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Originally Posted by dragoon500ly
Just think how Midway would have been changed with the addition of two Japanese carriers?
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Actually, things could have turned out quite differently had a single Japanese plane not suffered mechanical problems.
The floatplane that eventually first spotted the US forces was delayed a few hours because it needed repairs. Had it been launched on time, the Japanese could have gotten in a first strike well before the US.
Such are the things the fates of armies (and fleets) depend on.