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In 1940 certain us g s Im s
Amy, Rkugu, s s mg u-k ug suy y . s s b uk by gz sy Ob 1940 sk, Soryokusenkenkyujo (Isu us). y us, sg ’s “bgs bs,” g b 31 37 ys, m my, y, us gm mss gs, s-gus busss ms ss. s ss gm s g mms, su s s b. y g um ss s m sss, summ 1941 m mss m s us s s, s subm b.
O 27 Augus 1941, m Ms Ky Fumm, bs j mg s b mmbsm umb ss. mmbs b, ugKy Ms j Hk (1884–1948), s subj us s my m -
sus u sus bu C su u ys; u U s; U s ’s s, ms sg, u bm xmy u 1943,
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The Japanese Situation—
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by 1944 u u g b b g y. u , us, s Am m us m bmbs, bu
y gs .I s u jug x, , s k s by
s s s m. j us Ky Ob 1941, s gm U s Dmb 1941 su , by 1944, b u -s b m. m , , u sm b bsuy s ms xm su g .
I s y s s g s yss s m-
y s s s s s, bu s y s us b m s s s m m-s my b ug, ss, s m s, s-, us. Bu g us , s us s gs, b m: 1940 1941 s “g u” m-kg s mss ss k b ss uss bu ss- Gmy B U s. s,y, b Rkugu Kgu, s - su - ss. By s 1941 ss sms b m ss m: s by s ms ky s ss.
* * *
Isu’s s ms s- y xm ’s subsqu , bus s: y
m ss ’s my . Isu’s s s ub C smy u bsus x , y by m. Isu’s mmbs ms kg bs gs u C msmss s ugu sus As: u gz sm s s y ub bg s su- qu s sus s As. Oy us ss- mss s, C 1937 sus As
1941, y us uss m . y, , s ssby u m by uy; s y su byu b u gs mss su
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s, gy m ms sy ms, sus, s xg, squs ssus us.
s ms ’s ss s sus As, s m ms ’s 1941 smy u b : s smy y y u s U s u u ms100,000 1944. I s suk y s U.. F 7 Dmb 1941 s sg s -g y ms, Kgu u s b b g b bss quy u 1944. A k, M1944, s s ug y 294 ss,
U s s b s “ y my” jus us. ms Am -s u b 1939 1945 s suy s bus b 1943 1944 U s u m b 1939 1945.
m u U.. s b 1941 1945 s m 1,00,000 s, subs s s m 1945 y -u u by umb gs u b m, b u, ,ug m u y s s m ss 1944 .
Bu s y mkb bu Isu s sg ’s s 1943 1944; - ss mss mm s Kgu’s -bs s y m. I summ 1941, s Kgu , uk s s suy ky subm mggs s sg. suy s uk by sg m mkby ssug us y m mg
s sm 75,000 s sg, us u sm b ssb jus g A u sss b Fbuy1917 mb 1918 u 1940; uusy, ug, s suy s s y m Kgu suy s u b yy s ys u b b u sm 900,000 s sg m s. u s mm y umb us, s guby s m bg us - uu s ys x ub mg uu, s m ys u b m-
m sx mj sks. , s ys u b mm bug us, s-
s, sg ukg g gms ys s. I s, s ys u m-
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Table 12.1. The United States and Japan: Comparative Populations, Workorces, and Steel, Coal, Electricity, and Aircrat Production
United States Japan RelativePosition
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ss mm sx s sks, us - my bg b uk b-
by m s sks sm m. Dmb 1941 jus u, sy, s s, bu ss b b gs u ms: s, su gms 1939 1940 b s s y s mg b m; s, s su gms mm ms b umbs quy; , ss b s gs mj u m-m— 1941 s jus 53.71 1937 uu— ms s, ’s m s, s b
ssus; u, ss Dmb 1941 b b- gs s u b m sg u b mssy u s us u- m bus ss m b bug su b sm m uu.
s ms s ms m, bu sy s ms g u, sg, s. I u 1940 s mbz , ss , qus sg s m my s,u k sm g ms. ss, , u b mbu 1941, bu Kgu m-1940 x 1941 s sm u s. u sy mb-
Table 12.2. New Construction in Japanese Yards, 1931-1941
Fgus Iu y s 100 s
Merchant Tonnage Naval Tonnage Total Tonnage
, , ,
,** ,6 ,
,6 (- .) 6, ( +.6) , (- .)
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,, ,6 ,,6
Note: gus ss s g m us y.
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us s- u g g g ss. C’s gus
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z uu, s ss su s s, ms m sg s 1940, msg sm 49,000,000 s, bu 10,000,000 s m-
sg m s bu m ,250,000 su s g. bu s sg bg qus ss, s su s 1941 sms b y ss, m by Im Ny by sus-s gs ss.
* * *
sy ’s s b u msy ms
ss, bu s s b my ms u s sg, mg s sysm Kgu sug u 1943, s s m , m susy -u u by m su- Augus 1945.
* * *
squ sg sss s b bus mm ms ’s y g . I s sy sm mu y s , bus s: s mbusgs, subsqu mgs, by m g mg gs s sg, ms U.. sgy, mggs sg s s mby gs Am m Gm s s. B s my, bs s
bu mg gs sg my s bs b s, u-s, by s su ss s .
b Dmb 1941 Augus 1945 bsy s sxss, s bg s s qus s ms m by A 1942. , Ob 1943,ss b, s Ams ug ssss . s ss s ss, sb My 1942 Fbuy 1943, s s s A
s su s s N Gu ms, b M Ob 1943, s s “ -g .” s s s y y ss gs, ug ug s s N Gu
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u ms Aus. u s , b Nmb 1943 u 1944, Am -g s Gb E Iss s ssu
b . s, b uy1944 M 1945, s ss ss mss Am -s su -qus s sg s sb s mmu b m ss u Rsus A. s s , b A Au-gus 1945, s Am ms g m ss, Kgu u u s s , ssg subj sus mg s (O ), sg bmbg s k ub u
ks Hsm Ngsk. mg s uk by, s s s-bs , m s mg ks, u sm 24 ,my, ss 500,179 s, sm 55.58 ss 52.99 g s by s s s . s s y m sum -su s sg s s-bs .
* * *
s u sx mj s, N , -s m s, Es C , C , u-s , u Rsus A, g “s-s,” my I O , C, musb ss s uk s, “” bg -s subms s N A “u-k” ss g su, my,
ss s, bus uk. Bu b y xm -s sg sss bg mms, m-yg bs, .
Fs, s y skg bu s sss s sss sss ss bug g ssus by uy 1945. I s y sy s sg s -m sg sss— su, my, sg sss -g— mu g Bs sss b 1941 1942;xss y, B s b su s sss sg
ys bu qu ’s sg sss bDmb 1941 Augus 1945. As s us , Bs,
A, u sg sss 20 m s, bu B s s su su sss m
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y. mus b B mg bbug s smm 1942 bu s - by Am mss, bu ms
s s sg sss bu -s s s ms, gg s s .
, s sss mus g gs sm b s gs s y su, sg, qus ug u, ms, bu s ms s. m y m: y s s sss mus g u- 75,000-s u summ 1941, y s bss xm s sss, s su mmy ss :
y s ms b Dmb 1941 Augus 1945 ssss b s gu, s s s ms s mb1942. I s s ms s sg sss g ms , bu us Ob Nm-b 1942 bu sss (by g) mb 1942, s m.
s y sg s y m , Fbuy 1944, sg, my sg, sg s m 75,000 s sg, s m y mk sg. I ks s sss, s y -b s sss Nmb 1942 sus ; yms ss 94,597 s, gu s s msub gs sss y sg . sss su-s Nmb 1942 u sy sm s m-g b y , bu qu busy Im Ny u - mmm sg y-g-u s bs Kirishima, y us Kinugasa, -
sy Ayanami, ss 19,13 s, us my s-s 1,542 s. I ys 14 15 Nmb 1942 s s Gu g by “b” ms , ss s s ms sugy usb: sss 14–15 Nmb s qu- my sss g 1,250,000 s, sm sx ms 75,000- m; su sss u m Ams s-, b y mm.
Bu s s y sg bu Nmb 1942 gus s -
s m s m us m. I Nmb sg sss y- ss 151,2 s, s Ob sss y-g ss 154,074 s, bu
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s g bu g b s ms
ms s sss s y skg, s s b 12.4.My sss g s s ms, bu sm my sss sus Nmb 1942s s s sss sm 40,000 s sg s—s m s, Es C , sus — us m, g ms gy su ss m sg. I Ob 1942 subms g m bss u s , my, - ss 87,019 s, ss 48,899 s suk s
m s ss 35,25 s suk Es C ; sub-ms g m bss u sx ss 29,827 s, u ss 21,48 s suk sus . I Nmb1942, s Am g mm y subms sus b ss y s s mg ss mg,subms g m bss u m-m 1,925 s s m s mm ,57s Es C ; subms g m bss u ss 23,943, sus . s sg sm-
g ss m-1942 My. I My 1942 s sss sx gus sm, bu u jus us m’s : Am subm-s, g m bss ugu , u jus m-m 7,87 s, m s ss 55,180 s suk bysubms bs s ss 3,22 s suk by subms. Exss y, skgs by subms, s g sx gus by My 1942 s mk m-m, s u bu g u 1942; su s s -
ym b. s m s Ob–Nmb1942 s sus .
Bu s y g bu gus s y s u b y s Ams
Table 12.4. Japanese Losses in October and November 1942
Warships Naval support
shipping
Military
transports
Civilian
merchantmenOb : : , 6: ,6 6: , 6: ,
Nmb : : , : , : , : ,6
Expressed in % terms:
Ob : - - . . . . . .6
Nmb : - - . .6 . . . .
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m ss. sus s ms bus s s suxm. Nmb 1943, m Am s suk bs Rbu s my ms su ms G-b E Iss, y mk y subs s, y M 1944 s u ms; b- A 1944 Augus 1945 jus s ss suk
, mb sm jus 7,372 s bg qumm u sg s s m. Bu sms u u 1944 , Amsg su Ms, s s sg g - ss . I s y s sss mu jus g ss 21,471 s; s s susg bus s s umb s ss suk s k-s ms, ug y-g ss u subms u by Am gs. Lks,
s by-ss 1945, m Am s s—b ms —bg mu b My mb1944, bu s s susg ms k gs byss s u Rsus A. A 31 M 1945 s s u. Ams sbs s us s sb s mmu b m ss sus As, s s sg g, b1 uy 15 Augus s s jus 834- mm - Gu m, s , guby, “ s
bu.” bu s sss uy 1945 b s y smy: s
s smb sg mby by s y-u s u m . I s ms s g g u-
Table 12.5. Japanese Losses o July 1945
Warships Naval support
shipping
Military
transports
Civilian
merchantmenN : : - - - - - -
s Hm s: : , : , : , : ,
Es C : : - - - - :
C : - - - - - - - -
us : - - - - - - - -
u Rsus A: : , - - - - :
I O: - - - - - - - -
R C: - - - - - - : ,
Uk/O s: - - - - - - - -
: : , : , : , : ,
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s m s Es C — Ygs mm suk by -bs s u s s. I ms ss m s u Rsus A, s xgg-
by us 13,400- y us Takao, , hors de combat bs g, s sy mg s s -su k by Bs mg subms 31 uy. I s xu m s, g ss 5,455 s s , g sz 80 s ( ss 220 s) g s sy.
Bu s ms m sg mg m y us s sg sss s smg my -. O sss 200,000- mk s m -mb 1943, bu u 300,000- mk Nmb 1943,
, g ms, k my sss Fbuy 1944, 507,090 s sg s s, s gu sg .7 ms u g 75,000-s--m mu. s y -b bu s gus s s mb 1943, sg bs mm su gs sgsss—y- ss 80,423 s m y- ss 200,79 s—b Nmb 1943 u 1944, s Amsug y ss m Gbs Mss Ms u uzg ks uk K, bu sss s sg, sy susg, s s b 12..
I s s m m s 189.5 ss m- 250.5 su ss 215 my ss suk,bu y g s: 42,212 s sg s by m m 784,145 s s by m-y s 1,244,198 s s by s, s, sm 24.04 sss by sm m 28.93 by umbs. I s
sss u by m s s -g, bu sss mg su sg, busy mm m ms Kgu’s ss bu s ms u qusg sg sss m m m smy su sg m s ms. As s,Kgu ss s m s , - s s ss u sg s umb m y U.. sy Chevalier s suk V L 7 Ob 1943, s subms,
sk jus u Am sys , u us 2 Ob 1943, s Liscome Bay (24 Nmb 1943) y us Indianapolis (29 uy 1945) x.
sg sss s b mb 1943 u
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Table 12.6. Japanese Warship and Naval, Military, and CivilianShipping Losses, Overall and Specifcally in the Central PacifcTheater, to Carrier Aircrat with Warships and to Submarines,
in the Period between 1 September 1943 and 30 June 1944
Losses in the Central Pacifc Theater
Total lossesin all theaters
Overallin theater
To carrier aircratand warships
Tosubmarines
September 1943
ss : 6, : 6,6 - - : 6,6
N sg : 6, : , - - : ,
My sg : 6, : ,6 - - : ,
C sg : , : 6, - - : ,
g sss: : ,6 : , - - 6: ,
October 1943
ss 6: , : , - - : ,
N sg 6: , : , - - : 6,
My sg : , : ,6 - - : ,
C sg : ,6 - - - - - -
g sss: : , : , - - : ,
November 1943
ss : , : , - - - -
N sg : 6, : ,6 - - : 6,My sg : 6,6 : ,6 - - : ,
C sg : 6, : , - - - -
g sss: 6: ,6 : , - - : ,
December 1943
ss : , : , : : ,
N sg : , : 66,6 : , : ,6
My sg : , : , - - : ,
C sg : 6, : ,6 - - : ,6
g sss: : , : ,6 : , : ,
January 1944
ss 6: ,6 : , : , 6: ,6
N sg ½ , : , : ,6 : ,6
My sg : , : ,6 - - 6: ,6
C sg ½ 6, : ,6 - - :
g sss: : , : , : ,6 6: ,
February 1944
ss : ,6 : , : , : ,
N sg : ,6 : , : ,66 : ,
My sg : , : 6, : , : ,C sg : ,6 : , : , : ,
g sss: : , : , : , 6: ,
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Losses in the Central Pacifc Theater
Total lossesin all theaters
Overallin theater
To carrier aircratand warships
Tosubmarines
March 1944
ss , 6: ,6 : , : ,6
N sg 6: , : , : , : ,6
My sg : , : , 6: ,6 : ,
C sg : ,6 : , : : ,66
g sss: 6: , : , : 6, : ,6
April 1944
ss 6: ,6 : ,6 : , : ,
N sg : ,6 : , - - : ,
My sg : 6, : , - - : ,C sg : , : ,6 - - : ,
g sss: : , : ,6 - - : ,
May 1944
ss 6: 6,6 : , 6: ,6 : ,
N sg : , : , - - : ,
My sg : , : , - - : ,
C sg : , : , - - : ,
g sss: 6: , : , - - : ,
June 1944
ss : ,6 : , : , : ,
N sg : , : , : 6, : ,6
My sg : , : , : 6,6 : ,
C sg : 6, : , : , : ,
g sss: 6: , : , : 6, : ,
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Table 12.7. Japanese Losses in the Pacifc to Submarines by Theater,September 1943–June 1944
Warships Naval supportshipping Militarytransports Civilianmerchantmen
N:
mb : ,6 - - - - - -
Ob - - - - - - - -
Nmb - - - - - - - -
Dmb - - - - - - - -
uy - - - - - - - -
Fbuy - - : , - - - -
M - - : , : ,6 - -
A - - - - - - - -
My : 6 : , : , : ,u - - : , : , : ,
sms:
mb - - : , - - : 6,
Ob - - - - : , : ,
Nmb - - : 6, - - : ,
Dmb : , : , - - : ,
uy : , : , : ,6 : 6,
Fbuy - - : , - - : ,
M : 6,6 : ,66 : ,6 - -
A : ,6 - - : ,66 : ,
My - - : , - - : ,6u - - : , : , : ,66
Es C:
mb - - : , : ,6 : 6,6
Ob - - : , : ,66 - -
Nmb : - - - - : 6,
Dmb : - - : , : ,6
uy - - ½ , : , ½ ,
Fbuy - - : , : 6, : 6,
M - - - - - - : ,
A : - - - - : ,
My - - - - - - : ,
u - - - - - - - -
C:
mb : 6,6 : , , : ,
Ob : , : 6, : , - -
Nmb - - : 6, : , - -
Dmb : , : ,6 : , : ,6
uy 6: ,6 : ,6 6: ,6 :
Fbuy : , : , : , : ,
M : ,6 : ,6 : , : ,66
A : , : , : , : ,My : , : , : , : ,
u : , 6: 6, : ,6 : 6,
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Warships Naval supportshipping
Militarytransports
Civilianmerchantmen
us
:
mb - - - - - - - -
Ob - - - - : ,6 - -Nmb - - - - : ,6 - -
Dmb - - - - - - - -
uy - - - - - - - -
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M - - - - - - - -
A - - - - - - - -
My - - - - - - - -
u - - - - - - - -
u
Rsus A:
mb : : , : , : ,
Ob - - - - : ,6 : ,
Nmb : - - : , : ,6
Dmb : : , - - : ,
uy : ,6 : , ½ , ½ ,
Fbuy : , : , : , : ,
M - - : , : , : ,
A : , - - 6: , : ,
My 6: , : ,6 : , 6: ,
u : ,6 : , : , : ,
Table 12.8. Japanese Losses, Both Overall and in theSouthern Resources Area, to Carrier Aircrat with Warships
and to Submarines, in the Period June 1944–March 1945
Carrier aircrat and warships Submarines
Total sinkingsin all theaters
Sinkings in SouthernResources Area
Total sinkingsin all theaters
ss 6½ , ½ , 6½ , ½ 6,
N sg ½ , ½ , 6: ,6 6: ,
My sg : , : 6, : 6,6 6: ,
C sg ½ , ½ , : , : 6,6
g sss: : , : , : , : ,6,6
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Table 12.9. Japanese Warship and Naval, Military, and CivilianShipping Losses in the North Pacifc Theater, Home Waters, and
East China Sea in the War’s Last Phase, 1 April–15 August 1945
Carrier aircratand warships
Submarines Land-basedaircrat
Mines
April 1945
ss : , : 6, : , : ,6
N sg - - 6: , - - - -
My sg - - : , - - - -
C sg - - 6: , : , : ,
g sss: - - : ,6 : , : ,
May 1945 ss : , 6: , - - : ,6
N sg : - - - - 6: ,6
My sg - - : , : , : ,
C sg : : , : ,6 : ,
g sss: : 6 : , : 6,6 : ,
June 1945
ss : : , : , : ,
N sg - - : , - - : ,6
My sg - - : ,6 - - : ,
C sg - - : , : , : ,
g sss: : : ,6 : , : 6,
July 1945
ss : , : , : , : ,
N sg : , - - - - - -
My sg : , : , : 6,6 : ,
C sg : ,6 : , : , 6: ,6
g sss: 6: 6, : ,6 : ,6 : ,
1–15 August 1945
N sg : - - - - - -My sg - - - - : 6, : ,
C sg : ,6 : , : ,6 6: 6,
g sss: 6: ,6 : , : , : ,
Total:
ss 6: , : 6, : , : ,
N sg : , : , - - : 6,6
My sg : , : ,6 6: , : 6,
C sg 6: , 6: , : ,6 : ,6
g sss: 6: , : , : ,6 6: ,6
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C ,011,000 6,59,000 6,388,000 5,181,000 ,635,000 58,000 (1.5)
I 6,03,000 6,309,000 ,00,000 ,98,000 ,153,000 31,000 (9.01)I s 61,000 91,000 993,000 99,000 1,09,000 10,000 (3.9)
p ,10,000 6,000 50,000 3,000 1,000 1,000 (0.91)
Bux 5,000 150,000 305,000 909,000 36,000 15,500 (9.0)
L 100,100 86,530 10,990 ,500 16,810 ,000 (6.1)
10,500 5,500 3,880 6,800 3,500 3,600 (55.00)
Z 3,500 ,900 8,500 10,100 6,100 ,500 (1.0)
sp,pspus
10,00 396,500 3,100 36,00 89,600 3,000 (5.19)
Dmm
& mgs
09,600 506,300 68,00 3,500 8,100 65,900 (5.81)
Rw ubb ,500 6,600 31,00 ,100 31,500 1,900 (10.)
1,8,300 1,38,900 1,99,800 1,5,100 989,00 386,900 (35.91)
y bk
333,900 33,00 9,500 30,500 38,00 163,00 (8.51)
y bs 68,500 5,00 698,800 590,600 8,800 606,900 (150.1)
R py
1,69,000 ,3,00 ,69,00 1,135,800 83,00 151,00 (1.9)
O gs
us
69,300 6,00 83,300 50,100 506,600 31,00 (13.85)
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1,836,633 1,66,036 1,616,81 1,36,65 8,133 366,38
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