Usa's Victory At Midway

always remained 300 miles to the west, waiting for the US Pacific Fleet ships. On June 4th 1942 Admiral Chuichi Nagumo lost 4 carriers to the air units of the United States and the Americans only lost 1 carrier. Also on June 4th 1942, Nagumo launched 108 aircraft against Midway. The remaining Japanese aircraft Hiryu struck the USS Yorktown which was severely damaged. Japan couldn’t have any land-based support but the US could commit to about 115 land-based planes. The United States aircraft carriers that were used during the battle were USS Enterprise, USS Hornet, and USS Yorktown. The Japanese aircrafts that were used were Akagi, Kaga, Hiryu, and Soryu. Out of all the aircraft carriers the only ones that survived were the USS Enterprise and USS Hornet. The United States Navy only suffered the loss of a single carrier the USS Yorktown.
After The War
The battle destroyed Japan's naval strength while the Americans only lost 1 aircraft carriers. The victory at Midway, aided the allied strategy worldwide. The “Operational Initiative” was passed from the Japanese to the Americans from Pearl Harbor to Midway. During the battle, Japan had the largest battleship in the world called the Yamato. This was a decisive World War II naval engagement between the United States and Japan. This battle also taught the importance of the aircraft carriers over the battleship that it can strike over long