The Moment Japan Realized U.S. Radar Made Night Attacks Useless | WORLD WAR 2

Описание: For generations, darkness was Japan’s greatest weapon at sea. Allied ships feared nightfall, knowing unseen destroyers and silent torpedoes ruled the black water. Then, without warning, that certainty collapsed. Not through bravery or numbers, but through a quiet pulse on a glowing screen that rewrote the rules of naval warfare forever.

Set amid the desperate struggle for Guadalcanal in 1942, this story follows the moment Japanese night dominance met an enemy it could not see. As surface battles intensified and supply lines hung in the balance, one technology began stripping away surprise, instinct, and tradition from Imperial Japanese Navy doctrine.

By the end of this documentary, you will understand how radar transformed night combat, why Japanese tactics unraveled so quickly, and how one engagement proved that detection could matter more than firepower.

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00:00 Opening the forgotten rule
02:11 When night belonged to Japan
05:06 The technology they ignored
08:52 Radar changes everything
12:41 First shots without sight
16:37 Darkness turns against them
20:48 The doctrine collapses
23:54 A legacy written in silence

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