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1. The troops are too scattered.
This should be the biggest reason. At that time, Japan had 8 aircraft carriers, excluding 2 feints, and there were still 6 remaining. Compared with the 3 US aircraft carriers, it was still a 2:1 advantage, but 2 of the 6 were used as ambush for Yamamoto. Or frigates, unable to assist Nagumo's formation, and the battleships with the main attack force were not in Nagumo's formation, otherwise Nagumo could use battleships to bomb Midway, or deal with American aircraft carriers, without the aircraft being stretched. The three independent formations deployed by Yamamoto separated by hundreds of nautical miles, no matter which one encounters the US aircraft carrier, may be in danger of being destroyed.
Moreover, Nagumo's 4 aircraft carriers were also responsible for two tasks at the same time, bombing Midway and defeating the US fleet, resulting in the inability to concentrate, and the launch of bombers and fighter jets conflicted with each other.
Conclusion: Focus on the target, concentrate the superior forces (resources) to defeat them one by one, but in the process of overall defeat, pay attention to protecting the superior forces and avoid forming a disadvantage in the end.
2. The six formations will be in radio silence.
The radio was muted because it was a sneak attack. However, when American bombers appeared over the aircraft carrier, they should report in time, because they had been discovered and should not stick to the rules; on the other hand, when the aircraft carrier was discovered by the Japanese army, all the bombers were dispatched to achieve the goal and be flexible.
Conclusion: It is necessary to maintain communication during the battle, which is also a part of intelligence, otherwise the information cannot be shared, which will easily lead to one-sided decision-making. In addition, if the situation changes, the plan should be adjusted in time.
3. The Japanese military information was seriously wrong.
Contains several parts: the United States has no crackdown plan; there will be no American aircraft carriers near Midway; the United States has only two aircraft carriers.
First of all, according to the legend, the Pearl Harbor attack only sank an old American battleship, and the main aircraft carrier and fleet were not in the port. Do we need to arouse suspicion? At least plant the seeds. Then, when the Midway was bombed, all the American planes took off ahead of schedule, and even arrived over the Japanese aircraft carrier for bombing, and they were all kinds of makeshift planes. If you didn’t know the information in advance, how could you make these preparations? Then, not only American aircraft from Midway, but also carrier-based aircraft came to bomb, and it should be judged that there must be a US fleet nearby.
At this time, I strongly recommend Nagumo to go to the bathroom, calm down, and analyze whether you have been caught in the ambush of the United States. Generally, there are only two ways to ambush. One is to break out of the encirclement, and the other is to apply for rescue to form a counter-encirclement; at this time, the Yamamoto fleet It may be too far away and cannot be rescued, so we can only break through. We can send reconnaissance planes to obtain the information of the US fleet, and at the same time protect the aircraft carrier with fighter jets. When the target is unknown, do not send bombers.
Conclusion: Multiple coincidences are almost impossible, so be skeptical. Don't miss the details, connect them calmly.
4. The reconnaissance aircraft failure information was delayed.
Timeliness and accuracy of intelligence are two indicators to be considered. According to statistics, the number of reconnaissance planes dispatched by the United States in this battle is far greater than that of the Japanese army.
Conclusion: Infrastructure is very important. In times of crisis, you must be willing to spend money, otherwise the chain will fall at a critical moment, causing the entire army to be wiped out.
5. The U.S. aircraft carrier was not discovered immediately.
The first report may have been a common fleet or a merchant ship, the second time an aircraft carrier was discovered.
Conclusion: Information is timely, outdated information is wrong information, and it is easy to make decision mistakes.
6. Nagumo made a misjudgment and repeatedly changed torpedoes and bombs.
The recommended approach was to clear the deck by taking off immediately without changing weapons. Because changing weapons consumes time, in the battle phase, the battle situation may change in one minute, but it takes two hours to change weapons.
Conclusion: Once the command is issued and the subsequent tasks are blocked, it should be executed immediately, do not get tangled, it will waste time, and the main tasks behind will have no time.
7. The replaced bombs are stacked on the deck.
At that time, it may not be able to be handled well, because the battle is imminent, if the bomb is returned to the warehouse, then the loss of time will be lost. At the same time, the aircraft carrier is not escorted by fighter jets, and it may still sink; if the bomb is not dealt with temporarily, the fighter jets may refuel. lift off to protect the aircraft carrier. Nagumo should have done it at the time.
Conclusion: Dangerous goods should be stored properly.
8. Nagumo delayed the fighter.
The choice of taking back the fighter and taking down the bomber. After the analysis, it was said that Japan did not have enough financial resources to recover the fighter jets, and the losses were too great. However, in the face of battle, we should balance, not to gain small profits and lose big ones.
If you choose a simple strategy, it should be to send out bombers and clear the deck. After all, the number of bombers is small, and then the fighters are taken back after they are sent out. The number of planes that can be received is as many as the number of planes, which will not lead to almost no Japanese planes escorting in the sky behind. At the same time, the bombers also It can cause a certain amount of damage to the US aircraft carrier. Yamaguchi did this after the incident. It blew up and sank an American aircraft carrier, not to mention all of them were wiped out, at least they could be evenly matched and not be defeated.
A complex strategy could be to have Yamaguchi carry out his own advice, having two carriers take back the bombers and fighters, and two to send the bombers; or plan from the start, one to send the bombers, one to send the fighters, and two to send the fighters. Responsible for taking back the fighter jets to refuel, and 4 rotating executions, so that there are always fighter jets escorting in the sky. After all, it is already a self-defense counterattack at this time.
Conclusion: Comprehensively consider the gains and losses, consider the overall situation, consider the overall resources and the length of time, and don't be greedy for a small profit.
9. Yamaguchi chooses to obey.
Yamaguchi should obey the order, not report to Yamamoto. But if he insists that his point of view is correct, he needs to strive for it, and he should give a solution that can convince his boss, such as letting some bombers complete the bombing mission and take back the other part.
Conclusion: There is art in reporting. You should think about the problem from the perspective of your superiors and give a compromise solution. At the same time, you should be brave and insist on what you think is correct.
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