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To: TonyInOhio

Midway is a fascinating study in how the fog of war, screw ups, mistakes, heroism, bad decisions, miracles, etc. can all mix together to change the course of the war in the 15 minutes it took for the dive bombers to cripple 3 carriers.


9 posted on 06/03/2009 9:12:42 PM PDT by neodad (USS Vincennes (CG 49) We know how to deal with Iran.)
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True. They made a perfect coordinated attack...almost completely by dumb luck. The Zeroes were all down deimating the torpedo bombers, when the dive bombers finally found the carriers and rolled in on them. Definitely fifteen minutes that changed history.


10 posted on 06/03/2009 9:17:44 PM PDT by mavfin (Personal Freedom, Personal Responsibility)
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11 posted on 06/03/2009 9:18:11 PM PDT by TonyInOhio ( It is hot in Suez. The dice are on the table.)
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To: neodad

“Midway is a fascinating study in how the fog of war, screw ups, mistakes, heroism, bad decisions, miracles, etc. can all mix together to change the course of the war in the 15 minutes it took for the dive bombers to cripple 3 carriers”

despite The Japs had 4x more vessels, the lost the fleet’s pride and an invasion force of over 100,000 troops that resulted the tide to be in our favor. Amazing


36 posted on 06/03/2009 11:24:45 PM PDT by greatdefender (If You Want Peace.....Prepare For War)
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