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	America at War
		Japanese invasion of Netherlands East Indies with landings at Tarakan and Jesselton in Borneo and Menado and Kema in the Celebes.
		The tugs USS Genesee (ATO-55) and USS Vaga (YT-116) are scuttled in the Philippines.
		The Japanese submarine RO-61 is sunk by the destroyer USS Reid (DD-369) and Naval land-based aircraft (VP-43) in the Aleutians.
	www.america-at-war.net /wwii1942.html (7774 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of ships of the Japanese Navy
		The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) (: å¤§æ—¥æœ¬å¸åœ‹æµ·è» Shinjitai: å¤§æ—¥æœ¬å¸å›½æµ·è» or æ—¥æœ¬æµ·è» Nippon Kaigun), officially Navy of Empire of Greater Japan, also known as the Japanese Navy or Combined Fleet was the Navy of Empire of Japan from 1869 until 1947, when it was dissolved following Japans constitutional renunciation of the use of force...
		She was laid down as the third Yamato class battleship (of four planned), but following the losses in the Battle of Midway was completed with a flight deck, making her the largest carrier of her era.
		She was sunk on November 29, 1944 by four torpedoes launched from the submarine USS Archerfish (Commander Joseph F. Enright) while she was transferred from Yokosuka to Kure - the hull compartmentation had not yet been installed.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-ships-of-the-Japanese-Navy (301 words)

	Japanese Navy Ships--Mikuma (1934-42)
		Mikuma, a 11,169-ton light cruiser built at Nagasaki, Japan, was completed in August 1935, and massively rebuilt a year later to repair serious design defects.
		Originally constructed as a light cruiser with fifteen six-inch guns, she was converted to a heavy cruiser with ten eight-inch guns in 1939.
		Mikuma played an active role in the early months of World War II in the Pacific, helping to sink USS Houston (CA-30) and the Australian light cruiser Perth in the Battle of Sunda Strait on 1 March 1942.
	138.147.50.20 /photos/sh-fornv/japan/japsh-m/mikuma.htm (363 words)

	"Mikuma" Photo Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Japanese Cruisers of the Seventh Squadron (Sentai): in Ise Bay, east-central Honshu, during the Summer of 1938.
		The Japanese heavy cruiser Mikuma afire and dead in the water on 6 June 1942, as seen from a SBD dive bomber, probably from USS Hornet during the day's third attack by planes from Hornet and USS Enterprise.
		Japanese heavy cruiser Mikuma, photographed from a USS Enterprise SBD aircraft during the afternoon of 6 June 1942, after she had been bombed by planes from Enterprise and USS Hornet.
	www.warship.get.net.pl /Japonia/Cruisers/CA_1935_Mogami_class/_Mikuma_photos.html (1332 words)

	Battle of Midway
		While the Japanese second wave was still rearming, a Japanese patrol aircraft spotted the American carriers and reported their position and course, but not that they were aircraft carriers.
		The Japanese force still greatly outnumbered the American force, and initially Admiral Yamamoto wanted to continue the battle, but then he realized that with the loss of the 4 aircraft carriers and their air units, his battleships and the invasion force became too vulnerable to American air attacks.
		The failure of the 16 Japanese submarines in an early warning mission to detect the American carriers presence is a tactical failure.
	www.sixthscalebattle.com /catalog.html (2166 words)

	TAMIYA "Japanese Heavy Cruiser Mikuma" 1/700 Scale Model Water Line Series
		The second of four Mogami Class Cruisers to be equipped with five 15.5cm triple guns was the Mikuma.
		Though of the same class, the Mikuma's bridge and other structures are slightly different from those of its elder sister, the Mogami.
		The Mikuma was part of the 7th Heavy Cruiser Squadron of the 2nd fleet and took part in the Malay landing operation and the Battle of Sunda Strait at the beginning of the Pacific War.
	210.153.13.202 /en-us/p_453.html (273 words)

	Japanese cruiser Mogami - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mogami (最上) was the lead ship of her class of cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy.
		The surviving cruisers were reunited at the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944.
		Mogami, heavily damaged by collision, cruiser gunfire and aerial attack, was scuttled by Akebono, while Kumano stumbled into Manila harbor on one boiler, to be put out of her misery by Halsey's aviators on 25 November 1944.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Mogami (520 words)

	1/700 Japanese Heavy Cruiser Mikuma
		The second of four Mogami Class Cruisers to be equipped with five 15.5cm triple guns was the Mikuma.
		The Mikuma was part of the 7th Heavy Cruiser Squadron of the 2nd fleet and took part in the Malay landing operation and the Battle of Sunda Strait at the beginning of the Pacific War.
		Mikuma's characteristic structures such as rear mast and main structure that distinguished it from the Mogami have been reproduced.
	tamiya.com /english/products/31342mikuma/index.htm (318 words)

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		At 2300 on 28 February 1942, Mikuma and Mogami, destroyer Shikinami">Shikinami, light cruiser Natori">Natori and destroyers Shirakumo">Shirakumo, Murakumo">Murakumo, Shirayuki">Shirayuki, Hatsuyuki">Hatsuyukiand Asakaze">Asakaze engaged USS Houston">USS Houston and HMAS Perth with gunfire and torpedoes after the Allied vessels attacked Japanese transports in the Sunda Strait.
		The Japanese task force was attacked in the Sulu Sea by 26 aircraft from USS Enterprise">USS Enterprise and Franklin">Franklin.
		On 25 October, between 0300-0330, the Japanese force was attacked by American PT boats and destroyers.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Japanese_cruiser_Mogami (1749 words)

	Imperial Cruisers
		Japanese and Vichy French authorities arrive at an "understanding" regarding the use of air facilities and harbors in Southern Indochina.
		MIKUMA is in Vice Admiral (later Admiral) Inoue Shigeyoshi's (former CO of HIEI) Fourth Fleet in Rear Admiral (later Vice Admiral) Kurita Takeo's (former CO of KONGO) CruDiv 7 with MOGAMI, SUZUYA and flagship KUMANO.
		MIKUMA is hit by at least five bombs in the forecastle, bridge area and amidships and set afire.
	www.combinedfleet.com /mikuma_t.htm (1650 words)

	Maritime Disasters of WWII 1942, 1943
		Badly damaged in the attack, the cruiser had to be scuttled by her crew leaving 150 dead on board.
		Another four Japanese ships appeared on the scene and some escaped prisoners, swimming in the water, managed to reach the dangling ropes and started to climb aboard only to be kicked back into the water when within a few inches from the deck.
		Japanese Kongo class battleship sunk by bombs and torpedo hits during the half hour naval Battle of Guadalcanal (off Savo Island) Damaged by shells from the USS San Fransisco, her steering gear shattered, the Hiei was now careering all over the ocean.
	members.iinet.net.au /~gduncan/maritime-1a.html (10466 words)

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		Mikuma participated in the occupation of Cochinchina, French Indochina, after Japan and Vichy French authorities reached an understanding on use of its air facilities and harbors from July 1941, from its forward operating base on Hainan.
		At 2300 on 28 February 1942, Mikuma and Mogami, destroyer Shikinami">Shikinami, light cruiser Natori">Natori and destroyers Shirakumo">Shirakumo, Murakumo">Murakumo, Shirayuki">Shirayuki, Hatsuyuki">Hatsuyukiand Asakaze">Asakaze arrived and engaged USS Houston">USS Houston and HMAS_Perth">HMAS Perth with gunfire and torpedoes after the Allied vessels attacked Japanese transports in the Sunda Strait.
		Mikuma's crew was advised that upon the completion of the Midway operation they would proceed to the Aleutian Islands and from there to Australia.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Japanese_cruiser_Mikuma (1070 words)

	Battle Photos - Japanese: Naval Air War In The Pacific
		The Japanese carrier Hiryu - the Hiryu was the last of the four Japanese carriers to be sunk by the U.S. at the Battle of Midway.
		Smoking Mikuma - After the Battle of Midway, the Japanese cruiser Mikuma was damaged in a collision, and on the following day she came under U.S. aerial attack while limping out of the combat area.
		Committed to its destiny - A Japanese torpedo bomber races through a storm of anti-aircraft fire in a bid to hole the (second) USS Yorktown (from which this photo was taken) on April 29, 1944.
	www.daveswarbirds.com /navalwar/targets.htm (1216 words)

	Battle of Midway: June 4 - 6, 1942
		With a Japanese landing on Midway seemingly in the offing, Task Force 16 increased speed to 25 knots and proceeded to pass north of Midway.
		Mikuma took at least five, leaving her dead in the water, her topside utterly wrecked.
		Mikuma, Spruance concluded it would be best to break off pursuit of the enemy, as he would soon be in range of enemy planes based on Wake Island.
	www.cv6.org /1942/midway/midway_5.htm (1695 words)

	BATTLE OF MIDWAY--Sinking of Japanese Cruiser Mikuma, 6 June 1942
		The Japanese heavy cruiser Mikuma afire and dead in the water on 6 June 1942, as seen from a SBD dive bomber, probably from USS Hornet (CV-8) during the day's third attack by planes from Hornet and USS Enterprise (CV-6).
		Japanese heavy cruiser Mikuma, photographed from a USS Enterprise (CV-6) SBD aircraft during the afternoon of 6 June 1942, after she had been bombed by planes from Enterprise and USS Hornet (CV-8).
		The burning Japanese heavy cruiser Mikuma, photographed from a U.S. Navy aircraft during the afternoon of 6 June 1942, after she had been bombed by planes from USS Enterprise (CV-6) and USS Hornet (CV-8).
	138.147.50.20 /photos/events/wwii-pac/midway/mid-10a.htm (1031 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News
		As Japanese planes pounded Midway shortly after dawn on June 4, U.S. reconnaissance planes had miraculously spotted the Imperial Fleet's four carriers in the vast blue battlefield.
		The cruisers Mikuma and Mogami collided while attempting to evade U.S. aircraft, and the Mikuma sank June 6.
		The U.S. destroyer Hammann was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine and sank June 6.
	www.starbulletin.com /2002/06/02/news/story5.html (1046 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News
		As Japanese planes pounded Midway shortly after dawn on June 4, U.S. reconnaissance planes had miraculously spotted the Imperial Fleet's four carriers in the vast blue battlefield.
		The cruisers Mikuma and Mogami collided while attempting to evade U.S. aircraft, and the Mikuma sank June 6.
		The U.S. destroyer Hammann was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine and sank June 6.
	starbulletin.com /2002/06/02/news/story5.html (1046 words)

	Mikuma
		The Japanese cruiser Mikuma was built by MBG member Brent Jernigan.
		I have recently traded my Roma for this ship because she is small enough to fit in the back seat of my car and carries a lot of firepower.
		The Mikuma is a Japanese Mogami Class Cruiser that served in the Pacific during W.W.II.
	axisdog.tripod.com /id28.htm (176 words)

	Japanese cruiser Mogami - Definition, explanation
		Mogami was the first in a class of four heavy cruisers that sailed in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
		Three of the four Mogami-class ships, Mogami, Suzuya, and Kumano, were sunk in the Pacific Ocean in 1944.
		The fourth, Mikuma, was sunk in the Battle of Midway, in June of 1942.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/j/ja/japanese_cruiser_mogami.php (104 words)

	Air Force News :: History
		AS with the initial Japanese onslaught at Pearl Harbour during World War II, carrier-based aircraft played a crucial role in the Battle of Midway in early June 1942 –; although this time US forces inflicted the most damaging blows.
		Japanese scouts had been launched before dawn but one was late and the US carriers were only sighted as the Japanese strike aircraft were returning to the carriers from Midway.
		Although the Japanese had superiority in forces, the forewarning provided by intelligence from intercepts, Japanese tactical errors of judgement, and the endeavour and valour of the US aviators resulted in the loss of all four Japanese carriers, 3500 men including experienced aircrew, and 332 aircraft.
	www.defence.gov.au /news/raafnews/EDITIONS/4509/history/story01.htm (739 words)

	World War II information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In early May, a Japanese naval invasion of Port Moresby, New Guinea, was thwarted by Allied navies in the Battle of the Coral Sea.
		The Japanese committed much of their declining naval strength in the Battle of the Philippine Sea but suffered severe losses in both ships and aircraft and after the battle the Japanese aircraft carrier force was no longer militarily effective.
		The Japanese had prepared a rigorous defense and then used the last of their naval forces in an attempt to destroy the invasion force in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 23 through October 26, 1944, arguably the largest naval battle in history.
	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/World_War_II (8862 words)

	Battle of Midway: Interrogation of Japanese Prisoners
		Two Japanese naval ratings were rescued from a raft on 9 June after the Midway Action by U.S.S. Trout and brought to Pearl Harbor for interrogation.
		However, at the time of the Mikuma's sinking he stated Mogami was on fire (this command has photographs of the burning and abandoning of a Mogami class cruiser with extensive damage amidships and aft.
		When questioned concerning the sinking of the Houston, he stated that although he was not aboard the ship at the time, he had heard by rumor that the Houston and another ship had been sunk by planes of the Zuikaku from behind, along with destroyers.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/rep/Midway/Midway-Interrogations.html (1968 words)

	WW2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Further south the main Japanese army in the theatre were fought to a standstill on the Burma-India frontier by the British Fourteenth Army (the "Forgotten Army"), which then counter-attacked, and having recaptured all of Burma was planning attacks towards Malaya when the war ended.
		Japanese POW camps also had high death rates; many were used as labour camps, and starvation conditions among the mainly U.S. and Commonwealth prisoners were little better than many German concentration camps.
		Compounding the issue, however, is the fact that the Japanese industrial production relied heavily on manufacturing facilities which were located in close proximity to, and in many cases intermixed with, residential property, which eliminated or greatly hampered the ability to attack the Japanese war machine without affecting the Japanese near that industrial infrastructure ([4]).
	abcworld.net /WW2.html (9855 words)

	The Battle of Midway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		When the Japanese Striking Force was located, Spruance quickly determined that it would be several hours before he would be in the best position to launch his planes.
		The Japanese had already dodged a series of ineffectual attacks from Midway-based B-17 and B-28 bombers and outmoded SBU Vindicator dive bombers (the pilots of the latter sardonically called them "Wind Indicators" for their habit of spinning around when landing in a crosswind).
		The fourth Japanese carrier, Hiryu, shrouded in haze, escaped for the moment, and she at least would have her revenge.
	www.worldwar2history.info /Midway/Battle-of-Midway.html (1524 words)

	HNN News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		By their attack, the Japanese had planned to capture Midway to use as an advance base, as well as to entrap and destroy the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
		Meanwhile, on the 6th, Japanese submarine I-168 interrupted the U.S. salvage operations, torpedoing Yorktown and torpedoing and sinking destroyer USS Hammann (DD 412).
		In a larger strategic sense, the Japanese offensive in the Pacific was derailed and their plans to advance on New Caledonia, Fiji, and Samoa postponed.
	www.hnn.navy.mil /Archives/000602/Midway.htm (1005 words)

	Sandcastle V.I. - Voyages of the Enterprise - Air Power at Sea / Part 2
		While the courageous torpedo plane crews were sacrificing themselves in a desperate attempt to hit the Japanese carriers, the three squadrons of dive bombers were still looking for the Japanese fleet.
		Later in the battle, the Enterprise was herself hit by three Japanese bombs, which damaged her flight deck and jammed her rudder.
		At about this time, a group of 40 to 50 Japanese planes were preparing to attack the damaged Enterprise again, but she managed to escape into a rain squall and was not located again by the attackers.
	www.sandcastlevi.com /sea/enterprise/voych09b.htm (1920 words)

	Sandcastle V.I. - Carriers: Airpower at Sea - The Great Carrier War / Part 6
		After he was over-ruled by other Japanese military leaders and the stand-off occurred in the Coral Sea, Yamamoto finally mounted his Midway campaign in June 1942.
		In the meantime, the Japanese carriers launched their own attack on the island of Midway, not knowing that the American carriers were already at sea.
		The Battle of Midway ended on June 6, 1942, with the sinking of the Japanese cruiser Mikuma and the crippling of the cruiser Mogami by the USS Enterprise and USS Hornet.
	www.sandcastlevi.com /sea/carriers/cvchap2f.htm (658 words)

	Japanese Cruisers
		Japanese Cruisers from the First World War to the Second World War.
		She was the first Japanese cruiser to have a clipper bow.
		The Tenryu class Ligth Cruisers, Tenryu and Tatsuta were designed along the same lines of the successful Royal navy Arethusa Class Cruisers.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /japanese_cruisers.htm (1354 words)

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