The significance of the victory of the battle of midway: The battle of midway changed the strength comparison of Japanese and American aircraft carriers in the Pacific region. The Japanese army has only two large aircraft carriers and four light aircraft carriers. After that, Japan began to lose its strategic initiative in the Pacific battlefield, and the war turned in favor of its allies.

Results of the Battle of Midway: In the Battle of Midway, the US military lost only one aircraft carrier, one destroyer and 147 aircraft, and 307 people died. On the other hand, Japan lost four large aircraft carriers, 1 cruiser, 332 aircraft, hundreds of experienced pilots and 3,700 crew members. Since then, the Japanese navy has gradually failed.

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Postwar analysis

Reasons for Japan's defeat

1, the Japanese navy is arrogant. It is a true portrayal of the Japanese navy in this naval battle, and it is also the fundamental reason for the failure of the Japanese navy in this naval battle.

2. The failure of the intelligence war. At that time, the war had developed into multidimensional space, and information warfare and information warfare had become one of the main factors restricting the victory of the war. In this naval battle, the trump card for the US military to win is to decipher the password of the Japanese navy in advance and know the battle plan and deployment of the Japanese navy before the battle breaks out.

3. The mistake of Japan's battle plan.

4. The backwardness of Japan's operational concept. The United States sank all the warships in Pearl Harbor. Instead, they put down their shackles and formed a task force with the aircraft carrier as the core. Other ships focus on protecting aircraft carriers. Although Japan won the attack on Pearl Harbor by using carrier-based aircraft, there are still many supporters in the navy who insist that warships are the decisive force in naval warfare.

5, operational command error. The first is to ignore the reconnaissance mission. Nanyun Fleet has no special reconnaissance plane flying team. Unwilling to disperse the offensive forces, the reconnaissance task of Nanyun Fleet is mainly undertaken by the old seaplanes on battleships and cruisers in the formation.

6. Differences in scientific, technological and industrial economic strength between the two countries. Japan lags behind the United States in science and technology.

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