You know, for all the "she was the last survivor of Midway" stuff that gets hyped up, she only lasted 4 hours longer than Akagi, and only managed to launch two more flights before going down, herself.

NWSiaCB said:

You know, for all the "she was the last survivor of Midway" stuff that gets hyped up, she only lasted 4 hours longer than Akagi, and only managed to launch two more flights before going down, herself.

Midway was a defeat for the IJN, so you take what you can get.

Oh, jeeze, the thumbnail made me think that arrow was through her throat and the bandanna was bloodspray...

NWSiaCB said:

You know, for all the "she was the last survivor of Midway" stuff that gets hyped up, she only lasted 4 hours longer than Akagi, and only managed to launch two more flights before going down, herself.

Not to mention she survived the first attempt to scuttle her, and eventually sank while the second ship they sent to do the job was still underway.