The 5 Minutes That Changed the Battle of Midway
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@BattlefieldDossier · 4 days ago · pinned
One detail that almost didn't make the cut: McClusky's decision to turn and follow Arashi's wake was made with no certainty it would lead anywhere. He had already missed his intercept point. His fuel state was marginal. Several of his aircraft weren't going to make it back regardless of what he decided. Following that wake was a calculated guess — not a confirmed sighting. <br> <br>The question historians still debate: if McClusky had turned back at that point — which was the operationally cautious decision — and the Japanese fleet had launched its strike on the American carriers before being found, how different does the Pacific war look? <br> <br>What's your take? And if you want to go deeper on the intelligence side — how Rochefort's team at Station HYPO broke JN-25 and gave Nimitz the date, location, and order of battle before the battle began — that's the next video.
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