Johnston pretty much like Yuudachi while Heermann is Shigure, Hoel acts like a grown up, Kidd wants to be a pirate, and O'Bannon loves potatoes. And probably Fletcher would be a cool-headed onee-chan.
I am guessing she has a tomboy attitude because the Fletcher class were often nicknamed the "Fighting Fletchers"
I assume it has something to do with Cmdr. Evans' speech when the ship was commissioned, in which he saide "This is going to be a fighting ship. I intend to go in harm's way, and anyone who doesn't want to go along had better get off right now." He would later demonstrate that he was in no way exaggerating at the Battle off Samar, in which the Johnston lead a charge against the Japanese Center Force in his little "tin can" and over the course of the battle, inflicted damage far out of proportion to its weight and took a great deal of damage before finally being sunk.
Literally a giant killer, took on Yamato, Nagato, Kongo, and Haruna and basically humiliated them thoroughly before going down. Though she should have tanned skin to better reflect her heroic commander who was native american
Johnston pretty much like Yuudachi while Heermann is Shigure, Hoel acts like a grown up, Kidd wants to be a pirate, and O'Bannon loves potatoes. And probably Fletcher would be a cool-headed onee-chan.
I was expecting Johnston to be more of the overconfident type, or the Onee-sama glomping type (due to the ship's history of charging much larger ships).
I was expecting Johnston to be more of the overconfident type, or the Onee-sama glomping type (due to the ship's history of charging much larger ships).
To be honest, I'd be interested in seeing the little firebrand loli version of the USS Samuel B Roberts. I think that ship has Johnston beat in the charging larger ships category.
Literally a giant killer, took on Yamato, Nagato, Kongo, and Haruna and basically humiliated them thoroughly before going down. Though she should have tanned skin to better reflect her heroic commander who was native american
It gets even better. The first three hits on Johnston are generally attributed to Kongou based on the survivors' testimony. But Kongou was in a rain squall at the time and was unable to target anything. The only battleship firing at that point was Yamato-so the shells could only have come from her. That's right, Johnston took three hits from the largest naval guns ever built and kept on trucking. Now that's badass.
It gets even better. The first three hits on Johnston are generally attributed to Kongou based on the survivors' testimony. But Kongou was in a rain squall at the time and was unable to target anything. The only battleship firing at that point was Yamato-so the shells could only have come from her. That's right, Johnston took three hits from the largest naval guns ever built and kept on trucking. Now that's badass.
Which was because they were firing armor piercing rounds at first. Which would go straight through a destroyer without even detonating. So... overkill, not always a good thing.
I assume it has something to do with Cmdr. Evans' speech when the ship was commissioned, in which he saide "This is going to be a fighting ship. I intend to go in harm's way, and anyone who doesn't want to go along had better get off right now." He would later demonstrate that he was in no way exaggerating at the Battle off Samar, in which the Johnston lead a charge against the Japanese Center Force in his little "tin can" and over the course of the battle, inflicted damage far out of proportion to its weight and took a great deal of damage before finally being sunk.
Then again, the crazy shit she pulled even before then already set her apart as a battle-hungry nutcase. During shore bombardment missions, she would regularly charge forward coming in range of Japanese small-arms and on one occasion, she took out an IJA officer with a full broadside of her main guns. That whole business at Samar was just her crowning achievement.
(Just started reading "Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors")
