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I can think of five battles/actions that resulted in loss/damage to the Japanese carriers:
1) Doolittle raid damaged on carrier
2) Coral Sea battle sank a light carrier/damaged a bigger carrier
3) Midway battle sank four carriers
4) US sub sank Japan's super carrier
5) Battle Leyete Gulf sank several carriers.
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How did us stop Japanese offensive and later defeat the nation at the end of World War 2 in 1945?
During the Battle of Midway. the Japanese had 4 carriers that they used to attack islands in the pacific. when they attacked Midway, the US carriers were able to launch planes and sink their 4 carriers. because they had lost their carriers, the Japanese no longer had the ability to attack.
How come the US carriers at pearl harbor were not destroyed?
The attack by Japanese dive-bombers, torpedo planes and fighter aircraft on Pearl Harbor clearly demonstrated the superiority of aircraft over surface ships. It follows that the American carriers, with their large number of attack planes, posed a significant threat to the Japanese fleet. Failing to destroy the American carriers (because they were not present at the US base) meant that the major US strike force was untouched in the attack. Had the carriers been sunk, the Japanese could easily have attacked the west coast of the USA.
Which assets became the US Navy primary strike assets after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
Submarines and Aircraft Carriers
Did the Doolittle Raid convince Japanese leaders to attack Midway Island?
Indirectly, yes. The Doolittle attack in April, 1942, showed that the US carriers were as much of a threat to Japan as they had thought. The attack on Midway (June 4-7, 1942) was planned as a way to draw out the US carriers, since Pearl Harbor was now heavily defended. Unfortunately, the US, alerted to the Japanese movements, turned the tables with a trap of their own, sinking 4 Japanese carriers at the cost of one of their own, the Yorktown.
The Doolittle Raid convinced Japanese leaders to attack Midway Island?
Indirectly, yes. The Doolittle attack in April, 1942, showed that the US carriers were as much of a threat to Japan as they had thought. The attack on Midway (June 4-7, 1942) was planned as a way to draw out the US carriers, since Pearl Harbor was now heavily defended. Unfortunately, the US, alerted to the Japanese movements, turned the tables with a trap of their own, sinking 4 Japanese carriers at the cost of one of their own, the Yorktown.
What assets became the Us Navy primary strike assets after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
Submarines and aircraft carriers
What assets became the Us Navy's primary strike assets after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
Submarines and aircraft carriers
How did the Japanese samurai ethos effect the attack on pearl harbor?
The biggest impact of the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor (and on the Philippines) was that it caused the US to go to war against the Japanese. A minor impact of the attack was the loss of the US battleships either temporarily or permanently. This was good, as the battleships were not terrifically useful in WW II, but aircraft carriers were. The loss of the battleships turned the US war effort to building more carriers of varying sizes, which ultimately, along with the US submarines and crypto services, won the war.
What important type of naval vessel was not destroyed in Pearl Harbor?
Owing to their absence during the attack, the Japanese failed to destroy the American aircraft carriers, which were a primary target. The Japanese attackers also neglected to attack the submarine pens, which would play a major role in the future US submarine campaign against the Japanese merchant fleet.
What was the battle plan at the Battle of Midway?
At the Battle of Midway, the American battle plan was to lure the Japanese fleet into a trap using the aircraft carriers USS Enterprise, USS Hornet, and USS Yorktown. American aircraft would attack the Japanese carriers, while their own carriers remained out of range. The goal was to neutralize the Japanese carriers and gain a decisive victory, which ultimately succeeded with the sinking of four Japanese carriers.
What was Pearl Harbor?
pearl harbor was a US naval base and an axis attack by the Japanese devastated the place. Over 13 US carriers, destroyers, battleships, and over 250 planes destroyed in the attack on December 7, 1941
How did Americans retaliate to Japanese carriers in the Pearl Harbor attack?
Had to find them first. That's one of the reasons carriers are great weapons; they can move.
