Decisive military victory that was almost perfect?
By that, I mean very little or no casualties at all for one of the forces fighting
By that, I mean very little or no casualties at all for one of the forces fighting
Anonymous
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Desert Storm is pretty classic and well studied at the operational level.
The Battle of 73 Easting is a classic example on the tactical level
RAVEN
The WWII "Battle of the Philippine Sea", or the "Marianas Turkey Shoot", was one of the most decisive and lopsided victories of the war in the Pacific Theatre. The sheer number of Japanese aircraft / trained pilots shot down during this battle effectively sealed Japan's fate, as they no longer had the time to manufacture replacement aircraft or train effective new pilots.
U.S Navy Force Strength:
7 fleet carriers
8 light carriers
7 battleships
79 other ships
28 submarines
956 aircraft
99,000 personnel
U.S Navy Losses:
23 aircraft destroyed
1 battleship damaged
Imperial Japanese Navy Strength:
5 fleet carriers
4 light carriers
5 battleships
43 other ships
450 carrier-based aircraft
300 land-based aircraft
IJN Losses:
3 fleet carriers sunk
2 oilers sunk
550–645 aircraft destroyed
6 other ships damaged
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
Steve Tyler
The battles in Horoshima and Nagasake in WWII. We didn't lose a single man