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No. I'm guessing you mean at Pearl Harbor. The Japanese did considerable damage to the battleships of the Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. At that time major fleet units, capital ships, were battleships and aircraft carriers. The US had fifteen battleships (with ten more building or planned) and seven aircraft carriers, about evenly divided between the Atlantic and Pacific. There were no aircraft carriers in Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked. This was extremely lucky for the US. It also forced the US Navy to be innovative. Battleship admirals dominated the Navy, and carrier admirals were mavericks, often considered wild-eyed visionaries. But the carrier turned out to be the dominant type of ship for the Pacific War, and the damage to the US battleships at Pearl Harbor forced the US to depend on them.
All eight US battleships assigned to the Pacific Fleet were in Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked. All eight were damaged, some only superficially, some heavily. But only two were permanently lost, the USS Arizona and the USS Oklahoma. All the other six were eventually repaired and saw service later during the war. There were about ninety-three US warships in the Harbor at the time if the attack, and about sixteen were sunk or damaged.
The Japanese could have made the attack much worse if they had concentrated some of their attack on the drydock in Pearl Harbor, and the submarine base, and especially the fuel farm. If they had destroyed or heavily damaged the fuel farm the Pacific Fleet would have been forced to withdraw to its bases on the west coast of the US, where it had been based until 1940. If they had destroyed the drydock, or even rendered its doors inoperable, it would have made repairing battle damaged ships possible only on the west coast. US submarine sailors made up only 1% of the US Navy's personnel, but they sank 55% of Japanese ships (merchant and naval) sunk during the war. The Japanese did no damage at all to the sub base within Pearl Harbor. And, of course, had they been fortunate to find any of the US carriers in Pearl Harbor when they attacked the course of the war would have been altered heavily in their favor.
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∙ 10y agoJapan wanted to control the Pacific Ocean and needed to remove any threat by the United States to their military. They attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941,
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What was Yamamotos objective at Pearl Harbor?
To crush US morale and destroy US aircraft carriers before we could stop the Japanese from taking over the Pacific
Why would Japan expect America to not fight back on the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
Japan fully expected that the US would fight back after Pearl Harbor was bombed. The purpose of the bombing was to destroy the US Pacific Fleet and thus make the US unable to apply significant military force in the Pacific while Japan conquered the territories it needed. Some in Japan thought the US could then be brought to peace talks and a treaty. Others understood that Japan having the upper hand in the Western Pacific would probably only be a temporary situation.
Did the us do anything to japan to cause pear harbor attack?
Yes. The US implemented a oil embargo crippling the economy. To the Japanese military, a secret attack to destroy the American Pacific Fleet at Pearl was the only chance they would have and might cause the US to remove the sanctions.
Why did the attack of Pearl Harbor have less of an impact than the Japanese had planned?
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.
Why did Japan choose Pearl Harbor for their attack?
Pearl harbor was home to the U.S. Pacific fleet. It was the only fleet powerful enough to interfere with Japan's offensive into SouthEast Asia and the Pacific. They needed to damage/destroy it to such an extent that they would be able to safely take all of their objectives before the U.S. had recovered.
Why did the Japanese think the were entitled to the Hawaiian islands?
Japan did not seek to occupy Hawaii, only to destroy the US Pacific Fleet,
What caused japan to follow strategy to destroy the us fleet in the pacific?
The attack on Pearl Harbor was intended as a preventive action in order to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions the Empire of Japan was planning in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States.
Why did japan drop bomb on hawai?
Japan dropped a lot of bombs on the US Pacific Fleet in Hawaii to try to destroy the ships and aircraft of the fleet. Japan had been invading China since 1937 and to try to stop them the USA imposed embargoes on imports to Japan including oil and steel. The government of Japan was a mainly military government which resented US involvement and decided to destroy the local forces of the US, Britain and Holland and take the mineral wealth of the region for themselves.
What was Yamamotos objective at Pearl Harbor?
To crush US morale and destroy US aircraft carriers before we could stop the Japanese from taking over the Pacific
Which japanese admiral insisted that the us pacific fleet posed a threat to japan and had to be destroyed?
Isoroku Yamamoto was the Japanese Admiral who argued that the United States Pacific fleet was a threat to Japan. He served in the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1901 to 1943.
What were some of the causes that sparked up the world war 2 pacific?
Japan's incursion into Manchuria, the US embargo of oil to Japan and the attack by Japan on the US Fleet at Pearl Harbor.
When did US enter into World War 2?
Officially, when Japan attacked the US Pacific Fleet at Hawaii, December 7 1941.
Why would Japan expect America to not fight back on the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
Japan fully expected that the US would fight back after Pearl Harbor was bombed. The purpose of the bombing was to destroy the US Pacific Fleet and thus make the US unable to apply significant military force in the Pacific while Japan conquered the territories it needed. Some in Japan thought the US could then be brought to peace talks and a treaty. Others understood that Japan having the upper hand in the Western Pacific would probably only be a temporary situation.
When and why did the Japanese fleet bomb Pearl Harbor?
When: Just before 8:00 AM on December 7th, 1941 Why: To "remove" the US Pacific Fleet as a factor in the war that Japan was going o wage When: Just before 8:00 AM on December 7th, 1941 Why: To "remove" the US Pacific Fleet as a factor in the war that Japan was going to wage
How japan became a cause to second WW?
It invaded China and it attacked the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor,
When was US Pacific Fleet created?
United States Pacific Fleet was created in 1907.
Did the us do anything to japan to cause pear harbor attack?
Yes. The US implemented a oil embargo crippling the economy. To the Japanese military, a secret attack to destroy the American Pacific Fleet at Pearl was the only chance they would have and might cause the US to remove the sanctions.
