I think this is a list of the first evers done from USS Enterprise. I think the first is the first nocturnal carrier plane launch, the second is the nocturnal bombardment of Formosa. Don't know about the third one
I think this is a list of the first evers done from USS Enterprise. I think the first is the first nocturnal carrier plane launch, the second is the nocturnal bombardment of Formosa. Don't know about the third one
The third is the kamikaze strike that ended up putting her out of action for the remainder of the war.
The third is the kamikaze strike that ended up putting her out of action for the remainder of the war.
I think I know why it is mentioned to poke fun at the Japanese Navy because a single suicidal pilot did what an entire navy failed to do unless that pilot was a navy pilot then it was the Japanese finally getting Enterprise out of the war though it was too late as US had dozens of carriers to call on and the damage didn't sink her just knocked her out of the war that in all practical terms was won by the US.
I think I know why it is mentioned to poke fun at the Japanese Navy because a single suicidal pilot did what an entire navy failed to do unless that pilot was a navy pilot then it was the Japanese finally getting Enterprise out of the war though it was too late as US had dozens of carriers to call on and the damage didn't sink her just knocked her out of the war that in all practical terms was won by the US.
You're reading into it too much.
This is a 3 panel highlight reel of the last 3 years of Enterprise's combat career. The author apologizes for the short summary in panel 4 because her participation in the actions of '43-'45 were overshadowed by her bigger successors, the Essex class CV-9 through CV-20
This is a 3 panel highlight reel of the last 3 years of Enterprise's combat career. The author apologizes for the short summary in panel 4 because her participation in the actions of '43-'45 were overshadowed by her bigger successors, the Essex class CV-9 through CV-20
Not sure overshadowed is really the correct term. She was still doing about as much as any of the newer ships, a bit more then some arguably but with so many of said ships around it was much harder to have a truly 'individual' achievement, every major attack was a multiple ship strike and became a bit difficult to sort out who was hitting what or who should get the most credit. Even so she still had a fearsome reputation and rather high expectations, at one point leading an officer aboard to caution against overblown expectations with "The Big E is only human" when her air group transferred to another ship.
MajorAmiruddin said:
I think I know why it is mentioned to poke fun at the Japanese Navy because a single suicidal pilot did what an entire navy failed to do unless that pilot was a navy pilot then it was the Japanese finally getting Enterprise out of the war though it was too late as US had dozens of carriers to call on and the damage didn't sink her just knocked her out of the war that in all practical terms was won by the US.
Not really, yeah the hit did damage, but overall the damage wasn't really that much worse then at Santa Cruz, but with so many other CVs around there was no need to risk keeping her on the line, so she went back for proper repairs and overhaul. She was out of service for less then three months, she was fully repaired with aircraft aboard and preparing to depart when the nuke hit Nagasaki on August 9th.
This is a 3 panel highlight reel of the last 3 years of Enterprise's combat career. The author apologizes for the short summary in panel 4 because her participation in the actions of '43-'45 were overshadowed by her bigger successors, the Essex class CV-9 through CV-20
Pretty much from '43 onwards, the story of the US Navy was more that of an impending, unstoppable juggernaut than really having any individual tales of heroism like what the Japanese Navy had throughout the war. Although you would be able to find some great stories of that era, most of them are from low-level workhorse ships that got shafted by command while the capital ships only took part in seal clubbing. Even if you do find some interesting stories with those ships, the only ones I've been able to find involve USS California and USS West Virginia, sunk at Pearl Harbor but later attacked the Southern Force at the Surigao Strait, and the interesting parts don't really go on much further than that.
Oh come on. You could have done a great story with the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Why did you stop?
Night flightsEnterprise Mk IIF6Fs embarked.Enterprise is relieved by the new Essex classes in July, returning to the US for an overhaul.In the latter stages of the war, she did not take center stage and the rest of her story is thus rather dry.
I can't find it in myself to keep drawing so imma be lazy and draw it later on.Okinawa campaign.Participated in Gilberts and Marshall islands campaign, Marianas islands campaign, Phillipines campaign and the battle of Leyte Gulf.While Enterprise was flagship, Essex class carriers CV-9 through CV-20 were commissioned.The scrapping of USS Enterprise takes place from the 1st of July 1958 to March 1960.Enterprise and Independence are modified into dedicated night fighting carriers.May 14th 1945, a Zero fighter hits Enterprise with a kamikaze attack, landing a bomb in her hangar deck. She is forced to retire to the United States for repairs and will not participate in any future battles of WW2.Why'd you skip over the end like that?Then what about 1943, 1944 and 1945?