Read the selection from the section "Japan launches its attack fleet." On November 26, the Japanese attack fleet of 33 warships and auxiliary craft, including six aircraft carriers, sailed from northern Japan for the Hawaiian Islands. It followed a route that took it far to the north of the normal shipping lanes. By early morning, December 7, 1941, the ships had reached their launch position, 230 miles north of Oahu. At 6 a.m., the first wave of fighters, bombers and torpedo planes took off. The night before, some 10 miles outside the entrance to Pearl Harbor, five midget submarines carrying two crewmen and two torpedoes each were launched from larger “mother” subs. Which phrase from the selection helps explain what "auxiliary craft" means? A including six aircraft carriers B sailed from northern Japan C to the north of the normal shipping lanes D reached their launch position
Read the selection from the section "Japan launches its attack fleet."
On November 26, the Japanese attack fleet of 33 warships and auxiliary craft, including six aircraft carriers, sailed from northern Japan for the Hawaiian Islands. It followed a route that took it far to the north of the normal shipping lanes. By early morning, December 7, 1941, the ships had reached their launch position, 230 miles north of Oahu. At 6 a.m., the first wave of fighters, bombers and torpedo planes took off. The night before, some 10 miles outside the entrance to Pearl Harbor, five midget submarines carrying two crewmen and two torpedoes each were launched from larger “mother” subs.
Which phrase from the selection helps explain what "auxiliary craft" means?
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Aincluding six aircraft carriers
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Bsailed from northern Japan
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Cto the north of the normal shipping lanes
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Dreached their launch position
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