This is part one of a planned two-part video covering Operation MI. As you can see I spent a considerable amount of time covering Nagumo’s Dilemma. To me it's one of most striking examples of how tough it can be for a commander to make a decision based on the information at hand. I found that to be the most interesting aspect of the battle.
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Corrections:
"Strength" , "Auxiliary", and "unknown" are misspelled in the video.
At 22:55 I should have stated “North of Midway” instead of Northeast of Midway. The illustration shows a 10 degree 240 nm from midway location. Not so Northeast as I audibly stated.
At 23:43 I should have stated 79 aircraft instead of 78 and I should have displayed 35 instead of 34 torpedo bombers. the “mistake” came about because sources still differ on whether there were 27 or 26 Carrier attack planes (Kates). If it was 27 it would have been 79 Planes. if it was 26 it would have been 78. During the recording I somehow mixed up the numbers.
Additional Notes: notice that the carriers started off the battle in a box formation. This provided further mutual support for their rather weak AA fire. however, due to the incessant air attacks from VT-8, VT-6 and VT-3, the carriers were never able to reform in a box formation, instead they were in a ragged line which further worsened their AA capabilities.
“Taking all together, and admittedly operating with the benefit of hindsight, the “right” answer to Nagumo’s conundrum probably should have emphasized maneuver, offensive speed in preference to mass, and passive damage control. With fifteen minutes in which to act, he didn’t really have time to implement anything terribly fancy. But he could have helped himself immensely by immediately spotting every strike airplane in his hangars, whether they were armed or not, and launching them at the Americans. The sixty-four armed aircraft he had in had were perfectly capable of doing enormous damage to his enemy. And by emptying his hangars, he removed the single greatest danger to his carriers --- the presence of fueled and armed aircraft within them.”
Parshall, Jonathan B.; Tully, Anthony P.: Shattered Sword. The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway. Potomac Books: United States, 2007 : p. 170
Music : https://filmstro.com/ Ride of the Valkyries - Wagner
Sources: Isom, D. W. (2007). Midway inquest: Why the Japanese lost the Battle of Midway. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press.
Lundstrom, J. B. (2013). The First Team Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor to Midway. New York: Naval Institute Press.
Parshall, Jonathan B.; Tully, Anthony P.: Shattered Sword. The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway. Potomac Books: United States, 2007.
Stille, M. (2010). Midway 1942: Turning-point in the Pacific(Vol. 226, Campaign). Oxford: Osprey Publishing.
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The Battle of Midway 1942: Told from the Japanese Perspective (1/2)
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Kyle Xu
3 hours ago
Epic video！
It's YoBoyNeptune
16 hours ago
I'm here because of Midway (2019)
Robert Sparkes
16 hours ago
No part 2?? 👎🏻👎🏻
The Red Comet
20 hours ago
this is good this is really good. love it
M F
yesterday
Midway should not have happened if Yamamoto was even smarter to have sent spies to locate the US carriers before Pearl Harbor attack. He had to make the attack when the carriers are there! And on the first strike, he should have let the army joined for a full invasion of Hawaii and Midway not just air attacks. Then, Japan might very likely have conquered Australia. Japan could pull back troops in China and bump up defenses in Hawaii and Australia and the Islands.
Raj Raven Villanueva
yesterday+1
where is part 2???
Fifth Carrier Division Zuikaku-chan
yesterday+2
Dammit boy 5.4 million people be waitin' for the sequel to this now where the heck is it?
Guy Saults
yesterday
Thank you, Montemayor!. This is one case where the history seriously needed revising. What is your opinion of the conclusions shared in Shattered Sword by Parschall and Tully?
ken bosco
yesterday
This is unquestionably one of the finest, comprehensive , video accounting of the Battle of Midway.
Wicked Ultimate
yesterday
Do this but on the american POV
Rich4098
2 days ago+1
These videos rock. Please don't give up on them. We want more.
Riley Perkins
2 days ago
Well it took the Americans long enough to actually send an escort didn’t it 🤦♂️
Kyle Xu
3 hours agoEpic video！
It's YoBoyNeptune
16 hours agoI'm here because of Midway (2019)
Robert Sparkes
16 hours agoNo part 2??
👎🏻👎🏻
The Red Comet
20 hours agothis is good this is really good. love it
M F
yesterdayMidway should not have happened if Yamamoto was even smarter to have sent spies to locate the US carriers before Pearl Harbor attack. He had to make the attack when the carriers are there! And on the first strike, he should have let the army joined for a full invasion of Hawaii and Midway not just air attacks. Then, Japan might very likely have conquered Australia. Japan could pull back troops in China and bump up defenses in Hawaii and Australia and the Islands.
Raj Raven Villanueva
yesterday +1where is part 2???
Fifth Carrier Division Zuikaku-chan
yesterday +2Dammit boy 5.4 million people be waitin' for the sequel to this now where the heck is it?
Guy Saults
yesterdayThank you, Montemayor!. This is one case where the history seriously needed revising. What is your opinion of the conclusions shared in Shattered Sword by Parschall and Tully?
ken bosco
yesterdayThis is unquestionably one of the finest, comprehensive , video accounting of the Battle of Midway.
Wicked Ultimate
yesterdayDo this but on the american POV
Rich4098
2 days ago +1These videos rock. Please don't give up on them. We want more.
Riley Perkins
2 days agoWell it took the Americans long enough to actually send an escort didn’t it 🤦♂️
jon gilbert
2 days agoWhere is the second part? it takes too long?
luke
2 days agoclickbait video. No part 2.
Queso Pez
2 days ago23:53 strength, not strenght
Karen Zheng
2 days ago +1This is how many days has passed since he said that there would be a part two.
wait, how do you draw an arrow?
Jacob Judge
2 days agoPlease....
Chibi Ninja
2 days agoPart2????
Luda Critz
2 days agoIs this channel still active, I'm cleaning subscriptions list.
Joses Tirtabudi
2 days agoOk . . . How much do we need to pay for part 2? 😭