How close was an attack on America/Canada in WW2

[Switz [UWS]]

Everyone knows about Pearl Harbor Hawaii. The final blow that introduced the stubborn Americans into the war. However, before that Canada had been fighting desperately with the British in Europe and later in the Pacific with the Americans.

But for most of us, the attacks on the North American continent ended right? I thought so to. besides the Aleutian Islands I couldnt think of anything else. Unless you count the Philippines or whatever, but Im talking mainland or the states along with Canada's main provinces.

I stumbled upon a interesting fact about the war while doing Canada's section in the Realism Workshop. Though it serves absolutely no purpose in the workshop, I still felt it was interesting enough to share it with you here:.

Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_on ... rld_War_II


Alaska

Alaska was believe it or not hit pretty hard by the Japanese Navy and Airforce. Even their Army attacked before. We had foreign military on our soil! I did not know this.

Ellwood shelling - June 3-4, 1942
Japanese carrier-based aircraft launched two raids on the US military base of Dutch Harbor, Alaska as part of its diversion in the Aleutians during the Battle of Midway campaign, killing 78 US servicemen, with a loss of 10 Japanese.

Battle of the Aleutian Islands - June 3, 1942
On June 3, 1942 the Aleutian Islands, running southwest from mainland Alaska, were invaded by Japanese forces. n what became known as the Battle of the Aleutian Islands, American forces engaged the Japanese on Attu Island and regained control by the end of May 1943, after taking significant casualties in difficult terrain in which hundreds died. A large invasion force, mainly US, but including many Canadian troops, assaulted Kiska Island on August 7, 1943.
Although Alaska was a U.S. territory and not yet a state (statehood was not granted until 1959) it was part of the North American continent. This battle also marks the only time since the War of 1812 that U.S. territory in North America has been occupied by a foreign power.


Canada

Estevan Point lighthouse attack - June 20, 1942
On June 20, 1942, the Japanese submarine I-26, fired 25-30 rounds of 5.5" shells at the Estevan Point lighthouse on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. This marked the first enemy shelling of Canadian soil since the War of 1812.


United States

Ellwood shelling - February 23, 1942
The United States mainland was first shelled by the Axis on February 23, 1942 when the Japanese submarine I-17 attacked the Ellwood Oil Field west of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, California.

Fort Stevens attack - June 22, 1942
In what became the only attack on a mainland American military installation during World War II, the Japanese submarine I-25, surfaced near the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon on the night of June 21 and June 22, 1942, and fired shells on Fort Stevens.

The Lookout Air Raid - September 9, 1942
The Lookout Air Raid occurred on September 9, 1942. The first and only aerial bombing of mainland America by a foreign power occurred when an attempt to start a forest fire was made by a Japanese Yokosuka E14Y1 seaplane dropping two 80 kg (180 lb) incendiary bombs over Mount Emily, near Brookings, Oregon.



These where the highlights. The Germans attacked as well however they were more of subterfuge and spying. Including attempts to blow up the stock exchange, Niagara Falls, Railroads and important government facilities.



Also, here are some other crazy things. The false alarms. Try waking up and seeing this happen in your own back yard one day:


False Alarms
Attack on Panama - Canceled
The Japanese constructed a plan early in the Pacific War to attack the Panama Canal, a vital water passage in Panama, used during World War Two primarily for the allied supply effort. The Japanese attack was never launched due to crippling naval losses at the beginning of conflict with the United States.

The Battle of Los Angeles
In an incident now known as The Battle of Los Angeles, the U.S. Army fired several thousand anti-aircraft shells into the air over Los Angeles, California during the night of February 24-25, 1942 at two stationary Unidentified Flying Objects, in which none of the targets were intercepted or damaged at all. The target was later officially determined to be a lost weather balloon.

The San Francisco Bay Area on alert
In May and June 1942, the San Francisco Bay Area underwent a series of alerts:

* May 12: A twenty-five minute air-raid alert.
* May 27: West Coast defenses put on alert after Army codebreakers learned that the Japanese intended a series of hit-and-run attacks in reprisal for the Doolittle Raid.
* May 31: The battleships USS Colorado and USS Maryland set sail from the Golden Gate to form a line of defense against any Japanese attack mounted on San Francisco.

Radio silence orders
On June 2, 1942, a nine-minute air-raid alert, including at 9:22 pm a radio silence order applied to all radio stations from Mexico to Canada.

[Sturm [91te LLID]]

The Battle of Los Angeles
In an incident now known as The Battle of Los Angeles, the U.S. Army fired several thousand anti-aircraft shells into the air over Los Angeles, California during the night of February 24-25, 1942 at two stationary Unidentified Flying Objects, in which none of the targets were intercepted or damaged at all. The target was later officially determined to be a lost weather balloon.

Is it just me or do you guys declare everything you don't want the public to know as a "weather baloon"?

[Poitras [22nd RR]]

Is it just me or do you guys declare everything you don't want the public to know as a "weather baloon"?

LOL

[Harper [UWS]]

Is it just me or do you guys declare everything you don't want the public to know as a "weather baloon"?

HEY!!! Don't you know how hard it is to keep track of giant shiny silver floating things?!?

They just randomly get lost all the time you know...