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006 Matt Carter - WW2 Mini Submarines in Sydney Harbour


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Matt Carter is the leading technical diving maritime archaeologist in Australasia and is passionate about furthering the links between academic archaeological research and the technical diving community to explore shipwrecks outside of recreational diving limits..   Matt presented of the events in 1942, during the the War in the Pacific, when Sydney Harbour was attacked by waves of top-secret Japanese Midget Submarines. This ambitious attack shattered Australia’s illusion of safety and came just metres from altering the course of the war, leaving controversy and mystery in its wake. Using cutting-edge 3D photogrammetry and technical computer animation the team can now tell the true story of what really happened that fateful night using the wreck of the M-24 Midget Submarine as evidence.   See the team's stunning 3D model of the sub here https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/m-24-japanese-midget-submarine-australia-530a6b95263c4622ae7bedf4dd2e1089 

The attack as detailed at Heritage NSW
https://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au/about-our-heritage/feature-wreck-m24-midget-submarine/

Matt's Major Projects Foundation https://majorprojects.org.au 

This episode on the OzdiveShow website 
https://ozdiveshow.com.au/News-Details?newsId=41&title=6-Dr-Matt-Carter-explains-the-1942-Japanese-Midget-Submarine-attack-on-Sydney-Harbour 

Dan Carlin's EXCELLENT mega pods about the battle between Japan and the allies in the Pacific is called 'Supernova in the East' Don't miss it https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/dan-carlins-hardcore-history/id173001861

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