[Ansteorra] Current history

[Stephen E. Acker]

That would be the Battle of the Surigao Strait, 24-25 Oct, '44, and yes, it was part of the Battle of Leyte.  Five of the six participating U.S. Battleships (BB's) had been at Pearl, all had been outfitted with either 10cm or 3cm fire control radar which was key to the ensuing obliteration of the Japanese forces.  Historically, this may have been the last BB vs. BB encounter ever.  I think...

Joachim
"...Halsey acted stupidly..."
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  From: Bob Dewart 
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  Except for the Arizona and the Oklahoma, all the battlewagons that were sunk 
  at Pearl were refloated, repaired and equipped with a new fangled gadget 
  they called radar.  A nifty little device they later in the war used to kick 
  the "japs" ass in a night engagement.  With the radar they were able to out 
  maneuver the bad guys, cross their "T" and send them to see ol' Davy Jones.

  Darn, can't remember the name of that battle.  Perhaps it was one of the 
  later Latte Gulf ones.

  Gilli
  Burkhaven, An Odyssey of Learning
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  > Of course, let's not forget the USS Oklahoma, also sunk that day. In fact, 
  > on Dec. 7 of this year, that ship finally got its Memorial at Pearl 
  > Harbor.
  > all the remaining survivors of the Oklahoma did a video teleconference 
  > with something like 25 high schools in the state to talk about that day. 
  > Pretty moving, y'all!
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