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What were the bombs and torpedoes used by the planes at the Battle of Midway called?
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∙ 14y ago
Standard aerial general purpose H-E & Armor piercing bombs, and aerial torpedoes. If you're looking for model/type numbers, then you would need to look up on the websites the actual machines, which would state what type of ordnance they would carry: For the IJN Kate Torpedo bombers & Val Dive Bombers. For the USN, Vindicator & Dauntless Dive bombers; Devastator & Avenger Torpedo Bombers.
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What happened at the midway battle?
In the midway battle the American planes and ship defeated the Japanese ones.
How was it fought in the Battle of Midway?
With the exception of one or more submarine strikes to dispatch cripples; Midway was fought by naval airmen: planes against planes & planes against warships.
Was the fighting style in the Battle of Midway air sea or land?
the battle of midway was fought by mainly air, partly sea, and no land. The US had planes station on Midway, but no actual fighting took place on land. It was mainly a battle of air craft carrier based air planes bombing the enemies ships.
United States planes wrecked the Japanese invasion fleet at the battle of?
Battle of Midway US naval aircraft sank the four Japanese aircraft carriers that were supporting the invasion force.
How did admiral chester nimitz learn of the Japanese planes at the Battle of Midway?
From intercepted messages
What happened at the midway battle?
In the midway battle the American planes and ship defeated the Japanese ones.
What planes did they use in the Battle of Midway?
Zero.
How was it fought in the Battle of Midway?
With the exception of one or more submarine strikes to dispatch cripples; Midway was fought by naval airmen: planes against planes & planes against warships.
Where did the planes of the sunken Japanese carriers of the Battle of Midway land?
Ocean
Was the fighting style in the Battle of Midway air sea or land?
the battle of midway was fought by mainly air, partly sea, and no land. The US had planes station on Midway, but no actual fighting took place on land. It was mainly a battle of air craft carrier based air planes bombing the enemies ships.
United States planes wrecked the Japanese invasion fleet at the battle of?
Battle of Midway US naval aircraft sank the four Japanese aircraft carriers that were supporting the invasion force.
Are photon torpedoes real?
The original STAR WARS film used "proton torpedoes" launched from their X-Wing fighters. The whole concept of the battle scenes in the movie were based upon carrier warfare in the Pacific during WWII. Battle stars (taking the place of battleships) and X-wings being launched from their "aircraft carriers" (equipped with elevators and all). The proton torpedoes were the space version of the US Navy and IJN Navy's torpedoes launched from the Avenger/Devastator and Kate torpedo planes, based upon the battle of Coral Sea and Midway, both of which were fought in 1942 (WWII).
US planes wrecked the Japanese invasion fleet at the Battle of what June 3 - 6 1942.?
That was the Battle of Midway.
US planes wrecked the Japanese invasion fleet at the Battle of June 3 - 6 1942.?
That was the Battle of Midway.
The allies sunk all four Japanese carriers and 250 planes at?
The Battle of Midway
How did admiral chester nimitz learn of the Japanese planes at the Battle of Midway?
From intercepted messages
What guns were used in the Battle of Midway?
The only guns used at Midway were anti-aircraft guns and guns from torpedo bombers, dive bombers, and fighter planes. Midway, like the Battle of Coral Sea before it, were strictly "naval AIR battles."
