1. “A date which will live in infamy”
By
Andrew Arnold
PEARL HARBOR

2. LOCATION & BACKGROUND
 Pearl Harbor is an American naval base
which is located off of the southern coast of
Honolulu ,Hawaii, which is on the island of
Oahu.
 Pearl Harbor was previously not allowed to
be used by large ships, because it’s waters
are extremely shallow, and old ships were to
big and bulky to be able to be docked in the
harbor.

3. THE HARBOR
This is a picture of Pearl Harbor from the view of a Japanese Plane.
(note, Battleship Row)

4. PLAN OF ATTACK
 The Japanese attack was designed to be a
stealthy attack on American ships, particularly
aircraft carriers.
 The attack was planned by Japanese Admiral
Yammamoto, who was also in charge of many
Japanese military operations due to his natural
skill which he possessed in the area of military
skill and planning.
 The Actual attack force which the Japanese
had was under the command of Admiral
Nagumo during the attack.

5. PLAN OF ATTACK (CONT.)
 The Attack was planned, and took place, on December 7th, 1941.
 At 6 a.m. the first Japanese attack wave of 83 planes took off
 The places which the Japanese wanted to hit, were the American
aircraft carriers, which were the primary “tool” which ruled the
sea.
 The Japanese were so bent on taking these out because these
carriers housed American Airplanes which were the most effective
means of fighting at sea.
 The Japanese were aiming to hit the area on Pearl Harbor known
as Battleship Row.
 Battleship Row was the area where the line of American Ships
were lined up.

6. This was the route that the Japanese Decided to take, it consisted of
high level Bombers, Torpedo Planes, and Dive bombers.

7. PLAN OF ATTACK (CONT.)
 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.
 Another target, the base fuel tanks also
escaped damage.
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8. DECEMBER 7TH 1941
This is a photo of the attack, which was taken by a onsite naval
photographer.

9. THE ATTACK
 The attack took place on a sunny Sunday
morning. A minimal contingent of soldiers were
on duty at the time. Most offices on the base
were closed and many servicemen were on
leave for the weekend. New
technology, including the new radar mounted on
Opana Point, were in place, manned and
functioning at the time of the attack.
 The Americans that were at the naval base had
actually seen the Japanese planes on radar, but
for some reason had thought nothing of it.

10. THE ATTACK
 Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Hawaii, was attacked by Japanese torpedo
and bomber planes on December 7, 1941, at 7:55 a.m. Hawaii time. The
sneak attack sparked outrage in the American populace, news
media, government and the world.
 At 6 a.m. the first Japanese attack wave of 83 planes took off.
 Japanese force consisted of six carriers with 423 planes.
 All of the planes on the Japanese ships were fully fueled and armed.
 The Japanese planes took off about 90 minutes from Pearl Harbor
 Then the planes flew over, they dropped shallow water torpedoes into
the harbor, which had to be specially designed because of the
shallowness of the harbor.

11. THE ATTACK
 U.S. officials had been aware that an attack by Japan was
probable, but did not know the time or place it would occur.
 Pearl Harbor was not in the state of high alert when the attack
started, Anti-Aircraft guns were left unmanned.
 The Americans were taken completely by surprise.
 The main targets for the first wave was the airfield and
battleships.
 The second wave targets were other ships and shipyard facilities.
 The air raid lasted until about 9:45 a.m.

12. STATISTICS
 Japanese force consisted of six carriers with
423 planes
 Casualties included 2,335 servicemen and
68 civilians (Approx.)
 1178 people were wounded
 The Japanese fleet had 30 ships.

14. AMERICA JAPAN
 Mitsubishi A6M Zero-Sen
 The two main ships that  The Mitsubishi A6M Zero-Sen, or simply the
Mitsubishi, were single-seat fighters used in
were hit were the USS the first attack wave on Pearl Harbor's
ships. The plane was also used as a
Arizona, and the USS bomber, with a 132-pound bomb under each
wing. At the time of its creation, the
Oklahoma. Mitsubishi was considered the best of all
Japanese aircraft
 Aichi D3A
 The Aichi D3A airplanes were dive bombers
and the principal planes of the Pearl Harbor
attack. The Aichi aircraft manufacturing
company first conceived this airplane model
in 1936, and the Allies referred to the model
as "Val." The plane carried one 550-pound
bomb under the fuselage or two 130-pound
bombs under each wing. The plane carried
both a pilot and a gunner.
PLANES USED/SHIPS SUNK

15. FDR’S WORDS
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