[mavfin]

That looks correct: 4 of the 6 Pearl Harbor carriers: Akagi, Kaga, Hiryu, Soryu

2 in the Aleutians

Chiyoda

1 with the Main Fleet

Shokaku and Zuikaku (the other 2 Pearl Harbor strikers) were elsewhere. One was in the yard after taking some bomb hits at Coral Sea, the other had taken heavy airgroup losses at Coral Sea.

[eekitsagreek]

Shokaku and Zuikaku (the other 2 Pearl Harbor strikers) were elsewhere. One was in the yard after taking some bomb hits at Coral Sea, the other had taken heavy airgroup losses at Coral Sea.

Shokaku was indeed damaged during the Coral Sea battle while Zuikaku's airgroup took quite a beating. Interesting how a new airgroup was not used so that Zuikaku could have been used at Midway. This in contrast to US Navy practice of switching airgroups aboard carriers. At Midway, several squadrons operating from Yorktown were from the Saratoga.

[fredhead]

The battle of the Coral Sea also contributed to the victory at Midway. It put those two Japanese carriers (Shokaku and Zuikaku) out of action. The Japanese had planned to use those at Midway, and thought the Yorktown was too damaged to fight, leaving the US with only two carriers. The Japanese losses at Coral Sea coupled with the heroic efforts by the shipyard workers at Pearl Harbor on the Yorktown made the odds more even. Also, the Yorktown's sailing later than the Enterprise and Hornet caused confusion to the Japanese who expected all US carriers to be in one group.