Clifford13
clifford13 wrote:You needed planes
A] Over Leyte
B] over 7 fleet
C] Over tg 30.8's tankers
D] hitting Ozawa
E] Hitting Kurita....
'nuff said.
7th Fleet had 18 escort carriers and they provide the close support mission to the Army and they also flew CAP for 7th Fleet. If he had too many missions, why did he not state so? AFAIK Halsey never stated he had too many missions and if he did why did he send 40% of his air assets out of the battle area at the beginning of the campaign? And do you have a source on his mission to protect the Fleet Trains? Did they not have some assets for defense? And was not there primary defensive plan was to not be too close to the battle area?
I think there is more to be said.
Mike