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Pearl Harbor episode 4: The day of the attack

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The First Wave of Resistance in Japan

As the first wave turned into a second wave that broadened out across the island, the us. Forces on the ground felt like they were under a relentless onslaught. But not all the japanese were so confident. A small amount of us. Resistance began to rally. There'sa good quote for, well, an interesting quote from a lieutenant azengi abe, who was a torpedo bomber on the second wave. And he said, a group of black puffs of smoke appeared to our right front, and then another group appeared quite near our formation anti aircraft. It was the first time i had experienced that. I felt awful.

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