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From: thornley@visi.com (David Thornley)
Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 9:58 PM
Subject: Re: The importance of the Battle of Midway
From: thornley@visi.com (David Thornley)
Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 9:58 PM
Subject: Re: The importance of the Battle of Midway
In article <47E0B8C6.9020404@hotmail.com>,
Tiger
>
>Bravery & esprit de corps Does not save Midway.
Not alone.
Naval gunfire & aircraft
>plaster the place.
At which point they go home. The Japanese did not have good fleet
logistics.
The defenders who survive that, have limited
>supplies, no high ground, and no fresh water.
Sure about that? One thing they will have in plenty is weapons.
Lack of proper amphibious
>craft be damned, The Japanese hold most of the cards if tf 16 & tf 17
>are taken out.
>
For a little while.
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