Following my own question
here.
Suppose Japan, in attacking Pearl Harbor, mistakenly bombs the torpedo store, destroying 100s of Mark XIV torpedoes. This is the one change to the attack, & the outcome of the war, I've never seen examined anywhere.
I presume this forces Withers (later English) to increase reliance on mining, which offers opportunities to persuade Nimitz to use it to close Japan's anchorages, rather than place them on close surveillance by submarine. So, how much does that shorten the war?
I also presume this puts some pressure (perhaps not much...

) on BuOrd to increase torpedo production--which was at a maximum of 2.5/day

in 1942, with three shifts on.


So, does BuOrd (pressed by King?) turn to a private contractor to build torpedoes? If so, which one? And how much does torpedo production increase? When?
Perhaps, as a temporary measure, S-boats are retired & the Mark Xs are turned over to fleet boats?
What other ways are there to shorten the war? What is the limit for how short the war can be?