Pearl Harbor

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Pearl Harbor

• By Cody Hill and Dakota Burke

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• Japanese bombers

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• Following Japanese expansion into French
  Indochina after the fall of France, the U.S.
  ceased oil exports to Japan in the summer of
  1941, in part because of new American
  restrictions on domestic oil consumption.

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• Japanese high command thought that a devastating
  preventive strike appeared to be the only way for
  Japan to avoid U.S. naval interference. An
  invasion of the Philippines was also considered
  to be necessary by Japanese war plans. Full blown
  planning was underway by early spring 1941. Over
  the next several months, pilots trained,
  equipment was adapted, and intelligence was
  collected.

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• Reasons for attacking Pearl Harbor
• Destroy American fleet units, thereby preventing
  the Pacific Fleet from interfering with Japanese
  conquest of the Dutch East Indies.
• It was a means to buy time for Japan to
  consolidate its position and increase its naval
  strength.
• Finally, it was intended as a blow against
  American morale, which might discourage further
  fighting and enable Japan to conquer Southeast
  Asia without interference.

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• On November 26, 1941, a Japanese task force of
  six aircraft carriers departed northern Japan to
  a position to northwest of Hawaii, intending to
  launch its aircraft to attack Pearl Harbor. In
  all, 405 aircraft were intended to be used 360
  for the two attack waves, 48 on defensive combat
  air patrol

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• The first wave was to be the primary attack,
  while the second wave was to finish whatever
  tasks remained. The first wave contained the bulk
  of the weapons to attack capital ships, mainly
  torpedoes. The aircrews were ordered to select
  the highest value targets . Dive bombers were to
  attack ground targets. Fighters were ordered to
  strafe and destroy as many parked aircraft as
  possible to ensure they did not get into the air
  to counterattack the bombers.

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• Japanese Flight paths

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• http//www.wtj.com/articles/pearl_maps/index_map_p
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• http//www.wtj.com/articles/pearl_maps/index_map_o
  ahu.htm

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• The attack sank four U.S. Navy battleships and
  damaged four more. The Japanese also sank or
  destroyed three cruisers, three destroyers, and
  one minelayer, destroyed 188 aircraft, and caused
  personnel loses of 2,402 killed and 1,282
  wounded. Japanese losses were minimal, at 29
  aircraft and four midget submarines, with 65
  servicemen killed or wounded.

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• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vHAnOtWm5OrM

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