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Published: 2018-04-28 16:26:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 1943; Favourites: 34; Downloads: 0
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On the 7th of December 1941 Japan launched a surprise attack on the US Fleet at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.Six aircraft carriers and numerous other vessels took part in the βday of infamyβ and meticulous planning had gone into trying to destroy the Pacific Fleet.
The attack proved the decisive power of the aircraft carrier, and the US carriers who were not there at the time, struck back as the USA entered WW2.
Japan had over 400 aircraft, and a cross-section is shown of Aichi bombers, Mitsubishi Zero fighters, and Nakajima torpedo bombers from the six carriers.
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Edited to show cross-Pacific path from Japan
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So much good idea to represent the airwar through this mean !
Congratulations for your whole artwork : )
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Thank you so much, very kind!
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Overall, Pearl Harbour was a spectacular failure. It destroyed very few ships, as most of the battleships were soon repaired. Plus, the US quickly produced much more modern warships, making the attack at Pearl Harbour entirely pointless.
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Best to sink the ships on the open sea and not in a port where they may be salvaged. But the hope was that they would have enough time to entrench and fortify themselves so well that by in time for the US to rebuild and replace the losses that the US would hesitate in face of high loses. The Axis nations completely misread the US entirely,Β thinking that we'd give up if enough Americans servicemen returned in boxes and if they resisted long enough.
Hitler's Germany declared war on the U.S. 3 days later (forcing the US to respond in kind and bringing directly into Europe). His greatest blunder.Β
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Absolutely - By surprise punching someone in the face, you don't necessarily make them run away...
I would declare the attack 'successful' but carrying out the attack at all with no US carriers in port a 'overall mission failure' - I am sure that Yamamoto had serious worries about what would happen next - and rightly so - he provoked a whirlwind of revenge...
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Great work. These are the planes that started the 'Day of Infamy.'
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Yep, and a big turning point in History.
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Something else I remember re-enacting as the opening scenario of a board game called something like 'Pacific War' back in the late 70's.
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