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"William Wright" wrote in message news:2LP2d.62556$MQ5.42514@attbi_s52... "Keith Willshaw" wrote in message ... "Tom Cervo" wrote in message ... The Pearl Harbor debacle is often blamed on lack of resources caused by inadequate support from the politicians. Wrong. Short and Kimmel had both quantitative and qualitative superiority but were hopelessly inept. Actually, they were probably quite able. They were simply expecting an attack in the Far East, and that PH might face sabotage or submarine attack as the base for the response for that attack. That remark (from Frank Knox?) about no, they must mean the Phillippines, shows that it didn't stop with them. Nope Not a single Army AA unit was able to engage the first wave of attackers and only 10% were able to engage the second wave. Not only were the mobile guns not deployed the fixed guns had no ready use ammunition as the quartermaster thought it got too dirty in the field. I believe they had just returned to depot after the war warning the week earlier. They never left the depot. Keith |
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