Which Japanese ships survived ww2?

Which Japanese carrier survived midway

Hiryu

The Japanese carriers Akagi, Kaga, and Soryu were hit, set ablaze, and abandoned. Hiryu, the only surviving Japanese carrier, responded with two waves of attacks—both times bombing the USS Yorktown, leaving it severely damaged but still afloat.

Could Japan have won Midway

The Japanese were also extraordinarily courageous. Had they been luckier, and had they changed the Japanese code well before the battle as they should have, Midway could have ended in the destruction of three American carriers, with the Japanese navy intact.

Did any Japanese carriers survive ww2

By the end of the war, Japan only had three surviving aircraft carriers. The surviving ships were Hosho, Junyo, and Katsuragi. The Hosho was a training carrier that lived in safe waters close to Japan's home shores.

What if USA lost Midway

Midway allowed the U.S. to project power throughout the Central Pacific, by offering anchorage to its submarines and aircraft carriers. If the island were to fall to Japan, the Imperial Navy and Air Force could turn that projection around, towards Hawaii and the U.S. western coast.

What if the U.S. lost Iwo Jima

Had Iwo Jima been bypassed, the Pacific War would have ended at much the same time and in much the same way as it did. True, the American photo album would have been somewhat impoverished, for it would not have included the famous Joe Rosenthal shot of the dramatic flag-raising ceremony on Mount Suribachi.

How many battleships did Japan lose

Losses were extremely heavy with four carriers, three battleships, six heavy cruisers, four light cruisers and eleven destroyers sunk. This represented a total of 305,452 tons or 13.22 percent of the total Japanese warship tonnage losses during the war.

How many carriers did Japan lose

The Imperial Japanese Navy never truly recovered from Midway, and would possess a total of 18 aircraft carriers throughout the war, but 14 of these were ultimately lost – the majority of which fell around the Philippines, with three sunk during the Battle of the Philippine Sea.

Could Japan have won

And won World War II. In our real timeline. The war between the United States and Japan was relatively short but a brutal affair with combat spanning across the entire Pacific.

How many Japs died in ww2

About 4,200,000 Germans died, and about 1,972,000 Japanese died. In all, the scale of human losses during World War II was vast. A table that details estimated deaths by country is available here.

Why did we give Iwo Jima back

Why Although it may feel like a betrayal to those who fought there, historians argue it was unquestionably in our nation's best interest. After the war, a new Japanese constitution approved in 1947 prohibited the country from rebuilding its armed forces.

Did Japan destroy 8 battleships

The attack also consisted of two heavy cruisers, 35 submarines, two light cruisers, nine oilers, two battleships, and 11 destroyers. The attack killed 2,403 U.S. personnel, including 68 civilians, and destroyed or damaged 19 U.S. Navy ships, including 8 battleships.

How many ships Yamato destroyed

Yamato fought Allied ships only once, in the Battle of Samar Gulf, where she sank one American escort carrier and one destroyer.

Who destroyed most of the Japanese fleet

By May 1945, most of the Imperial Japanese Navy had been sunk and the remnants had taken refuge in Japan's harbors. By July 1945, all but one of its capital ships had been sunk in raids by the United States Navy.

When was the last Japanese carrier sunk

The last aircraft carrier sunk in wartime was the Japanese aircraft carrier Amagi, in Kure Harbour in July 1945. The greatest loss of life was the 2,046 killed on Akitsu Maru—a converted passenger liner with a small flight deck, carrying the Imperial Japanese Army's 64th Infantry Regiment.

Did China ever beat Japan

When Japan was finally defeated in 1945, China was on the winning side, but lay devastated, having suffered some 15 million deaths, massive destruction of industrial infrastructure and agricultural production, and the shattering of the tentative modernization begun by the Nationalist government.

Would China beat Japan in a war

However Japan would most likely be supported by NATO as a major non-nato Ally. And even if most of NATO refused. Japan has a direct mutual defense treaty with the United States.

How many soldiers died in Vietnam

The Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File of the Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS) Extract Files contains records of 58,220 U.S. military fatal casualties of the Vietnam War. These records were transferred into the custody of the National Archives and Records Administration in 2008.

How many people died in Vietnam War

Total number of deaths

Who owns Iwo Jima today

Although 1,200 km (750 mi) south of Tokyo on Honshu, Iwo Jima is administered as part of the Ogasawara Subprefecture of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Only 21 square kilometers (8.1 sq mi) in size, the island is still volcanic and emits sulfurous gases.

Did the US really need to take Iwo Jima

After the battle, Iwo Jima served as an emergency landing site for more than 2,200 B-29 bombers, saving the lives of 24,000 U.S. airmen. Securing Iwo Jima prepared the way for the last and largest battle in the Pacific: the invasion of Okinawa.

Who destroyed IJN Yamato

American planes
Japanese battleship Yamato

How many ships did Japan lose

Of all Japanese losses at sea, both merchant and navy vessels, 54.6 per cent were sunk by United States submarines. Of the 2,346 merchant ships destroyed, 2,119 were the victims of either the Navy or the Air Force of the United States. America's allies accounted for 227 destroyed merchantmen.

Which is bigger Yamato or Bismarck

The largest and most powerful battleships ever built, Japan's Yamato and Musashi, were constructed secretly. These behemoths carried nine 18-inch/45 guns, the largest caliber guns ever mounted on a battleship, and their broadside weight was more than twice that of the Bismarck's guns.

Who killed Yamato ship

Japanese battleship Yamato

What is the oldest surviving Japanese warship

Japanese battleship Mikasa