![]() ![]() The white smoke is from the funnels as the ships attempt to increase speed" Prince of Wales can be seen to be maneuvering. A short, thick plume of black smoke can be seen emanating from Repulse, which has just been hit by a bomb and surrounded by at least six near misses. "Japanese aerial photo of the initial attack on Prince of Wales (top) and Repulse. This was far more significant than Taranto and Pearl Harbor when Battleships were caught in port. This was the first true shock in modern naval warfare: An underway, fully armed, manned and alert Battleship was sunk at sea solely by air power. ![]() Her luck finally ran out in 1944 when a submarine hit her with 3-4 torpedoes, and it was too much.īB Prince of Wales January 1941 / December 1941 - Was part of the hunt for Bismarck in May 1941. The ship had eaten a lot of hits during several battles with their American CV counterparts, but the crew did their job and saved the ship each time. That incompetency is in stark contrast to the veteran crews of the Shokaku-class, especially Shokaku herself. It should not have sunk her but the incompetence of the crew doomed her. ![]() One submarine torpedo hit her, which was fatal. She was a leap ahead and not a regression of the Amagi-class CVs that succeeded her, which were basically reverting to the older, inferior, cheaper Hiryu design from the mid-1930s.īut the crew was crap, especially their Damage Control which was responsible for the eventual disaster. Those guns are rare, BTW, not even the Yamato when she received her late war AA refit got those guns. Even had a bunch of 100mm dual purpose AA guns, i.e. Taiho was the most advanced CV the IJN ever fielded and ready for later generations of larger, more powerful naval aircraft. ![]()
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