Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: ToeTag on October 26, 2012, 11:57:44 AM
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It was about the Doolittle raid and how the 25 had to be modified....blah blah blah. Instead of the planes trying to make landfall and land why didn't they just fly back to the carrier group, bail and get picked up by rescue boats? :confused:
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It was about the Doolittle raid and how the 25 had to be modified....blah blah blah. Instead of the planes trying to make landfall and land why didn't they just fly back to the carrier group, bail and get picked up by rescue boats? :confused:
And the Alerted Japanese would say "Hey those Bombers flew ---------> that way" and send everything they had after them would of been a very BAD thing, second those B-25s launched those carriers were full steam back to Pearl, they were far to deep in enemy territory to waste valuable time picking up survivors.
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Exactly. They were spotted by the Japanese. The plan was for them to turn home the moment the bombers launched anyways, if I recall correctly. Had either of those carriers been sunk, the outcome of the war would have dragged on a bit longer.
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And the Alerted Japanese would say "Hey those Bombers flew ---------> that way" and send everything they had after them would of been a very BAD thing, second those B-25s launched those carriers were full steam back to Pearl, they were far to deep in enemy territory to waste valuable time picking up survivors.
The CG did not stay in the pacific as an asset? Couldn't the bombers have plotted a long / out of the way rendezvous point and then bee lined it to the CG considering the bombers had extended range? Just thinking not arguing. :aok
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posted at the same time....guess it could not happen.
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And the Alerted Japanese would say "Hey those Bombers flew ---------> that way" and send everything they had after them would of been a very BAD thing, second those B-25s launched those carriers were full steam back to Pearl, they were far to deep in enemy territory to waste valuable time picking up survivors.
To add, it wasn't just the USS Hornet with all its chips being put on the table, the Enterprise (escorting, since the Hornet's deck was crowded with B25s and its fighters trapped below) and a large number of cruisers and destroyers.
Had either of the valuable ships been damaged or disabled by one errant pilot or sub after being spotted as they lingered deep in enemy territory, the rest of the fleet would of had no choice but to of continued a full running retreat and could write off any damaged ship as a total loss if not by their own hands then by the Japanese within 24 hours. Even one destroyer would equate to a larger loss strategicly and materialy than the bombers and their crews, the later which already ceded to taking on a risky mission with little chance of a quick return home if any at all.
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It was about the Doolittle raid and how the 25 had to be modified....blah blah blah. Instead of the planes trying to make landfall and land why didn't they just fly back to the carrier group, bail and get picked up by rescue boats? :confused:
Because the carriers were more valuable than 25 B-25s and their crew.
ack-ack
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Because the carriers were more valuable than 25 B-25s and their crew.
ack-ack
Besides, we couldn't let the enemy know where Shangri-La was. ;)