Bratton: "After deciphering..."
"part 14..."
"destroy at once..."
"your cipher...
machine..."
"all codes..."
"and secret... documents."
Have this translated immediately.
- Give a copy to Kramer as soon as he comes in. - Yes, sir.
I've got to get the hell out of here.
Hey, look at this.
Finally got one.
Communications center.
It even works.
That's great.
Opana Point communications check.
Are you reading us?
Coming in loud and clear.
Where is the general?
It's Sunday, sir.
Operator, this is Colonel Bratton.
Connect me with the chief of staff... General Marshall.
Yes, at his quarters, Fort Myer.
Chief of staff's quarters. Sergeant Aguira speaking.
Yes, Colonel Bratton.
I'm sorry, sir. The general isn't here.
Well, where he always is, sir, this time Sunday morning.
Where's Colonel Bratton?
He's gone to see General Marshall.
He left this for you, sir.
Sir, the 14th part of this intercept, which Kramer just delivered,
indicates to me the Japanese are going to attack.
None of us doubt that war is coming.
We know they have
an expeditionary force heading south.
Sir.
As hostilities seem imminent,
may I recommend that you telephone Admiral Kimmel
in Hawaii?
No.
I'd better call the president first.
Now, if you'll all please excuse me.
- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.
Thank you, sir.
"The Japanese government
"regrets to have to notify hereby the American government
"that in view of the attitude of the American government,
"it cannot but consider
"that it is impossible
"to reach an agreement
"through further
negotiations."
Sir.
Hmm?
There are 2 supplemental messages.
Thank you.
Gentlemen, I am convinced the Japanese intend to attack
at or shortly after 1:00 today.
I'll alert all Pacific commands.
All: Yes, sir.
Colonel Bratton, just a minute.
I want you to take this
to communications center.
Come in.
Captain, Lieutenant Goepner
asked could you come to the bridge.
Very well.
Sub contact, Mr. Goepner?
We're not sure, sir.
What ship?
The navy tug Antares.
Look astern of her, Captain.
So she's towing a target raft.
Look between the ship and the raft, sir.
That, Mr. Goepner, is a submarine.
She's obviously trying to sneak through the net into the harbor.
General quarters.
Sound general quarters.
All engines ahead full.
Aye, aye, sir.
Come left 15 degrees.
Come left 15 degrees, sir.
Tell Antares we're attacking.
Goepner: Aye, aye, sir.
Goepner: Flags, tell Antares we're attacking.
Mount one, commence firing.
Stand by to roll depth charges.
Fantail, stand by to roll depth charges.
- Roll one. - Roll one.
- Roll two. - Roll two.
Notify comm 14 that we've dropped depth charges
on a sub operating in our security zone.
Aye, aye, sir.
This is Captain Earle speaking.
We have a message from the Ward, sir.
All right. Read it to me.
"Have dropped depth charges
on sub operating in our security zone."
Yeah, but we've had so many of these false sightings, Kaminski.
But this is the real thing, sir.
Closer than any previous sighting,
Just off the harbor entrance.
Yeah, but you know as well as I do
that the skipper of that destroyer's a green kid.
I'll pass it on to Admiral Bloch.
With all due respect, sir,
I think we should alert all commanders.
Confirmation, Kaminski.
I want confirmation.
Ed, this is hot.
General Marshall wants it sent to all commanders
by the fastest possible route.
Right.
Uh...
General's handwriting is hard to read.
You're going to have to help me with it, Ruf.
Major, I've picked up
some great music
from Honolulu.
That's fine. Pipe it through.
OK.
Where's the damn chow truck?
Shut that thing down, will you, George? It's already after 7:00.
Hey, Joe, come here.
What do you make of that?
I've been watching it for several minutes.
It's moving in fast.
I've never seen anything that big.
Looks like 2 main pulses.
Hey, Joe, I got it.
I make that about 140 miles north, 3 degrees east.
Don't make sense. We got no planes out that far.
Joe, we've got to contact the information center.
Hell. Our problem's over at 7:00.
Look, the center might make some sense out of it.
OK. Suit yourself.
Information center.
Yeah? Oh, well, I don't know, mac.
We're all closed down here.
Is that right?
Well, hang on a minute. Lieutenant, sir?
Lieutenant Tyler.
Sir, this is Private Elliott at Opana Point.
There's a large formation of planes coming in from the north
at 140 miles, 3 degrees east.
Yeah?
Well, don't worry about it.
Boys at Opana Point must have picked up
that flight of B-17 s coming in from the mainland.
He said not to worry about it.
Come on. Let's go eat.
Colonel, I sent this to Manila,
the Canal Zone and San Francisco,
but the direct channel to Hawaii is out.
Atmospherics again?
Yes, sir. It's real bad today.
We, uh, we could give it to the navy.
What makes you think their atmospherics are better than ours?
Send it as a telegram.
Yes, sir.
Do you mean to say that a submarine
was sighted over a half an hour ago
and that it's taken this long to have it reported to me?
I don't care if it still hasn't been confirmed.
I should have been informed
immediately after the Ward radioed her first report.
A submarine in that close is a serious matter.
It's a very serious matter.
Now, get the confirmation or the reports
over to my office.
I mean right now!
Have my driver get the car immediately.
Aye, aye, sir.
Oh, sir, should I call General Short
and tell him you may not make the golf date?
No, damn it! Get my car.
Here's a message for the commanding general of Fort Shafter.
Is it marked urgent?
No.
It's a little bumpy this morning, Davy,
but you have to learn to fly in all kinds of weather.
Sure, Mrs. Varden.
Don't let the nose drop.
That's better.
You're doing just fine.
I'm taking over, Davy.
Stand by.
Execute.
Get that guy's number, Dick.
I'll report him for safety violations.
General quarters! General quarters!
Come on!
Alert. All commands.
Air raid...
Pearl Harbor.
This is no drill.
General quarters! General quarters!
Man your stations. Man your stations.
Sir.
Battle stations. Battle stations.
Fire at will!
Get that bastard!
Station 6, man your pumps!
Plane to starboard!
Someone just said Pearl Harbor's being attacked.
Various Men: Pearl Harbor's being bombed? Pearl Harbor's being attacked!
What in the hell is going on?
Why wasn't the army notified?
And did anyone think to inform Washington?
No, I thought so.
General?
Put all units on a full war footing.
Alert the territorial guard.
Open the command post at the Aliamanu crater.
Yes, sir.
I'll be right down.
My God! My God!
Look out, sir!
The whole island's under attack.
Those bastards will kill us all!
You men, get over to the armory.
Get guns, ammunition... And you, too, Lieutenant.
Yes, sir!
Operator.
Warn the airfields.
I'm trying, sir, but all the phone lines are jammed.
Well, try the radio again.
Hose down that plane!
Come on! Hurry up!
Run for it!
There's Hickam, sir.
Hey, Major, I just heard something funny on the Honolulu radio.
What the hell kind of traffic control is this?
I was trying to tell you, sir.
The radio said something about an attack.
They're Japs, sir!
Damn it. What a way to fly into a war: Unarmed and out of gas.
Oboe Leader to Oboe Flight,
we've flown smack into the middle of a war.
Get down as fast as you can, anywhere you can.
If you can't make Hickam, try Bellows or Wheeler.
Sir, we've been hit. Nothing serious, though.
They shot out one of the circuit boxes.
I can tell that. The landing gear light's not working.
Better use the hand crank. Hurry.
Major.
Yeah.
One wheel's stuck, sir.
Well, jolt it loose. We're going in.
I've tried.
Well, try again!
Here they come! Fire!
Tell those damn fools to stop shooting at us. We're Americans!
Major, no go, sir.
Like I said, it's a hell of a way to fly into a war.
Run for it!
Tower to B-17! There's a Jap on your tail!
Lose your engines and get out of here.
Have damage control report all damage.
Aye, aye, sir.
Sir, if we stay here, we're going to fry for sure.
OK, Sergeant, let's get the men down.
All right, you guys. Let's go!
Where the hell are our fighters?
Captain!
The main fuel tanks are fractured,
the lower deck aft is flooded,
and we're listing 8 degrees.
Well, counterflood, damn it.
Aye, sir.
You wanted confirmation, Captain?
Take a look. There's your confirmation!
Oklahoma capsized.
Nevada has taken a torpedo forward and is down by the head.
West Virginia... subjected to at least 6 torpedo hits and several deck fires.
Cruisers Raleigh and Helena damaged and listing.
And the California... 2 torpedoes, fires all around.
Temporarily abandoned. I've just come from her.
It's spent, sir.
Would have been merciful had it killed me.
Mr. Secretary.
"Air raid... Pearl Harbor. This is no drill."
No, no, no. This can't be true.
They must mean the Philippines.
No, sir. It's Pearl.
Dillon, get me the White House, the direct line.
Yes, sir.
Good afternoon, Mr. Ambassador.
Mr. Hull will see you in a moment.
Won't you please be seated?
Mr. President, has this been confirmed?
Then, sir, I'd like you to have it confirmed
before I receive Nomura and Kurusu.
They're waiting outside.
Operator! Operator!
Get me Haleiwa field fast!
George! George, get hold of a car, a truck, anything.
I'm calling Haleiwa.
I'll get them to start our planes, warm up the engines.
Go!
Right.
Recommend course 2-3-0, sir.
Very well. Steer 2-3-0.
Steer 2-3-0, sir.
Take cover!
More hose! More hose!
More water! We need more!
Abandon ship!
Over the side!
We can't take her through the outer channel now, not in this shape.
If she goes down here, she'll block the south channel.
We'll have to beach her over there, so she's clear.
File these.
G-5.
Need 5 copies each.
Messenger.
Take this to General Short's office.
Right.
File these.
Corporal.
This has to be decoded before I can give it to the general.
Take it to the decoding room
and ask them to send it back as soon as they can.
Yes, sir.
Run! Run!
Run for it!
Drop the hose and get the ladders and axes!
What the hell are you waiting for?
Water, sir. We got no water!
Why not? What's wrong?
It's the Arizona sir. When she went down, she cut the pipes and the mains.
Oh, my God! The tank in the ocean's over there, and it's full of aviation fuel.
If that thing goes, Captain, it will blow up half the harbor.
Come on, hurry up!
Hey, look out!
Hey, you guys! Scatter!
In all my 50 years of public service,
I have never seen a document
so crowded with infamous falsehoods and distortions
on a scale so huge
that I never imagined until today
that any government on this planet
was capable of uttering them.
Mr. Hull.
Go.
Yes, all right.
This just came from the decoding room.
It's a cablegram from the War Department.
Get a copy to Admiral Kimmel.
Pardon me, Admiral. It's Washington.
Thank you.
Gentlemen...
"The Japanese are presenting at 1 p.m. Eastern standard time today
what amounts to an ultimatum."
"Just what the 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 2 effective combat groups in the central Pacific:
Ours and the Lexington.
Admiral, we don't want to get caught in here like they did.
I don't intend to. When can you be ready for sea again?
Can fuel and provision during the night, sir,
and be underway before dawn.
Good. That's good.