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Tora Tora Tora
Posted on 12/7/16 at 6:52 pm
Posted on 12/7/16 at 6:52 pm
Comes on TCM at 7 CST. Love that movie.
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Posted on 12/7/16 at 7:04 pm to Aubie Spr96
Just tuned in. Sadly most Americans will just watch that pathetic excuse of a film with Ben afflek
Posted on 12/7/16 at 7:05 pm to Aubie Spr96
great movie
Posted on 12/7/16 at 8:26 pm to AubieALUMdvm
I took a class on WWII in college and we watched this thing front to back. One of the few non-documentaries made about the war that encompasses both sides and is incredibly accurate to true events.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 8:41 pm to AubieALUMdvm
Yeah TMC has Tora, Tora, Tora AMC has Pearl Harbor.
No contest between the two.
No contest between the two.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 8:53 pm to Napoleon
Is this the movie where they document the Japanese decision to keep rearming their planes from torpedoes to bombs?
People don't realize what a huge deal that was. They pulled their planes out of service not once but twice to rearm them. Just can't remember if that was Tora Tora Tora or Midway.
People don't realize what a huge deal that was. They pulled their planes out of service not once but twice to rearm them. Just can't remember if that was Tora Tora Tora or Midway.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 9:01 pm to Aubie Spr96
Amazing to think how history might have changed if Emperor Hirohito had listened to Admiral Yamamoto in the years leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor. He foretold the downfall of his own empire.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 9:08 pm to jbgleason
quote:That was Midway.
Is this the movie where they document the Japanese decision to keep rearming their planes from torpedoes to bombs?
People don't realize what a huge deal that was. They pulled their planes out of service not once but twice to rearm them. Just can't remember if that was Tora Tora Tora or Midway.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 9:11 pm to Aubie Spr96
saw it WWII museum, great movie
Posted on 12/7/16 at 9:14 pm to jbgleason
Midway... In their haste to change from bombs to torpedoes, they left the bombs on the hanger decks. When the US dive bombers attacked, the three Japanese carriers that were hit were raging infernos within minutes. Unfortunately, the one carrier that wasn'the hit was able to launch the attack that doomed the Yorktown before it too was sunk.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 9:25 pm to jbgleason
there were three waves, but not three sorties for each pilot.
They were 200 miles away, so a 400 mile round trip.
So I don't think they rearmed planes and sent them back out. TORA shows that some Navy brass were upset the last bombing raid wasn't launched.
had they gone for the final raid they would have gotten the carriers as well.
They were 200 miles away, so a 400 mile round trip.
So I don't think they rearmed planes and sent them back out. TORA shows that some Navy brass were upset the last bombing raid wasn't launched.
had they gone for the final raid they would have gotten the carriers as well.
This post was edited on 12/7/16 at 9:28 pm
Posted on 12/7/16 at 9:34 pm to Napoleon
They may have gotten the carriers with another raid, but I think the main thing they missed was the fuel storage tanks. They could have rendered the harbor unusable for a long period of time if they had gotten those.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:01 pm to Aubie Spr96
midway is actually a pretty decent movie. there were lots of not easy to explain details that they did a pretty good job with. always liked it better than tora. always partial to in harms way, even though its not grounded at all in history
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:11 pm to Aubie Spr96
I love old Pacific war movies, Mr. Roberts is one of my favorites.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 10:16 pm to Napoleon
They wouldn't have gotten the carriers; the only one anywhere near Pearl was the Enterprise, and it was still a day's sail out. But, as someone else noted, a second attack might well have destroyed the vital fuel storage facilities, which would have rendered Pearl useless for months.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 1:16 am to Aubie Spr96
Solid movie
Posted on 12/8/16 at 4:56 am to StealthCalais11
Midway is one of my favorite war movies because it is able to get the viewer to appreciate the distance involved between ships on the battlefield. Amazing and hard to wrap your mind around.
Watched some of the special on the History channel with the veterans that were at Pearl- That was very well done and moving. Reminded me of watching 9-11 docs.
Watched some of the special on the History channel with the veterans that were at Pearl- That was very well done and moving. Reminded me of watching 9-11 docs.
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