Theowl32
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Also, in April of 1942, the US made one response that terrified the Japanese. They had been concerned about the carriers cause they would be able to attack Japan with those carriers, not needing land based launching points."Draw out and finish off the U.S. Navy?. Intelligence data seems to indicate that Japan wanted to avoid contact with the USN and achieve some sort of a symbolic but relatively meaningless victory when the war seemed to be turning against them.Why was Midway of such strategic importance to the Japanese? They couldn't use it for a air base when the U.S. Navy pretty much had control over the area. My guess is that the Japanese thought it was an easy victory.
According to the vid it was a means to draw out the U.S. Navy so they could finish it off.
And they almost succeeded.
Well, it was confirmed when the US made their infamous raid on April 18th when the US (never had been tried before) launched 16 B25s from the USS Hornet and struck Tokyo. They technically did little damage but from a psychological standpoint, it was great for the US.