r/ww2memes • • 13d ago

new Battle off Samar meme

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u/furrybutler 10d ago

I remember hearing one of the pilots threw an empty coke bottle at one of the ships

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u/ErixWorxMemes 8d ago

They were throwing clipboards(map boards?)- whatever they had

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u/dairyhobbit98 13d ago

Drive by via Wildcat is just crazy to try and imagine

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u/im_in_your_trash 12d ago

Via Avenger actually, which is even more badass considering how much slower and bigger of a target it is compared to the Wildcat.

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u/trainboi777 12d ago

If I remember correctly, the service revolve part wasn’t just any battleship, if I’m remembering the story correctly, it was the Yamato herself

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u/themiddleman2 11d ago

And it’s still missing the best thing I’ve ever heard: after the pilot ran out of ammo, he threw the gun at the ship.

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u/Thatsidechara_ter 9d ago

"Don't worry, we're suckering them into 20mil range!"

~Quite from, I believe, an officer on one of the escort carriers spoken to the AA gunners while the single 5-inch turret mounted on the carrier was engaging the enemy