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		csours on Jan 17, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.S. Torpedo Troubles During World War II (1998) I agree about the material (and materiel, heh) impact, but I wonder about the psychological impact. The US could absolutely outproduce and eventually outfight the Japanese, but how would the populace react to the loss of 3 carriers?

AlexCoventry on Jan 17, 2020 [–]

Yeah, it's easy to forget now how demoralized the US was for the first six months or so. Japan was really kicking ass at first.

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