The Eastern Fleet and the Indian Ocean, 1942-1944: The Fleet that Had to Hide

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The Eastern Fleet and the Indian Ocean, 1942-1944: The Fleet that Had to Hide

The Eastern Fleet and the Indian Ocean, 1942-1944: The Fleet that Had to Hide

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On 10 June 1940, the entry of Italy into the war introduced a new threat to the oil supply routes from the Persian Gulf, which passed through the Red Sea to the Mediterranean. Eight Hurricanes and a Fulmar were lost, [48] although no serviceable fighters were lost on the ground. On 7 April Somerville was given discretion by the Admiralty to send the slow Revenge-class battleships of Force B all the way back to Kilindini in East Africa, relatively safe from Japanese attack. Any modeller who loves to have a full appreciation of their chosen subject in historical terms is well served here, besides having the useful visual cues for structural and colour scheme accuracy. To sum up, an interesting read but with a few gaps and surprises that could have been explained a little more.

In the same time frame, other air forces increased from eight obsolete torpedo bombers, [20] to seven Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boats, 14 Bristol Blenheim IV bombers, and 12 Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers. Inadequate aerial reconnaissance failing to locate the enemy fleet in a timely fashion, the difficulty of rearming aircraft for a different mission at short notice, and the penetration of the CAP by enemy aircraft due to the lack of radar-directed fighter control would all recur at the Battle of Midway. The points are put across clearly, although like others I do not really see the author's preferred link to the 1918 German High Seas Fleet. Providing a worthwhile narrative on a less well-known subject, this book serves as a reminder that, even during a global conflict, kinetic action remains only a part of what navies ask warships to do. I had thought I had at least a passing familiarity with all major naval ops in WWII, but this interesting read presented an interesting addition about something I had no significant knowledge of, the British fleet in the Indian Ocean.

After the fall of France in June 1940, Japanese pressure on the Vichy authorities in French Indochina resulted in the granting of base and transit rights, albeit with significant restrictions.

Although it was the largest fleet deployed by the Royal Navy prior to 1945 and played a vital part in the theatre it was sent to protect, it has no place in the popular consciousness of the naval history of the Second World War. Somerville was relying on radar – manned by inexperienced personnel – to locate the enemy and facilitate night strikes. IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE GREAT BRITANIC EMPIRE SACRIFICED ITS PEOPLE IN SECONDRATE SHIPS,AND AIRCRAFT SO ANTIQUATED AND OBSOLETE!

A well co-ordinated strategy of air-sea power had given Japan, in record time, an Empire riche and more extensive than, any ever before erected in the world A more thorough, and infinite­ly more powerful air-sea combination was now tearing it apart. The Darkest Hour: Volume 1: The Japanese Naval Offensive in the Indian Ocean 1942 – The Opening Moves. It was considered wise to move the weakened Eastern Fleet to East Africa to prepare for the next phase.

Firstly Somerville had every intention of engaging with Japanese main body during the raid using a night swordfish torpedo attack. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Naval operations against the Japanese weakened defenses after Leyte were described by Admiral Cunningham's biographer as being "less about defeating Japan than preparing the Royal Navy for the future. The British Admiral Somerville learned two expensive lessons when he lost the cream of his striking forces when Prince of Wales and Repulse were sunk by aircraft off Malaya in 1941.Operation Meridian was a series of air attacks upon the oil refineries at Pladjoe, north of Palembang, Java and at Soengei Gerong, Sumatra.



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