Board Thread:Anime/@comment-25730832-20150304102908/@comment-4125495-20150306072941

Lici Ui wrote: Kevadu wrote: Lici Ui wrote: Abyss Carrier attack at naval base(Japan), i think it is refering to Doolittle_Raid. Because of this surprise attack, IJN cancel Operation MO, pull back navy from Indian ocean, and planning for Operation MI. Operation MO was not canceled, it just didn't succeed as they met more resistence than expected and it turned into the battle of Coral Sea.

The attack on the naval district in this episode was almost certainly a reference to the Doolittle Raid, but the Doolittle Raid should have been before Coral Sea, not after. For the most part they've seemingly been following the history so that's a fairly significant deviation... Shimakaze hopping around in 1942 Operation MO/Coral sea battle? Yup agree

Btw, this episode doesn't looks as light and cheerful as before, Bucky seem to have a more mature sense, or it is just me? It's also the wrong carrier seen launching the raid. The Wo Kai with the broken face has to have been Yorktown, which was badly damaged in the Coral Sea and sent back to Pearl for repairs and then sent to Midway. The Doolittle Raid was launched from Hornet, which hadn't engaged in any action in the pacific before then. The raid didn't do anywhere near the level of damage in reality that we see in the anime either.