Entroper said:
rendo said:
TWRoO said:
rendo said:
bigjon said:
One thing you need to remember is that the Japanese by nature are not risk takers. Their culture is very conservative. Nintendo as whole proves to fit this mold.
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A little off topic but.... Pearl Harbor anyone?
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Wasn't much of a risk when no one knew they were about to attack, perhaps entering the war so forcibly was risky, but that particular battle doesn't seem so. |
On the contrary, the battle was very risky. Success meant immobilizing the entire pacific fleet, while failure meant feeling the wrath of the US. If Admiral Nagumo had have commenced the third wave and struck at the fuel storage of the fleet, the US pacific fleet would have been set back at least a year. I'd say Pearl Harbor was mildly successful, but the Japanese sure could've done a lot more damage had they taken the extra risk of following through with a third wave. Oh well, waaaay off topic, but interesting nonetheless. :D |
Sounds to me like they were being too conservative when they held back the third wave. ;) |
Actually, it wasn't a risk at all. The Kaiser, was the son of god (or brother or just very good friend, something like that), and because of that, he could not lose. Thereby, the attack had to go well, and the alliance (is this the word of UK, USA and Soviet in English?) could not win the war.
