June 19th, 2014, today, is the 70th Anniversary of the decisive naval battle of the Philippine Sea from 1944. This part-carrier battle, part-sub battle saw 3 Japanese carriers sunk and over 450 Japanese planes shot down by USN carrier aircraft, as we all know. It is also known as the "Marianas Turkey Shoot".
For those interested in discussing this further, there's
a thread at the Warships1 forum about the topic.
June 19th, 2014, today, is the 70th Anniversary of the decisive naval battle of the Philippine Sea from 1944. This part-carrier battle, part-sub battle saw 3 Japanese carriers sunk and over 450 Japanese planes shot down by USN carrier aircraft, as we all know. It is also known as the "Marianas Turkey Shoot".
For those interested in discussing this further, there's [url=http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/26126/master/1/?page=1]a thread at the Warships1 forum[/url] about the topic.
Login
Register
FAQ
