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The Japanese Imperial Fleet attacked the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor.
The American Pacific Naval Fleet.
Cripple the Pacific Fleet for years
Admeral Haulsey
Japan did not bomb any US state when they attacked Pearl Harbour in Hawaii, they attacked the US Pacific fleet which was there.
Pearl Harbor was the base of the U.S pacific fleet it thus was attacked because it was the most lucrative target.
It invaded China and it attacked the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor,
Pearl Harbor was the main base for the US Pacific Fleet.
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor to destroy the US Naval Fleet in the pacific. One of the main targets were the Aircraft Carrierswhich were not in Pearl Harbor at the time of the attack.
The Japanese Empire attacked the US fleet at Pearl Harbour.
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The goal of the attack on Midway was to disable the part of the American Pacific Fleet that had not been at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked.