From these bases, Americans could fly and return with bombers to bomb tokyo
Men fought to the death and very few prisoners
Kamikazes active
Firebombing of Tokyo after islands taken
Invasion of Japan estimated to take 1 million American casualties.
FIre bombing - Heavy bombs at first, designed to open up gas lines to create flammable areas. Second wave comes in, and drops the incendiary bombs, burns the wooden japanese homes. The third wave was shrapnel bombs, which would kill anyone who tried to fight the fires.
Men fought to the death and very few prisoners
Kamikazes active
Firebombing of Tokyo after islands taken
Invasion of Japan estimated to take 1 million American casualties.
FIre bombing - Heavy bombs at first, designed to open up gas lines to create flammable areas. Second wave comes in, and drops the incendiary bombs, burns the wooden japanese homes. The third wave was shrapnel bombs, which would kill anyone who tried to fight the fires.