Coral Sea
Midway
Island Hopping
Air Combat
People
100

What was the Japanese objective during Operation MO?

Capture Port Moresby (so they could invade Australia)

100

What was the name of the Japanese strike fleet?

Kido Butai

100

Why did the Americans choose to 'island hop' instead of taking every Japanese island?

To save resources and let the islands die from lack of supply

100

What was the official code name for the Japanese Zero?

Zeke

100

Who was the best American pilot at Midway?

John "Jimmy" Thach

200

Which American carrier was sunk at Coral Sea?

USS Lexington

200

Which American carrier launched the famous 'strike to no where'

USS Hornet

200

On which island was the famous flag raising picture?

Iwo Jima

200

What degree angle was the 'Dauntless' able to dive at?

80

200

Who was the best japanese pilot at Pearl Harbor, Coral Sea and Midway?

Joichi Tomonaga

300

What is the torpedo bombing technique in which two groups attack a ship from opposite sides, making it impossible to dodge all the torpedos?

Anvil Attack

300

Which US carrier was 'sunk' three times?

The USS Yorktown

300

On which two cities were the bombs dropped

Hiroshima, Nagasaki

300
Name at least two features of the Japanese "Val" that allowed it to be accurate during dive bombing

Dive brakes, big wheel covers, wing shape and placement, trapeze system.

300

Which Japanese admiral commanded the carriers at Midway?

Adm. Chuichi Nagumo

400

The Japanese wasted 79 planes attacking what two ships?

Neosho/Sims. Oil tanker and Destroyer

400

Jimmy Thach had four planes in his squadron, how many Japanese planes did he fight against at once at Midway?

26 or 33

400

On which island were civilians confirmed to be used as shields?

Okinawa

400

Which company built the F4F Wildcat?

Grumman at the  'Ironworks'

400

Which American admiral was the leader at Coral Sea and Midway?

Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher

500
After the Japanese carrier the Shoho was bombed, the Japanese counter strike didn't bomb the Yorktown...why not?

They got lost and had already dropped their bombs to save fuel, they also tried to land on it because they got confused

500

Name the carrier that survived the longest for the Japanese

Hiryu

500

On which island was 'Henderson Field'? 

Guadalcanal

500

What is the math equation that explains why some planes are better at 'Boom and Zoom' than others?

P = (M)(V)

Planes with more mass keep their momentum longer

500

What was the name of the lost American pilot that followed the Arashi back to the Japanese fleet?

Wade McClusky