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Why Japan had NO Chance in WW2

Military History Visualized · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Military history & warfareShips, submarines & maritime

What it is

Military History Visualized charts ship production by the United States and Japan from December 1941 to September 1945. The growing numbers show why Japan, despite a stronger starting navy, could not win a long war.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited as one of the best visualizations of how overwhelmingly dominant US industrial output was in the Pacific war.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “One of the best visualizations I've come across of just how dominant the US industrial base was in the 1940s under full mobilization.”

    Visualizes how dominant US industry was under full mobilization

    yborg, 2020-01 · Strong recommendation · in “U.S. Torpedo Troubles During World War II (1998)”

  2. “There's a great video here [0] that illustrates the differences in production over the course of the war.”

    Illustrates US vs Japan wartime production differences

    DuskStar, 2020-01 · Recommendation · in “U.S. Torpedo Troubles During World War II (1998)”

  3. “I had no idea how asymmetrical naval production was in the Pacific theater of WWII until I watched this”

    Reveals how lopsided Pacific naval production was

    hirundo, 2022-11 · Recommendation · in “How the War Was Won”

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Topics: world war ii, industrial capacity, imperial japanese navy, us navy, shipbuilding

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