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December 7, 1941

December 7, 1941. 4 Battleship Sunk 4 Battleships Incapacitated. December 7, 1941. 3 Cruisers Damaged. 2 Destroyers Sunk 1 Damaged. 2,459 Dead 1282 Wounded. 343 Aircraft Destroyed or Damaged. How Many Aircraft Carriers? None – All 7 Active Aircraft Carriers Still in Commission.

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December 7, 1941

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  1. December 7, 1941

  2. 4 Battleship Sunk 4 Battleships Incapacitated December 7, 1941

  3. 3 Cruisers Damaged

  4. 2 Destroyers Sunk 1 Damaged

  5. 2,459 Dead 1282 Wounded

  6. 343 Aircraft Destroyed or Damaged

  7. How Many Aircraft Carriers? None – All 7 Active Aircraft Carriers Still in Commission “We won a great tactical victory at Pearl Harbor and thereby lost the war.” ----Admiral Tadachai

  8. Japanese Moved Quickly to Capitalize on Advantage • Strategy Then turned Defensive • Concentric Ring Defense

  9. BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA MAY 4-8, 1942 Japanese Invasion of Port Morseby Thwarted First Battle in Which Two Fleets Fought Without Ever Seeing Each Other

  10. BATTLE OF MIDWAY JUNE 4-7, 1942 DECISIVE US VICTORY TURNING POINT OF WAR IN THE PACIFIC • 4 JAPANESE AIRCRAFT CARRIERS • 1 HEAVY JAPANESE CRUISER • 1 AMERICAN AIRCRAFT CARRIER • 1 US DESTROYER • 3057 JAPANESE DEAD • 307 US DEAD

  11. GUADALCANAL AND ISLAND HOPPING STRATEGY NOVEMBER 1942- FEBRUARY 1943 Escalating Battle of Attrition Transition To Offensive Operations By Allies Casualties: US 7100 Killed 29 Ships 615 Aircraft Japan 31,000 Killed 1000 Captured 38 Ships 880 Aircraft

  12. 1943 Island Hopping Toward Japan – Tarawa Island November 20-23, 1943 Casualties: US 1000 Killed 2296 Wounded Japan 4,854 of 5,000 Killed 17 Captured

  13. FIRST KAMIKAZE ATTACK : ST LOUIS BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF, PHILLIPINES23 -26 October, 1944 LARGEST NAVAL BATTLE IN HISTORY • Last time Battleships Ever Engaged in Battle With Each Other • First Time Kamikaze Pilots used in Battle JAPANESE LOSSES : 4 Aircraft Carriers 3 Battleships 9 Cruisers 12 Destroyers Many 100s of Planes

  14. IWO JIMA February March 1945 Casualties: US 6822 Killed 19,217 Wounded Japan 18,375 Killed 34 Captured

  15. OKINAWA April – June, 1945 Casualties: US 12,513 Killed 38,916 Wounded 33,096 Non Combat Casualties Japan 110,000 Killed 7,400 Captured Civilians 42,000-150,000Killed

  16. WHAT COST TO INVADE JAPAN? Joint Chiefs of Staff Estimated Us Casualties Would Be 268,000 US Dead From An Invasion Force of 766,000. They Recommended Relaxing the Unconditional Surrender Policy of the United States in Hopes the Japanese Would Sue For Peace.

  17. TOTAL DEATHS WWII

  18. 1939 BEGINS

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