When Japan Expected an Easy Kill at Samar — This American “Little Ship” Fought Like a Battleship скачать в хорошем качестве

When Japan Expected an Easy Kill at Samar — This American “Little Ship” Fought Like a Battleship

#navalhistory #BattleOfSamar #USSRoberts October 25, 1944. Commander Robert Copeland faced an impossible decision: run from the most powerful battleship fleet ever assembled, or turn his tiny destroyer escort directly toward them. The USS Samuel B. Roberts—just 1,350 tons—charged the 72,000-ton battleship Yamato and 22 other Japanese warships during the Battle off Samar in the Philippines. This is the true story of the "destroyer escort that fought like a battleship." Discover how Copeland's mathematical precision, unshakeable resolve, and tactical genius turned a submarine hunter into a legend of naval warfare. Against impossible odds, with only 220 rounds of ammunition and three torpedoes, the Roberts held the line and saved 5,000 American lives.