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#Japan2025 #ShipShape naval history trip... update 8 Some more Mikasa thinking on command...

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Study #Japan2025 #ShipShape naval history trip... update 8 Some more Mikasa thinking on command..., a Dr. Alex Clarke video from 4 Oct 2025, with 2 time notes. Topics include Command at Sea, Mikasa, Naval Command And…

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  1. 0:00
    QuestionWhy put admirals and senior officers in one of the ship's most exposed and dangerous positions during battle?Answer

    The position offered the most information through direct observation. Before radar and other electronic sources, standing there gave commanders their own view of the battle, despite the danger.

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  2. 1:33
    Mikasa's command post as a place of decision

    Mikasa's painting and floor markers help interpret the command post, while the feeling that this was a place of consequential decisions comes with a caveat about prior reading and imagination.

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