The Battle of Midway (2/2) - Sink the Japanese Carriers! - Animated

Summary by Krater

This video details the naval and aerial combat during the Battle of Midway on June 4, 1942, tracing the movements, attacks, and losses of American and Japanese aircraft carriers, dive bombers, and torpedo bombers.

From the video

Answers: How did the Battle of Midway unfold between American and Japanese naval forces?

• Battle of Midway
• naval aviation tactics
• aircraft carrier warfare
• dive bomber attacks
• torpedo bomber attacks
• World War II Pacific naval battles

What it concludes

• The Pacific fleet squandered the intelligence advantage it was given.
• The Yorktown, despite heavy damage, was initially salvageable.
• The destruction of four Japanese fleet carriers and hundreds of aircraft permanently crippled the Imperial Japanese Navy.
• The victory at Midway shifted the momentum of the Pacific War in favor of the Allies.