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The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot was the battle where the Japanese Navy was destroyed. The Japanese Navy was destroyed in 1945.

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the battle of midway

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United States planes wrecked the Japanese invasion fleet at the battle of?

Battle of Midway US naval aircraft sank the four Japanese aircraft carriers that were supporting the invasion force.


Who was the Japanese admiral in WW2?

The greatest Japanese Naval Commander is Admiral Togo, whose Battleship Fleet defeated the Russian Battleship Fleet at the, "Battle of Tsushima", on 27 May 1905. Admiral Togo, is the ONLY naval commander in history, to have won a DECISIVE modern BATTLESHIP FLEET action. Admiral Zinovy Rozhestvensky, commander of the Russian Battle fleet at Tsushima, is the only other naval commander in HISTORY, to have fought a DECISIVE (steel battleships) BATTLESHIP FLEET ACTION! Note* The Battle of Jutland (WWI, 1916) was NOT decisive. Individual battleship engagements during WWII are NOT "fleet" engagements.


What is a battle fleet?

A battle fleet is an operational naval task force designed to operate as a coordinated unit, which is subdivided into battle groups.


What was destroyed in the Battle of Midway?

It was a lopsided US victory during which the Japanese lost most of its Naval Air Fleet including four carriers and one cruiser, 332 aircraft and about 3,500 seamen. The US lost the carrier Yorktown, one destroyer and 307 servicemen.


Who attacked who in the Battle of Midway?

Answer Both attacked each other at the same time. This was an interesting sea battle as it was the first one that two naval forces fought each other without being in visual contact. The Japanese launched their planes to attack the Army and Air Forces on Midway Island. The American naval fleet had intelligence to know that the Japanese fleet was approaching, so they launched their planes to attack while their aircraft were over Midway.

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The naval battle in the pacific where the strength of the Japanese navy was destroyed was the battle of?

Midway


Which naval battle at this Pacific island in June 1942 severely damaged the Japanese fleet?

battle of midway


Which best describes the battle between Spain and the United states near the Philippines?

The Spanish fleet was quickly destroyed.The United States won the naval battle easily.the Spanish fleet was quickly destroyed


What British naval officer destroyed most of the French fleet at the Battle of the Nile?

Horatio Nelson.


What was the naval battle in the pacific where the strenght of the Japanese navy was destroyed?

Leyte Gulf just about finished Japan as a naval power.


The naval battle in the pacific where the streangth of the Japanese navy was destoyed in what battle?

Their best pilots and aircrewmen were destroyed at Midway.


What was the strategy behind the attck on Pearl Harbor?

Remove the US Battle Fleet from interferring with future Japanese Naval operations.


The naval battle in the pacific where the strength of the Japanese navy was destroyed was the battle of what?

Their best torpedo & dive bomber pilots and aircrewmen were lost at Midway.


What was the turing point of the battle of the paciffic?

I would suggest that the turning point was at the Battle of Midway, when America destroyed much of the Japanese naval power.


Was the naval battle in the Pacific where the strength of the Japanese Navy was destroyed named the Battle of the Bulge?

No, it was the Battle of Midway. The Battle of the Bulge was a ground engagement in Europe. It was a German counterattack in France.


United States planes wrecked the Japanese invasion fleet at the battle of?

Battle of Midway US naval aircraft sank the four Japanese aircraft carriers that were supporting the invasion force.


Who was the Japanese admiral in WW2?

The greatest Japanese Naval Commander is Admiral Togo, whose Battleship Fleet defeated the Russian Battleship Fleet at the, "Battle of Tsushima", on 27 May 1905. Admiral Togo, is the ONLY naval commander in history, to have won a DECISIVE modern BATTLESHIP FLEET action. Admiral Zinovy Rozhestvensky, commander of the Russian Battle fleet at Tsushima, is the only other naval commander in HISTORY, to have fought a DECISIVE (steel battleships) BATTLESHIP FLEET ACTION! Note* The Battle of Jutland (WWI, 1916) was NOT decisive. Individual battleship engagements during WWII are NOT "fleet" engagements.