Questions tagged [midway-2019]
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Why did Yamaguchi say "I'm not Nagumo"?
A car stops at a building and Yamamoto gets out as he is
greeted by Yamaguchi. They talk about Nagumo:
Yamaguchi: Someday that old fool will make an even bigger mistake.
Yamamoto: None of that talk ...
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Why did Yamamota want to go against the Army?
A car stops at a building and Yamamoto gets out as he is
greeted by Yamaguchi. They talk about Nagumo:
Yamaguchi: Someday that old fool will make an even bigger mistake.
Yamamoto: None of that talk ...
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What is the meaning of this ending line?
In Midway (2019) movie ends with this line:
The sea remembers its own.
What is the meaning of this ending line?
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Who is the "son of a bitch" that Dick Best is referring to?
While on board a plane, Dick Best contacted his flying squadron after seeing enemy warships:
Dick Best: God damn it. That magnificent son of a bitch actually found them.
Dick Best: (on radio) All ...
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What are these things being launched from a cruiser?
In Midway (2019), what are these things being launched from a cruiser?
I draw the trajectory of those things with yellow lines.
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Why are Japanese gun crew pointing a baton at incoming American bombers?
This compilation of three movies (Midway 1976, Isoroku Yamamato 2011, Midway 2019) shows one man in a gun crew on I.J.N. aircraft carriers, pointing a baton at American bombers attacking them. 0:50.
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What proved that Midway was the location the Japanese were calling AF?
In Midway (2019), the Japanese were using encrypted traffic which the US was codebreaking. The Japanese were planning an attack on a location they were referring to as AF.
Washington believed that AF ...
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What does "first wire" mean?
In Midway (2019), Best teaching flying skills to James Murray. He turned off
the engine in midair. McClusky watched from the aircraft carrier & says:
McCLUSKY: Is it a stunt, or is he in trouble?
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Why do these Japanese Navy officers have a US Navy flag patched on their uniform?
I saw the US flag patched onto Japanese Navy officers, who are describing
American aircraft carrier movement to Admiral Nugumo, while his planes
were bombing Midway:
Why would Japanese Navy ...
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