Imperial Japanese Navy Antisubmarine Escorts 1941-45 (New Vanguard)
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (606 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1472818164 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 48 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Mark E. . He is the author of numerous Osprey titles, focusing on naval history in the Pacific. He has worked in the intelligence community for 35 years including tours on the faculty of the Naval War College, on the Joint Staff and on US Navy ships. He is currently a senior analyst working in the Washington DC area. Stille
There were only a few purpose-built ASW escorts available at the start of the war and these were augmented by a handful of second-class destroyers and a dozen torpedo boats. This was a lamentable state of affairs for a nation dependent upon imports to sustain its war economy. These include the Momi class of second-rate destroyers, the Tomodzuru and Ootori classes of torpedo boars, and the several types of ASW escorts built from 1937 up through the end of the war.. In 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) went to war with a marginal anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capability. These arrived in 1944, but could n
Five Stars RAYMOND C. CLAY thankyou. The war at sea HMS Warspite The Imperial Japanese Navy was unprepared for a sustained war at sea in 1941. As author Mark Stille suggests, the IJN seems to have expected that one decisive naval victory would obviate the need for such mundane warships as antisubmarine escorts. In the event,. John Mottar said Ships that are covered Sare done very well like the rest of this series. Ships that are covered Sare done very well like the rest of this series. Surprised sub chasers and other small ASW craft were not covered in this book. Maybe they will be in another book.
Stille (Commander, United States Navy, retired) received his BA in History from the University of Maryland and also holds an MA from the Naval War College. He is the author of numerous Osprey titles, focusing on naval history in the Pacific. About the AuthorMark E. He has worked in the intelligence community for 35 years including tours on the faculty of the Naval War College, on the Joint Staff and on US Navy ships. He is currently a senior analyst working in the Washington DC area.