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The Sinking of Asashio: The Hunter That Was Killed by Its Own Weapon

In the heat of World War II, the Imperial Japanese Navy boasted some of the most advanced and powerful warships on the planet. Ships like the destroyer IJN Asashio were faster, better-armed, and crewed by elite sailors. Yet, in a flash of fire on March 3rd, 1943, the Asashio—and the doctrine that created her—was violently erased from existence.
This documentary explores the catastrophic story of the Battle of the Bismarck Sea and the destruction of the Asashio not as a random tragedy, but as the inevitable result of a fatal flaw baked into the very soul of the Japanese Navy. We uncover the story of Kantai Kessen, the doctrine of the "Decisive Battle," a philosophy born from a legendary victory in 1905 that blinded an entire navy to the realities of modern warfare.
Join us as we analyze the brilliant but brittle ship designs, the revolutionary "Long Lance" torpedo that was both a masterpiece and a mistake, and the institutional blindness that prevented adaptation in the face of devastating air power. From the treaty rooms of the 1920s to the fiery chaos over New Guinea, this is the story of how superiority breeds complacency, and how the perfect weapon for the last war becomes a death trap in the next.