Japan decided to deliver a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.
The plan consisted on bringing a huge aircraft carrier fleet. It would be comprised of six carriers, two battleships, and 48 combat and support vessels including cruisers, destroyers, submarines and tankers
The fleet would be 4,000 miles from the northeast coast of Japan to the Pacific waters north of Hawaii in complete radio silence. The ships in the attack fleet couldn’t communicate with home base, meaning there was no way to call off the attack without exposing their position.
When they were ready the planes would take of a start attacking peal harbor the only Person who could speak was Mistsuo Fuchida, with the code words Tora,Tora,Tora meaning they have arrived with no one knowing and that they should attack.
The plan consisted on bringing a huge aircraft carrier fleet. It would be comprised of six carriers, two battleships, and 48 combat and support vessels including cruisers, destroyers, submarines and tankers
The fleet would be 4,000 miles from the northeast coast of Japan to the Pacific waters north of Hawaii in complete radio silence. The ships in the attack fleet couldn’t communicate with home base, meaning there was no way to call off the attack without exposing their position.
When they were ready the planes would take of a start attacking peal harbor the only Person who could speak was Mistsuo Fuchida, with the code words Tora,Tora,Tora meaning they have arrived with no one knowing and that they should attack.