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The Attack on Pearl Harbor: Unrealized Technical Potential The Attack on Pearl Harbor: Unrealized Technical Potential
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Technological Innovations at Pearl Harbor Technological Innovations at Pearl Harbor
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A Low-Tech Success Story A Low-Tech Success Story
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Investigating Bomb Performance Investigating Bomb Performance
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Employment of Massed Carriers: Problems of Command and Control Employment of Massed Carriers: Problems of Command and Control
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Command and Control of the Torpedo Attack Command and Control of the Torpedo Attack
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Torpedo and Anti-torpedo Technology Torpedo and Anti-torpedo Technology
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Bombsight Technology: The D3A Val Dive Bomber over Pearl Harbor Bombsight Technology: The D3A Val Dive Bomber over Pearl Harbor
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Conclusion Conclusion
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3 The Perils of Technological Transformation: A Case Study of the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
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Published:October 2019
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Abstract
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 saw the introduction of game-changing naval strike technologies, among them the first Japanese introduction of aircraft voice radios, shallow-running torpedoes, armor-piercing bombs, advanced fuzes, and the use of dive bombers against fleet units in port. The attack was the first instance of a multi-carrier strike, with over 350 aircraft participating. Instead of amplifying success, these technologies contributed to a very poor performance: with sufficient firepower to sink all the accessible battleships and cruisers in the harbor, with overkill, they applied killing levels of ordnance to only three. The attack is an exemplar of what can go wrong when introducing new naval technologies and doctrine. This chapter by Alan D. Zimm examines the errors made by the Japanese, the impact of these errors on strike performance, and the ultimate source of the errors. Examined are bombsights, general-purpose and armor-piercing bombs, radios and command and control, and torpedoes and anti-torpedo defenses. Much of the Japanese performance shortfall can be attributed to improper assimilation of new technologies, along with poor testing, manufacturing, and installation of new technologies.
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