soc.history.war.world-war-ii

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Louis C wrote:

> My understanding - without, I hasten to add, having read Shattered
> Sword - is that a lot of the problems with US carriers were doctrinal
> issues..

That is indeed the point made in the book. Not only was the US far
behind the IJN in assembling and coordinating multiple-carrier strikes,
the US ability to even coordinate a package from a single carrier
varied, from decent (Yorktown) to abysmal (Hornet).

If I was the admiral, I'd first be thankful for how things turned out,
and then deeply depressed that the air groups performed so far below
their theoretical (and expected? I don't know) capabilities.