Why did the Americans decide not to attack Okinawa?

Answer 1

The Japanese did not invade America for several reasons.

1: The territory of the U.S. is vast; the U.S. has far too many soldiers and land for the Japanese to take over via a regular boat landing. Although the Pacific Coast will be secured, the Sierra Nevada Mountains would have slowed the Japanese advance. During this time, the U.S. can bring its tanks and artillery from the East and start a siege.

2: The American Pacific Fleet in the Hawaiian islands would easily match the Japanese navy; the Japanese landing forces would have its supplies cut off from them. This is one reason why the Japanese bombed Pearl harbor; it was key to a future invasion in America.

3: Even if the Japanese won, it would be a pyrric victory (they would win, but lose many soldiers) In a case where almost all of the Pacific is in their grasp, starting a war with America would weaken the Japanese army significantly, causing the Japanese power over its colonies to weaken. This could lead to rebellions in Pacific areas such as China, Korea, and Singapore; many Japanese colonies resented the Japanese presense in their territory.

Answer 2

Because the distance from Japan to the American mainland was too great and their supply lines would have been too long and US forces would have been able to counter attack the Japanese fleet before it could reach Japan after the attack.

Answer 3

American Forces did attack Okinawa. The attack was on Easter Sunday/April Fools Day, April 1, 1945. Richard V. Horrell WW 2 Connections.com

Answer 4

The Americans needed Okinawa because it was a mainway to Japan and they wanted to use it as an airway to bomb Japan.