sailed alongside the Bismarck... The ships' name (Prinz Eugen) is pronounced like this: Prinz Oigen (Last name spelled Eugen... Pronounced like it was spelled "Oigen")...
@@darrinwright5017 eh I'd disagree there's just as many modern day stories like this just they won't ever be told or remembered because they aren't part of a civil war or a world War
@@cloroxbleach3367 I remember a story told about a U.S. army soldier from Texas (I think) that were in the Iraq war. He and his Humvee crew got a call for help. There were 100+ enemy attacking a small U.S. site, w/ a hospital of 400+ injured and medical persons on the other side of a small hill that was the target. His crew got to the site which was a squad or so, making the U.S. forces out numbered by at least 5 to 1. The soldier, who's name I don't remember was manning the M-2, .50 cal. for over a half an hour before his gun fell silent. Yet, he and the rest of the men were able to hold the enemy off long enough for air support to arrive. When they examined his body, they fond 13+ bullet holes in his body. He stayed w/ his gun even after being injured time and time again, and the only thing he asked for was for more ammunition. They save all those lives. He told his family that he would either walk off the transport returning him home or be carried off. He was awarded the Metal of Honor. I am sorry that I don't not know the name of that fallen hero, yet I do know of what he did.
@@cloroxbleach3367The stories of these heroes won't be known if no one tells them. This is the whole point of the "Greatest Generation" thing -- they're called that because their stories were told. And telling such stories is all the more important because without them, people either stop believing in heroes or, far worse, start taking the wrong people to be heroes.
If anyone is interested in a story of immense heroism from WW2 look into that of Teddy Sheean. I Was told the story of his acts on the HMAS Armidale at a young age and it has always stuck with me. Mortally wounded strapping himself into his AA gun to protect his mates as the ship sank. Truly a giant of a man at such a young age.
The fact that the captain of the Japanese ship saluted the crew of the Johnston shows how valiant they were, the captain was just like "Yeah you did a good job you deserve some of the highest honors." Most likely.
Few minor corrections about the U.S.S. Johnston part. First a 5 inch gun is not a 5" gun turret, it is a 5" gun mount. The second, the "colored dye" fired by the Japanese ships was not for range finding. Each ship had a specific color assigned to it. The reason was so each ship could see where their shells hit and not be confused with other ships rounds. For example Kongo was Yellow, Haruna was Green, Yamato Red and Nagato Orange. For the Iowa class battleships the color codes for AP rounds were: USS Iowa - Orange USS New Jersey - Blue USS Missouri - Red USS Wisconsin - Green
Ernest E. Evans was a full-blooded Native American warrior -- half Creek, half Cherokee. IMHO this goes a long way to explain why he fought so hard: going on the warpath came naturally to him.
I read "The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors" about the Taffy 3 and the Johnson. What a harrowing tale! Those guys, all of them, were some of the most courageous fighters in all of the war. They turned back a vastly larger force and almost certainly saved thousands of soldiers' lives, maybe tens of thousands. I'm so glad you included this battle. All the attention and resources spent on the Tirpitz has always seemed a little pointless to me. Since it was sitting idle in a fjord in Norway for years, why not just let it sit there and then get it when it tried to exit the fjord? Really great video. The only suggestion I would have for this type of video is to just give us a bit of a pause between each segment.
They can't just sit off coast and wait for it to move, they'd be targetted by subs. Tirpitz did actually take part of one offensive action, Unternehmen Zintronella, or Operation Lemon Flavor in English. Yes that was the name. Still not as bad as American bombing Operation Chattanooga Choo-Choo. Furthermore the English had to have a significant naval force for the purpose of containing the Tirpitz, which if Tirpitz was sunk could be used elsewhere. All of this while not being aware of Hitlers order to keep the Tirpitz in safe waters. Therefor it was paramount to sink the Tirpitz. It's also a major moral and propaganda victory
As long as Tirpitz was there and able to leave the fjord, the allies had to keep superior forces in the area in case she did try to leave. That meant that two battleships (plus the necessary escorts) had to be kept in the North sea instead of being available to do... anything else. Just the cost of operating the necessary opposition was expensive. Kill Tirpitz, save money, time, lives, etc. To see more on the damage a German battleship could do without firing a shot, see the story of PQ-17.
She was a “fleet in being”. The North Sea has some of the worst weather in the world, rivaled only by the Aleutian Sea on the Pacific Coast. She was a threat to any supply convoy headed to Murmansk. If she left Norway without detection she could decimate a convoy, particularly after the convoy was hit by Luftwaffe air attacks and U-Boots.
Those British commandos who died in the explosion of that ship... man... that's an unbelievable level of courage, dedication, and selflessness. I'd like to think I'm that brave, but I'm probably not.
Down through the years, people have groped for words with which to describe the incredible courage that enabled the tin cans of Taffy 3 to chase off a force of battlewagons led by the mightiest battleship of them all. Lately, I think I found four good ones: "Honey badger don't care." The honey badger is the African cousin of the North American wolverine. Both are renowned for being, pound for pound, two of the most ferocious creatures on Earth, furry balls of fury that are dreaded by beasts many times their size and weight. Honey badgers have been known to fight entire prides of lions -- and if they fail to kill them all before themselvea succumbing, it's not for lack of trying. The Yamato alone weighed more than all of Task Force Taffy 3's ships put togethet. This didn't deter Taffy 3's tin cans from fighting so fiercely that the Yamato's crew honestly thought USS Johnston was a cruiser. But then, she might as well have been. Honey badger don't care.
I can't imagine what it would've been like to be on the deck of the Yamato when those 18.1" main guns opened fire. The concussion must have been nearly disabling for anyone unlucky enough to be manning an anti-aircraft gun nearby. I always thought that the crew of a battleship had to all be safely inside the vessel before the main armament could be fired.
Most aa mounts, if not all had protective covering from shockwaves, especially those close to the main battery. Yes the sounds of the guns going off would have been disturbing, most case it can be ignored as long as you have an ear plug.
it isnt ear plugs guys,, its the concussion,, imagine hitting a brick wall at 15 miles per hour every two minutes, for 20 to 180 minutes a day,,,, we had a 5 inch and I was below it in forward steering,, and it would shatter our lights,, those are 3 1/2 times a five inch gun,, and four times the powder!!
@@dreddj.9451 3 1/2 times the diameter run through the squared/cubed law says 18.1" is closer to 6000 times the powder of a 5". (5x5x5=125 18.1x18.1x18.1=5929.741) Its not quite that bad considering these are cylinders and not boxes, but the principle applies.
Awesome stuff here. If i may point out a slight innacuracy, Lütjens never gave an order to open fire. Captain Lindemann tells Lütjens "I will not have my ship shot out from under my ass" and orders the guns fired.
Ex navy myself, lucky enough to have never been under real fire ... I can envision this event. Well narrated, obviously well researched; gave me goosebumps.
The first wave with all cannons shot by the Bismarck actually damaged it´s own main aim radar ; then the infrastructural damages destroyed it´s emergency aim radar, so the cannons were obligated to aim manually and independant from one another, so many were misshotting.
I think it would be cool if you did a video on USS Laffey (DD724) She survived getting attacked by dozens of kamikazes all in one day despite her wounds.
I jumped to my feet pointed at the screen and yelled when you said "it's an older code but it checks out"... Thank you so much for the Star Wars reference ❤
The "Sammy B" The destroyer escort that fought like a battleship. What a honor to be bestoed upon you. That your bravery made you fight like 10× the ship you were.
The Catalina had a USN advisor aboard. After this battle the USN sent three of their most modernized battleships (the entire New Mexico class) to be based in Iceland. The next month the USN did a massive operation, occupying Iceland with USMC troops, and supported by an elderly battleship. They also sent the carrier Yorktown from the Pacific to the Atlantic. By then Lend-Lease supplies were being shipped to GB and later to the Soviet Union. The USN also began escorting Allied convoys from East Coast ports to as far as Iceland.
Captain Lindemann was livid at Lutjens indecision when the Hood and Prince of Wales were firing upon them and furiously told Lutjens, while also ordering the Bridge crew himself, "I will not have my ship shot out from under my ass! Return Fire!"
Taffy 3 was the scene of heroism at a high level. Those US sailors were hopelessly out gunned yet put up such a resistance they succeeded in turning back a superior Japanese force.
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Gotta love the Return of the Jedi reference in there lol. Never understood why the DEs had the same hulls But not the same engines making them much slower
Yeah, the earlier animation isn't as good, and isn't as detailed, but it shows how impressive your progress has been. Imagine what your videos will look like in the future!
Captain Evans was a fucking Badass💪 Much Respect brother! A thank you for your service doesn't seem to suffice, in such displays of bravery, heroism, and Gallantry. Nothing but respect to all portrayed in this video!!! "This is going to be a fighting ship, anyone who doesn't want to be a part of that.. get tf off now". Never cease to be amazed by our WWII Heroes 🙏🙏🙏
The usual practice in naval battles was to have the larger warship in the lead. But the Bismarck radar was damaged when the Bismarck had earlier fired on two British heavy cruisers following it. So the shorter Prinez Eurgen took the lead. This threw of the range calculator and the British salvos over shot the German warships in the beginning of the battle.
I bet you're talking about Captain Evans of the USS Johnston. Badass he was, but there are many other contenders for that title: Audie Murphy, William Marshall, Bishnu Shrestra, King Leonidas of Sparta ... the list goes on and on. The stories of such heroes need to be told in order to send into the future the values that gave them their courage. Without such stories, people either stop believing in heroes or, worse, start believing in the wrong people as heroes.
The Battle of the North Cape is also very important in WW2; the Nazi Germany battleship Scharnhorst was sunk by HMS Duke of York and other ships on 26 December 1943.
I like that on the battle of Samar it was the USS Johnstons last stands ship there aswell it was great we have a POV how it looked like on the USS Johnston
YARNHUB pls pls pls pls make a video on the battle of opium hill, for context The battle of Opium Hill took place on 14 February 1942 during the Japanese invasion of Singapore.1 Part of the wider battle for Pasir Panjang, the battle of Opium Hill is remembered for the heroic last stand of 2nd Lieutenant Adnan Saidi and the soldiers from C Company of the Malay Regiment’s 1st Battalion, against the 18th Division of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA).2 Today, a WWII interpretive centre named Reflections at Bukit Chandu stands near the battle site to commemorate the heroism of the Malay Regiment.3 Background Opium Hill, or Bukit Chandu in Malay, stands on Pasir Panjang Ridge (now Kent Ridge) and derives its name from the opium-processing factory located at the foot of the hill.4 During the closing stages of the Battle of Singapore, the entire ridge formed part of the western end of the final British defence perimeter around Singapore.5 The ridge also protected the Alexandra area, where the British Military Hospital (now Alexandra Hospital) and vital British ammunition depots were located.6 The Malay Regiment, with 1,400 men in its 1st and 2nd Battalions, was responsible for defending the Pasir Panjang Ridge.7 The 2nd Battalion defended the area between Ayer Rajah Road and the Gap (South Buona Vista Road),8 with A and C Companies of 1st Battalion guarding its left flank along the length of Reformatory Road.9 The 2nd Loyal Regiment, a British formation, was deployed to guard the 2nd Battalion’s right flank.10 Battle of Pasir Panjang On the morning of 13 February, the battle for Pasir Panjang commenced with an intense Japanese aerial and artillery bombardment of the Malay Regiment’s positions, inflicting heavy casualties and disrupting telephone communications.11 The 1st Battalion’s A Company was decimated by accurate Japanese artillery fire and was forced to withdraw from its advance positions.12 In the afternoon, the Japanese 18th Division, supported by mortars, tanks and aircraft,13 attacked the 2nd Battalion at Point 270 on Buona Vista Hill along the Pasir Panjang Ridge.14 Critically short of ammunition, the 2nd Battalion was forced to yield Point 270 and retreated through the Gap.15 The loss of Point 270 gave the IJA control over the western side of the ridge, exposing the right flank of C Company at Pasir Panjang Village to Japanese enfilade fire.16 Despite being outnumbered and outflanked, C Company held the Pasir Panjang Village crossroads against Japanese attacks, strengthened by the remaining soldiers of A Company and two Bren carriers of the Loyal Regiment.17 Unable to advance, the Japanese set fire to the nearby undergrowth and set up a mortar position to bombard the Malay Regiment defenders.18 Private Yaacob bin Bidin of C Company crawled through the burning undergrowth to eliminate this Japanese mortar team with his light machine gun.19 Private Yaacob survived the war and was later awarded the Military Medal by the British for his bravery.20 The battles on 13 February exacted a severe toll on the 1st Battalion, with four officers reported killed and eight wounded along with a “considerable” number of casualties from other ranks.21 The much-depleted 2nd Battalion became a brigade reserve and moved to Alexandra Brickworks, taking no further part in the battle.22 By midnight on 13 February, the 1st Battalion withdrew to reconsolidate its defence.23 C Company left Pasir Panjang Village to take up a new defensive position at Opium Hill on the Pasir Panjang Ridge.24 To its left, B Company was deployed to cover the approaches to Buona Vista Village, while D Company held the Labrador area on the right flank of C Company.25 C and D Companies were separated by a drain of burning oil that flowed from the nearby Normanton Oil Depot,26 whose storage tanks had been set ablaze on 10 February 1942 by enemy action.27 Taken from eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_457_2005-01-04.html
I remember back in the day i would come on youtube and think that it was'nt your video becouse it had such good grhapics ahh the change in grhapics is fantastic
I was a soldier for a long time in the 80s, 15 months of the JNA. Later in the war for the liberation of Croatian territories, volunteer 91-95. I was born by the sea, I was a sailor in litte sailing boat in my youth, but I wouldn't be a crew member on a ship in the Atlantic or the Pacific for all the money in the world. My worst nightmare is drowning. Loss of air. Where I live, there are 1,300 islands and reefs, so wherever you are, you are not far from land. When I was younger, I swam 2.5 nautical miles at once. I'm in bed today but not for long🤣 Praise the sea, cling to the shore.
It amazes me how you do these animations! Greatest ones I've seen in a long time, you even explane it really detailed and your voice also helps with your videos! I subscribed when you did a beautiful one about Lydia the white lily of stallingrad! Keep up the good work! Be proud 😊
Around 1:02:40 where it shows two turrets falling out as she capsizes ... it shows only the turrets. Far as I know, all battleship main turrets were attached to barbettes 4-5 decks high.
I'm pretty sure the turrets sit on ball bearing rollers, their sheer weight is what keeps them there. As far as I know the Barbettes are attached to the ship.
@@cameronnewton7053 Barbettes are part of the turret, not the ship. The entire 4-5 deck structure is all one single piece. There are several famous cases of battleships capsizing upside down and the turrets falling out.
@@grizwoldphantasia5005 Barbettes are part of the ship itself, barbettes are the armored cylinders where the gun sits the only thing attached to the battleship guns are their sophisticated reloading mechanism such as ammo and powdered hoist / elevators even ammo racks ..
@@grizwoldphantasia5005 barbette's don't rotate it's was fixed welded on the hull of the battleship ,only the turret and the auto-loading mechanism inside the barbette that sits on the bearing rollers are the only parts in the turret that rotates not barbette's ..
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Can't believe a graphics card broke, that just shows how hard y'all's team is working to bring us amazing history videos
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I would support but I got no money :(
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How are you not at 1 million subscribers already? Thought more people would subscribe to this channel by now? The animations are great
ikr, i could spend hours watching these videos
fr he should have 10 billion
Because most people don't care about history.
@@iBeReaper pretty sad tbh
Yeah really great and good explanations.
On the other hand these teams from war are not so interesting for many people.
“It’s an older code but it checks out” earned my like on this video.
Same
I noticed that too lol. Thought of when Han fooled Vader
“I was just about to clear them.”
Fun fact, Lütjens never gave permission to open fire. After not responding to Captain Lindemanns request to open fire, Lindemann supposedly said :” I won’t have my ship shot up under my ass, open fire “
Yep, Lindeman was the kind of commander that Patton would have loved.
Yeah who ever wrote this didn’t pay attention to history 😂
Engaging enemy ships instead of her primary mission of only commerce raiding was her downfall. Lindemann doomed his ship when he opened fire.
@@thomasb1889 incorrect. Patton was AMAZING at logistical planning but he had a hooooorrible record at in the moment battle decisions he was a phenomenal general but a horrid battle commander on site.
KMS BISMARCK & KMS TIRPITZ Wasn't Even Spose To Be Out. Hitler Said That He Didn't Want His Capital Ship's To Be Sent Out Until He's Ready For Them To Be Sent Out. Germans Referred Their Ship's Males Not Females
The story of the Johnston could not possibly be more insane, honorable and lucky.
That one gets me every time. Im usually in tears about halfway through the story whenever I hear it. Those boys went down shooting. God bless
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Beautifully expressed 🇺🇸
The world’s smallest largest Battleship
Fun fact the Johnston's tonnage actually is more than the Yamato's. Most of that weight comes from the massive fucking titanium balls of her crew that day.
The Destroyer Escort Samuel B Roberts is smaller than the Johnston and charged at the Japanese Battle Fleet with the Johnston, and was also Sunk. The Sammy B fought a point blank gun fight with a Heavy Cruiser. Sammy B was so small and so close the Japanese Cruiser could not depress her guns low enough to hit the Sammy B.
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I think they’re working on something with Sabaton.
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@@alexmaccrae7511 Unopposed under crimson skies!!!
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Seeing how your animation production has evolved just shows how brilliant and dedicated this channel is, proud to say I've been watching since the "friend and foe" video with the 101st Airborne division and I look forward to seeing more of your brilliant content
We have a remaster coming....
@@Yarnhub no way! That's awesome to hear
@@Yarnhub Yarnhub... The ship that sailed alongside the Bismarck... The ships' name (Prinz Eugen) is pronounced like this: Prinz Oigen (Last name spelled Eugen... Pronounced like it was spelled "Oigen")...
It really makes you appreciate what people did back in those times. Much appreciation for them ❤
That's why they were called the greatest generation.
@@darrinwright5017 idk about that
@@darrinwright5017 eh I'd disagree there's just as many modern day stories like this just they won't ever be told or remembered because they aren't part of a civil war or a world War
@@cloroxbleach3367 I remember a story told about a U.S. army soldier from Texas (I think) that were in the Iraq war. He and his Humvee crew got a call for help. There were 100+ enemy attacking a small U.S. site, w/ a hospital of 400+ injured and medical persons on the other side of a small hill that was the target. His crew got to the site which was a squad or so, making the U.S. forces out numbered by at least 5 to 1. The soldier, who's name I don't remember was manning the M-2, .50 cal. for over a half an hour before his gun fell silent. Yet, he and the rest of the men were able to hold the enemy off long enough for air support to arrive. When they examined his body, they fond 13+ bullet holes in his body. He stayed w/ his gun even after being injured time and time again, and the only thing he asked for was for more ammunition. They save all those lives. He told his family that he would either walk off the transport returning him home or be carried off. He was awarded the Metal of Honor. I am sorry that I don't not know the name of that fallen hero, yet I do know of what he did.
@@cloroxbleach3367The stories of these heroes won't be known if no one tells them. This is the whole point of the "Greatest Generation" thing -- they're called that because their stories were told. And telling such stories is all the more important because without them, people either stop believing in heroes or, far worse, start taking the wrong people to be heroes.
Stories like the USS Johnston, HMS Glowworm, HMS Campbeltown and many more are why i love history. 🙏
We definitely need more of yarnhub cat. Keep going. Your job is great
Fun fact, there was a cat on the bismarck Call the unsinkable Sam
Cats kept the ship free of other pests.
If anyone is interested in a story of immense heroism from WW2 look into that of Teddy Sheean. I Was told the story of his acts on the HMAS Armidale at a young age and it has always stuck with me. Mortally wounded strapping himself into his AA gun to protect his mates as the ship sank. Truly a giant of a man at such a young age.
The fact that the captain of the Japanese ship saluted the crew of the Johnston shows how valiant they were, the captain was just like "Yeah you did a good job you deserve some of the highest honors." Most likely.
Ggs bro.
only someone with steel of balls can try to fight with the most powerful battleship Yamato
and that ship alone will survive tthe ww2, others would perish in battles of layete gulf and philipinnes war
"It's an older code, but it checks out." I know where you got that one from!
Few minor corrections about the U.S.S. Johnston part. First a 5 inch gun is not a 5" gun turret, it is a 5" gun mount. The second, the "colored dye" fired by the Japanese ships was not for range finding. Each ship had a specific color assigned to it. The reason was so each ship could see where their shells hit and not be confused with other ships rounds.
For example Kongo was Yellow, Haruna was Green, Yamato Red and Nagato Orange.
For the Iowa class battleships the color codes for AP rounds were:
USS Iowa - Orange
USS New Jersey - Blue
USS Missouri - Red
USS Wisconsin - Green
Thank you. Learned something new
I feel emotions that I can't describe after watching this
Commander evans what a legend men like this won the war...a true captain went down with his ship
They go down with the ship so they can't get promoted to a desk job
Ernest E. Evans was a full-blooded Native American warrior -- half Creek, half Cherokee. IMHO this goes a long way to explain why he fought so hard: going on the warpath came naturally to him.
The 7 being in the explosion is clever
Yes totally agree
Totally
I read "The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors" about the Taffy 3 and the Johnson. What a harrowing tale! Those guys, all of them, were some of the most courageous fighters in all of the war. They turned back a vastly larger force and almost certainly saved thousands of soldiers' lives, maybe tens of thousands. I'm so glad you included this battle.
All the attention and resources spent on the Tirpitz has always seemed a little pointless to me. Since it was sitting idle in a fjord in Norway for years, why not just let it sit there and then get it when it tried to exit the fjord?
Really great video. The only suggestion I would have for this type of video is to just give us a bit of a pause between each segment.
They can't just sit off coast and wait for it to move, they'd be targetted by subs. Tirpitz did actually take part of one offensive action, Unternehmen Zintronella, or Operation Lemon Flavor in English. Yes that was the name. Still not as bad as American bombing Operation Chattanooga Choo-Choo. Furthermore the English had to have a significant naval force for the purpose of containing the Tirpitz, which if Tirpitz was sunk could be used elsewhere. All of this while not being aware of Hitlers order to keep the Tirpitz in safe waters. Therefor it was paramount to sink the Tirpitz. It's also a major moral and propaganda victory
As long as Tirpitz was there and able to leave the fjord, the allies had to keep superior forces in the area in case she did try to leave. That meant that two battleships (plus the necessary escorts) had to be kept in the North sea instead of being available to do... anything else. Just the cost of operating the necessary opposition was expensive. Kill Tirpitz, save money, time, lives, etc. To see more on the damage a German battleship could do without firing a shot, see the story of PQ-17.
She was a “fleet in being”.
The North Sea has some of the worst weather in the world, rivaled only by the Aleutian Sea on the Pacific Coast. She was a threat to any supply convoy headed to Murmansk. If she left Norway without detection she could decimate a convoy, particularly after the convoy was hit by Luftwaffe air attacks and U-Boots.
After their experience with the Bismarck, can you blame the Brits for hating Bismarck's sister so much?
@@seanbigay1042 I guess not. It was more personal than strategic.
Commander Earnest Evans of the USS Johnston was called Big Chief because of his Native American Heritage. Born in Pawnee Oklahoma.
39:34 “she cannae take much more Captain”
I’m happy with Scotland being represented by Scotty from Star Trek, very fitting, it’s perfect! 🏴
Those British commandos who died in the explosion of that ship... man... that's an unbelievable level of courage, dedication, and selflessness. I'd like to think I'm that brave, but I'm probably not.
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“It’s an older code, but it checks out.” I see what you did there. Someone needs to warn them, that’s no moon!
Gah! Line Stealing!
Though one could argue that it was an air battle fought at sea, none are more epic than Midway.
Down through the years, people have groped for words with which to describe the incredible courage that enabled the tin cans of Taffy 3 to chase off a force of battlewagons led by the mightiest battleship of them all.
Lately, I think I found four good ones:
"Honey badger don't care."
The honey badger is the African cousin of the North American wolverine. Both are renowned for being, pound for pound, two of the most ferocious creatures on Earth, furry balls of fury that are dreaded by beasts many times their size and weight. Honey badgers have been known to fight entire prides of lions -- and if they fail to kill them all before themselvea succumbing, it's not for lack of trying.
The Yamato alone weighed more than all of Task Force Taffy 3's ships put togethet. This didn't deter Taffy 3's tin cans from fighting so fiercely that the Yamato's crew honestly thought USS Johnston was a cruiser. But then, she might as well have been. Honey badger don't care.
I can't imagine what it would've been like to be on the deck of the Yamato when those 18.1" main guns opened fire. The concussion must have been nearly disabling for anyone unlucky enough to be manning an anti-aircraft gun nearby. I always thought that the crew of a battleship had to all be safely inside the vessel before the main armament could be fired.
That was a problem with all battleship main guns, to the point you couldn’t use them at the same time as the AA guns.
I never even considered this….wow that’s an incredible observation.
Most aa mounts, if not all had protective covering from shockwaves, especially those close to the main battery.
Yes the sounds of the guns going off would have been disturbing, most case it can be ignored as long as you have an ear plug.
it isnt ear plugs guys,, its the concussion,, imagine hitting a brick wall at 15 miles per hour every two minutes, for 20 to 180 minutes a day,,,, we had a 5 inch and I was below it in forward steering,, and it would shatter our lights,, those are 3 1/2 times a five inch gun,, and four times the powder!!
@@dreddj.9451 3 1/2 times the diameter run through the squared/cubed law says 18.1" is closer to 6000 times the powder of a 5". (5x5x5=125 18.1x18.1x18.1=5929.741) Its not quite that bad considering these are cylinders and not boxes, but the principle applies.
Awesome stuff here. If i may point out a slight innacuracy, Lütjens never gave an order to open fire. Captain Lindemann tells Lütjens "I will not have my ship shot out from under my ass" and orders the guns fired.
My dad was one of four men in aft steering who Evans barked orders to at 31:20. Passed away 10 years ago this month.
Nah that’s insane, need sources
Honor to him.
Ex navy myself, lucky enough to have never been under real fire ... I can envision this event. Well narrated, obviously well researched; gave me goosebumps.
The first wave with all cannons shot by the Bismarck actually damaged it´s own main aim radar ; then the infrastructural damages destroyed it´s emergency aim radar, so the cannons were obligated to aim manually and independant from one another, so many were misshotting.
I've learned more from yarnhub than school.
Two of the battles in this video are the same but from different perspective of the johnston and EOT right ?
Yep
"It's an older code, but it checks out" plus the Imperial March equals a like plus a subscribe.
40:27 it was evans who was waving. Like if you noticed too
Wow good eyes.
I like how you used the same battle twice but from a different perspective
You should tell the story about HMAS Sydney vs. HSK Kormoran.
Have you heard of the USS Laffey? "The Ship that would not die!". Still here, a museum ship though. Still not dead.
Such a cool idea to make this 7… videos, thank you yarnhub!
hey man don't forget to take a break to so u don't get to tired and keep up the good content dude(:
I agree with you man!
@@Thermotriangle yeah u should never over work your self bc u will hit the wall then
IS NOT YOUR VIDEO!!!!😡
@@Wolfywolf925 what never claimed it was mine
@@Wolfywolf925 what do you mean
USS Johnston's Captian: *rips off his shert)
Hagen: "I sure as hell can see that."
"It's an older code, but it checks out."
You can identify a good channel by the decent use of star wars quotes 😂😍
I think it would be cool if you did a video on USS Laffey (DD724)
She survived getting attacked by dozens of kamikazes all in one day despite her wounds.
Did you know uss lexonton had good aa
I jumped to my feet pointed at the screen and yelled when you said "it's an older code but it checks out"... Thank you so much for the Star Wars reference ❤
i liked how the 2 stories crossed paths
The "Sammy B" The destroyer escort that fought like a battleship. What a honor to be bestoed upon you. That your bravery made you fight like 10× the ship you were.
At minute 39:44 the kongo is sailing backwards. Idk if this was intended but it's definitely hilarious 😂😂😂
The Catalina had a USN advisor aboard. After this battle the USN sent three of their most modernized battleships (the entire New Mexico class) to be based in Iceland. The next month the USN did a massive operation, occupying Iceland with USMC troops, and supported by an elderly battleship. They also sent the carrier Yorktown from the Pacific to the Atlantic. By then Lend-Lease supplies were being shipped to GB and later to the Soviet Union. The USN also began escorting Allied convoys from East Coast ports to as far as Iceland.
Damn, that Cpt. Evans from the Yamato battle is a bad azz warrior.
Captain Lindemann was livid at Lutjens indecision when the Hood and Prince of Wales were firing upon them and furiously told Lutjens, while also ordering the Bridge crew himself, "I will not have my ship shot out from under my ass! Return Fire!"
Taffy 3 was the scene of heroism at a high level. Those US sailors were hopelessly out gunned yet put up such a resistance they succeeded in turning back a superior Japanese force.
32:43 I'm glad the kitty cat made it out as well.
At 39:30 star trek reference "I'm giving her all shes got capatan"
YES I am going to be waiting all day for this!
The Johnston and Samuel B. Roberts were two of the most ferocious little ships the world has ever seen.
USS Johnston’s last stand IS the battle off Samar.
Really great stuff - well done. Good writing and fabulous graphics make this really engaging to watch. Thank you
It‘s an older video, but it checks out
If I'm not mistaken, I believe the HMS hood was actually a battle cruiser
yes it was,good knowledge :)
And the Sharnhorst was a battleship, not a battlecruiser as the video stated.
The panic and fear in these wars are soo much that people take some seconds to realize that their fingers are gone.
Battle of Jutland-Greatest Naval Battle of WW1
Battle of Leyte Gulf-Largest Naval Battle of WW2
Tirpiz took up 3 stories!
Every one join the channel membership! Just got it, and absolutely worth the few dollars a month, compared to how many I watch, only a few pennys each for excellent content and visuals!!
Thank you.
@@Yarnhub cant too broke 😢
En español
Idk why, it’s even better when you guys edited it into compilation.
This is gonna be on my birthday best birthday gift ever
happy early B-day
@@BrixFilms thanks
Happy birth day ik im early but anyways(:
No it's not it's in 18 hours it will be a different day by then. Plus this is videos he has already so you prolly saw them
Happy (early?) birthday mate, fellow naval history guy?
Gotta love the Return of the Jedi reference in there lol. Never understood why the DEs had the same hulls But not the same engines making them much slower
Money. They were supposed to be just fast enough to keep up with slow convoys, so didn't need real speed. And engines were *expesnsive*.
Where do you think the writers of "Return" got the line?
Yeah, the earlier animation isn't as good, and isn't as detailed, but it shows how impressive your progress has been. Imagine what your videos will look like in the future!
Captain Evans was a fucking Badass💪 Much Respect brother! A thank you for your service doesn't seem to suffice, in such displays of bravery, heroism, and Gallantry. Nothing but respect to all portrayed in this video!!! "This is going to be a fighting ship, anyone who doesn't want to be a part of that.. get tf off now". Never cease to be amazed by our WWII Heroes 🙏🙏🙏
Maybe you should make a video about the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Would be fun to watch!
Has to be one of the most dramatic naval battles in history.
The usual practice in naval battles was to have the larger warship in the lead. But the Bismarck radar was damaged when the Bismarck had earlier fired on two British heavy cruisers following it. So the shorter Prinez Eurgen took the lead. This threw of the range calculator and the British salvos over shot the German warships in the beginning of the battle.
11:25 Yep, I understood that reference, Admiral Firmus Piett..
26:10 literally the most badass man of all time
I bet you're talking about Captain Evans of the USS Johnston. Badass he was, but there are many other contenders for that title: Audie Murphy, William Marshall, Bishnu Shrestra, King Leonidas of Sparta ... the list goes on and on.
The stories of such heroes need to be told in order to send into the future the values that gave them their courage. Without such stories, people either stop believing in heroes or, worse, start believing in the wrong people as heroes.
The Battle of the North Cape is also very important in WW2; the Nazi Germany battleship Scharnhorst was sunk by HMS Duke of York and other ships on 26 December 1943.
I like that on the battle of Samar it was the USS Johnstons last stands ship there aswell it was great we have a POV how it looked like on the USS Johnston
YARNHUB pls pls pls pls make a video on the battle of opium hill, for context
The battle of Opium Hill took place on 14 February 1942 during the Japanese invasion of Singapore.1 Part of the wider battle for Pasir Panjang, the battle of Opium Hill is remembered for the heroic last stand of 2nd Lieutenant Adnan Saidi and the soldiers from C Company of the Malay Regiment’s 1st Battalion, against the 18th Division of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA).2 Today, a WWII interpretive centre named Reflections at Bukit Chandu stands near the battle site to commemorate the heroism of the Malay Regiment.3
Background
Opium Hill, or Bukit Chandu in Malay, stands on Pasir Panjang Ridge (now Kent Ridge) and derives its name from the opium-processing factory located at the foot of the hill.4 During the closing stages of the Battle of Singapore, the entire ridge formed part of the western end of the final British defence perimeter around Singapore.5 The ridge also protected the Alexandra area, where the British Military Hospital (now Alexandra Hospital) and vital British ammunition depots were located.6
The Malay Regiment, with 1,400 men in its 1st and 2nd Battalions, was responsible for defending the Pasir Panjang Ridge.7 The 2nd Battalion defended the area between Ayer Rajah Road and the Gap (South Buona Vista Road),8 with A and C Companies of 1st Battalion guarding its left flank along the length of Reformatory Road.9 The 2nd Loyal Regiment, a British formation, was deployed to guard the 2nd Battalion’s right flank.10
Battle of Pasir Panjang
On the morning of 13 February, the battle for Pasir Panjang commenced with an intense Japanese aerial and artillery bombardment of the Malay Regiment’s positions, inflicting heavy casualties and disrupting telephone communications.11 The 1st Battalion’s A Company was decimated by accurate Japanese artillery fire and was forced to withdraw from its advance positions.12 In the afternoon, the Japanese 18th Division, supported by mortars, tanks and aircraft,13 attacked the 2nd Battalion at Point 270 on Buona Vista Hill along the Pasir Panjang Ridge.14 Critically short of ammunition, the 2nd Battalion was forced to yield Point 270 and retreated through the Gap.15 The loss of Point 270 gave the IJA control over the western side of the ridge, exposing the right flank of C Company at Pasir Panjang Village to Japanese enfilade fire.16
Despite being outnumbered and outflanked, C Company held the Pasir Panjang Village crossroads against Japanese attacks, strengthened by the remaining soldiers of A Company and two Bren carriers of the Loyal Regiment.17 Unable to advance, the Japanese set fire to the nearby undergrowth and set up a mortar position to bombard the Malay Regiment defenders.18 Private Yaacob bin Bidin of C Company crawled through the burning undergrowth to eliminate this Japanese mortar team with his light machine gun.19 Private Yaacob survived the war and was later awarded the Military Medal by the British for his bravery.20
The battles on 13 February exacted a severe toll on the 1st Battalion, with four officers reported killed and eight wounded along with a “considerable” number of casualties from other ranks.21 The much-depleted 2nd Battalion became a brigade reserve and moved to Alexandra Brickworks, taking no further part in the battle.22
By midnight on 13 February, the 1st Battalion withdrew to reconsolidate its defence.23 C Company left Pasir Panjang Village to take up a new defensive position at Opium Hill on the Pasir Panjang Ridge.24 To its left, B Company was deployed to cover the approaches to Buona Vista Village, while D Company held the Labrador area on the right flank of C Company.25 C and D Companies were separated by a drain of burning oil that flowed from the nearby Normanton Oil Depot,26 whose storage tanks had been set ablaze on 10 February 1942 by enemy action.27
Taken from eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_457_2005-01-04.html
Awesome premier man! Thanks for being with us in chat! Also you are where I got my WWII interest from! All I can say is Thank you sir!
I remember back in the day i would come on youtube and think that it was'nt your video becouse it had such good grhapics ahh the change in grhapics is fantastic
Yay! The Cat showed his face!
All these stories were well done. Its shocking how many men perished.
"It's an older code, but it checks out." Nice one.
Love this compilation of naval battles in major wars. You are underrated
I was a soldier for a long time in the 80s, 15 months of the JNA. Later in the war for the liberation of Croatian territories, volunteer 91-95. I was born by the sea, I was a sailor in litte sailing boat in my youth, but I wouldn't be a crew member on a ship in the Atlantic or the Pacific for all the money in the world. My worst nightmare is drowning. Loss of air. Where I live, there are 1,300 islands and reefs, so wherever you are, you are not far from land. When I was younger, I swam 2.5 nautical miles at once. I'm in bed today but not for long🤣
Praise the sea, cling to the shore.
My great grandfather was one of the crew of the USS Johnston.Edit: and he lived to tell the tail
Great compilation! Thanks gang!
I really don't think you need to apologize for the quality of the older videos. I watch these battles with just map data. These are all amazing.
Awesome 🎉
Rip to all the fallen graphic cards.
Hollywood will make 7 movies out of this brilliant 1+ hour documentary. Amazing 👏
1 HOUR LONG GRAB THE DAMN POPCORN BOYS AND SIT BACK AND RELAX 😂 ITS GOING TO BE A HELL OF A GOOD TIME 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks so much for the battle of the Denmark strait! Could we have Battle of Raseiniai with the unkillable KV-2?
So hyped for this!!
11:25: That reference... and the very very subtle music change. brilliant.
I hope the battle of the Atlantic shows here
Get these men a damn Sabaton song.
USS Johnston needs one.
Ship when see other ship: me no like u float. U go be submarine now.
Remember: every ship can be a submarine once
Damn, this gonna have all the stories from all these year
It amazes me how you do these animations! Greatest ones I've seen in a long time, you even explane it really detailed and your voice also helps with your videos! I subscribed when you did a beautiful one about Lydia the white lily of stallingrad! Keep up the good work! Be proud 😊
Around 1:02:40 where it shows two turrets falling out as she capsizes ... it shows only the turrets. Far as I know, all battleship main turrets were attached to barbettes 4-5 decks high.
I'm pretty sure the turrets sit on ball bearing rollers, their sheer weight is what keeps them there. As far as I know the Barbettes are attached to the ship.
@@cameronnewton7053 Barbettes are part of the turret, not the ship. The entire 4-5 deck structure is all one single piece. There are several famous cases of battleships capsizing upside down and the turrets falling out.
@@grizwoldphantasia5005 Barbettes are part of the ship itself, barbettes are the armored cylinders where the gun sits the only thing attached to the battleship guns are their sophisticated reloading mechanism such as ammo and powdered hoist / elevators even ammo racks ..
@@su-57stealthfighter73 Not at all. Barbettes are part and parcel of the turrets themselves. They rotate together.
@@grizwoldphantasia5005 barbette's don't rotate it's was fixed welded on the hull of the battleship ,only the turret and the auto-loading mechanism inside the barbette that sits on the bearing rollers are the only parts in the turret that rotates not barbette's ..
0:40 His guns have gone silent atlas!
* epic guitar solo *
It's sad think that none of this carnage would have happened if not for crazy people who thought they should be the sole leaders of an entire planet.
Man he should get an oscars award for Being a great animator and a narrator