1:00:01
We have no definitive intelligence
reports, only opinions and estimates.
1:00:05
And Yamamoto's silence
does not make them a fact.
1:00:08
Admiral.
- Genda.
1:00:16
My apologies. I've been
away from my duties much too long.
1:00:21
Genda, how are you?.
1:00:24
I'm well enough
to take charge of air operations.
1:00:29
And so you shall, my friend.
1:00:33
Prepare an air search plan right away.
- For what area?.
1:00:38
Where I would deploy my carriers
if I were an American commander.
1:00:43
There, northeast of Midway.
1:00:53
Times like this,
Joe, I miss the flatlands.
1:00:59
It's a big body of water out there.
I'm a fella from the Texas prairie.
1:01:05
Nearest lake was 120 miles away.
1:01:08
You could wade across it
at the height of the rainy season.
1:01:11
During summer
we made clay pots out of its bottom.
1:01:19
Whatever happens, Joe, you sure
as hell earned your pay this month.
1:01:25
Well, thank you, Sir.
1:01:28
To cover the area, we will launch
scout planes from Akagi and Kaga,
1:01:34
and our cruiser escorts
will launch 5 seaplanes.
1:01:38
Very good. And until our scouts
have searched the area,
1:01:41
we'll hold our most experienced pilots
and half our aircraft in reserve.
1:01:45
But the American fleet
1:01:47
can't be anywhere near Midway. We
shouldn't hold back our best pilots.
1:01:52
We've been over this before.
1:01:55
Admiral,
our first strike must be decisive.
1:01:59
If we don't destroy Midway's airstrip
and planes, we invite a counterstrike.