The Battle of Midway proved to be a decisive naval victory for the United States to establish a dominant Pacific presence. This critical defeat of the Japanese came as the result of successful strategic and operational planning by the United States Navy. Effective strategic and operational planning that produced a Japanese defeat included the cracking of the Japanese radio code, the ability to mass U.S. forces quickly due to a home field advantage, and the proper implementation of air power.
[...] With the strategic advantage of intelligence at the disposal of the United States, they were able to properly and most effectively mass and organize the appropriate naval forces. Fighting at Midway, which is near bases in Hawaii such as Pearl Harbor, allowed the U.S. the chance to fight relatively close to its existing bases served as an operational advantage for the U.S. It allowed the U.S. to mass its forces without an issue of transporting or having to reallocate them over a large space or amount of time. [...]
[...] The use of the air component was another key strategic and operational success for the U.S. The U.S. launched preemptive attacks on the Japanese carrier fleet due to the intelligence gathered that outlined the time frame in which the Japanese planned to assault the U.S. forces. These initial strikes yielded heavy losses of American aircraft, but the disruption prevented the Japanese carriers from launching countering air raids. The Japanese carriers were swamped with incoming American aircraft and had to focus on defensive maneuvers vice the desired offensive of its own launched air assault. [...]
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