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Might as well throw this into the grab-bag of recent WW2 Pacific Front PODs. What would happen if the USN didn't move the Pacific Fleet forward to Pearl Harbor from San Diego?

Assuming the Japanese still decide to start a war with the Allies in late 1941 or early 1942, do they mount a carrier raid on San Diego? Is that even plausible, given the extended distance needed to steam and the increased odds of getting caught?

If not, what is Nagumo and his fleet doing at the outbreak of war? Ensuring the destruction of the ABDA forces more quickly? Trying to force the unwilling American fleet in the East Pacific into a decisive battle? What effect does the survival of the battleline have on American strategy in the early stages of the Pacific War?
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