Nice read on the Japanese reasoning of pearl H

[Quasar44]

The Attack That 'Enraged America:' Victor Davis Hanson Explains Japan's Miscalculation at Pearl Harbor

Renowned historian Victor Davis Hanson explained in a recent PragerU video the events of December 7, 1941, and what the Japanese were thinking when they attacked Pearl Harbor without warning. "The Japanese underestimated American strength and overestimated their own," Hanson said. "Instead of...

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Very identical to the German miscalculation of Russia

 

[shoshi]

The Red Army was weakened by Stalins purges that killed many officers. So Hitler saw opportunity.

 

[Otis Mayfield]

Breitbart writes a lot of fiction.

 

[Quasar44]

shoshi
Watching tens of millions of Germans and Russians killing each other off - is not a bad thing

 

[Mac-7]

I would go a step farther than Hansan and say that the japanese empire could have survived if they didnt bomb Pearl Harbor

from Tojo’s perspective it was the worst mistake in japanese history

 

[Likkmee]

They were just seeing if their meatheads were dumb enough to fly an airplane into a boat on command
It was a success !
Hmmmmm
I wonder how many from Bragg would jump out of a plane, sans 'chute, if they were told a commie flag burner was below ? Head butt him from 6500 ft or you aint no ranger !

 

[AZrailwhale]

They were just seeing if their meatheads were dumb enough to fly an airplane into a boat on command
It was a success !
Hmmmmm
I wonder how many from Bragg would jump out of a plane, sans 'chute, if they were told a commie flag burner was below ? Head butt him from 6500 ft or you aint no ranger !

There was a certain logic about piloting a kamikaze. The USN's anti-aircraft abilities and CAP were so good by 1944 that the odds of returning from a conventional dive or torpedo bombing attack weren't a lot worse than returning from a kamikaze attack. At least eth kamikaze had better odds of getting a hit than the conventional pilot with his poor training did.

 

[whitehall]

Likewise the FDR administration underestimated the Japanese military strength to a criminal degree.