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Originally Posted by Kakurin-san
It's 12 episodes.
And no, Yamamoto didn't want to take Midway because of the Doolittle raid. The Doolittle raid had nothing to do with Yamamoto's decision. The only thing it did was lessen the opposition from the Naval GHQ and the IJA against Yamamoto's intention of going to Midway, which was considerable in Spring 1942. Yamamoto chose Midway as a spot where he thought he could lure in the American carriers to beat them in a battle. Midway was to be a means to the end - the elimination of the carriers - and not an end in itself.
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Is that so? I always thought that the decision to take Midway was because they wanted to expand the security parameter due to that raid. So that they can detect similar operations.