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sea, it is important to note that the initial portion of this battle involved the Japanese attack on the American airfield on Midway Island in the early morning of June 4, 1942. The defenders of Midway would have had excellent observation and fields of fire into attacking enemy aircraft. This would have hindered the Japanese and their ability to advance undetected towards the island, as they would have been easy to spot against the backdrop of the horizon. Views from the air would have been advantageous to both forces in their search for the opposing ships. The Airfield on Midway was the initial key terrain of this battle, with the shift moving towards the carriers once the main battle started. The obstacles of this battle would have mainly

The Battle of Midway is considered to be the key turning point in the war between the United States and Japan. The loss of four carriers seriously hindered the Japanese’s ability to attack offensively. The Japanese were never able to regain the full strength of its navy. The United States would continue to push through Japanese defences in the Pacific.

Sections 2: Investigation The Battle of Midway was a drastic war between the United States and Japan on the small island of Midway, Atoll. In the hot, bright summer of June, 1942 had become a grim, dark period. A battle that brought tides of the attack on both sides due to their past actions such as, when Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor and now wanted to get more territorial land. And on the other hand America’s attack on Tokyo.

On April 18, 1942, the Japanese capitol city of Tokyo and the nearby cities of Nagoya, Osaka and Kobe were bombed by sixteen United States Army B-25 bombers. In these attacks the United States damaged ammunition factories and steel plants. These small bombings did not really do much damage, but they did do their job, however, boosting the confidence of the American people. Captured Americans flying in the B-25 bombers were not considered Prisoners or War, but criminals, and went to trial. The Americans were put to death in some cases. Japan continued to build up a massive fleet that included four aircraft carriers, seven battleships, thirteen cruisers, forty destroyers, sixteen submarines and many troop transport ships (McGowen 24). The Japanese sailors had great morale and felt

On November 26, 1941, the Japanese Task Force comprised of six aircraft carriers. A support force, which included two battleships, three cruisers, nine destroyers, three submarines, escorted it and eight oil supply ships, began their trek to Hawaii. They must travel four thousand miles across open sea and remain undetected by the UNITED STATES Forces. (Wisniewski 20) The UNITED STATES Military knew a surprise attack by Japan was possible and they thought they were prepared. Adm. Husband E. Kimmel and Lt. Gen. Walter C. Short, the commanders of the UNITED STATES Naval and Army forces in Hawaii, respectively, had regularly scheduled training exercises and had taken many precautions to avert disaster. (Pearl Harbor’s History, Filmstrip)

The Japanese chose this specific fleet because they knew that the Americans would not be able to fight back as Japan’s armed forces spread across the South

Eight ships were sunk and most of the others in the harbour were severely damaged by bombs or machine gun fire. The only air defence our allied forces could muster were ten fighter planes that engaged the Japanese planes. Only one allied fighter survived the first attack, with the Japanese suffering only 1-2

The really only effective attacks were made by the carrier dive bombers. The proof of this came on 19- 20 June 1944, in the Battle of the Philippine Sea. Which is considered to be the second coming of the Battle of Midway. Fought near the island of Saipan in the Marianas group, the Battle of the Philippine Sea set the rebuilt Japanese carrier force, led by Vice Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa, against Admiral Spruance’s Fifth Fleet. Both Admirals had studied the Battle of Midway, and both had learned

There were 3 different waves that were going to be attacking. First wave was to attack the harbor, second wave was to attack the airfields, and the third wave was supposed to hit anything left behind but never launched. Americans had a radar system that was brand new and they were trying to understand how to use it. Therefore when a blip popped up on the radar they thought it was a malfunction because the mountains in Hawaii usually messed with the radio waves or outright blocked said wave. So the japanese used that to their advantage and sent the bombers through the mountains.

In the beginning days of World War II, the Imperial Japanese Empire launched several campaigns to expand their empire along the Pacific Front, extending from the islands north of Australia to bases located in Northern China. In June 1942, six months after the Pearl Harbor attack, the Japanese attacked the Aleutians Islands, a chain of islands over 1,000 miles extending from west coast of Alaska into the Bering Sea. On 3-4 June, despite heavy fog and rough seas, the Japanese conducted naval air raids on Dutch Harbor, the United States' only major military base in the region. Forty-three Americans were killed, Sixty-four wounded, and eleven aircraft destroyed while the Japanese only had a loss of ten aircraft. On 6 June, the Japanese landed at Kiska Island and on the following day, 7 June, Attu Island, approximately 200 miles away, and immediately established a small garrison on each island to prepare for the American response. Attu and Kiska had little value to either military because of the barren, mountainous terrain and harsh weather. However, the U.S. intercepted radio transmissions from Japan outlining the attack on the Aleutian Islands in a feint attack to divert part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet during the Japanese attack on Midway Island (June 4–7, 1942), allowing them a numerical advantage in order to destroy what was left of the U.S. Navy after the attack on Pearl

The “bikko”, as the Japanese have nicknamed America’s most powerful aircraft, drops B-29 bombs on Tokyo. The residents of Tokyo race for shelter. These American aircrafts

suffered a major defeat at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet, took advantage of the situation the U.S. was put in after its losses during Pearl Harbor (“Japs Risk Large Naval Units...”). With the backbone of U.S. Pacific Fleet torn out, Japan made several attempts to dominate the Pacific. Japan was anxious to settle their differences with the U.S., so they began risking large naval units in Pacific battles. An article posted in the Los Angeles Time, “Japs Risk Large Naval Units in Blows at U.S.” says, “For the sixth time in six months Japan made a deadly bid to capture the mastery of the Pacific, and for the sixth time she has failed after paying a price that is fast becoming prohibitive,” (“Japs Risk Large Naval Units...”). This article was posted days after the Battle of Midway, on June 7th, 1942 reflecting the actions of the Japanese Navy in the previous months. The Japanese were anxious to pounce on the weakened U.S. after Pearl Harbor, backing their attacks with large naval units. The Japanese felt that they needed to take over Midway Island in order to claim dominance over the U.S. in the Pacific.

The first planes arrived at 7:53 a.m. There were in total, 40 torpedo bombers, 50 dive bombers, 50 high level bombers and 43 zero fighters. This wave was targeting the airfields and battleships. The second wave arrived shortly after and targeted other ships and shipyard facilities. The U.S. was especially vulnerable to this attack because there was no suspicion of any attacks whatsoever. Torpedo nets are not in place in the harbor, weapons and ammunition are locked away from each other to comply with peacetime rules, and aircraft are parked wingtip to wingtip on airstrips.The aircraft therefore took much longer to take off and were easily destroyed in mass quantities because they were so close together. After the attack is over Japan has damaged 8 battleships and sunk 5. Three light cruisers, three

The battle at Midway was a pivotal moment in World War II. The United States Navy was in desperate need for victory, while the over-confident Japanese military force was riding on the tails of previous success. The U.S. gained intelligence and surprised the unsuspecting Japanese fleet. The battle was swift and just, with Japan sustaining a significant loss of life. Their loss of artillery, equipment and supplies proved to be unsurmountable. These losses led to a major shift in momentum towards the United States. The Japanese confidence level plummeted, in both the soldiers and the public. The U.S. celebrated the victory and built on that energy. Japan was forced to refocus military plans. Strategic initiatives changed from the Pacific theater to other, less desirable locations. A desperate focus to rebuild from the human and material loss was attempted. Carrier defense was strategized. Despite these refocus attempts; Japan was unable to regain triumph, making the Battle at Midway the most pivotal event in World War II history. Japan’s losses, change in momentum and forced military refocus proved to be the revolution necessary to provide U.S. the triumph.

The Battle of the Coral Sea happened a month before the Battle of Midway. The Battle of the Coral Sea was the first naval battle fought entirely by carrier aircraft. The Japanese’s goal was to capture Port Moresby in New Guinea and Tulagi. Once this happened, at Port Moresby, the Imperial Navy could have executed their Operation FS, which would allow them the occupation of Fiji and Samoa and critically hurt Australia. But the Japanese could not succeed in their plan, because the Americans had learned of it through code deciphering. With learning of the Japanese’s plans, the Americans sent two aircraft carriers, Lexington and Yorktown, to prevent the Operation FS. The Japanese had lost one aircraft carrier and two were critically damaged. The United States had lost Lexington, while Yorktown was critically damaged. The Japanese had assumed that Yorktown had sunk, but it was quickly repaired after learning that the Japanese were going to attack Pearl Harbor. The Japanese had suffered heavy losses at the Battle of the Coral Sea, which in turn resulted in their