inazuma, tenryuu, ikazuchi, and plasma-chan (kantai collection) drawn by sakazaki_freddy

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inazuma, tenryuu, ikazuchi, and plasma-chan (kantai collection) drawn by sakazaki_freddy

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Original

【艦これ】当時の情報【史実】

参考：決定版太平洋戦争1「日米激突」への半世紀

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American naval power

They went to war knowing all these ?

They seriously think they can win ?

Actually, we lost in almost all department

Hard to make joke out of that material

Combined naval force of Japan, America & Britain

Okay, so this is the numbers from a supplemental booklet of (Koudansha's) "King" Magazine published in Showa 10 (1935).

And this is American data from Shashin Shuuhou published in January on the year WW2 begin Shashin Shuuhou: a weekly pictorial magazine. Published from 1938-1945.

And looking at the ships in planning, they're out of their mind

Nope. Actually the Announcements started with the war, and the lies mostly starts after Midway. The first announcement was broadcasted at 6:00 on December 8, 1941 (JST).

Knowledge of the time

They're lied to by the Announcements from Imperial General Headquarters! They never knew the true difference in our strengths!

It still doesn't seems so optimistic for Japan

Battleships (14): New York, Texas, Nevada, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Idaho, Mississippi, Arkansas, Maryland, West Virginia, Tennessee, Colorado, California, Arizona Aircraft carrier (5+1): Saratoga, Lexington, Ranger, Enterprise, Yorktown, Wasp (in construction) Cruiser (37): 10 Omaha class, 2 Pensacola class, 6 Augusta class, 2 Portland class, 8 Minneapolis class, 9 Brooklyn class Destroyers: 159 Submarine: 105 Battleships in construction / planning: New Iowa, Missouri, New Jersey, Washington, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Alabama, Indiana, South Dakota, Maine, Ohio, New Hampshire, Kentucky, Montana, Louisiana, Illinois (the original report also includes the reported displacement of planned ships)

Besides, how much did our people know about America before the war ?

Army personnel of Japan, America & the Soviet Union - S.U.: 1,300,000 men - America: 320,000 men - Japan: 230,000 men

Military equipment of Japan, America & the Soviet Union - S.U.: approx. 3,000 units - America: approx. 3,000 units - Japan: approx. 1,400 units

All values are # of ships followed by total displacement in tons.

Britain: America: Japan: Battleships 15 (474,750) 15 (455,500) 9 (272,070)Carriers 6 (115,350) 3 (131,300) 4 (68,370)Aux. ships 303 (667,789) 389 (708,780) 209 (425,812)