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Raid 1
50 800kg AP Bombs (on 50 Kate’s)
40 Torpedoes (on 40 Kate’s)
54 250kb GP bombs (on 54 Val’s)
45 Fighters (Zero’s)
189 Total aircraft
Raid 2
54 250kb GP bombs and 324 60kg GP bombs (on 54 Kate’s)
72 250kg GP bombs (on 72 Val’s)
36 Fighters (Zero’s)
163 Total Aircraft
1st Attack Units CO Commander Fuchida
1st Group CO Commander Fuchida
1st Attack Unit CO Commander Fuchida
15 Kates each fitted with a 800-kg Armor Piercing Bomb for
level (high altitude) bombing.
2nd Attack Unit CO Lt Cmdr Hashiguchi
15 Kates-Same bombs as 1st Attack Unit.
3rd Attack Unit CO Lt Abe
10 Kates-Same bombs as 1st Attack Unit.
4th Attack Unit CO Lt Cmdr Kusmi
10 Kates-Same bombs as 1st Attack Unit.
Primary Target Battleships
1st Torpedo Attack Unit CO Lt Cmdr Murata
12 Kates each fitted with an Aerial Torpedo, Mark 91.
2nd Torpedo Attack Unit CO Lt Kitajima
12 Kates-Same torpedoes as 1st Torpedo Attack Unit.
3rd Torpedo Attack Unit CO Lt Nagai
8 Kates-Same torpedoes as 1st Torpedo Attack Unit.
4th Torpedo Attack Unit CO Lt Matsumura
8 Kates-Same torpedoes as 1st Torpedo Attack Unit.
Primary Target Battleships, Aircraft Carriers
2nd Group CO Lt Cmdr Takahashi
15th Attack Unit CO Lt Cmdr Takahashi
27 Vals each fitted with a 250-kg Anti-ground (general purpose)
bomb for dive bombing.
16th Attack Unit CO Lt Sakamoto
27 Vals-Same bomb as 15th Attack Unit.
Primary Target Ford Island, Wheeler Field
3rd Group CO Lt Cmdr Itaya
1st Fighter Combat Unit CO Lt Cmdr Itayao
9 Zekes for air control and strafing
2nd Fighter Combat Unit CO Lt Shiga
9 Zekes-Same Mission
3rd Fighter Combat Unit CO Lt Suganami
9 Zekes-Same Mission
4th Fighter Combat Unit CO Lt Okajima
6 Zekes-Same Mission
5th Fighter Combat Unit CO Lt Sato
6 Zekes-Same Mission
6th Fighter Combat Unit CO Lt Kaneko
6 Zekes-Same Mission
Primary Target 1. Airborne Aircraft
2. Strafing of Aircraft on Ground
Ford Island, Hickham Field, Wheeler Field, Barber’s Point, Kaneohe
50 800kg AP Bombs (on 50 Kate’s)
40 Torpedoes (on 40 Kate’s)
54 250kb GP bombs (on 54 Val’s)
45 Fighters (Zero’s)
189 Total aircraft
1st Group CO Lt Cmdr Shimazaki
6th Attack Unit CO Lt Cmdr Shimazaki
27 Kates each fitted with a 250-kg Anti-ground (general purpose
bomb and six 60-kg Ordinary bombs for level (high altitude)
bombing.
5th Attack Unit CO Lt Ichihara
27 Kates-Same bombs as 6th Attack Unit
Primary Target Ford Island, Hickham Field, Barber’s Point, Kaneohe
2nd Group CO Lt Cmdr Egusa
13th Attack Unit CO Lt Cmdr Egusa
18 Vals each fitted with a 250-kg Ordinary bomb for dive bombing.
14th Attack Unit CO Lt Kobayashi
18 Vals-Same bombs as 13th Attack Unit
11th Attack Unit CO Lt Chihaya
18 Vals-Same bombs as 13th Attack Unit
12th Attack Unit CO Lt Makino
18 Vals-Same bombs as 13th Attack Unit
Primary Target Aircraft Carriers, Cruisers
3rd Group CO Lt Shindo
1st Fighter Combat Unit CO Lt Shindo
9 Zekes for air control and strafing
2nd Fighter Combat Unit CO Lt Nikaido
9 Zekes-Same Mission
3rd Fighter Combat Unit CO Lt Iida
9 Zekes-Same Mission
4th Fighter Combat Unit CO Lt Kumano
9 Zekes-Same Mission
Primary Target 1. Airborne Aircraft
2. Strafing of Aircraft on Ground
Ford Island, Hickham Field, Wheeler Field, Barber’s Point, Kaneohe
54 250kb GP bombs and 324 60kg GP bombs (on 54 Kate’s)
72 250kg GP bombs (on 72 Val’s)
36 Fighters (Zero’s)
163 Total Aircraft
54 Zekes(Total) were retained aboard the Japanese Aircraft Carriers for Fleet Defense (9 from each carrier)
Total Aircraft
135 Fighters (Zeros)
126 (Vals)
144 (Kates)
402 Total Aircraft
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