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Old 09-19-09, 07:21 PM   #521
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Originally Posted by Admiral Von Gerlach View Post
Yes that is correct Sledge, i posted about that a while ago in this thread.
didn't see it, haha

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I believe the problem originated because IJN was trying to do as much in house (ie. in Japan) as possible and did not want to import the technology to do it more efficiently but i am not sure.
WWII Japanese thought it as an embarrassment to stoop to someone else's level and ask for help. That is why we do not see many Japanese WWII veterans
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