(April 6, 2024 at 6:18 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote:(April 5, 2024 at 11:34 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: The Midway Inquest from Dallas Isom, attempting to understand the Japanese defeat at Midway.
Brain me up when you finish, please.
He's essentially arguing that Nagumo's decision to recover the Midway strike, rearm, and only then attack TFs 16 & 17 was correct. He takes issue with Kido Butai flight-deck logs showing that CAP ops would have prevented spotting that strike. For instance, Akagi shows CAP landings at 1010 hrs, preventing the planned 1030 launch because it takes 45 minutes to spot those airplanes.
Some good info on IJN deck-handling but a flawed analysis imo.