Attack+On+Pearl+Harbor

=//**THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR**//=

//**In June 1940,president Franklin Roosevelt of the U.S. moved the American Pacific Fleet from san diego to pearl harbor as a response to japan's aggression towards china. The presence of the American fleet at the center of the pacific ocean did not do much to calm the japanese military.**//

//pearl harbor bombing//
 * //When the Japanese fleet deported from kuril islands, Nagumo had ordered any non-japanese vessel that comes in contact with the strike fleet was to be quickly destroyed before they could warn anyone. On Dec 7 1941, the first contact was made by the United States coast guard ship condor at 3:50 less that 2 miles southwest of the Pearl Harbor entrance buoys. The Japanese defenders willingness to fight to the death led American military leaders to conclude that an invasion of japan would be costly. The invasion could cost up to 1 million dollars in damages.//**


 * //Pearl Harbor was a complex body of water on the island of Oahu in Hawaii, which was annexed by the United States in the early 1900s after a need for a navy base in the center of the pacific arose. Hideki tojo had been developing plans for a surprise attack on the American naval base on Pearl Harbor. On early Dec 7,1941 the japanese surprise . Most American planes never had the chance to leave the ground. The attack lasted two hours but the destruction was enormous. For two weeks the Japanese had been approaching Pearl Harbor from the north. The American military did not detect them.//**


 * //2,400 Americans dead, Nearly 200 aircraft were destroyed,and all eight battleships in the harbor were sunk or damaged The only good news for the americans were that their aircraft carriers were unharmed. When the attack started, hundreds of japanese fighters and bombers launched from the carriers sped over Pearl Harbor. The japanese dropped bombs and torpedos over the American Base. The base was lightly defended. The Japanese attack had the force of some 30 ships included six aircraft carriers with about 430 planes,of which approximately 360 took part in the subsequent attack.//**


 * //Beginning at 6:00 and ending at 7:15, a total of some 360 planes were launched in three waves. These planes rendezvoused to the south and then flew toward Oahu for coordinated attacks.//**

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