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Sinking Force Z 1941 - The day the Imperial Japanese Navy killed the battleship (Paperback)
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Sinking Force Z 1941 - The day the Imperial Japanese Navy killed the battleship (Paperback)
Series: Air Campaign
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Loot Price R363
Discovery Miles 3 630
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In late 1941, war was looming with Japan, and Britain's empire in
southeast Asia was at risk. The British government decided to send
Force Z, which included the state-of-the-art battleship Prince of
Wales and the battlecruiser Repulse, to bolster the naval defences
of Singapore, and provide a mighty naval deterrent to Japanese
aggression. These two powerful ships arrived in Singapore on 2
December - five days before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
But crucially, they lacked air cover. On 9 December Japanese scout
planes detected Force Z's approach in the Gulf of Thailand. Unlike
at Pearl Harbor, battleships at sea could manoeuvre, and their
anti-aircraft defences were ready. But it did no good. The Japanese
dive-bombers and torpedo-bombers were the most advanced in the
world, and the battle was one-sided. Strategically, the loss of
Force Z was a colossal disaster for the British, and one that
effectively marked the end of its empire in the East. But even more
importantly, the sinking marked the last time that battleships were
considered to be the masters of the ocean. From that day on, air
power rather than big guns would be the deciding factor in naval
warfare.
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