What would have happened if Japan had narrowly won the Battle of Midway and the United States

As a superpower, it is undeniable that it is at the forefront of the world in all aspects and also leads the development of science and technology in the world, but the war madness cannot be shaken off. However, the United States did make an indispensable contribution to the victory in World War II, not only providing a large amount of materials for the anti-fascist coalition, but especially sounding the clarion call for victory in advance with the atomic bomb dropped on Japan.

At that time, Germany's industrial level was the first in the world, and there were feared land supremacy tanks and armored vehicles on the ground, and all kinds of bombers and fighters in the sky. However, due to the limitations of its geographical location, the German navy did not make much achievements, on the other hand, the island nation of Japan, the navy at that time was ahead of the world, even compared with the United States, it was not too much. However, in the Battle of Midway, the U.S. Navy, through superb intelligence systems and targeted deployment, finally won more than that, and sank four Japanese capital aircraft carriers at the cost of one aircraft carrier.

This was something that the world never expected, and the victory in this battle greatly boosted the morale of the anti-fascist coalition. We can't help but wonder what would have been the outcome if Japan had won this naval battle.

At that time, the United States focused on sending supplies to the European theater, and for Japan, except for the occasional naval confrontation, there was little deliberate targeting. The Battle of Midway itself was a battle in which the U.S. Navy won more with less, and even if Japan had won the naval battle at that time, the losses for the United States would have been negligible. Relying on the economic and industrial strength of the United States at that time, the speed of replenishing warships was completely incomparable to that of barren Japan.

Moreover, if it completely offended the United States, according to the national strength of the United States at that time, if it concentrated on dealing with Japan, it would only accelerate Japan's demise even more, and Japan at that time was already at the end of its power. Therefore, the outcome of the Battle of Midway will not change the tide of World War II much.

Objectively speaking, the performance of the United States in World War II is remarkable, which is an indelible fact. However, the current behavior of the United States is outrageous, and if it commits too much injustice, it will kill itself, and I hope that the United States will turn back as soon as possible on the road away from the world family.

Midway is widely regarded as a turning point in the Pacific War of World War II, as the battle dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese Navy's main mobile combat force and turned the tide of the war in favor of the United States.

Because the United States fired 4 torpedoes, 2 hit the Japanese Yorktown, and 1 hit the Japanese escort destroyer HMS Harman, the destroyer Harman sank immediately, so Japan lost.

At 3:45 a.m. on June 6, 1942, two Japanese heavy cruisers, Mogami and Mikuma, collided with each other while turning in a dense fog, and Mogami was severely damaged, leaving Mikuma and two other destroyers behind to escort them.

At 8:05 a.m., 12 Marine bombers took off from Midway Island in pursuit of the Mikuma and Mogami. The Mikuma was sunk, while the badly wounded Mogami escaped the U.S. bombing and returned to the Truk Island base. The U.S. forces then tried to pursue the Wyvern, which had sunk hours earlier, but only found the destroyer Tanikaze.

However, there was no result for either side. The U.S. task force withdrew from the battlefield.

At 13:00, at 13:00 on June 7, 1942, the Japanese submarine I-168 discovered Yorktown, and immediately fired 4 torpedoes, 2 hit Yorktown, and 1 hit the escorting destroyer Harman, and the destroyer Harman sank immediately.

The Yorktown floated until noon the next day, before sinking to the bottom of the sea. At the same time as the attack, the other six US destroyers tried to counterattack the IL-168, but the IL-168 eventually withdrew safely. The Battle of Midway ended with a Japanese defeat.

Effects of the Battle of Midway:

The Battle of Midway changed the balance of power between Japanese and American aircraft carriers in the Pacific. The Japanese army had only 2 large aircraft carriers and 4 light aircraft carriers. From then on, Japan began to lose its strategic initiative in the Pacific theater, and the situation of the war took a turn in favor of the Allied forces.

The naval battle was characterized by the fact that the naval combat formations of the two sides carried out a surprise attack with carrier-based aviation outside the range of naval guns.

The reason for the victory of the American army was to grasp the Japanese attack attempt and gather troops in time to standby; In the case of the loss of most of the torpedo planes, the bombers continued to dive and bomb, resulting in the Japanese torpedo planes with mines**, and the aircraft carrier was completely destroyed.

It can be said that although Japan later won several small tactical victories, it could not reverse the strategic situation, and the fundamental reason was that at that time the naval core - the aircraft carrier confrontation was already at a complete disadvantage, relying on sinking a few cruisers and destroyers to do nothing, and the US military directly pushed sideways with the trend of forces, although the US military losses were not small, but the hematopoietic ability was strong, and the trend became more and more prominent with time.

Apparently not. The second disgrace, after Pearl Harbor, occurred less than two months after Midway. On August 8, 1942, 8 ships of the Japanese 8th Fleet (7 cruisers and 1 destroyer) attacked the U.S. ** fleet on Savo Island at night. The US military has 8 cruisers and 8 destroyers.

Although tactical suddenness was achieved, this was not a sneak attack, but was entirely the result of the US military's negligence in taking precautions. As a result, the U.S. forces lost 4 heavy cruisers and 1 destroyer in the night battle, and another 1 heavy cruiser and 2 destroyers were severely damaged. 1,200 people were killed, and on the Japanese side, only the Kinugasa and the Torikai received one bullet each.

58 people died. This percentage of casualties is almost equal to that of Pearl Harbor.

In the artillery battle between the heavy cruiser Kinugasa (6,000 tons, 6 203 guns) and the heavy cruiser Vincennes (10,000 tons, 9 203 guns), Vincennes was hit 74 rounds, and only 1 hit himself.

The U.S. Quincy 0v0 reacted relatively quickly and quickly returned fire, hitting the bridge chart room of the Torikai. But the luck was relatively bad, and after a few shots, he was suddenly hit by a torpedo and lost its combat effectiveness.

Although the above two have crossed over, they are already the combat effectiveness of the US military in this battlePeak。The other American cruisers fired thousands of 203mm shells, but none of them hit, and they were all lonely, and their noses and faces were swollen. The flagship of the Southern Fleet actually went in the wrong direction.

The battle moved to the north, but the flagship led the reinforcements to the south, and chased the air for a long time, and the battle was over. What is even more outrageous is that the flagship of the fleet did not use radio to inform the Northern District Fleet, and as a result, after the Japanese fleet succeeded in raiding the Southern Fleet, it then took the Northern Fleet by surprise.

The US destroyers were even more ridiculous, the destroyers in charge of radar alert were stunned that they did not notice the Japanese ** team in the past, and the destroyer Bagley quickly seized the torpedo firing position but found that there was no torpedo in the torpedo tube. After turning around in place, he rushed to the firing position again, only to find that the torpedo had forgotten to install a detonator.

The third shame is not far away - the naval battle of Tasa Farongo took place on November 30, 42. The U.S. army had 5 heavy cruisers, 1 light cruiser, and 6 destroyers (60,000 tons gross tonnage), against 8 Japanese destroyers (less than 10,000 tons gross tonnage) that carried out iron barrel transportation missions. As a result, the Japanese lost only 1 destroyer, sank 1 10,000-ton heavy cruiser and severely damaged 3 cruisers.

In addition, the night battle of Cologne-Bangalla and the sea and air battle of Santa Cruz were also small victories for the Japanese army.

Yes, because the Japanese army could no longer support it at that time, and in 1945, when the U.S. military dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese mainland, Japan would still surrender.

Yes, it's just that the war lasts a few more years.

The most fundamental reason is that Lao Mei deciphered the intelligence, which is equivalent to two people playing cards, and everyone else knows your hole cards, so how to play.

The second reason is that the main attack force on Midway Island is only 4 aircraft carriers, while the United States has 3 ships, and the United States also has roadbed aircraft on Midway.

Unfavorable intelligence, coupled with a lack of troops, increases the likelihood of defeat.

The third reason lies in the bravery of the old American pilots, the three torpedo squadrons and land-based aircraft attacked with life and death, disrupting the deployment of the Japanese army and opening the way for the follow-up attack group.

The fourth cloud is that Nagumo does not distinguish what the main target is, and is stuck in multiple targets.

The last one is luck.,Lao Mei's attack just hit the Japanese when they reloaded.,If it's early or late, it won't have this effect.。