2007-09-19 01:48:26 · 9 answers · asked by Luiz B 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
No. The air fleet that the IJN Advance Force hit Hawai'i with had the following:
1st Group
1st-4th Attack Units--(Cpt. Fuchida, Lt. Cmdr. Hashiguchi, Lt. Abe and Lt. Cmdr. Kusmi)-50 Nakajima B5Ns armed with 800 kg (1760 lb) armor piercing bombs.
1st-4th Torpedo Attack Units--(Lt. Cmdr. Murata, Lt. Kitajima, Nagai and Matsumaru)-40 B5Ns armed with Type 91 torpedoes
2nd Group (Lt. Cmdr. Takahashi)--55 Aichi D3As armed with 550lb general purpose bombs.
15th Attack Unit (27 D3A)--(Lt. Cmdr. Takahashi)-Hangars and aircraft on Ford Island.
16th Attack Unit (27 D3A)--(Lt. Sakamoto)-Hangars and aircraft on Wheeler Field.
3rd Group (Lt. Cmdr. Itaya)--45 A6Ms for air control and strafing.
1st and 2nd Fighter Combat Units (18 A6M)--(Lt. Cmdr. Itaya and Lt. Shiga)-Ford Island and Hickam Field.
3rd and 4th Fighter Combat Units (15 A6M)--(Lt. Suganami and Okajima)-Wheeler Field and Barbers Point.
5th and 6th Fighter Combat Units (12 A6M)--(Lt. Sato and Kaneko)-Kaneohe.
They attacked with some 390 aircraft and lost approximately 30, primarily the Zero fighters.
Recommended reading:
Advance Force Pearl Harbor by Burl Burlingame
...And I Was There by RADM Edwin T Layton
Air Raid Pearl Harbor edited by Paul Stilwell
2007-09-19 02:03:23 · answer #1 · answered by psyop6 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Aircraft used in the attack on Pearl Harbor included:
Japanese Navy Type 99 Carrier Bomber ("Val")
Japanese Type 00 Carrier Fighter ("Zero") made by Mitsubishi
Japanese Navy Type 97 Carrier Attack Plane ("Kate")
Today the Mitsubishi insignia that you see on Japanse cars, the three diamonds arranged in a radial pattern, is a stylized representation of an aircraft propeller.
2007-09-19 02:04:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, Kamikazes were not utilised at Pearl HARBOR.
No, all the planes that attacked Pearl HARBOR were not Zeroes.
2007-09-19 01:54:19 · answer #3 · answered by WMD 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not all,most of them were definitely Zeroes due their speed,excellent maneuverability and long range.
Here are the specs for this wonderful plane:
General characteristics
* Crew: 1
* Length: 9.06 m (29 ft 9 in)
* Wingspan: 12.0 m (39 ft 4 in)
* Height: 3.05 m (10 ft 0 in)
* Wing area: 22.44 m² (241.5 ft²)
* Empty weight: 1,680 kg (3,704 lb)
* Loaded weight: 2,410 kg (5,313 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: kg (lb)
* Powerplant: 1× Nakajima Sakae 12 radial engine, 709 kW (950 hp)
* * Aspect ratio: 6.4
Performance
* Never exceed speed: 660 km/h (356 knots, 410 mph)
* Maximum speed: 533 km/h (287 knots, 331 mph) at 4,550 m (14,930 ft)
* Range: 3,105 km (1,675 nm, 1,929 mi)
* Service ceiling: 10,000 m (33,000 ft)
* Rate of climb: 15.7 m/s (3,100 ft/min)
* Wing loading: 107.4 kg/m² (22.0 lb/ft²)
* Power/mass: 294 W/kg (0.18 hp/lb)
Armament
* Guns:
o 2× 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Type 97 machine guns in the engine cowling
o 2× 20 mm (0.787 in) Type 99 cannons in the wings
* Bombs:
o 2× 66 lb (30 kg) and
o 1× 132 lb (60 kg) bombs or
o 2× fixed 250 kg (550 lb) bombs for kamikaze attacks
*Note the lightness of this plane and it might answer your question...
2007-09-19 02:00:39 · answer #4 · answered by toog0od4ya 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, they mainly used torpedo bombers (Kates?) Zeros were for fighter cover.
2007-09-19 01:54:06 · answer #5 · answered by drifter45807 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, only the fighters. There were three types used- fighters, dive bombers and torpedo bombers. All different planes.
2007-09-19 03:58:57 · answer #6 · answered by glenn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The zeroes were used for air cover. The actual bombers were Val dive bombers and Kate torpedo bombers...
2007-09-19 01:57:47 · answer #7 · answered by Jeffari-al-Texani 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not Zeros they were all perfect 10's
2007-09-19 01:56:46 · answer #8 · answered by wacky weed 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
kamikazes
2007-09-19 01:52:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋