所以如果你走了这么远，我知道你可能在想什么 so if you made it this far i know what you're probably thinking
发生了什么事，日本人怎么输得这么惨？ what happened how did the japanese lose so badly it seemed like everything had
他们在战斗开始时进展顺利 been going fairly well for them at the start of the battle
甚至击败了中途的所有空袭，但突然之间 even defeating all the airstrikes midway had thrown at them but then suddenly
似乎无所不在的美国航母出现了 and seemingly out of nowhere the american carriers appeared
然后陷入困境，随之而来的是所有致命的并发症 then the dilemma began followed by all the fatal complications it entailed
最终导致了这场灾难。 and it all ultimately led to the disaster at 10
22，要想知道纳贡如何陷入困境，我们将不得不再次观看战斗 22. to see how nagumo got into this mess we will have to view the battle again
但是这次从美国人的角度来看 but this time from the american point of view
所以美国人之所以能够在日本人身上脱颖而出 so the reason the americans were able to get the drop on the japanese
是他们知道日本人一直都来 was that they knew that the japanese were coming the whole time
这要归功于他们的无线电情报 and this was thanks to their radio intelligence
可能是美国人部分违反了日本海军法规 by may the americans had partially broken the japanese naval code
并且已经解密了足够多的无线电消息，因此他们能够获得 and had deciphered enough of the radio messages that they were able to get an
日本人何时何地的准确想法 accurate idea of when and where the japanese would
看来尼米兹海军上将司令 appear so admiral nimitz commander of the
太平洋舰队决定对 pacific fleet decided to set up an ambush on the
接近日本舰队的计划很简单 approaching japanese fleet the plan was straightforward his
航母将在中途东北等待，并发射 carriers would lie in wait northeast of midway and launch a
惊喜计数器打击日本平顶 surprise counter blow against the japanese flat tops
当他们全神贯注于击中时 while they were preoccupied with hitting midway
尽管这个计划很简单，但它却敢于执行，他需要正确的选择 although simple the plan was daring for it to work he needed to be in the right
在正确的时间放置，因此一切都取决于 place at the right time thus everything hinged
关于他的情报准确性，尼米兹也很清楚 on the accuracy of his intelligence also nimitz was well aware of the
日本人来的力量，他知道他的人数将超过 strength the japanese were coming with he knew he would be outnumbered in
承运人，但他有信心，只要他保留了元素 carriers yet he was confident that as long as he retained the element
惊奇的是他能够打仗 of surprise he would be able to fight the battle
优惠条件 on favorable terms
5月28日，任务416与进取的大黄蜂离开了珍珠港 task 416 with the enterprising hornet left pearl harbor on may 28th
随后是受损但匆忙修补的约克镇（30号） followed by the damaged but hastily patched up yorktown on the 30th
到日本海底警戒线出现时 and by the time the japanese submarine cordon had appeared the ships had
已经通过了nagumo的预警方案 already passed through thus nagumo's forewarning scheme had
未能在6月交会的两个特遣部队 failed the two task forces rendezvoused on june
第三名，这三艘航母总共有234架飞机 2nd collectively the three carriers had 234 aircraft on
中途登机本身有127架飞机 board midway itself had 127 planes stationed
因此，鉴于这些数字，我们可以看到 on it so given these numbers we can see that
实际上，美国人的人数将超过日本人。 it was actually the americans who would outnumber the japanese at the
6月3日接触点，发现一架pby飞船 point of contact on june 3rd a pby flying boat spotted
日军在中途以西约700英里处 the japanese transport force about 700 miles west of midway
运输组随后遭到袭击，对其造成了轻微损坏 the transport group was subsequently attacked causing minor damage to it
6月3日的这次袭击向美国人证实了他们的真实性 this sighting on june 3rd confirmed to the americans the authenticity of their
情报，不久之后 intelligence and that it wouldn't be long before the
日本航母现身 japanese carriers made an appearance
所以在6月4日，这场比赛是针对美国人的 so on june 4th the game was on the americans were prepared for the uncoming
日军，而日本人仍然 japanese force whereas the japanese were still
忽略了三个敌方航母躺在其中的事实 oblivious to the fact that three enemy carriers were lying in
埋伏他们的重量 weight to ambush them
我们记得6月4日nagumo只有7架飞机可以进行搜索 june 4th as we recall nagumo had only seven planes to conduct his searches
相比之下，美国人有30多名指挥员 in contrast the americans had more than 30 conducting theirs
在航母战中侦察是关键，是美国人 in carrier warfare reconnaissance is key and it was the americans who came out on
第一次看到零点五 top getting the first sighting at zero five
三十岁，但是报告给 thirty however the report gave cause for
关于fetcher的担忧，它声称有两个载具在场 concern to fletcher it claimed there were two carriers present
在特遣部队16西南175英里处。 175 miles southwest of task force 16. in retrospect the report was incorrect
从两个方面来说，第一个是它的位置 in two aspects the first was the location it was about
距离日本人30英里，实际上超过200英里 30 miles off the japanese were actually over 200
远处，这远远超出了他们短腿战士的范围， miles away this was well beyond the range of their short-legged fighters and
鱼雷轰炸机，但最关键的是错误地 torpedo bombers but most crucially it erroneously
报告说只有两个承运人在场 reported that only two carriers were present
而这个担心的情报员以前曾告诉他， and this worried fletcher intelligence had previously told him that the
日本人带着四艘或五艘航母来了 japanese were coming with four maybe five carriers and that it was
可能他们将在两个独立的工作队中进行操作，因此 possible they would be operating them in two separate task forces so
接下来的问题是这两个航母是否在这里 the question followed if these two carriers were here
其他人根据这些信息在哪里 where were the others based on this information
在这种情况下，fetcher必须做出不理想的决定，因为 fletcher had to make a decision not ideal under the circumstances since the
报告并不完全准确，但战争迷雾以他 report wasn't entirely accurate but so goes the fog of war in a way he
陷入了自己的困境中，尽管没有那么困难和困惑 was caught in his own type of dilemma albeit not as difficult and perplexing
作为纳古姆人，但他的后续行动确实体现了 as nagumos but his subsequent actions do exemplify
美国人在这种情况下的灵活性 the flexibility the americans had during a situation like this
所以在经过深思熟虑之后，fletcher会做什么 so what does fletcher do after a quick deliberation
fletcher下令任务416关闭距离并触击报告的联系人 fletcher ordered task 416 to close the distance and strike the reported contact
在此期间，他将保留约克镇罢工团作为后备力量 in the meantime he would hold back yorktown strike group as a reserve
如果没有其他信息，其他日本航母出现了 in case the other japanese carriers appeared if no additional information
即将来临，他将继续执行任务416 was forthcoming he would follow up task 416 strike on
据报道与yorktown和fletcher的联系 the reported contact with yorktown's as well fletcher's
订单既灵活又谨慎，这使他得以维持 orders were both flexible and prudent it allowed him to maintain
通过先发制人同时保留储备金作为主动权 the initiative by striking first while holding back a reserve as a
偶然性做得好，他取得了权利 contingency well done fletcher he had made the right
在任务416中按命令进行海军陆战队战斗 call as ordered admiral spruance in task 416
尽其所能，他和他的员工安排了距离 did the best he could to close the distance he and his staff scheduled the
发射开始于0-700，背后有一个聪明的原因 launch to begin at 0-700 there was a clever reason behind this by
希望在这时发射空袭 launching at this time it was hoped that their airstrike would
到达日本的平顶上时，他们正在重新铺装 arrive over the japanese flat tops as they were resurfacing the planes that
刚刚袭击中途 had just attacked midway
同时，随着所有这些事件的发生，美国人得到了 meanwhile as all these events transpired the americans got what would be the
他们在战斗中的两个幸运假期中的第一个 first of their two lucky breaks during the battle
我认为这可能是最关键的一个 and in my opinion this is probably the most crucial one
尽管对nagumo的空中搜查缺乏批评 despite the criticism towards nagumo's scanty air search
具有讽刺意味的是，这一天应该就足够了 the irony is that it should have been sufficient this day
因为根据所有权利任务417应该应该在那天清晨被发现 because by all rights task 417 should have been spotted early that morning
大约在0-6 30 chikuma第一水上飞机 sometime around 0-6 30 chikuma number one float plane
飞过任务417，但是由于云层覆盖 flew right over task 417 but because of cloud cover
未能发现美国船只哇，这对美国人来说是一个幸运的假期 failed to spot the american ships wow what a lucky break for the americans
如果飞行员多了一点，对日本人来说是个不幸的休息 and an unlucky break for the japanese if the pilot had been a bit more
进行了彻底的搜索，并且纳古莫（Nagumo）在这时是否被发现了 thorough in his search and if nagumo had gotten a sighting at this hour
它将完全避免他的困境，而他很可能会 it would have avoided his dilemma altogether and he most likely would have
有时间发动反击，尽管作为旁注， had time to launch his counter-strike although as a side note it appears that
尼米兹（Nimitz）知道该地区可能天气恶劣 nimitz had known this area would contain bad weather
如果是这种情况，那么应将学分平均分配给尼米兹 if that's the case then credits should equally be given to nimitz
巧妙地选择了隐藏他的携带者的地点 for brilliantly choosing the spot that concealed his carriers
不过，jakuma号搜寻飞机的惨败可以看作是 nevertheless the letdown of jakuma number one search plane can be seen as
日本人的重大失败之一 one of the critical failures for the japanese
因此，由于这一有利事件，美国人得以实现 so thanks to this favorable event the americans were on the path of delivering
对他们的敌人的无能为力的第一次打击 an unanswered first strike against their enemy
到目前为止，到目前为止，美国人表现良好 so far so good the americans have performed well up to this point
他们仍然保持主动，幸运的是未被发现 they still maintain the initiative and fortunately remain undetected
但是接下来是战斗中最具争议的方面 but what follows next is the most controversial aspect of the battle
第16特遣队的处理和协调不力 it was the poor handling and coordination of task force 16's
总之，空袭是可怕的猛击，他的工作人员策划了 airstrike in summary it was terrible spruins and his staff had plotted an
企业遵循的拦截点 interception point for the enterprise to follow
但是最令人困惑的动作是黄蜂的核心 however the most bewildering action was the core selected for the hornet
它原定从报告的目击方向完全向西偏离航向 it was scheduled to head west entirely off course from the reported sighting
要了解大黄蜂为何飞向错误的方向，我们必须记住 to understand why the hornet flew in the wrong direction we have to remember the
事实上，只有两个航母已经确定 fact that only two carriers have been definitely located
到现在为止，因此大黄蜂可能试图搜索 up to this point so it's possible the hornet was trying to search
在所报告的联系人以北，希望找到剩余的承运人 north of the reported contact in the hopes of finding the remaining carriers
但正如所见，前往西部的决定将是灾难性的 but as will be seen the decision to head west would turn out to be disastrous
大黄蜂航空队 for hornet's air group
在0-700时任务416开始启动，这是缺乏 at 0-700 task 416 began to launch and this is where the lack of
组织开始展示，而日本人花了七个 organization begins to show whereas it took the japanese seven
几分钟就发射了108架飞机，美国人花了将近一个小时 minutes to launch 108 aircraft it took the americans almost an hour to
发射116.由于漫长的过程，许多 launch 116. as a result of the lengthy process many
攻击中队分别进行 of the attack squadrons proceeded individually
大黄蜂是他们第一个起飞的目标 and piecemeal to their target the hornet was the first to take off at
0-746它将走向西方 0-746 it headed west on what would come to be
被称为向西飞行的无处逃亡 known as the flight to nowhere on its westward path an argument ensued
Vt-8的中尉瓦尔德隆指挥官知道他们要去 lieutenant commander waldron leader of vt-8 knew they were going the
他以错误的方式公开挑战了航空小组 wrong way he openly challenged the air group
他们要走的路线的指挥官，但是他的论点充耳不闻 commander over the route they were going however his argument fell on deaf ears
沮丧的是，他肯定脱离了小组，朝着自己的方向前进 frustrated he definitely broke off from the group and went his own way towards
敌人忠于他的鱼雷中队 the enemy his torpedo squadron loyally followed
他瓦尔德隆当然是正确的 him waldron was of course correct in his course
并在vt-8之后不久便迎来了辉煌 and not long after vt-8 would meet its end in a blaze of glory
其他人正在谈论34架潜水轰炸机和10架战斗机 the rest of the group were talking 34 dive bombers and 10 fighters
当他们达到最大飞行距离时什么也没发现 discovered nothing as they reached their maximum flight range
他们现在燃料不足，别无选择，只能回家 they were now low on fuel and had no choice but to head back home
当有人决定中途降落时，他们的阵型破裂了 their formation broke apart as some decided to land on midway
和其他人回到他们的航母上，所有战斗机都在途中放弃了 and others back to their carrier all the fighters ended up ditching on the way
而三分之一的智能骑兵则在中途降落，以总结任务416最强大的力量 and a third of the sbds landed on midway to sum up task 416's most powerful
44架飞机的打击元素从未与敌人交战，他们损失了13架 strike element of 44 aircraft never engaged the enemy and they lost 13
飞机在过程中 planes in the process
企业潜水轰炸机定于0-7-52 enterprises dive bombers set out at 0-7-52
领导该航空小组的是中尉克拉伦斯·韦德·麦克卢斯基·小 leading the air group was lieutenant commander clarence wade mccluskey jr
由于起飞过程中有些混乱，麦克卢斯基最终没有战斗机 due to some confusion during takeoff mccluskey ended up having no fighter
护送鱼雷轰炸机迟到 escort the torpedo bombers were late in taking
离开并落后，但结果他们发现了 off and were trailing behind but as a result they spotted the
日本航母在地平线上，并转向敌人vt6 japanese carriers on the horizon and turned towards the enemy vt6 would
攻击失败，付出巨大努力，损失惨重 attack unsuccessfully and suffer heavy losses for their effort
同时，潜水轰炸机继续前进，他们到达了拦截点 meanwhile the dive bombers had carried on they reached the interception point
预计日本人会出现，但在这个关键时刻什么也没发现 where the japanese were expected to be but found nothing at this critical
关键时刻mccluskey成为最重要的时刻之一 juncture mccluskey made one of the most important
战斗决定是合乎逻辑的假设 decisions of the battle a logical assumption would have been
日本航母已经越过拦截点 that the japanese carriers had passed the interception point
现在在中途和他自己之间 and were now between midway and himself
但由于mccluskey凭直觉怀疑中途的攻击已延迟了nagumo but as mccluskey intuitively suspected midway's attacks had delayed nagumo
可能强迫他改变方向 and had probably forced him to change course
继他的直觉本能麦克卢斯基（Mccluskey）最北 following his gut instinct mccluskey headed north a most
美国人的幸运决定 fortunate decision for the americans
在麦克卢斯基和他的手下开始节油的路上 on the way mccluskey and his men began to run low on fuel
当濒临灭绝的时候，他们濒临放弃并返回家园 and they were on the verge of giving up and returning home when lo and behold
他们发现了岚 they spotted the arashi
驱逐舰于当日早些时候被撤离以寻找潜艇 the destroyer had been detached earlier that morning to hunt for the submarine
鹦鹉螺号现在好了30岁 uss nautilus well now was dashing north at 30 plus
试图追上kido bhutai的结 knots trying to catch up with the kido bhutai
和mccluskey想起了这家伙一定要去某个重要的地方 and mccluskey figured hey this guy must be going somewhere important
所以他在驱逐舰的后面加了标签，并迅速将他带到了日本舰队 so he tagged behind the destroyer and it promptly led him to the japanese fleet
为美国人上帝保佑麦克卢斯基，但在我们发动进攻之前， for the americans god bless mccluskey but before we get to the attack we're
要在这里停一下 gonna pause here for a bit
缺乏协调常常会困扰着 the lack of coordination was something that would frequently plague the
1942年的美国人，他们无法协调他们的 americans in 1942 they weren't able to coordinate their
像日本人一样有效地打击，但是讽刺的是，这个缺点 strikes efficiently like the japanese but ironically this shortcoming had an
意外地忠实地进行了零碎的攻击 unintended advantage their piecemeal attacks faithfully
当人们查看时间表时，延误了日本的反恐行动 delayed the japanese counter-strike when one looked at the time chart the
日本人陷入了困境，他们需要呼吸空间正好45 japanese were in a jam they needed breathing space exactly 45
几分钟的呼吸时间，以安全地发现其飞机并发射 minutes of a breathing space to safely spot their aircraft and launch
他们，但他们唯一的时间是在0837之间 them but the only time they had was between 0837
和0910，但这恰好是tomonaga的航空小组 and 0910 but this was precisely when tomonaga's air group
需要恢复的nagumo可能在0910年至1020年之间发射，但这 needed to be recovered nagumo could have launched between 0910 and 1020 but this
由于vt8持续不断的零星攻击而被阻止 was prevented due to the continuous piecemeal attacks by vt8
和vt6，这是vt8和vt6对战斗的真正贡献 and vt6 and this was vt8s and vt6's true contribution to the battle
他们阻止了nagumo的反击 they prevented the spotting of nagumo's counter-strike
因此他们的牺牲并没有白费 thus their sacrifice had not been in vain
唯一成功协调发射的航母是约克镇 the only carrier that has successful coordinated launch was the yorktown
等了两个多小时之后又没有收到任何其他款项 after waiting for over two hours and not having received any additional
有关未定位运营商的信息 information regarding the unlocated carriers
弗莱切特认为是时候该罢休了 fletcher decided it was time to strike at what he could get
他从0 8 30开始发射飞机。 he began launching his aircraft at 0 8 30.
发射过程顺利进行，航空队精通 the launching process went without a hitch and the proficient air group
离开它飞到日本的一条直路 departed it flew a straight path to the japanese
他的鱼雷轰炸机比潜水轰炸机稍稍领先 with his torpedo bombers slightly ahead of the dive bombers
当它与所有空中巡逻战斗人员取得联系后 when it make contact all the combat air patrol fighters were pulled down to this
鱼雷袭击后，潜水轰炸机在附近转身 sector to fight after torpedo assault as the dive bombers swung around
未被注意到并从北方接近，那是他们到达北方的时候。 unnoticed and approached from the north and it was upon their arrival over the
敌人的运气是偶然的 enemy carriers that by lucky happenstance
企业集团也出现了 the enterprise group also made their appearance
[音乐]，在这里我们可以看到 [Music] and it is here where we can see the
美国人有第二个幸运的假期，因为正是在这一刻 second lucky break the americans had because it was exactly at this moment
当所有零都聚集在这个部门时 when all the zeros were bunched up in this sector
该企业和约克敦潜水轰炸机已在 that the enterprise and yorktown dive bombers having been launched at
在不同的时间飞行了各种各样的课程 different times and flown widely diverging courses to
敌人同时汇入舰队 the enemy converged in the fleet simultaneously
从两个不同的方向讲，时机非常精致， and from two different directions the timing had been exquisite and had
纯粹是机会的产物，正是这种攻击最终 been a pure product of chance and it was this attack that finally
10月22日，Nagumo摔倒了。 broke nagumo's back at 10 22.
但是如果曾经有一次结果落在刀刃上 but if there was ever a time where the outcome rested on a knife's blade
到了10月26日，赤城人几乎可以幸免于难 it was at 10 26 when the akagi was almost spared her fate
现在我将深入探讨一些其他历史，但请听我说 now i'm going to dive into some alternate history but hear me out
麦克卢斯基（Mccluskey）和他最近被转移到他的潜水队时一样出色 mccluskey as great as a leader as he was had recently transferred to his dive
从战斗机轰炸哨所，所以他不像 bombing post from fighter planes so he wasn't as
像其他教义一样熟悉该教义，当两个师 familiar with doctrine as the others doctrine stated that when two divisions
的俯冲轰炸机到达多个目标 of dive bombers arrived over multiple targets
牵头部门应该走两者中的更远的一步 the lead division should take the farther of the two
这会使攻击同时发生，从而使 this would make the attacks happen simultaneously over saturating the
防御，因此很可能会成功，但mccluskey defenses and thus likely to succeed but mccluskey
误将他的分队加加加分得更近了 by mistake took his division on the kaga the nearer of the two
因此，卡加发现自己正遭受巨型攻击的结束 thus kaga found herself at the end of a mega size attack
超过25架潜水轰炸机，但这位中尉贝斯看到了发生了什么事 of over 25 dive bombers but this man lieutenant bess saw what was happening
得益于他敏捷的思维，他与两名边锋决裂， thanks to his quick thinking he broke off with his two wingmen to
攻击赤城，那是贝斯的炸弹袭击 attack the akagi and it was bess's bomb hit that
单枪匹马击倒了Kidobutai的旗舰 single-handedly knocked out the flagship of the kidobutai
这也是有充分的理由的，因为赤城有最好的鱼雷中队 and it was for good reasons too because the akagi had the best torpedo squadron
如果她在反击中幸免于难 of the fleet if she had survived the counter-strike
在12点10分会造成这种致命 at 12 10 would have been made with this deadly
鱼雷中队与英朗的精确俯冲轰炸机毫无疑问 torpedo squadron alongside hideo's accurate dive bombers no doubt
约克城本来应该是第一次罢工 the yorktown would have been taken out on that first strike
因此，第二次罢工不会浪费在同一艘船上 accordingly the second strike would not have been wasted on the same ship
这意味着在1400年之后的某个时候它应该是2 vs 2 that means that sometime after 1400 it would have been 2 vs 2
任务416面对第二次反击 with task 416 facing the second counter-strike
到那时，谁知道谁会获胜将是一个胡扯 and at that point it would have been a crapshoot who knows who would have won
日本人完全有可能取得丰厚的胜利 it's entirely possible the japanese could have pulled a pyrrhic victory
或至少挽救了 or at least salvaged a draw from the
10点30分之后的战斗 battle after 10 30 the battle was all but
决定在短短五分钟内日本输掉了战斗，但正如我们所见 decided in just five minutes japan had lost the battle but as we saw
这是近乎奔跑的事，但要牺牲航母和驱逐舰 it had been a near-run thing at the cost of a carrier and a destroyer
尼米兹摧毁了日本最有能力的人 nimitz had destroyed japan's most capable
舰队 carrier fleet
中途站是海军历史上最大的胜利之一 midway stands as one of the greatest victories in naval history
正确的是，这场战斗是美国最精巧的典范 and rightly so the battle is an example of american ingenuity at its finest
美国人面对的敌人远胜于他们 the americans were facing an enemy vastly superior to them
在质量和数量上，他们唯一的优势就是收音机 in both quality and quantity the only advantage they had was their radio
情报，他们出色地利用了情报 intelligence and they exploited it brilliantly
一旦他们意识到中途手术，他们就开始聪明地铺设 once they got a heads up of the midway operation they began to cleverly lay a
尼米兹（Nimitz）在数字赔率上陷入了毫无戒心的Kido Bhutai陷阱 trap on the unsuspecting kido bhutai despite the numerical odds nimitz has
对他的才智和技巧非常有信心 such great confidence in his intelligence and in the skills of his
男人，他相信这会抵消任何 men that he believed it would offset any
日本人的优势，必须承认它是大胆的 advantages the japanese had it must be acknowledged that it was bold
他要与如此强大的对手作战 of him to offer battle against such a powerful opponent
[音乐]授予他许多帮助 [Music] granted he was aided by the numerous
日本人在战斗之前和战斗中犯下的错误，但要感谢 mistakes the japanese committed before and during the battle but thanks to
坚定的毅力和坚强的领导能力，是的，我们 doggy determination perseverance good leadership and yes we
必须承认运气很大，美国人得到了回报 must admit a great amount of luck the americans in return got a
壮观而又来之不易的胜利[音乐] spectacular and well-earned victory [Music]
尽管这是决定性的胜利，但中途井的重要性是什么 what was the importance of midway well although it was a decisive victory
它不是决定战争结果的决定性因素 it was not a decisive factor in determining the outcome of the war
因为坦率地说，日本永远不会赢 because to be frank japan was never going to win
反对美国的工业实力和军事力量 against america's industrial strength and military might
他们希望与美国达成和平协议的希望已近 their hopes for a negotiated peace with the u.s was near
他们偷袭珍珠后不可能 impossible after their sneak attack at pearl
愤怒而坚定的美国永远不会接受 the enraged and determined united states would have never accepted
除了无条件投降外 anything less than an unconditional surrender from them
这就是为什么我像其他许多人一样拥有日本输掉战争的信念 this is why i share the belief like many others that japan lost the war
当第一批炸弹落在珍珠港的那一刻 the moment those first bombs fell at pearl harbor
因此，即使日本在中途获胜，它所要做的就是 hence even if japan had won at midway all it would have done would have been
在美国弥补损失之前购买 to buy it some time before the u.s replaced its losses and
鉴于日本的实力差距，最终反击 ultimately struck back given the disparity in strength japan's
失败是不可避免的 defeat was inevitable
所以中途之所以重要的原因是因为它改变了战争的进程 so the reason midway is important is because it changed the course of the war
太平洋战争的头六个月是世界大战的黑暗时期 the first six months of the pacific war were the dark days of world war
ii日本人疯狂地奔跑着 ii the japanese were running wildly and victoriously
整个太平洋，没有任何东西可以阻止他们 all across the pacific with nothing to stop them
日本人坚定地保持了主动，这在很大程度上要归功于 the japanese firmly held the initiative and this was largely thanks to the
kirobutai它可能会引发巨大的进攻 kirobutai it could project tremendous offensive
力所能及的事，而所有美国都能做到 power wherever it pleased meanwhile all the united states could do
除了几次突袭之外，是避免直接对抗并成为 apart from a few raids was to avoid direct confrontation and be
在防守端采取这种防守姿态的原因 on the defensive the reason for this defensive posture
很简单，太平洋舰队在数量上不如日本人 was simple the pacific fleet was numerically inferior to the japanese
特别是在运输公司中，这将在中途改变 particularly in carriers this would all change after midway
为了更好地说明这一点，让我们看一下两侧的载体强度 to better illustrate this let's look at the carrier strength of both sides
在战争开始的前六个月期间 during the first six months of the war at the start of the war
美国有四艘舰队，日本只有六艘 america had four fleet carriers to japan's six
一月份，“萨拉托加”号被一枚潜水艇鱼雷击中，将被淘汰 in january the saratoga was torpedoed by a submarine and would be out of
行动进行了几个月，太平洋舰队收到了 operation for a few months in march the pacific fleet received a
大黄蜂终于在五月加入了它 slight boost when it was joined by the hornet finally in may
在珊瑚海战役中，我们是航母之间的首次对抗 we have the first confrontation between the carriers at the battle of coral sea
在那场战斗中，列克星敦号失联，以换取日光 during that battle the uss lexington was lost in return for the japanese light
shoho航母，但更重要的是 carrier shoho but more significantly was the
shokaku和zuikaku都必须返回日本进行维修， fact that both the shokaku and zuikaku had to return to japan for repairs and
战后补给，两艘战舰都会如实 replenishment after the battle as a result both ships would faithfully
错过中途，所以在中途航母力量增强的前夕 miss out on midway so on the eve of midway carrier strength
现在只剩下3个，日本只有4个 was now down to four against three the japanese still have a
数量略有优势，但时间不长，因为那时我们有 slight edge in numbers but not for long because then we have
中途的高潮之战，平衡的戏剧性转变 the climactic battle of midway and ouch the dramatic shift in balance
现在可以清楚地看到太平洋舰队拥有三艘航母 can clearly be seen now the pacific fleet possessed three carriers
很快将有来自大西洋的第四个进来 soon to be joined by a fourth coming in from the atlantic
另一方面，日本只有两艘舰队航母和一对 japan on the other hand had only two fleet carriers and a couple
二等轻型航母的力量不再强大 of second-rate light carriers japan's mighty carrier force was no more
现在它已经被摧毁，其进攻能力也 now that it had been shattered so too had its offensive capabilities
事实证明，他们再也不会显着 evidence of this is the fact that they would never again significantly be on
剩余战争的战略攻势 the strategic offensive for the remainder of the war
所以总结中途的意义是通过破坏核心 so to sum up the significance of midway was that by destroying the core of
日本的航母力量日本的扩张已经停止， japan's carrier force japan's expansion had been halted and
海军力量的平衡已经恢复 the balance of naval power had been restored
对于美国人来说，这是一个好消息，他们终于在 for the americans this was great news they had finally reached parity in
拥有强大的士气和信心，能够与敌人作战， carrier strength with their enemy with morale and confidence at an
美国人决定创下历史新高 all-time high the americans decided to react boldly
八月份情况的这些有利变化 to these favorable changes in circumstances in august
中途仅两个月后，美国在 just two months after midway the united states launched its first offensive in
通过将海军陆战队降落在暗淡的太平洋上来进行太平洋战争 the pacific war by landing its marines on an obscured
这个叫做瓜达卡纳尔岛的岛哦，桌子现在怎么转了 island called guadalcanal oh how the tables had turned now it was
美国人发动攻势 the americans taking the offensive
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