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Japan in World War 2
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Japan goes to Pearl Harbor
The Japanese leaves to attck on Pearl Harbor in Oahu, Hawaii. -
More Pearl Harbor
The Japanese sends out another feelt to attack on Pearl Harbor. 167 Japanese planes at 7:15 am. At 9:45 am the attack was over. 2,400 were killed and 1,178 were injured. 1,104 sailors died in the USS Arizona. -
The surprise attack
At 5:53 am, the Japanese Navy, by a complete surprise, began their initial strike. There were 50 bombers, 43 A6M Zero fighters, and 40 Kate torpedo bombers. Their targets were the battleships at the harbor and airfields used by the USAAF. -
Declaring war
Italy and Germany were on Japan's side. And so together the had made an agreement to tdeclare war on someone. They had officially declared war on the United States. -
Singapore
Singapore falls into a Japanese assult. This resulted in 60,000 captured Allied prisoners. This had cost the Japanese to lose 2,000 soldiers. -
Japanese land
USS Yorktownlaunched a strike aircraft south of Guadalcanal. 6:30 am, the American Navy aircraft spot was a target of the Japanese's land defence equipment and sea vessels were parked. -
The cover of darkness
There were 27 Japanese aircrafts that were sent under the cover of darkness. They had hoped to locate the Allied Task Force. Some of the aircrafts did not come back. -
USS Lexington
2:47 pm: The USS Lexington was hit by a Japanese torpedo.
6:00 pm: Almost all of the USS Lexington's' sailors were saved.
6:10 pm: The Lexington finally sank. -
The USS Hornet and USS Enterprise
9:30 am - 10:30 am. The Japanese carries had hit the USS Hornet and USS Enterprise by torpedos. The at 5:00 pm, the Imperial Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu had struck the USS Enterprise by five direct bomb hits. At 7:52 am, the USS Enterprise and USS Hornet both launched their dive bombers and torpedo planes also. -
Henderson Field
July 1 - Jully 31. The Allies heard that the Japanese had constructing strategic Japanese airfield, Henderson Field on Guadacanal in part of the Solomon Islands. The plans were set to curtail construction of the endeavor. The US Navy and Marines froces sprung into action.
