New USS Arizona model shows blue paint scheme
The name of the American war plan in 1941 was “Rainbow Five,” but it’s unlikely this referred to the battleships at Pearl Harbor. Or did it?
According to a discovery by historians, the ships of Battleship Row were a bright kaleidoscope of colors, not the dull gray camouflage they were thought to have been for the last 65 years.
The information was announced last evening at an unveiling of a new model of the USS Arizona in the battleship Visitor Center at Pearl Harbor. Security was tight for the last week as the model was placed in location, and it was covered in shrouds before being dramatically unveiled by a group of USS Arizona survivors.
Found by my brother, Uncle Don
Dex,
Dont be so sure.
There wasnt that many military There.
And if Japan had taken 1/2 its FULL forces, and raided. A full on Attack.
there would have been NO PLACE in the pacific, that the USA could anchor, OR FUEL, that could not have been attacked.
At the time, Hawaii was the FIRST Fuel stop across the pacific.
And California was an EASY target from there. The next fuel location would have been OREGON, which has NO MAJOR HARBOR. And Seattle is ABIT FAR.
any ships coming from the East coast would need FUEL SHIPS. and they NEED fuel, to give to the OTHER ships.
All they had to do would be BLOCK the panama canal, and MONITOR S. California. NO major Fleets could get around the Cape(easily) without GREAT loss.