Battle of Midway

[Packy]

Hey,

There's an issue on the newstand (can't recall the mag name) all about The Battle of Midway.  Articles on the loss of the yorktown, the devestator raid, history of the Thatch Weave air-to-air combat manuever...etc... check it out.
you can probably find it in the history section (if store has one!)

[pbirmingham]

Originally posted by Masherbrum
But the US wouldn't have gotten those 4 carriers (3 in 6 minutes) if the Japanese wouldn't have fallen into a trap.  The trap being the false signal to "reel them in" due to a "lack of water" (which they had plenty of).

I think you misunderstand.  The signal was not to lure the Japanese in -- the signal was to test an Allied assumption about the target of the strike.

By 1942, the Japanese ciphers were broken seven ways to Sunday -- it was clear that a major attack was being prepared against a target only designated as AF.   Midway was the prime suspect, so the message you refer to was sent.  Japanese intercepts were noted to say "AF is low on water," confirming that Midway was indeed AF, and thus the destination of the attack.