They did not they just temporarily dissapeared of off radar and we dont know why
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The Japanese Imperial Fleet attacked the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor.
They wanted to eliminate the US Battle Fleet stationed there.
To eliminate the US Battle Fleet stationed there.
The United states Navy and the Imperial Japanese naval fleet were involved in the batttle for pearl harbor.
The Japanese selected the route they used for their attack fleet to approach Pearl Harbor because they wanted to avoid heavily traveled sea lanes. This would prevent their fleet from being spotted and warnings sent to the American fleet in Pearl Harbor. For this reason the Japanese fleet sailed east across the north Pacific, then turned south and approached Hawaii from directly north.
The Japanese Imperial Fleet attacked the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor.
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The Japanese NAVY's goal was the elimination of the US Battle Fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor. The Japanese ARMY was not involved.
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Eliminate the US Battle Fleet at Pearl Harbor with ONE swift stroke.
To eliminate the US Battle Fleet stationed there.
The United States Pacific Fleet was moored at Pearl Harbor and it would take a major US fleet to defeat the Japanese. The attack was so successful in destroying the US Pacific Fleet that a large portion of the US Atlantic Fleet needed to come from the East coast through the Panama Canal to fight the Japanese in the Pacific.
They were almost evenly matched. The bulk of the US Fleet was concentrated in the Atlantic at that time.
On December 7, 1941 the Japanese flew into Pearl Harbor and dropped bombs on the fleet and planes on the base.
The Japanese attacked the US Fleet and airfields at Pearl Harbor. This was the start of war.