Changing Nature of Warfare Topic 1 - Aerial warfare (East Asia + Abbyssinia)

who was involved in the East Asia conflict

China v Japan

when did this conflict between China and Japan last until

1945

what happened between China and Japan from 1931-1937

- small scale skirmishes

- Marco Polo Bridge incident July 1937

- this led to the Second Sino-Japanese War

when had Japan captured Beijing and Shanghai by

1937

how many chinese people died in the second sino-japanese war

around 20 million

key features: weapons (Japanese)

- aircraft carrier (Hosho)

- Hosho + her aircraft group participated in the Shanghai incident in 1932 + the opening stages of the Sino-Japanese war in 1937

- during these conflcits, the carrier's aircraft supported Imperial Japanese army ground operations + engaged in aerial combat with the Nationalist Chinese Air Force

how else were aircraft carriers involved in the east asia conflcit

- druring the battle for Shanghai

- on 28th Jan 1937 aircraft launched from aircraft carriers bombed Shanghai

key features: Japanese tactics

- bomb cvillians + carpet bombing

- Shanghai 1937

how many civillians died during bombing of Shanghai 1937

key features: change

- aircraft carriers in WW! tended to be conversions of ships

- aircraft carrier in ww2 e.g. Hosho tended to be purpose built

key features: continuity

ground troops were still required to capture