Street_Disciple
Banned
...Might that have altered the Midway Plan?
Several twin-engined Blenheim bombers based in Ceylon managed to sneak in undetected and released bombs at the Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi in April of 1942. None hit. Had a few bombs hit, or maybe only one in the right place, the Akagi (largest CV in the IJN inventory, and Fleet flagship) might have been put out of action and been unavailable for the Midway operation (somewhat like Shokaku/Zuikaku from the Coral Sea action). The IJN had no other fast carriers to take its place (the two carriers sent on diversion to Dutch Harbor were light and slow carriers). How might having available only THREE fast "fleet" carriers altered IJN plans or successes?
Several twin-engined Blenheim bombers based in Ceylon managed to sneak in undetected and released bombs at the Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi in April of 1942. None hit. Had a few bombs hit, or maybe only one in the right place, the Akagi (largest CV in the IJN inventory, and Fleet flagship) might have been put out of action and been unavailable for the Midway operation (somewhat like Shokaku/Zuikaku from the Coral Sea action). The IJN had no other fast carriers to take its place (the two carriers sent on diversion to Dutch Harbor were light and slow carriers). How might having available only THREE fast "fleet" carriers altered IJN plans or successes?