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CROSSING THE T – Surigao Strait: The Last Great Battleship Duel

In the dark waters of the southern Philippines, naval warfare reached its final, definitive moment. At Surigao Strait, battleships did not merely exchange fire — they closed an era. This was the last time in history that opposing battle lines met in a full-scale gun duel, guided by strategy older than radar itself.

As Japanese forces advanced north in a narrow column, they unknowingly sailed into a textbook trap. Waiting in silence, American battleships formed a perfect line across the strait, executing one of the oldest maneuvers in naval warfare — Crossing the T. What followed was not chaos, but precision. Radar-guided fire, disciplined positioning, and overwhelming broadside power turned darkness into certainty.

Sixteen-inch naval guns thundered across the water, hurling shells weighing more than a ton each. Steel armor shattered. Fire spread. Within minutes, decades of battleship doctrine were tested — and exhausted. Courage and speed met patience and geometry, and the outcome was decided before the first salvo faded.

This story is not just about ships or firepower. It’s about decision-making under pressure, about how tactics age slower than technology, and how human error remains the most dangerous constant in war. Surigao Strait proved that even the most powerful weapons are meaningless without awareness, timing, and restraint.

⚓ Experience the final chapter of classic battleship warfare.
📡 Discover how radar changed naval combat forever.
🔥 Witness the night the past and future collided at sea.

Watch to the end and understand why this battle was never repeated — and never needed to be.

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