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About 100 miles north of the Island of Midway, at the Japanese carrier fleet.
Fleet Aircraft Carriers. (Fleet Carriers are a navy's largest carrier).
Battle of Midway US naval aircraft sank the four Japanese aircraft carriers that were supporting the invasion force.
The US wanted to surprise the Japanese fleet, particularly the carriers.
The U.S won the battle at midway because they were able to crack the Japanese communication codes and were ready for ambush. Americans annihilated the Japanese fleet and from this point on the Japanese would retreat in the pacific.
Battle Of Midway
About 100 miles north of the Island of Midway, at the Japanese carrier fleet.
Fleet Aircraft Carriers. (Fleet Carriers are a navy's largest carrier).
Battle of Midway US naval aircraft sank the four Japanese aircraft carriers that were supporting the invasion force.
Isoroku Yamamoto ; see related link below .
Admiral Chester Nimitz
The US wanted to surprise the Japanese fleet, particularly the carriers.
The U.S won the battle at midway because they were able to crack the Japanese communication codes and were ready for ambush. Americans annihilated the Japanese fleet and from this point on the Japanese would retreat in the pacific.
battle of midway
The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot was the battle where the Japanese Navy was destroyed. The Japanese Navy was destroyed in 1945.
From the Japanese side, the major goals were: (1) draw out the remaining U.S. Fleet carriers and destroy them (2) capture the island of Midway for use as a staging base for attacks against the Hawaiian Islands From the American side, the major goals were: (1) Prevent the capture of Midway (2) Inflict as much damage as possible on the Japanese fleet, while limiting damage to the American fleet
That was the Battle of Midway.