Pearl+Harbor

="The Attack"= ==An attack occurred on December 7th 1941. Japanese bomber planes hit American airfields and Air carriers at 7:55am. The Japanese were stationed about 230 miles north of the Hawaiian islandOahu. The first wave was led by Commander Mitsuo Fuchida he had sent 183 bomber planes and torpedo planes. In total he had sent 353 planes to bomb-and-destroy the American bases.== =Details about Attack= ==There were two waves sent about 45 minutes apart form each other. There were 2402 Americans killed and 1'282 wounded. The Americans killed very light only hitting 29 aircrafts, 5 midget submarines, 65 service men killed or wounded, and they captured 1 Japanese sailor. The main target of the Japanese was to be the aircraft carriers however, since all threeU.S.aircraft carriers were out to sea, the Japanese focused on the battleships.== =United States Ships= ==There were eight battleships at Pearl Harbor that day, which included all the battleships of the U.S.Pacific fleet except for one (the //Colorado//).Seven of the U.S. battleships were lined up in "Battleship Row.” During the attack, the //Nevada// left its berth in Battleship Row and tried to make it to the harbor entrance. After being repeatedly attacked on its way, the //Nevada// beached itself. The //Arizona// exploded when a bomb breached its forward magazine (the ammunition room). Approximately 1,100 U.S. servicemen died on board. After being torpedoed, the //Oklahoma// listed so badly that it turned upside down. To aid their airplanes, the Japanese sent in five midget subs to help target the battleships. The Americans sunk four of the midget subs and captured the fifth. All eight U.S. battleships were either sunk or damaged during the attack. Amazingly, all but two (the //Arizona// and the //Oklahoma//) were eventually able to return to active duty.==

Alternate add to the attack
==While this was happening the Japanese also took fire on the airfields so the U.S has no way attacking back. They Struck at Hickam Field, Wheeler Field, Bellows Field, Ewa Field, Schoefield Barracks, andKaneoheNaval Air Station. When the Japanese leftPearl Harborat 9:45 am, the Americans didn't realize the attack was actually over. They expected another wave to hit.Japandeclared war on December 7th, which was the start of World War II for the Americans. Then on December 8th the U.S declared war onJapan.== = = = = = = = = = = ==