On the Yamato at the Hashirajima Anchorage, the Midway operation is rehearsed one more time. The assembled staff also hears a report on the Coral Sea operations from Vice Admiral Takagi who commanded the Japanese force in that engagement.
14 posted on 05/25/2012 11:58:43 AM PDT by CougarGA7
("History is politics projected into the past" - Michael Pokrovski)
Which is followed by everyone in the fleet getting absolutely hammered, from admirals on down to ratings. Supposedly “latrine duty” the next day was not for the faint of heart as the ships sortied.
15 posted on 05/25/2012 12:00:43 PM PDT by henkster
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