- Admiral Nagumo must have picked up the transmission at the same time we did.
- Suppose he didn't. He will assume Operation K went forward and that the American carriers are at Pearl Harbor.
- And that is where our latest intelligence reports place them.
13 seconds sound clip from the Midway (1976) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:52:59.935 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- You better shape up, tiger, or some hot-shot Jap pilot's gonna flame your ass!
- Just received this message, sir.
- Operation K, the reconnaissance flight to Pearl Harbor, has been canceled.
- Our scout planes could not be refueled. There was an enemy vessel at the rendezvous point.
- Sir, Admiral Nagumo's carrier force should be warned immediately.
- Admiral Nagumo must have picked up the transmission at the same time we did.
- And that is where our latest intelligence reports place them.
- No, sir.
- At any rate we must not break radio silence and risk letting them know where we are.
- Sir, the element of surprise is one of the most important aspects of our attack.
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