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I'm sure those interested enough in checking this thread may already know this but before the Battle of Midway, Japanese admirals ran a wargame to see how it ma
by dba7dba 12y ago
I'm sure those interested enough in checking this thread may already know this but before the Battle of Midway, Japanese admirals ran a wargame to see how it may turn out.
Their wargame showed Japanense navy would lose with losing some big carriers. However rules were bent during the wargaming (or result ignored) and it erroneously showed Japan would win. Of course history proved their wargaming (unpolluted version) proved to be correct.
- todd8 12y agoThe Japanese probably didn't wargame the possibility that cryptography by the Allies revealed their plans. See [1], where General George Marshall is quoted as saying: "as a result of Cryptanalysis we were able to concentrate our limited forces to meet their naval advance on Midway when we otherwise would have been 3,000 miles out of place." [1] [1] http://www.navy.mil/midway/how.html http://www.navy.mil/midway/how.html
- dba7dba 12y agoHighly recommend "Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway". Great book on why Japanese navy was doomed to lose at Midway.