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    Imperial Japanese Navy Campaign Planning And Design Of The Aleutian-Midway Campaign
    Imperial Japanese Navy Campaign Planning And Design Of The Aleutian-Midway Campaign
    Imperial Japanese Navy Campaign Planning And Design Of The Aleutian-Midway Campaign
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    Imperial Japanese Navy Campaign Planning And Design Of The Aleutian-Midway Campaign

    By Major Jonathan J. Gross

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    In May 1942, the Japanese found themselves in a favorable military situation. Previous successes had convinced Japanese naval planners that it was now possible to produce a strategic victory that could end the war through a negotiated peace. Employing the largest combined fleet of the war, the Aleutian-Midway campaign intended to satisfy that purpose. Merging the traditional battle fleet with battle proven aircraft carriers, the plan incorporated almost every major combat vessel in the Japanese Navy. Commitment of such a large force was intended to produce a high certainty for the successful accomplishment of three objectives: occupation of Midway Atoll, neutralization of the American threat from the Aleutians, and destruction of the American carrier task force. Thus, by securing the last remaining gaps in the Japanese defensive perimeter and destroying the only remaining surface threat to the Japanese homeland, the Japanese would, thereby, ensure a militarily favorable operating posture. Japanese victory in this operation conceivably would eliminate the American capability or desire to continue operations against Japan. With overwhelming combat power committed to this operation, success seemed certain. Since victory did not result from this operation, relative combat power was not the deciding factor in the battle.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherVerdun Press
    Release dateNov 6, 2015
    ISBN9781786252425
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      Imperial Japanese Navy Campaign Planning And Design Of The Aleutian-Midway Campaign - Major Jonathan J. Gross

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      IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY CAMPAIGN PLANNING AND DESIGN OF THE ALEUTIAN-MIDWAY CAMPAIGN

      By

      MAJ Jonathan J. Gross

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Contents

      TABLE OF CONTENTS 4

      ABSTRACT 5

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 7

      INTRODUCTION 8

      STRATEGIC AIMS, OPERATIONAL ENDS 12

      OPERATIONAL OBSTACLES AND OPPORTUNITIES 16

      EMPLOYING NAVAL FORCES TO ACHIEVE OBJECTIVES 22

      OUTCOMES OF AN OPERATIONAL APPROACH 26

      CONCLUSION 31

      BIBLIOGRAPHY 33

      REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 36

      ABSTRACT

      In May 1942, the Japanese found themselves in a favorable military situation. Previous successes had convinced Japanese naval planners that it was now possible to produce a strategic victory that could end the war through a negotiated peace. Employing the largest combined fleet of the war, the Aleutian-Midway campaign intended to satisfy that purpose. Merging the traditional battle fleet with battle proven aircraft carriers, the plan incorporated almost every major combat vessel in the Japanese Navy. Commitment of such a large force was intended to produce a high certainty for the successful accomplishment of three objectives: occupation of Midway Atoll, neutralization of the American threat from the Aleutians, and destruction of the American carrier task force. Thus, by securing the last remaining gaps in the Japanese defensive perimeter and destroying the only remaining surface threat to the Japanese homeland, the Japanese would, thereby, ensure a militarily favorable operating posture. Japanese victory in this operation conceivably would eliminate the American capability or desire to continue operations against Japan. With overwhelming combat power committed to this operation, success seemed certain. Since victory did not result from this operation, relative combat power was not the deciding factor in the battle.

      A new examination of the Aleutian-Midway campaign provides fresh lessons about the challenges of operational planning both then and now. The insights provided by contemporary operational art and design were used to reinterpret the campaign. U.S. concepts dealing with operational art and operational design provide a list of planning factors that point to the errors the Japanese made during operational planning. The type of errors made along with the historical evidence of Japanese actions provided a basis for assessing the cultural, organizational, and leadership factors that prevented more effective planning and a more successful operation. Additionally, applying modern aspects of campaign planning led to fresh lessons about the challenges of planning both then and now. Providing a contemporary understanding of the compounding effects of such complexities help illuminate key aspects of operational art.

      The Japanese Navy expended considerable energy to employ an experienced force in the massive Aleutian-Midway campaign of 1942. Yet, experience could not offset the shortcomings derived from planning only to meet the needs of a decisive battle. By focusing only on the final decisive battle, the Japanese ignored the critical parts of their plan that would allow the fleet to react when unforeseen events unfolded. The manner in which the Japanese planned, prepared and executed the Aleutian-Midway campaign sheds light on some important campaign design considerations that, if properly accounted for, produce a higher probability of reaching intended objectives. The Japanese Navy embarked in a drive to meet the enemy without properly addressing the necessary preparations for countering uncertainty. Japanese Naval leadership, to include Admiral Yamamoto, failed to form

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