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24.01.2022 ADVANCED DESIGN NIGHTMARE The midgets were 80 feet long secret weapons comprised mostly of torpedoes, batteries and an electric motor. The two-man crew occupied a cramped central control room, just six feet long and six feet in diameter. They were an advanced design but a nightmare to operate, even for the highly-trained naval officers who were selected in part for their diminutive stature. They could roll through 360 degrees without warning. The commanding officer had a very... limited 2D view of the outside world, through a single periscope lens. His crewman battled with everything else: steering, keeping it level, going up and down, turning, checking the batteries, controlling the speed and at the same time calculating the trajectory of the two torpedoes which included a mathematically-determined deflection angle and then firing them. As soon as a torpedo left the submarine the bow lurched up and only a frantic effort by the crewman winding a handle could bring it down again. Read more, buy the DVD or download the study guide at www.ww2australia.com.au See more

24.01.2022 Everything had been thought of to ensure a successful mission. The emperor said he wanted them back.They carried a nourishing lunch, a snack including fruit (dried plums), sake and opium. If capture looked unavoidable, the commanding officer would thank his subordinate for his service, and shoot him. Then he would shoot himself. Read more at www.ww2australia.com.au

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18.01.2022 BREATHE DEEP They were battery powered with no way of recharging during the mission. Max battery life was about 12 hours depending on speed, about the same time the air to breathe would hold out. There was no ventilation. The batteries gave off choking chlorine gas as they ran down that soon built up to intolerable levels. In this environment the two man crew were expected to navigate, make complex decisions, sink their targets, then return safely to their mother ship for a beer with the captain to celebrate success. It was never going to work. Read more, buy the DVD and download the study guide at www.ww2australia.com A must-have for secondary and tertiary modern history teachers and students.

17.01.2022 NOW AVAILABLE! STUDY GUIDE: A VERY RUDE AWAKENING by Roger Stitson ... An appealing, engaging modern history syllabus-compliant and syllabus-enhancing study guide. A must-have for secondary and tertiary teachers and students. Roger Stitson is the foremost writer of study guides and has written over three hundred of them. This one, based on Peter Grose's best-selling book and video, makes the study of this infamous event in our history an unforgettable experience. It prompted author Roger Stitson to comment, "If only history had been taught like this when I was at school." Available here for download: www.ww2australia.com.au

13.01.2022 https://www.ww2australia.com.au/japan-studies-review.html Review by JAPAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION reaching academics in Australia, Japan and the United States.

11.01.2022 Buy the DVD online at www,ww2australia.com.au

05.01.2022 Friday October 5: Channel 10 Morning Show. Marine Archaeologist Matt Carter will be interviewed with discussion on his project to investigate forensically the Japanese midget sub wreck. Footage from the A Very Rude Awakening doco will be used to illustrate the story of why and how it got there. www.ww2australia.com.au

04.01.2022 Nobody suspected the spyplane. They assumed it was from the American cruiser USS Chicago.

03.01.2022 Buy the DVD online for Christmas at www.ww2australia.com.au

02.01.2022 We made three dives on the wreck of the long missing third midget, in 54 metres of water off Newport. Forensic examination under strict supervision has revealed some clues, but much of the mystery of its final hours remain entombed.