Days of Infamy (2008)
“The magazines for the aft fourteen-inchers had already been flooded, but the electrical supply for the pump into the smaller five-inch aft ammunition storage area had been severed.
They were listing ten degrees to starboard, dead in the water, six of the boilers blown out by the first of the two dive bomber hits. His escorting destroyers were circling back in to secure a new tow line.
He watched their efforts, saying nothing. It was all but a forlorn hope now, and in his mind he could not help ...but play out the scenarios of a different history. If only Yamamoto had withdrawn the way Nagumo most certainly would have, this pride of the Imperial Navy would be safe. If only Yamamoto had assigned to him two, even one more destroyer that he could have kept to seaward, the surprise attack by the Americans during the night would have been detected and destroyed before it even got within range. If only he had turned but five seconds later, the torpedo that hit astern would have passed harmlessly by.MoreLess
They were listing ten degrees to starboard, dead in the water, six of the boilers blown out by the first of the two dive bomber hits. His escorting destroyers were circling back in to secure a new tow line.
He watched their efforts, saying nothing. It was all but a forlorn hope now, and in his mind he could not help ...but play out the scenarios of a different history. If only Yamamoto had withdrawn the way Nagumo most certainly would have, this pride of the Imperial Navy would be safe. If only Yamamoto had assigned to him two, even one more destroyer that he could have kept to seaward, the surprise attack by the Americans during the night would have been detected and destroyed before it even got within range. If only he had turned but five seconds later, the torpedo that hit astern would have passed harmlessly by.MoreLess
Read book Days of Infamy for free
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
Write Review:
Guest
Read Also
9 / 10
9 / 10
User Reviews: