@ambercat16 wrote:
@icyfroth wrote:
@icyfroth wrote:
@rogevibe wrote:
I believe that the current review committee also drew upon Nippon after action reports which I presume noted a report by their pilots of notable resistance by a solitary gunner - and the fate of one of their attacking aircraft...
So what was the Nipponese report of Teddy Sheean's actions?
What was the fate of one of the attackining aircraft"
It's always good to hear both sides of the story.
According to the story I heard earlier today on the radio, Japanese reports on the sinking of the Armidale stated that two of their attacking planes sustained substantial damage from the gun onboard the boat and one subsequently crashed.
Probably why they broke off the attack - would be something bushidou about a single gunner on a soon to go under the surface sinking ship shooting up their attack force when all others had abondoned ship - with even tracer fire seen still arching upwards after the ship went under
