WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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type 91 torpedo
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type 99 anti-ship bomb
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type 98 land bomb
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Nicknamed the “Long Lance” by naval historian Samuel Eliot Morrison, the Japanese Type 93 was the best torpedo of World War II.
Detailed explanation-2: -80-G-6683 Pearl Harbor Attack Forward magazines explode on USS Arizona (BB-39), after she was struck by a Japanese armor-piercing bomb.
Detailed explanation-3: -The USS West Virginia was one of the hardest hit ships at Pearl Harbor but rose from the ashes to destroy Japanese forces in the years after that surprise attack. On Dec. 7, 1941 the West Virginia was struck by torpedoes launched from a midget sub and immediately began sinking.
Detailed explanation-4: -An aerial torpedo (also known as an airborne torpedo or air-dropped torpedo) is a torpedo launched from a torpedo bomber aircraft into the water, after which the weapon propels itself to the target.