Fitch/Spruance in charge at Midway

POD is that Fletcher is injured at Coral Sea, enough that he's not fit to be in overall command at Midway. Either Aubrey Fitch or Ray Spruance end up being in overall command. Assume that each side's "luck" is about the same as it was in OTL. Do things turn out better or worse?
 
I'd have to say it goes better for the U.S., maybe no loss of Yorktown. The bigger question is, does Fitch or Spruance pursue? Does Murphy's contact report still persuade the CO to pull back, believing Yamamoto still intends to invade? Or does Yamamoto get his heavies, including Yamato,:eek: in action against the U.S. cruiser screen? If he does, it's a slaughter & it makes Halsey's OTL stunt at Leyte Gulf look smart.:eek:
 
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