The Fifth Air Force is an aircraft carrier mobile unit compiled before the Pacific War.
At that time, Shoukaku-class aircraft carriers Shoukaku and Ruihe, the latest sharp warships manufactured by various aircraft carrier construction technologies in imperial japanese navy, and escort destroyers Oboro and Qiu Yun were organized into a fleet.
Joint Fleet refers to one of the fleet types compiled by imperial japanese navy, abbreviated as GF(GrandFleet).
The predecessor of the joint fleet was1the standing fleet formed on July 29th, 889.
Japan's United Fleet was established on February 28th, 1903 and dissolved on May 28th, 1945. Its commanders in the past dynasties were Ito _ Heng, Yoshimatsu Maotaro, and Tanya.
The joint fleet was expanded into a large-scale integrated combat fleet;
Under its jurisdiction, 1 fleet is a battleship unit, the 2nd fleet is a heavy cruiser unit, the 3rd fleet is a blockade transport unit, the 4th fleet is an occupation unit, the 5th fleet is a northern unit, the 6th fleet is a submarine unit, 1 aviation fleet is an aircraft carrier unit,1/aviation fleet is a shore-based aviation unit and a southbound fleet.
Its scale has reached the peak since its establishment.
As a new main force, the fifth maritime war participated in a series of operations such as the attack on Pearl Harbor and the sweeping of the Indian Ocean, and later participated in the Coral Sea naval battle.
In the battle of midway, when the first and second air fleets were completely annihilated, the fifth air fleet was dissolved and transferred to the newly formed third air fleet.
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Attack on pearl harbor
AttackonPearlHarbor (English: attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese: attack on Zhu Zhen Bay _) refers to the military incident planned by the Japanese government to attack Pearl Harbor, the base of the US Pacific naval fleet.
It became the fuse of the Pacific War in World War II.
194165438+On the morning of February 7, the Japanese navy's aircraft carrier and mini submarine suddenly attacked the US Navy's Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and the US Army and Navy's airport in Oahu.
The Pacific War broke out. The attack eventually involved the United States in World War II, which is also known as Pearl Harbor.
immediate result
As far as its strategic purpose is concerned, the attack on Pearl Harbor is a brilliant victory in the short and medium term, and its result far exceeds the farthest imagination of its planners. In the whole history of war, such achievements are rare.
In the following six months, the US Navy was insignificant in the Pacific battlefield. Without the threat of the US Pacific Fleet, Japan's power over other Southeast Asian powers can be completely ignored. Since then, it has occupied the whole Southeast Asia and the southwest Pacific Ocean, and its influence has been extended to the Indian Ocean.
long-term effect
In the long run, Pearl Harbor is a complete disaster for Japan. In fact, Admiral Yamamoto, who planned Pearl Harbor, predicted that even if the attack on the US Navy was successful, it would not and could not win a war against the United States because the productivity of the United States was too high.
Four main warships of the US Navy were sunk and three were injured. One of Japan's main targets was three American aircraft carriers, but none of them were in the port at that time: Enterprise was on its way back to Pearl Harbor, Lexington had just left a few days ago, and Saratoga was being repaired in San Diego.
The navy and other observers around the world believe that sinking most American warships is the greatest achievement of this campaign. Without these battleships, the US Navy had to rely on its aircraft carriers and submarines. In fact, at that time, there were only a few ships in the US Navy, and these ships were also the main force to resist and counterattack Japan in the later period.
Facts have proved that the effect of destroying warships is far less than expected.
Perhaps most importantly, Pearl Harbor immediately mobilized a country with different opinions.
It united the United States and defeated Japan together, which may be the reason why the Allies later demanded unconditional surrender. Some historians believe that no matter whether Japan only hit the repair shed or the aircraft carrier at that time, the attack on Pearl Harbor itself has already decided the fate of Japan's defeat.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Japan Joint Fleet