That time when Admiral Halsey sailed a task force into a hurricane and lost more ships/aircraft/sailors than he did in a major engagement with the enemy...

#Hurricane #USNavy: December 17/18, 1944, Admiral Halsey catastrophically orders his vaunted TF38 straight into #TyphoonCobra. TF38 has seven fleet carriers, eight battleships, ~60 light carriers, cruisers, and destroyers. In all, the USA loses three... 1/ pic.twitter.com/YJxNLMdEpQ

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The losses were horrific. The mystic of WW2 is strong but as in anything, the failures were numerous. In this case a complete leadership failure that would have resulted in a courts martial for a less famous officer.