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Wow, it's been a WHILE since I visited. This is my first posting since arriving in Afghanistan (ironic, I first found this site while in Iraq in 2005!).

Anyhow...I saw a bunch of threads on Pearl Harbor, and wanted to try my luck with one, hope everyone is ready to dive in.....

What if the U.S. defenses had been up during the attack? There were something in the Area of 390 aircraft on Oahu that day (about 200 were fighters AFAIK).We ALL know that there was AMPLE time to bring the fighters and AAA batteries to the ready EVEN if the alarm was raised after the Opana Radar sighting.....

How would the battle have developed?
Would Nagumo commit the third wave, assuming the first two met resistance?
Could the Enterprise and Lexington have any bearing on the battle?
How would the outcome affect U.S. war strategy?
Would Japan still persecute there attacks on targets in Asia if the attack didnt go as well as in OTL?

C'mon everyone, join in....make a man in Afghanistan happy!!!
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