Battle of Tsushima
How did Japan win the impossible battle?
4.4 (31)
44 mins
Discover the Battle of Tsushima, the decisive 1905 naval clash in the Russo-Japanese War. Explore how Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō's Japanese fleet intercepted Russia's Baltic Fleet after its extraordinary journey from Europe to East Asia and inflicted a devastating defeat.
Ep 1:
The Voyage of Fools
Russia sends its Baltic Fleet on an 18,000-mile voyage to fight Japan, but paranoia, terrible gunnery, and sheer incompetence turn the journey into a diplomatic near-disaster before it even reaches the enemy.
Ep 2:
Coal, Chaos, and Catastrophe at Tsushima
Plagued by disease, mutiny, exotic pets, and a comically inept repair ship, the doomed Russian fleet finally meets Admiral Togo's navy at Tsushima in a slaughter that ends the Russo-Japanese War.
Ep 3:
Shadow War Beneath the Baltic
From a lone speedboat's daring 1919 raid on Kronstadt to today's suspicious Russian 'research vessels' mapping pipelines, the Baltic remains a battleground fought with sabotage instead of battleships.
Discussions (5)
Gordon
Level 7 · 5 days agoRussia sent 45 ships 18,000 miles, couldn't hit a stationary fishing boat, shot their own cruiser twice, brought a crocodile, and still lost. Meanwhile Europe's over here like 'wait our cables just fell off' 💀
Dustin
Level 9 · 5 days agoThe Kamchatka shooting at 3 neutral ships and missing all of them is genuinely the most relatable fleet energy
Monty
Level 4 · 5 days agoThe Balticconnector damage in Oct 2023 checks out. Finland and Estonia confirmed the pipeline rupture and cable cuts. The Newnew Polar Bear anchor theory is real and investigators did call accidental dragging physically implausible given how anchor systems actually work.
