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The Japanese Navy C

The Pacific Story · July 30, 1944 · 30 min · 4,169 words

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The National Broadcasting Company and its affiliated stations present the Pacific story. In the mounting jury of world conflict, events in the Pacific are taking on ever greater importance. Here is the story of the Pacific and the millions of people who live around this great at sea.

The drama of the people whose destiny is at stake in the Pacific War. Here is another public service, the tale of the war in the Pacific, and its meaning to us and to the generations to come.

But Japanese may be. Lord dawn on May 27, 1905, Japanese Admiral Togo set out to intercept and destroy the Russian fleet.

On the bridge of Admiral Togo's flagship was a stern young Ensign. Admiral Togo? Yes, Ensign? Commodications has a message for you on the voice tube, sir. Very well. Communication. Admiral Togo is at the voice tube. Go ahead.

of the Roto go to Russian war he's having sight of the east of Japan heading northward. Any additional information? They seem not to be trying to conceal their movement. In the chartroom, Admiral Togo and his staff officers considered this development.

It is a ruse to draw us away from the main Russian fleet. Togo saw through the Russian tactic. The Russian Admiral is trying to give us the impression that the Grand Fleet is passing along Japan on the east side in order to get to Vladivostok, but that is not so.

The Russian Admiral will take his fleet through the straits of Tsushima. We will continue on our course and we will cross the line of the Russians at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Admiral Tsugov. Yes, Captain.

I have the greatest intelligence on the strength of the Russian fleet. Yes, the Russian fleet is composed of 12 battleships and the number of smaller of zero vessels. The Russians then have 12 battleships to our four battleships and eight armored cruisers.

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