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PACIFIC WAR &
GUADALCANAL
MIDN GRAHAM
JAPAN
SITUATION
Russian, Chinese, U.S. forces
Equipped with aircraft, troops and growing
U.S. fleet
MISSION
1. Invade Manchuria
2. Expansion in China
3. Efforts shift south
4. Pearl Harbor
5. Guam, Malaya, Singa
pore
6. Solomons
7. Battle of Coral Sea
8. Battle of Midway
EXECUTION
Three Phases:
1. Neutralize U.S. Pacific Fleet with a surprise
attack (Pearl Harbor) and seize Southern
Resources Area (SRA)
2. Establish invincible perimeter around SRA
3. Await and smash U.S. counterattack
U.S. STRATEGY
SITUATION
30,000 Japanese troops in Pacific,
Interlocking bases expanding empire and
trying to destroy us as threat.
Upon attack they defend
Intelligence regarding enemy forces and
terrain almost nonexistent. Maps
crude, hand-drawn; aerial photos arrived
after the landings
SITUATION - FRIENDLY
U.S. carriers undamaged in Pearl Harbor
Attack
Marine division in Pacific is trained for
amphibious operations
MISSION
Newly constructed airfield on Guadalcanal
Secure and use islands for attack on Japan
EXECUTION
Phase I: Seizure of other Solomon islands
plus positions on New Guinea by MacArthur
Phase II: Capture Guadalcanal
Phase III: Use bases to attack
WAR PLAN ORANGE
OUTCOME
Importance of air and sea control with
amphibious operation
Need for amphibious reconnaissance
Guadalcanal illustrates the mobility and
flexibility an amphibious campaign offers