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2010-02-27 -Obits-

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Posted by Anonymoose 2010-02-27 12:43|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 A joint Army-Navy report dated 13 March 1941 stated:
Possible Enemy Action paragraph:
(a) A declaration of war might be preceeded by:
1. A surprise submarine attack on ships in the operating area.
2. A surprise attack on Oahu including ships and installations in Pearl Harbor.
3. A combination of these two.
(b) It appears that the most likely and dangerous form of attack on Oahu would be an air attack. It is believed
that at present such an attack would most likely be launched from one or more carriers which would probably
approach inside of three hundred mile.
* * * * *
(e) In a dawn air attack there is a high probability that it could be delivered as a complete surprise in spite of any patrols we might be using and that it might find us in a condition of readiness under which pursuit would be slow to start.
To prevent the Japanese surprise attack that they described, Martin and Bellinger, cognizant of the shortage of long-range reconnaissance aircraft, described the action open to them: Run daily patrols as far as possible to seaward through 360 degrees to reduce the probabilities of surface or air surprise.
This would be desirable but can only be effectively maintained with present personnel and material for a very short period and as a practicable measure cannot, therefore, be undertaken unless other intelligence indicates
that a surface raid is probable within rather narrow time limits.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-02-27 17:31|| 2010-02-27 17:31|| Front Page Top

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