F15E/1941

"Tuollaf43" wrote in message
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"Pete" wrote in message
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"Paul F Austin" wrote

Much too short sighted. You want to kill all of the Japanese CVs.
Otherwise,
a few hours later, the deck is patched and they're back in operation.

A few hours later, you have gone to Pearl, and notified HQ of the deal.

Where you are promptly arrested and shipped stateside on charges of
impersonating an officer of the US armed forces and for conducting an
unauthorised attack on a friendly nation(Japan wasnt at war at the
time you stuck the carriers) in an UFO with USAF markings.

Trouble is Japan had just broken off diplomatic relations with
the USA and had attacked Wake, the Phillipines and Malaya.
You dont think Japan only attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec 7
do you ?

At the end
of the day you receive a letter of reprimend from FDR for wreaking his
awesome 'day of infamy' and 'unprovoked attack' speech he was
preparing for so long, for just such a day. You go down in history as
the mysterious madman who triggered war in the pacific by attacking
the peaceful, friendly japanese fleet who had been conducting freedom
of navigation excersices in the vicinity.


Actually you get the medal of honor for being the only commander
who was on the ball. Short and Kimmel keep their jobs and
Douglas McArthur is fired for being unprepared.

Keith