Battle of Midway Alexis Rooney, Aubrey Collins, Tanya Daher Mod 7/8

How Long Did It Last? The Battle of Midway lasted from June 3-6, 1942

Description of Battle A naval battle that was fought around the Midway Islands on the Pacific Japan was on the offensive Planned to capture Midway as an advance base and entrap and destroy U.S. Pacific Fleet

Description of Battle continued… U.S. Pacific Fleet surprised Japan by sinking 4 of Japan’s carriers that had attacked Pearl Harbor 6 months before After Americans and allies took the offensive.

Events Leading Up to Battle One month after the battle of the Coral Sea 6 months after the attack on Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard worked around the clock to repair everything and get ready for another battle Japan suffered losses of ships that needed replacing due to the participation of the Battle of the Coral Sea

Goals for Japan Eliminate the U.S. as a strategic power in the Pacific Knock the U.S. out of the Pacific War Lure U.S. aircraft carriers into a trap -They thought this could work from previous mistakes by the U.S.

Goals for the U.S. They had a chance to redeem themselves -They proved the Japanese wrong -American code breakers were able to determine the date and location of the attack -They were able to warn the U.S. Navy and they set up an ambush of their own

Losses of Japan 3,057 Japanese died 4 sunken carriers Total of 2,181 casualties 2 heavy cruisers Total of 792 casualties Floatplanes were also lost

Outcome of War The U.S. Navy won Japanese public were kept in the dark after their defeat Japanese navy realized they need to change after what happened in battle As a result, Japanese naval air groups declined overall quality during the war After the war, Japanese continued to try to advance in the S. Pacific with their new adjustments