Reply #3: Admiral Halsey And The Battle Of Leyte Gulf

[Parche]

What do you think of the decision of Admiral Halsey to take all of his 3rd fleet up north
to intercept the 'Northern' decoy Japanese carriers.



My take on it is that while yes he should have kept Task Force 34 to guard the San Bernardino straight, but remember his flagship was the New Jersey, and that was in that Task Force, under the command of VADM Willis Lee.
In doing so, Halsey would have remained South and with the Surface ships, probably leaving
the carriers with 'Slew' McCain in charge to the North.

I think that Halsey did the right thing, as the USS Princeton just got hit by carrier aircraft
that were shuttling back and forth between the carriers and the Phillipines, the Princeton
later had to be scuttled, he was worried about air strikes on his ships, and the new kamikaze
doctrine that was just being introduced would have been a tragic situation.

:hi: