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The Imperial Japanese Navy and the battle of the Philippine Sea: An analysis of the main causes of defeat Cover

The Imperial Japanese Navy and the battle of the Philippine Sea: An analysis of the main causes of defeat

By: Yuki Yagi  
Open Access
|Sep 2021

Figures & Tables

Case 2 (Battle of Midway)3

IJN forces1 CV (Hiryu)
USN forces1 CV (USS Yorktown)
A236
α228
S214
d25

Case 1 (Battle of the Coral Sea)2

IJN forces2 CVs (Shokaku and Zuikaku)
USN forces2 CVs (USS Yorktown and USS Lexington)
A190
α151
S140 (13 fighters and 17 bombers)
d15

Ratio of the number of fighters on CAP to the total number on CVs1

Number of fighters on CAPTotal number of fighters on CVsRatio of fighters on CAP to total number on CVs
Battle of the Coral Sea17420.405
Battle of Midway14250.560
Battle of the Eastern Solomons531000.530
Total841670.503

Case 4 (Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands)5

IJN forces2.5 CVs (Shokaku, Zuikaku, and Zuiho)
USN forces2 CV (USS Hornet and USS Enterprise)
A496
S438
d49

Case 3 (Battle of the Eastern Solomons)4

IJN forces2 CVs (Shokaku and Zuikaku)
USN forces3 CVs (USS Enterprise, USS Saratoga, and USS Wasp)
A390
α354
S353
d33

Case 5 (Battle of the Philippine Sea)6

INJ forces6 CVs (Shokaku, Zuikaku, Taiho, etc.)
USN forces11 CVs (USS Hornet, USS Yorktown, USS Wasp etc.)
A5270
S5236
d50

Case 6 (Battle of the Philippine Sea)7

INJ forces6 CVs + land-based air force
USN forces11 CVs
A6430 (270 (+ 300(× 2/3 (Defense Agency of Japan, 1971d: 408, 569))
S6236
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jms-2021-0006 | Journal eISSN: 1799-3350 | Journal ISSN: 2242-3524
Language: English
Page range: 154 - 161
Submitted on: Dec 1, 2020
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Accepted on: Apr 7, 2021
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Published on: Sep 24, 2021
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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