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Well in the books it says that they thought it was friendly air force training.
Also It was Sunday mourning and nobody was expecting an attack.
In addition Japanese's attack code (Locked codes a country send to the victim country to alert them before getting attacked) was too complicated so Americans
didn't have time to get ready...
Sorry about my poor English but ya thats pretty much it.
Hope it helped!
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Why was the radar ignored in Pearl Harbor?
The radar at Pearl Harbor was ignored on the day of the attack because it was mistaken for a group of incoming American planes. This led to a lack of preparedness and contributed to the surprise attack by the Japanese forces on December 7, 1941.
Why was the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack surprise to us?
U.S. officials were certain that an attack was coming but the forces in the Pacific - in and around Pearl Harbor - were depleted as many were brought closer to US shores as they expected a more direct attack than on Pearl Harbor. When the attack came, it was at a time that bombers were being relocated to Pearl from California and the wave of planes seen on the radar was mistaken for those relocating rather than as an enemy force on the attack.
Were the US serviceman expecting an attack on Pearl Harbor?
No, the US received a peace medal from Japan before the attack so they thought that they wouldn't get into a war with Japan. Joe Lockard noticed planes on a radar but since they were expecting planes from the US to arrive with resources that same day, they did not alert Pearl Harbor. Hopefully that helped :)
Why didn't the radar station alert Pearl Harbor of the attack?
The operators thought that the blips were a scheduled flight of B-17 bombers .
When were Radars first used?
They were developed in the early 1940's. One of the first working radar was at Pearl Harbor, but the day of the attack it was turned off.
What warnings did the US have that might indicate an attack on Pearl Harbor?
Pearl Harbor was visited by mini 2 man subs a few hours before the attack of Pearl Harbor. They even found and destroied the enamy submerine. But they paied no atention to it. Pearl Harbor was also suppost to get some plains in that morning. On there radar they saw plains but even though they were early and there were more than they knew were comming they decited to let it go. Peace with Japan was stopping they even sent a letter to the president that they will be bombing Pearl Harbor. But the message din't get to him until after the atack. So the Japanese did bomb Pearl Harbor befor he got the letter. Meanning they did the worst thing you could do bombing your country without you knowing.
Which Japanese attack method was more secretive on Pearl Harbor?
Both the Air and undersea attack were secretive. Both of the attacks were discovered before the attack began , but only the undersea attack was foiled. The air attack was blown off as a group of B-17s due in from the United States mainland when the air attack formation was picked up on radar.
How did the Japanese fleet disappear before pearl harbor?
They did not they just temporarily dissapeared of off radar and we dont know why - the ? answerer
What time did Pearl Harbor start?
Pearl Harbor was a unexpected attack on Hawaiian island of Oahu by the Japanese. Pearl Harbor started on December 7, 1941 at 7:51 am and ended on December 7, 1941 at around 8:00 pm7 Dec 1941
Did America know about the attack on Pearl Harbor before it happened?
Yes, the U.S. got a letter 2 days before but ignored it because they were talking peace with Japan. Also right before the attack a radar station at pearl harbor saw the planes coming in and blew it off because they figured it was a group of American planes bringing in Christmas presents and letters for the upcoming holiday. Second answer. This is pure speculation.
What fledging technology was ignored prior to the attack on pearly harbor why was it ignored?
Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, the fledgling technology of radar was largely ignored by military leaders in the United States. Despite its potential for early warning and surveillance, radar was not fully integrated into defense strategies due to a combination of skepticism about its reliability, limited understanding of its capabilities, and a focus on more traditional military technologies. Consequently, the failure to prioritize radar contributed to the surprise of the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941.
To what degree was radar used at pearl harbor in detecting the Japanese attack?
Aircraft were spotted on radar approaching the base. However, a flight of US Army (Air Corps) B-17 Flying Fortress Bombers were expected at THAT TIME. The radar "hit" was "presumed" (actually "assumed") to have been those airplanes.
