Midway
Japanese Air Attack on Midway, 4 June 1942
At 0430 in the morning of 4 June 1942, while 240 miles northwest of
Midway, Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo's four carriers began launching 108
planes to attack the U.S. base there. Unknown to the Japanese, three U.S.
carriers were steaming 215 miles to the east. The two opposing fleets sent
out search planes, the Americans to locate an enemy they knew was there
and the Japanese as a matter of operational prudence.
common vox--223
fuel burn--1.0
ack--.5
no manned guns.
Axis - Knights
-A6M2
-D3A1
-B5N2
Allies - Bishops
-F2A Brewster
-F4F
-SBD
-TBM
-B26
-B17
