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To: Retain Mike

I did like that you gave time frames of the action (3hrs 23 min. to sink 3 carriers) and the time of the subsequent afternoon attack that got Hiryu.

That perspective is sometimes forgotten in the longer, more detailed, book decsriptions of the battle.


7 posted on 06/06/2012 9:45:03 AM PDT by ngat
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To: ngat

Thank you. That is one thing I picked up at the last minute. I finally realized how two dimentional the narrative was. I think the key for me was over 3 hours successfully evading attacks compared to the 6 minutes for disaster to strike.


20 posted on 06/06/2012 11:22:49 AM PDT by Retain Mike
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To: ngat

I thought the movie gave a good sense of the timing of it.


23 posted on 06/06/2012 11:29:32 AM PDT by DManA
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