Tora! Tora! Tora! Page #7

Counter flood, counter flood.

You wanted confirmation, captain?

Take a look.

There's your confirmation!

Oklahoma, capsized.

Nevada's taken a torpedo forward

and is down to the head.

West Virginia, subjected to six

torpedo hits and several deck fires.

Raleigh and Helena

damaged and listing."

The California, two torpedoes,

fires all around, temporarily abandoned.

l've just come from her.

lt's spent, sir.

Would've been merciful had it killed me.

A message from

Flight Leader Fuchida.

"Have inflicted serious damage

on numerous battleships."

Better than we had dreamed!

Where are our priority targets...

...the American carriers?

Mr. Secretary.

"Air raid. Pearl Harbor. This is no drill."

No, this can't be true.

They must mean the Philippines.

No, sir. lt's Pearl.

Get me the White House, the direct line.

Yes, sir.

Mr. Ambassador, Mr. Hull will see you

in a moment. Please be seated.

Mr. President, has this been confirmed?

Then, sir,

l'd like you to have it confirmed...

...before l receive Nomura and Kurusu.

They're waiting outside.

Operator. Operator.

Get me Haleiwa field. Fast.

George, get ahold of a car,

a truck, anything.

l'm calling Haleiwa. l'll get them

to start our planes. Go.

Battleship on the left, sir!

lt's the Nevada. She's making

a run for the sea!

lf we sink her in the channel,

the harbor will be blocked for months!

Recommend course 2-3-0, sir.

- Very well. Stay at 2-3-0.

- Stay at 2-3-0, sir.

Take cover!

More hose! More hose!

More water.

Abandon ship! Abandon ship!

- Abandon ship! Abandon Ship!

- Over the side!

Can't get through

the outer channel in this shape.

She goes down here,

she'll block the south channel.

We'll have to beach her there

so she's clear.

File these.

G-5.

l need five copies each.

Messenger.

- Take this to General Short's office.

- Right.

File these.

Corporal.

This has to be decoded

for the general.

Take it to the decoding room.

Ask them to send it back soon.

Yes, sir.

Run for it!

Drop the hose

and get the ladders and axes.

What are you waiting for?

- We got no water.

- Why? What's wrong?

lt's the Arizona.

She cut the pipes in the mains.

The tanker in the ocean there

is full of aviation fuel.

lf it goes, we'll blow up

half the harbor.

Hey, look out!

ln all my 50 years of public service...

... l have never seen a document

so crowded with infamous falsehoods...

...and distortions...

...on a scale so huge...

...that l never imagined until today...

...that any government

on this planet...

...was capable of uttering them.

Mr. Hull.

Go.

What's the matter? Why in hell

doesn't the next wave take off?

But, sir, no one has given the order.

We've knocked out

the American airfields...

...sunk four battleships,

heavily damaged three more.

Sir, Rear Admiral Yamaguchi's

carrier has signaled!

"Attack group ready for takeoff."

Unfortunately, the American

carriers were not at Pearl Harbor.

Since we don't know where they are...

...we can't use our limited

supply of fuel to look for them.

We must not forget that enemy

submarines will be searching for us.

We have been lucky so far.

No take-off signal yet?

There is a signal now!

lt says, "All ships head for Japan

as soon as our planes return."

lt can't be!

lt must be a mistake!

We cannot turn back now.

We must destroy the American

carriers and their dry docks...

...no matter how long it takes!

You're wrong. Our mission has

been completely accomplished.

This task force is vital to us.

lt is my duty to return it intact.

This war is just beginning.

We have a long way to go.

Yes, all right.

This came from the decoding room,

a cablegram from the War Department.

Get a copy to Admiral Kimmel.

Pardon me, admiral.

- From Washington.

- Thank you.

Gentlemen.

"The Japanese are presenting

at 1 p.m...

...Eastern Standard Time today...

...what amounts to an ultimatum.

Just what significance the hour set

may have, we do not know...

...but be on alert accordingly."

Signed...

...George C. Marshall, chief of staff.

My God.

This leaves the Navy with only two

combat groups in the Central Pacific.

Ours and the Lexington.

We don't want to get caught

like they did.

l don't intend to.

When can you be ready for sea again?

We can fuel and provision

and be under way before dawn.

Good. That's good.

Here is an announcement from the Navy

Department, released December 7th.

"Before daybreak today,

the Imperial Navy successfully launched...

...a large-scale air raid against

the American Pacific Fleet in Hawaii."

We salute the Commander-in-Chief

of our Fleet...

...Admiral Yamamoto.

l had intended to deal a fatal blow

to the American fleet...

...by attacking Pearl Harbor...

...immediately after Japan's

official declaration of war.

But according to the American radio,

Pearl Harbor was attacked...

...55 minutes before our ultimatum...

...was delivered in Washington.

l can't imagine anything...

...that would infuriate

the Americans more.

l fear all we have done...

...is to awaken a sleeping giant

and fill him with a terrible resolve.

"l fear all we have done is to awaken

a sleeping giant...

...and fill him

with a terrible resolve."

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