Название: Coral Sea and Midway: The History of the World War II Battles that Turned the Tide in the Pacific Theater
Автор: Charles River Editors
Издательство: Charles River Editors
ISBN: 1539857816
Год: 2016
Формат: PDF (conv)
Страниц: 96
Размер: 4,4 МБ
Язык: Английский
The growing buzz of aircraft engines disturbed the Japanese military construction personnel hauling equipment ashore on the beige coral sand of Tulagi island at 8:20 AM on May 4th, 1942. Offshore, the large IJN (Imperial Japanese Navy) minelayer Okinoshima, flagship of Admiral Shima Kiyohide, lay at anchor, along with two destroyers, Kikuzuki and Yutsuki, and transport ships.
Six Japanese Mitsubishi F1M2 floatplanes also rested on the gentle, deep blue swell, marking Tulagi's future as an IJN floatplane base.