Battle Of Midway - Part 9
negotiated an end to the Pacific War on conditions favorable for Japan. Japan's plan was to lure US carrier forces into an ambush and intended to occupy Midway. So no further attack like the Doolittle Raid could happen. Only the ambush was in reverse. The US had broken the Japanese Naval code (JN25) and had advance warning of the attack. Japan launched their attack against Midway, not knowing 3 US carriers were in place to strike back. These were the USS Enterprise, Hornet and Yorktown. ...
Author: ObamaSteinNo2012; Tags: Midway Japan Japanese US Navy battle Enterprise Yorktown Hornet Pacific Campaign World War II carrier Yamamoto battleship yamato north carolina missouri Nagumo William Halsey Spruance Fletcher Chester Nimitz Pearl Harbor Akagi Kaga Soryu Hiryu Shokaku USN IJN Imperial Empire naval fleet asia code JN25 sunk damage coral sea submarines attack saratoga fighter bomber torpedo judy kate zero F4F TBD SBD defeat loss
