history of pearl harbour

On December 7th 1941 the Japanese launched a surprise attacked on the American Navy paced at the Hawiian navel base of pearl harbour thousands died and but less had been injured this is what pushed the Americans into the second world war. The bombing raid started at 7:55am and lasted until 9:45am in that time total of 2,335 us service men had been killed.

Looking at the layout there were two parts to the base one part was on an island called Ford Island this was the naval air station. Where a large number of plains where held around ford island and of shore of it where most of the US navy fleet.They were kept wing tip two wing tip witch made them an easy target. The naval yard was on the main land along with the HQ and the submarine base. South of naval base was a US army air base

 

 

the main targets of the first wave of bombers was the airfield and the battleships. That where all in a line off shore of ford island. according to (histroy1900sabout.com) All eight U.S. battleships were either sunk or damaged during the attack. Amazingly, all but two (the Arizona and the Oklahoma) were eventually able to return to active duty.

 

 

http://www.erikanderson.net/pearlharbor/facts.html

http://history1900s.about.com/od/Pearl-Harbor/a/Pearl-Harbor-Facts.htm

http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/myths/index.html

http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/teach/pearl/aftermath/facts.htm

http://www.aolnews.com/2010/12/07/pearl-harbor-day-key-facts-about-the-attack-on-december-7-1941/

http://www.mobile-qr-codes.org/pearl-harbor-facts.html

http://www.pearlharboroahu.com/attack.htm

 

 theses are a few sites i found with lots of facts and information about the attack on Pearl harbour here are a few i picked out

 

 

• The attacked took place Dec 7^th 1941
• There were three air strips on in the base (this would mean if you want it to be right there must be three in the animation
• The Japanese had 30ships
• One of the main targets was the war ships in pearl harbour
• Japanese suffered just small losses
• The air raid lasted until about 9:45 a.m.
• The main target for the first wave was the airfield and battleships.
• The second wave targets were other ships and shipyard facilities.
• Of the eight battleships, all but the Arizona and Oklahoma were eventually repaired and returned to service.
• The attack was planned weeks in advance.
• All of the planes on the Japanese ships were fully fulled and armed.
• Pearl Harbour has 10 square miles of navigable water.
• The harbour is on the southern coast of Oahu.
• Three prime targets escaped damage, the U.S. Pacific Fleet aircraft carriers, the Lexington, Enterprise and Saratoga. They were not in the port when the attack took place.
• The Japanese used the codename operation z for the attack on pearl harbour