Category Archives: Year of the Carrier

Sub series for air power analysis – Blown Slick
Examines the Pacific air war in 1942 and questions relationship for consideration of the current AirSeaBattle construct and China’s two island chain defense

1942- The Year of the Aircraft Carrier; Part 12 – Guadalcanal, From the Start, A New and Different Context; First Day Overview (1/4)

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Ed

RS Note: With the close of Chapter 2 of the Testimony of Pilot series, this posts continues with the 1942- The Year of the Aircraft Carrier series picking up with the story of the initial attack on Guadalcanal 7-8 August, 1942. Given the … Continue reading →

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1942- The Year of the Aircraft Carrier; (Part 11+) – “Why Is China’s Navy Studying the Battle of Guadalcanal?”

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Ed

Blown Slick Series #13 Part 11+ The National Interest magazine recently published Why Is China’s Navy Studying the Battle of Guadalcanal? by Lyle J. Goldstein a research professor in the China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI) at the United States Naval War College … Continue reading →

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1942- The Year of the Aircraft Carrier; Part 11 – Guadalcanal – Interlude

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Ed

Blown Slick Series #13 Part 11 Between the lines The haste in putting Operation Watchtower together would prove problematic on many levels not the least of which was that this tasking was completely new – none of the commanders knew … Continue reading →

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1942- The Year of the Aircraft Carrier; Part 10 – Guadalcanal Campaign Major Events Overview

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Ed

Blown Slick Series #13 Part 10 Watchtower Guadalcanal is no longer merely a name of an island in Japanese military history. It is the name of the graveyard of the Japanese army. —Major General Kiyotake Kawaguchi, IJA Commander, 35th Infantry Brigade … Continue reading →

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1942- The Year of the Aircraft Carrier; Part 9 – Guadalcanal

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Ed

Blown Slick Series #13 Part 9 On Land, on Sea, in the Air – Introduction 9 February, 1943 Major General Alexander Patch, USA, Commander,  Guadalcanal to Vice Admiral William Halsey, Jr., USN, Commander, South Pacific Area, TOTAL AND COMPLETE DEFEAT OF … Continue reading →

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1942 – The Year of the Aircraft Carrier; Part 8 – Midway Trilogy Epilogue

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Ed

Blown Slick Series #13 Part 8 Decisive victory? Depends on how you look … a fundamental transformation in naval power had just taken place. Carriers usurped the prime strategic role of battleships in that their principal opponents were their enemy … Continue reading →

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1942 – The Year of the Aircraft Carrier; Part 7 – Midway Trilogy (3 of 3)

Posted on June 17, 2018 by Ed

 Blown Slick Series #13 Part 7  “what did Midway really mean?”   “An aircraft carrier is a noble thing. It lacks almost everything that seems to denote nobility, yet deep nobility is there. A carrier has no poise. It has   no  … Continue reading →

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1942 – The Year of the Aircraft Carrier; Part 6 – Midway Trilogy (2 of 3)

Posted on June 10, 2018 by Ed

 Blown Slick Series #13 Part 6 Into the Shredder The Battle of Coral Sea had provided the first hints that the Japanese high-water mark had been reached, but it was the Battle of Midway that put up the sign for … Continue reading →

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1942 – The Year of the Aircraft Carrier; Part 5 – Midway Trilogy (1 of 3)

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Ed

Blown Slick Series #13 Part 5  The Battle of Midway  Paradox and Redemption:  4 to 7 June 1942      Among the many gems is a reminder to all who study mankind’s self-inflicted cataclysm: “Yet the overwhelming reality during the war…is … Continue reading →

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1942 – The Year of the Aircraft Carrier; Part 4 – The Battle of the Coral Sea

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Ed

Blown Slick Series #13 Part 4 “Scratch One Flattop!” The Battle of the Coral Sea, fought from 4 to 8 May 1942 is historically significant as the first action in which aircraft carriers engaged each other, as well as the first in which … Continue reading →

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