To crush US morale and destroy US aircraft carriers before we could stop the Japanese from taking over the Pacific
The entire Pacific Fleet of the US Navy has never been sunk. When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1942, just over 50% of the ships assigned to the Pacific Command were sunk. Throughout WWII, many ships were sunk, some the original ships from the Pacific, some that came over from the Atlantic. The US, so far, has not suffered true defeat at the hands of any foe.
That was where the entire US pacific fleet was based at the time. The hope was to completely destroy the US ability to fight a naval war, leaving the pacific entirely under their control.
Approximately: 6 Fleet Carriers, 2 Battleships, 3 Cruisers, 9 Destroyers, 23 Fleet Submarines, 5 Mini-Subs (Midget Submarines), and over 400 airplanes.
6 Fleet Carriers, 2 Battleships, 3 Cruisers, 9 Destroyers, 23 Fleet Submarines, 5 Mini-Submarines (Midget Subs), and over 400 airplanes.
To crush US morale and destroy US aircraft carriers before we could stop the Japanese from taking over the Pacific
Japanese carrier based airplanes attacked the base there, then they departed after sinking over half of the American Pacific Fleet and killing over 2500 American soldiers.
The entire Pacific Fleet of the US Navy has never been sunk. When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1942, just over 50% of the ships assigned to the Pacific Command were sunk. Throughout WWII, many ships were sunk, some the original ships from the Pacific, some that came over from the Atlantic. The US, so far, has not suffered true defeat at the hands of any foe.
No, it was more expensive to base the fleet in Pearl Harbor, when compared to its former bases on the west coast. All supplies and equipment had to be shipped 2200 miles from the west coast to Pearl, and the Harbor facilities required massive expenditures to upgrade and develop. Roosevelt thought of himself as a naval person - he had been Assistant Secretary of the Navy during WWI - and considered himself competent to decide on naval matters. He moved the fleet "forward" to Pearl Harbor, formerly a coaling station, in the summer of 1940, as a signal to the Japanese of US displeasure over Japanese aggression, especially in China. The Commander, Pacific Fleet at the time, Admiral Richardson, warned that defense of the Fleet in Pearl Harbor was not possible with the equipment on hand. When Kimmel took command of the Fleet in January 1941 he echoed these warnings, and little had been done to provide improved defenses (more anti-aircraft cannon for instance) when the Japanese attacked.
That was where the entire US pacific fleet was based at the time. The hope was to completely destroy the US ability to fight a naval war, leaving the pacific entirely under their control.
Approximately: 6 Fleet Carriers, 2 Battleships, 3 Cruisers, 9 Destroyers, 23 Fleet Submarines, 5 Mini-Subs (Midget Submarines), and over 400 airplanes.
6 Fleet Carriers, 2 Battleships, 3 Cruisers, 9 Destroyers, 23 Fleet Submarines, 5 Mini-Submarines (Midget Subs), and over 400 airplanes.
The date was 7 Dec, 1941. Japan attacked the Pacific Fleet base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii during an early-morning surprise attack utilizing six aircraft carriers and over 350 aircraft of varying types, the first action to utilize such a large force of naval assets to attack a target at great distance en-masse. The attack was intended to keep the U.S. from intervening in Japan's plans to expand it's reach in the Pacific by attacking and taking over numerous territories.
Chester Nimitz Edited by desteny w Husband E. Kimmel was in command on Dec 7, 1941. Chester Nimitz took command over on Dec 31, 1941 Edited by Oysterboy
the Japanese wanted to take the Americans out of the war so that they could take over the pacific.
In the Pacific. That's where we were also attacked at Pearl Harbor. After that, it was all over for Japan, as their industrial strength was puny compared to ours.
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