First come, first served. (English proverb). Those that lie down with dogs, get up with fleas. (Native American proverb, Blackfoot). People are enemies of that which they don't know..
There is another similarity with these two warsâfanaticism and suicide tactics. While Japan apparently did not use suicide tactics at Pearl Harbor, we know of their use of the Kamikaze later in the war. One historian stated that by the end of WWII: 7,465 Kamikazes flew to their deaths; 120 US ships were sunk, with many more damaged 3,048 allied sailors were killed and anther 6,025 wounded Although there may be some question about the exact numbers, the damage done by Kamikazes is almost unbelievable.
All but one of the carrier sinkings occured during World War II. The last U.S. carrier that was sunk was the USS CARD in May of 1964 and the carrier was refloated. Service aboard an aircraft carrier is dangerous.HE LOST AMERICAN AIRCRAFT CARRIERS The tragic, terrible aircraft carrier fires of the USS ORISKANY, the USS FORRESTAL and the USS ENTERPRISE are but small reminders of the fact that the U.S. Navy has suffered much worse aircraft carrier losses in it's history.