Found Historical Innaucuracy

[sandbag69]

Originally Posted by TheSatyr

7KM apart would mean that the ships would be too far apart to support each other. 2000yds maybe,but I don't buy the 7KM thing at all.

I'll have to read "Midway:The Battle that Doomed Japan" By Fuchida and Okumiya again and see if they give the ranges. What they did say was that the carriers were in a tight box formation up until the time the attacks by a/c from Midway started...then the Hiryu and Soryu got a little seperated from the Akagi and Kaga.

And if you've seen the Japanese footage of the attack on Pearl Harbor you'd see that the carriers were rather close to each other.

I agree totally. Midway by Hugh Bichero displays a diagram of actual Jap Cruising formation at 0700 on 4th June 1942. Shows Tight box of Carriers with probably no more than 700m to 1.2Km spacing. I will try and scan it when next at home and post it.