Midway

Battle of Midway

  • Planning

    Planning
    Planning an upcoming attack from Japan to remove the United states from the Pacific theatre the United States starts coordinating a large scale naval attack against Japan what would later be known as The Battle of Midway
  • Task foces

    The final Japanese task forces leaves mainland Japan
  • The take over

    the northern task force begins its operations to take the Aluetain island chain and divert USN forces to the regions
  • Bombing

    At 4:30 am the bombing of Midway Islands begins with aircract from Vice-admirals Nagumos first carrier strike force
  • Loses

    American fighter aircraft takes heavy loses, but japanese forces are forced to launched a second attack
  • USS Yorktown

    By 2:30 the USS Yorktown is severly damaged but not sunk.
    By 3:00 the vesel is abandoned and towed away by USN ships
  • Japanese Loses

    By 5:00pm the hiryu japanese aircraft carrier in set ablaze by atleast 5 USN bombs
  • Kiska

    The island of Kiska is taken by Japanese forces
  • More pain for the US

    The island of Attu is taken by Japanese forces
  • Taken over

    The Aleutian island campaign comes to a close. The Japanese campaign is destroyed