island hopping
Island Hopping
The strategy was known as island hopping.
move closer to the Japanese mainland.
move closer to the japanese mainland (apex)
Depth charges.
Island Hopping
to move closer to the Japanese mainland
"island hopping" across the south Pacific while bypassing Japanese strongholds.
The strategy known as island hopping was used by the United States against Japan during World War II. This approach involved bypassing heavily fortified Japanese-held islands and capturing strategically important ones to use as bases for further military operations. The goal was to cut off Japanese supply lines and establish a path toward the Japanese mainland while minimizing casualties and resource expenditure.
The US used a strategy called "island hopping" or "leapfrogging" to fight the Japanese in the Pacific theater. Instead of trying to capture every Japanese-held island, the US selectively targeted and bypassed heavily fortified islands and focused on capturing strategically important islands that were closer to Japan. This allowed the US to gradually advance towards Japan while cutting off Japanese supply lines and isolating their forces on bypassed islands.
The United States Navy did use the defense strategy in the caribbean.
The strategy was to intercept a Japanese force of vastly superior strength and to prevent a Japanese amphibious landing on the island of Midway. The three aircraft carriers of the U.S. fleet, the Hornet, Enterprise, and Yorktown were considered to be the major offensive threat of the U.S. Navy. Their aircraft it was hoped would be useful in providing air defense against air attacks against the island, and if the opportunity presented itself, to launch a crippling strike against the Japanese fleet. It was however to avoid a surface battle since the U.S. fleet was hopelessly outgunned.