The only other objection I had:
They didn’t know that AF was Midway and when they later confirmed that it was, in fact that was a very deliberate ploy they hatched, in order to do that.
The guy at Midway who broadcast that in the clear was totally baffled and not at all inclined to do it, but because it was so critical that it be sent, there was another unusually senior person, there, on the transmittor’s elbow, making damned sure that it was sent.
They didn’t make that clear.
I understood the point of broadcasting about the water situation on Midway was to trick the Japanese into passing that info on, using the designation AF, so they could verify that it was Midway. Was that not correct.
Too bad. That was the key to the whole victory. There were many elements but it could have been a surprise attack by the Japanese if not for that ploy.
It was implied, but if you’re not aware of the story it definitely would go over your head. Good observation.