a U.S. Army Air Forces patrol bomber spotted the Port Moresby invasion force‚ but the USAAF failed to notify the Navy (Hearn). For the next two days‚ bad weather kept the two forces from finding each other‚ despite the fact that they were only about 70 miles apart (Bennett).This four-day World War II skirmish in May 1942 marked the first air-sea battle in history. The Japanese were seeking to control the Coral Sea with an invasion of Port Moresby in southeast New Guinea‚ but their plans were intercepted
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aircraft carries matched against each other. In early May 1942‚ the Japanese despatched an invasion fleet from Rabaul to take Port Moresby‚ Papua. They also sent a carrier force &to patrol into the Coral Sea to intercept any American carriers sent to thwart their planned attack. As an attempt to improve in the South Pacific their defensive position‚ Japan chose to attack Port Moresby in New Guinea and Tulagi. The mission to succeed in this was called Operation MO. And involved multiple
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Japanese Offensive (Background and motivation of Japanese) The United States had remained outside of the war for more than two years because of a widespread feeling of isolationism. Even so‚ it supported Great Britain in many ways. It offered the British loans to help in their war effort‚ and even sent warships and ammunition. Meanwhile‚ the world felt that it was only a matter of time before the Americans would actually join the fighting side of the Allies. Japan knew that the massive US
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July 1942-January 1943. The Papuan Campaign: Port Moresby and Milne Bay The Japanese entered the war in December of the year 1941 and slowly forced their way towards the Australian coastline‚ overthrowing any who dared stand in their way. In February of the year 1942‚ the attack on the coast of Australia was postponed but was not forgotten. Instead‚ the Japanese invaded Australian Papua New Guinea and attempted to take Port
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From 1941 and 1942‚ there has been a battle between Australia and Japan in Papua New Guinea‚ a country located near Australia. Japan had an ambition to conquer the whole world with other imperialistic nations. As a result‚ they tried to use Port Moresby‚ a harbor situated in the southern region of Papua New Guinea as their outpost. Japanese troops’ journey along the Kokoda track‚ however‚ were not smoothly sailing as there were disruptions from Australia’s militias. Australia’s Militias‚ mainly
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If the Japanese took port moresby‚ they would have complete air superiority in northern australia‚ which would allow Japan to bomb cities like Perth‚ sydney‚ Brisbane or Canberra. Japanese air superiority would also allow for a Japanese invasion of australia‚ and if that were to
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Battle of the Coral Sea Research Paper The Battle of the Coral Sea is a significant four-day World War II skirmish that took place in May 1942 II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia. Occurring only five months after the surprise Japanese attack on American forces at Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii‚ and a month before the decisive battle at Midway‚ it was one of the first naval battles fought in the Pacific during World War II. It also marks the
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the Battle of the Coral Sea. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) PRINT CITE This four-day World War II skirmish in May 1942 marked the first air-sea battle in history. The Japanese were seeking to control the Coral Sea with an invasion of Port Moresby in southeast New Guinea‚ but their plans were intercepted by Allied forces. When the Japanese landed in the area‚ they came under attack from the aircraft carrier planes of the American task force commanded by Rear Admiral Frank J. Fletcher. Although
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In the early stages of World War II‚ the Japanese Empire was quickly expanding in the Pacific with no resistance. When the United States started its offensive in the Pacific‚ they were beat down by the Japanese. With fear of losing the Pacific the United States need a strategic victory that could turn the tide of the war. Soon two battles would come over the horizon and would distinguish themselves as the battles that marked the turn of the tide in the war. These two battles are The Battle of
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the war to an early end. The forces comprised Australian and New Zealand troops; given the name ANZACS. Alternately the Kokoda Campaign was to prevent Japan from gaining control of the administrative capital of Papua‚ Port Moresby. If the Japanese gained control of Port Moresby‚ they could use the city as a base for further attacks on Australia. Australian troops bravely fought in tremendously difficult conditions in Papua New Guinea. Both campaigns exemplified the Australian spirit and saved
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