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Eight Hundred Shells, Zero Damage: The Bombardment of Kamaishi
American battleships unleash 802 shells on a Japanese ironworks, but aerial reconnaissance reports only "slight" damage. This misjudgment sets a deadly trap.
Eight Hundred Shells, Zero Damage: The Bombardment of Kamaishi
This episode explores the 1945 naval bombardment of the Kamaishi ironworks, where a critical misinterpretation of reconnaissance photos led to a dangerous decision. What did the photos miss, and what were the consequences for those on the ground?
Date: July 14, 1945
Location: Kamaishi, Honshu, Japan
Target: Kamaishi ironworks
Ordnance: 802 sixteen-inch shells
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