What happend in the attack on Pearl Harbor?

Answer 1

On the morning of December 7th, 1941, six Japanese carriers, (I'm not sure about the names, Zuikaku, Shoho, Kaga, Akagi, Hiryu etc.) sailed to a point several miles off Honolulu. With the ubiquitous words Tora Tora Tora, (Tiger, Tiger Tiger, which was the codeword for attack) the first wave of Japanese aircraft took off, this wave was mostly Zero fighters, and headed for Pearl Harbour. The fighters split into flights, some strafed parked US planes on Hickham airfield and the other airfields on Honolulu, others attacked ships in the harbour. However they weren't identified as hostile by the US radar because they though it was a flight of B-17 bombers returning from a patrol, and a lot of the ships' AA gun ammo was stored away. Nevertheless, after almost annihlating the USAF on the island, the dive bombers and torpedo planes began their runs as part of the second wave. They targeted 'Battleship Row', a row of anchored US battleships (again I'm not sure of the names, USS Oklahoma, USS Arizona, USS Nevada, USS California, USS West Virginia, USS Pennysylvania) And all of them were either badly damaged or sunk. The US Pacific fleet had been crippled, however their Aircraft Carriers were out on maneuoveres, and so it wasn't a complete loss for the Americans. Overall about 18 ships were sunk or put out of action, and about 2,000 men killed, and about 600 planes were destroyed.

Answer 2

The Japanese Navy eliminated the US Battleship Fleet at Pearl Harbor. But did NOT eliminate the most critical portions of the US Navy: The fuel oil depots, repair facilities, and most important of all, the United States Navy's deadliest weapon: The Aircraft Carriers.

Answer 3

Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Hawaii, was attacked by Japanese torpedo and bomber planes on December 7, 1941, at 7:55 a.m. Hawaii time. The sneak attack sparked outrage in the American populace, news media, government and the world. On December 8, President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed the American Congress, and the nation, to detail the attack. In that address, the president asked Congress to pass a declaration of war. Congress obliged, voted and passed the U.S. Declaration of War on Japan, on the same day. That was America's formal entry into World War II.

The attack took place on a sunny Sunday morning. A minimal contingent of soldiers was on duty at the time. Most offices on the base were closed and many servicemen were on leave for the weekend. New technology, including the new radar mounted on Opana Point, were in place, manned and functioning at the time of the attack. The incoming Japanese attack planes were detected by the radar and reported, but were mistaken for an incoming group of American planes due from the mainland that morning

Answer 4

Japanese forces flew in and destroyed much of America's Pacific Fleet, stationed at Pearl Harbor.