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When an aerial torpedo weighing almost two tons slams into the water at 200 mph, it barely slows down. In the open sea, Japan’s aerial torpedoes plunged 150 feet before climbing back to attack depth.[1] Pearl Harbor was only about 40 feet deep,[2] so Japan needed to modify its tactics and torpedoes to attack successfully.
Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Which statements describe actions taken by Japan before the Pearl Harbor attack that resulted in strained relations with the United States? Check all that apply. It entered into an alliance with Germany and Italy. It placed an embargo on imports from the United States. It occupied French Indochina.
26 de may. de 2023 · The day Imperial Japanese warplanes launched a devastating surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, sinking or damaging 19 US Navy ships, destroying 180 US aircraft and killing more than 2,400 ...
At 7:55 AM the coordinated attack on Pearl Harbor begins. At 8:10 AM the battleship USS Arizona explodes. At 8:17 AM the destroyer USS Helm fires on and sinks a Japanese submarine at the entrance to the harbor. At 8:54 AM the second wave of Japanese planes, numbering nearly 170, begins its attack. At 9:30 AM the destroyer USS Shaw explodes in ...
7 de dic. de 2021 · The attack on Pearl Harbor, 80 years ago this month, was the worst day in the U.S. Navy’s history and the shock of a lifetime for just about any American who had achieved the age of memory.
The Pearl Harbor attack took place on December 7, 1941, when the Japanese unleashed a surprise aerial attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. The devastating strike resulted in more than 3,400 U.S. military casualties and led to the U.S. Congress' declaring war on Japan on December 8 with only one dissenting vote, signaling the United States' entry into the ...
7 de nov. de 2022 · American ambassador Joseph C. Grew (left) meets with Japanese Foreign Minister Teijiro Toyoda (right) in October 1941, two months before the attack on Pearl Harbor. Photo by Bettmann / Getty Images
