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{{r|History of the U.S. Navy}} | {{r|History of the U.S. Navy}} | ||
{{r|World War Two in the Pacific}} | {{r|World War Two in the Pacific}} | ||
==Subtopics== | ==Subtopics== | ||
{{r|Chester Nimitz}} | ===Japan=== | ||
====Personalities=== | |||
{{r|Isoroku Yamamoto}} | |||
{{r|Matome Ugaki}} | |||
{{r|Chuichi Nagumo}} | |||
{{r|Tamon Yamaguchi}} | |||
====Major ships==== | |||
{{r|IJN Sōryū|''IJN Sōryū''}} | |||
{{r|IJN Kaga|''IJN Kaga''}} | |||
{{r|IJN Akagi|''IJN Akagi''}} | |||
{{r|IJN Hiryū|''IJN Hiryū''}} | |||
{{r|IJN Yamato|''IJN Yamato''}} | |||
{{r|IJN Nagato|''IJN Nagato''}} | |||
{{r|IJN Mutsu|''IJN Mutsu''}} | |||
====Aircraft and weapons==== | |||
{{r|B5N2 (torpedo bomber)|B5N2 "Kate" torpedo bomber}} | |||
{{r|D3A1 (dive bomber)|D3A1 "Val" dive bomber }} | |||
{{r|A6M (fighter)|A6M "Zero" fighter}} | |||
===United States=== | |||
====Personalities==== | |||
{{r|Chester W. Nimitz}} | |||
{{r|Frank Jack Fletcher}} | |||
{{r|Raymond Spruance}} | |||
{{r|Marc Mitscher}} | |||
{{r|Edwin Layton}} | |||
{{r|Joseph Rochefort}} | |||
====Major ships==== | |||
{{r|USS Yorktown (CV-5)|''USS Yorktown'' (CV-5)}} | |||
{{r|USS Enterprise (CV-6)|''USS Enterprise'' (CV-6)}} | |||
{{r|USS Hornet (CV-8)|''USS Hornet'' (CV-8)}} | |||
{{r|U.S. WW2 torpedoes}} | |||
====Aircraft and weapons==== | |||
{{r|TBD Devastator}} | |||
{{r|F4F Wildcat}} | |||
{{r|SBD Dauntless}} | |||
==Other related topics== | ==Other related topics== | ||
{{r|Aircraft carrier}} | {{r|Aircraft carrier}} | ||
{{r|Anti-surface warfare}} | {{r|Anti-surface warfare}} | ||
{{r|Battle of the Coral Sea}} | {{r|Battle of the Coral Sea}} | ||
{{r|Bomber aircraft}} | {{r|Bomber aircraft}} | ||
{{r|Dive bomber||**}} | |||
{{r|Torpedo bomber||**}} | |||
{{r|Doolittle Raid}} | {{r|Doolittle Raid}} | ||
{{r| | {{r|William Halsey}} | ||
{{r|Guadalcanal campaign}} | {{r|Guadalcanal campaign}} | ||
Revision as of 23:46, 2 September 2010
- See also changes related to Battle of Midway, or pages that link to Battle of Midway or to this page or whose text contains "Battle of Midway".
Parent topics
- History of the U.S. Navy [r]: Add brief definition or description
- World War Two in the Pacific [r]: The part of World War II (1937-45) fought in Asia and the Pacific Ocean between Japan and the U.S., China, Britain, Australia, and other Allies. [e]
Subtopics
Japan
=Personalities
- Isoroku Yamamoto [r]: Admiral, Imperial Japanese Navy, Commander-in-Chief, Combined Fleet; planned the attack on Pearl Harbor although opposed to war with the United States; shot down and killed March 1943 [e]
- Matome Ugaki [r]: Vice Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy, who commanded surface forces through the Battle of Leyte Gulf, then in defense of the home islands, largely with kamikazes; he died in the last kamikaze mission [e]
- Chuichi Nagumo [r]: {1887-1944) Vice Admiral, Imperial Japanese Navy; commanded the attack on Pearl Harbor force primarily through seniority but was not considered innovative or aggressive; early successes fell to failures from mid-1942 such as losing four carriers at the Battle of Midway; committed suicide while part of the defense in the Battle of Saipan [e]
- Tamon Yamaguchi [r]: Rear admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy,(1892-1942) an aviation specialist and diplomat expert on the United States, considered exceptionally able but choosing to go down with his ship at the Battle of Midway. [e]
Major ships
- IJN Sōryū [r]: Add brief definition or description
- IJN Kaga [r]: Add brief definition or description
- IJN Akagi [r]: Add brief definition or description
- IJN Hiryū [r]: Add brief definition or description
- IJN Yamato [r]: Lead ship of the class of the biggest battleships ever built; sunk by U.S. carrier aircraft in 1945, while on a "do-or-die" mission to reinforce Japanese forces at the Battle of Okinawa [e]
- IJN Nagato [r]: Add brief definition or description
- IJN Mutsu [r]: Add brief definition or description
Aircraft and weapons
- B5N2 "Kate" torpedo bomber [r]: Add brief definition or description
- D3A1 "Val" dive bomber [r]: Add brief definition or description
- A6M "Zero" fighter [r]: Add brief definition or description
United States
Personalities
- Chester W. Nimitz [r]: United States Navy admiral (1885-1966) who was Commander in Chief, Pacific and Pacific Ocean Areas in World War II [e]
- Frank Jack Fletcher [r]: Admiral, United States Navy, who commanded carrier task forces in 1942, but was transferred to a less critical command after heavy losses in the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, and some concerns about his aggressiveness [e]
- Raymond Spruance [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Marc Mitscher [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Edwin Layton [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Joseph Rochefort [r]: Add brief definition or description
Major ships
- USS Yorktown (CV-5) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- USS Enterprise (CV-6) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- USS Hornet (CV-8) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- U.S. WW2 torpedoes [r]: Add brief definition or description
Aircraft and weapons
- TBD Devastator [r]: Add brief definition or description
- F4F Wildcat [r]: Add brief definition or description
- SBD Dauntless [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Aircraft carrier [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Anti-surface warfare [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Battle of the Coral Sea [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Bomber aircraft [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Doolittle Raid [r]: Add brief definition or description
- William Halsey [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Guadalcanal campaign [r]: Add brief definition or description