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Originally Posted by Daniel Prates
So yamamoto's plan there in 1942 was nothing but an attempt to lure US carriers out? I mean, the island itself, if captured, would change praticaly nothing?
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Yamamoto's plan was for a large single battle that would wipe out the US fleet, leaving him in control of the Pacific and within easy striking distance of taking over Hawaii. You have to remember that Yamamoto didn't know we were reading his mail and knew what he was up to at that point.
http://battlestations.eu/index.php/e...midway?start=1
Midway itself was secondary. That said, if they captured the island it could change everything. Just because we didn't have a full-fledged base there yet didn't mean they couldn't build one.