日本語
Parks Stephenson
306 posts
Parks Stephenson
@ParksStep3
Deep-ocean explorer, historian, retired naval officer, non-profit director.
Se unió Mayıs 2022
45 Siguiendo636 Seguidores
@ParksStep3 @DodgerWing @CynicalPublius Hello, Mr. Stephenson.
USSキッド(DD-661)といえば、海賊駆逐艦ですね！
まだ海賊旗は掲げているのですか？
日本語
OK, since it appears that today is the day to discuss weird cultural differences between Japan and the USA, may I strongly recommend to all of my military history nerd followers that you watch “Girls und Panzer”?
It’s anime from Japan. You can find it on Amazon Prime.
Bear with me while I explain the insane premise.
It’s about Japanese all-girls schools that engage in the sport of “tankery.” These schoolgirls ride around in historically accurate, WWII-era armored fighting vehicles and engage in active combat that appears to include actual HEAT and sabot rounds, except when there is a hit nobody gets hurt and a little white flag pops out of the dead tank. So there is this big tankery tournament. But here’s where it gets even weirder: each school has the vehicles, resources, tactics and uniforms of a WWII combatant. So the US-style school has wayyyyy more logistics than anybody else, the Soviet school goes roaring across the steppes (see the video one comment post below) and the German school has the best tanks that break down a lot. Also the British school takes war breaks to drink tea.
Why would I recommend such a silly concept?
Because whoever did it went to a fanatical level of detail on the vehicles themselves and the associated tactics and employment, as well as very accurate propaganda themes from the era. It’s so incongruous—highly accurate military history and Japanese schoolgirl anime.
And I love incongruity in entertainment. It’s so silly, but in a weirdly addictive way. And I don't even watch anime.
English
In August 2007, I had completed a Titanic expedition with James Cameron and was looking for something new to explore. I had met film producer Kirk Wolfinger and the “Deep Sea Detectives,” John Chatterton and Richie Kohler, in 2005 as Titanic expedition crews were swapped aboard the Russian deep-submergence support vessel Keldysh. A couple of years later, our discussions were focusing on submarines. Discussion started around John and Richie’s find, the wreck of the German sub U-869, but my mind was drifting toward another subject that had fascinated me since my teenage years…the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. A little-known aspect of the attack was the use of five Type A Special Attack 2-man submarines in an attempt to penetrate the harbor and add a finishing blow to the aerial assault. One mystery particularly intrigued me: 4 of the 5 “midget subs” were accounted for, where could the 5th sub be? What happened to the “Yokoyama boat” launched by the fleet boat, I-16?
English
I am afraid that I am forced to respond in English because my translator daily limit has been exceeded. I agree about the Furuno and Hiro-o boats, there is not enough evidence. There is evidence for the Iwasa boat in testimony given to Pearl Harbor investigations after the attack and after the war.
English
@GO73318766 I have exceeded the daily use of my translator. Forgive me, but I will need to reply in English for now.
I talked with Dewa-san at length at his home about this. He gave me more detail. I will send a transcription of our discussion to your email address.
English
@ParksStep3 この信号キラについて、I-16の電信員が出した本には、一切書かれていません。
戦闘詳報に佐々木半九が書いた2時間通信したもウソです。
また、植田さんが言った消去法で横山艇になるも、大いに疑問があります。なぜなら、誰が乗っていたか確定してるのは酒巻艇だけです。濃厚は広尾艇となります。
日本語
@GO73318766 @itisikizousen 通常はおっしゃる通り、軍はあらゆることについて報告書を作成するものです。しかし、横山艇と岩佐艇のどちらについても報告書が存在しません。岩佐艇の発見、回収、廃棄については分かっていますが、公式報告書は見つかっていません。作成された唯一の報告書は、酒巻艇についてのものでした。
日本語
@GO73318766 @itisikizousen 多くの証拠を見つけましたが、秘密の報告書は見つかりませんでした。それが存在するなら、まだもう一つ見つけるべきものがあります。
日本語
@GO73318766 @itisikizousen 残念ながら、そのチューブの回収や処分に関する報告は一切見つかりませんでした。
それは依然として完全な謎のままです。
日本語
@ParksStep3 @itisikizousen お久しぶりです。
一緒に潜ったいた奥本剛です😀
この特型格納筒の引き揚げの報告書、海洋投棄の報告書は発見出来ましたか?
それが、謎を解くカギとなることになるはずです。
日本語
@GO73318766 またお連絡いただけて嬉しいです、友よ！
あなたから本当にたくさんのことを学びました！
またいつか一緒に仕事ができる日を楽しみにしています！
日本語
@Kidd661VT Watch out, Kidd! With the current flood of U.S.-Japan sentiment taking over X, I’ve been drawn into the conversation and as a result, so are you!
English
👩🎤SCHEDULE MAR. 30 - APR. 05🏴☠️
Light schedule this week because I'll be busy for the most part, but we'll be back at it this weekend!!
【TAGS】
🏴☠️General: #GenerallyKidd
🏴☠️Live: #KiddCasting
🏴☠️Art: #Kiddstagram
🏴☠️Clips: #KiddClips
🏴☠️Oshi marks: 👩🎤🏴☠️
🏴☠️Community: Scallywags
English
A tragedy, I agree. She almost alone held the line in the Pacific until the Essex class came along, in overwhelming numbers.
The current stable of museum ships in the U.S. is largely due to the veterans who sailed aboard them (the 4 IOWA class BBs are a bit of an exception, thanks to their reactivation in the 1980s). Even ARIZONA wasn’t recognised as a special shrine until about the time Elvis got involved. The problem now is that those veterans are fading away, so too is their support. With costs rising, it is estimated that half of the current museum ship fleet will be lost in the next 20 years. We got KIDD into overhaul at just the right time…she should last another 40-60 years without another major overhaul. By that time, she’ll most likely be one of the lucky few still afloat. But maybe gamers will take the place of veterans, which is why I have been following that world closely.
English
@ParksStep3 @CynicalPublius @AzurLane_EN @azurlane_staff @C2_STAFF Ah. That complicates things. Also, it is just ridiculous that CV-6 Enterprise got scrapped and wasn't turned into a museum. What even were we doing in the 1950s, honestly?
English
@DodgerWing @CynicalPublius @AzurLane_EN @azurlane_staff @C2_STAFF I deal with both IOWA and NEW JERSEY in real life and have more friends aboard the latter.
English
GIF
English
@DodgerWing @CynicalPublius @AzurLane_EN @azurlane_staff @C2_STAFF I have my hopes on escorting IOWA.
English
@ParksStep3 @CynicalPublius @AzurLane_EN @azurlane_staff @C2_STAFF I mean that's fair. But Azur Lane Enterprise is like the Captain America of boats.
GIF
English
@DodgerWing @CynicalPublius @AzurLane_EN @azurlane_staff Thanks, but I’m partial to KanColle, myself. @C2_STAFF
English
@ParksStep3 @CynicalPublius Oh she's a beauty. @AzurLane_EN @azurlane_staff Can we do something for this man and his amazing destroyer?
English
@DodgerWing @CynicalPublius USS KIDD (DD-661), currently undergoing overhaul in the shipyard.
English
With all the US-Japan memes filling the aether today, I want to add my own. Kaga was sunk at Midway, reborn as an Abyssal and sunk again, now she's back and more bad-ass than ever. I'm glad that this Kaga is a friend.
English
@haydn_franz01 Yes. I don’t play the game myself for lack of free time, but I do follow the anime.
English
@ParksStep3 Is this a kancolle reference? It's been ages since I played the game
English
@thomasbland577 @CynicalPublius I’m aware but KanColle drew me in with historically-accurate details. That one remains my favourite, even though I don’t have time to play the game.
Haven’t seen Cutey Honey in a long time, that was probably my first anime interest.
English
@ParksStep3 @CynicalPublius High School Fleet and Arpeggio of Blue Steel feature WW2 vessels.
Although in modern time lines.
English
@Firekkian @ZERO_P38 I was first attracted to the anime when I noticed the historical accuracy in small details, like the fuselage markings on the carrier aircraft.
English
@ZERO_P38 @ParksStep3 Back in the day I played it despite having to secretly log in with a vpn and hand-translate everything. The art was just too incredible. I really with the developers had opened it up for a western release. The note (I think) that they wished to keep it pure seems genuine though.
English