Comments by "Patrick Donnolley" (@ph89787) on "The Battle of Midway - Myths, Legends and Greatness (with Jon Parshall)" video.

  1. 54:13. That’s the one thing that often baffles me with this myth. As what exactly can Fletcher do with Saratoga, Enterprise and Wasp in this scenario. Because sending them into the battle was suicide. The US navy has not developed a night carrier doctrine at that point. Detaching any of the escorts would have made the carriers vulnerable. So there was honestly not much that he can do.
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  2. Had Stanhope Ring and the rest of Hornet’s air group followed John Waldron and VT-8. What are the chances of them inflicting some form of damage to the Kido Butai and how would it affect the rest of the battle?
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  3. No he wasn’t. Halsey had been involved with the carriers since the mid 1930s. He knew that they were the next big thing in Naval Warfare.
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  4. That’s Hornet.
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  5. Yes. Yes he was.
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  6.  @CrystalKingdomGeneral4942  no problem
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  7. Also Dusty Kliess.
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  8.  @tominiowa2513  Speaking of which. Someone did the 'Think Mark Think' meme with Warspite as Omni man
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  9. 36:10. Zuiho, Junyo, Hiyo and Ryujo.
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  10. Alternatively, if Stanhope Ring had decided to have Hornet's Group follow Waldron. Then there's every chance that they can knock out Soryu (that was the carrier VT-8 was targeting). Because in addition to the refuelling and rearming operations, Soryu was almost as lightly armed as Wasp and Ranger. The issue is whether or not the Dauntlesses and Devastators can survive long enough with the Zeros and Anti-Aircraft fire from every single ship in the Kido Butai firing on them?
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  11.  @stevewindisch7400  tiny issue with this. Savo Island took place at night. Aside from the PBYs. The cactus Air Force had barely of any night fighting capabilities
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  12.  @pagejackson1207  you do know I’m talking about Savo Island. Not Midway.
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  13.  @Hunpecked  Actually you are right. Late in the afternoon or early the next morning would have been the appropriate times for Fletcher to get a carrier strike off. Especially the afternoon strike as it may have avoided the Battle of Savo Island all together.
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  14. Especially seeing as the Yorktowns were limited by the Washington and London Naval Treaties. Combined with the damage control and subsequent improvements to it. Is why the IJN had expended a lot of effort into sinking Yorktown and Hornet. Plus the various beatings Enterprise had taken during the war.
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  15. I remember him from Battle 360.
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  16. Speaking of which. Supposedly Had Task Force 16 made it to the Coral Sea in time. Halsey was supposed to take command of the carriers from Fletcher.
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