Aside from the science joke, I get the explanation. But, assuming my "patrol time" as being the same relative to the ME missions time, I have been unsuccessful in intercepting the Coral Sea IJN task force as it rounds San Cristobal and cannot figure out why, especially since others have accomplished this. So, I thought it might be a "time problem" as I've been right on the IJN path at the times from the ME.
I just hate not being able to figure this out!
