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The Sinking of the Fuso and Yamashiro: The Last Battleship Duel in History

#WW2 #NavalHistory #MilitaryHistory #Documentary #History The Battle of Surigao Strait was the final, brutal punctuation mark on the age of the battleship. In the dead of night on October 24, 1944, two aging Japanese dreadnoughts, the Fuso and Yamashiro, were ordered to make a suicidal charge into the heart of the American fleet. What awaited them was the most perfectly executed trap in naval history. This documentary explores the story of that fateful night, from the unique "pagoda mast" design of the obsolete Japanese ships to the cold, methodical battle plan of American Rear Admiral Jesse Oldendorf. Witness the clash of eras: the Japanese reliance on warrior spirit and eyesight versus the American advantage of radar and overwhelming firepower. We detail the harrowing blow-by-blow account of the battle—from the initial PT boat skirmishes to the devastating destroyer torpedo attacks that tore the Japanese force apart, culminating in the historic "Crossing the T" maneuver that annihilated the last remnants of the charging force. Join us as we uncover the history of the last great battleship duel, a story of tragic courage, technological supremacy, and the night an entire chapter of warfare was closed forever.