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Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was fought from June 4 to June 7, 1942 between the United States Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was part of the World War II Pacific Campaign, and was fought at the Midway Atoll.
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What was the outcome to the Battle of Midway?
The US scored a decisive victory over the Japanese by sinking four of her aircraft carriers and retaining posession of Midway Island. The losses effectively put an end to Japan's ability to wage an offensive war and she was forced to turn to defensive measures for the rest of the conflict.
What was the historical significance of the Battle of Midway?
The Battle of Midway was the turning point in the Pacific War in 1939-1945. The United States crippled the Japanese navy at this battle. They were on the defensive the rest of the war.
What is the historical significance of the Battle of Midway?
Historically, naval warfare's traditional sea battles have been fought, won, and lost by traditional "men 'o war"...that is to say...the "Battleship." There were WOODEN battleship's powered by cloth sails which were driven by the wind at Trafalgar in 1805. There were steel battleship's powered by coal fuelled engines at Tsushima in 1905. There cruiser fleet actions fought at the Java Sea in 1942...these were all SURFACE actions with warships fighting one another. 1. Midway was history's first decisive sea battle fought with aircraft carriers fighting aircraft carriers. (Coral Sea was history's FIRST carrier to carrier sea battle; but it was NOT a decisive sea battle). 2. Midway was a decisive sea battle. It altered the course of the war by allowing the USN to have the fighting edge from every sea battle onward. Without crack pilots/and aircrewmen (crack=a 20th century military term meaning experienced & excellent fighting men/for example: a "Crack Regiment", or "Crack Tank Crew", etc.) to engage US airmen, less trained IJN airmen were no match in future aerial combat engagements. As would be evident during the "Mariannas Turkey Shoot" in 1944.
How many US ships were present at the Battle of Midway?
The US Navy at Midway had 3 carriers, about 50 support ships, 233 carrier aircraft, as well as 127 land-based aircraft.
How many soldiers were in the Battle of Midway?
None, this was a Navy battle; Marines were on Midway Island.
What was the battle of midway about?
This battle pitted aircraft carriers against one another. The Japanese navy was soundly defeated, leading to American supremacy in the air and on the Pacific Ocean.
Who was the general for the US during the Battle of Midway?
The U.S. did not a General. The battle was fought by naval forces, therefore, the leaders were Admirals. For the U.S., Admiral Nimitz was the commander in chief, US Pacific Fleet and he was stationed in Pearl Harbor. Admiral Fletcher and Admiral Spruance were the U.S. leaders at the Battle of Midway.
How many casualities were there in the Battle of Midway?
Approximately 300 US Sailors and 3,000 IJN Sailors KIA. 150 US airplanes lost. 250 IJN airplanes lost. 4 carriers/1 cruiser IJN lost. 1 carrier/1 destroyer USN lost.
What was the names of the carriers in the Battle of Midway.?
The American carriers were Yorktown, Hornet and Saratoga.
The Japanese carriers were Kaga, Akagi, Hiryu, and Soryu.
Sorry, Saratoga is not correct, it was the Big "E", USS Enterprise CV-6. Sara was recovering from torpedo damage. Halsey was out sick (Halsey's flagship was Enterprise), which gave command to Spruance. The Japanese had two light carriers supporting the aleutian attacks, as part of the overall plans.
The ETO & Med Theater were land operations. The PTO was strictly a naval war; with the exceptions of the CBI Theater (China, Burma, India Theater which was also a land war). So basically you're comparing soldiers to sailors (apples to oranges).
Why did the Battle of Midway end?
The Battle of Midway ended because the naval forces of Japan withdrew from the battle. After losing four front-line carriers, and not meeting the objective of crushing the American naval forces, Japan's Navy retreated in defeat.
How did the Battle of Midway affect US History?
It was the begining of the end of the war, Japan suffered a heavy loss that could not be replaced quickly. The US military forces were now on the offensive, not just holding the line.
The Japanese also lost the possibility of dominating the U.S. naval forces.
How does the Battle of Midway affect us today?
Had not Japan lost the "cream of the crop" of their naval airmen at Midway in 1942; Japan might have won battles, that they historically lost after Midway. And/or men that are today's "grandfathers" may not have survived some of the post-Midway battles. Meaning, certain people of today, would not have been born.
What was destroyed in the Battle of Midway?
It was a lopsided US victory during which the Japanese lost most of its Naval Air Fleet including four carriers and one cruiser, 332 aircraft and about 3,500 seamen. The US lost the carrier Yorktown, one destroyer and 307 servicemen.
Who attacked who in the Battle of Midway?
Answer Both attacked each other at the same time. This was an interesting sea battle as it was the first one that two naval forces fought each other without being in visual contact. The Japanese launched their planes to attack the Army and Air Forces on Midway Island. The American naval fleet had intelligence to know that the Japanese fleet was approaching, so they launched their planes to attack while their aircraft were over Midway.
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