2 seconds sound clip from the Midway (1976) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:04:30.002 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- I'm just a fellow who came out of a Texas prairie town. The nearest lake was 120 miles away. You could wade across it at the height of the rainy season. During the summer we made clay pots out of its bottom.
- No matter what happens, Joe, I want you to know, you've sure as hell earned your salary this month.
- Well, thank you, sir.
- To cover the area in question, we will launch scout planes from the Akagi and the Kaga, and our cruiser escorts will launch five seaplanes.
- Very good. But until our scouts have searched the area we'll hold our most experienced pilots in reserve and half our aircraft.
- But, sir, the American fleet cannot be anywhere near Midway. We shouldn't hold back our best pilots.
- We've been over this ground before, Kusaka.
- Admiral, our first strike must be decisive.
- Midway's airstrip and planes must be destroyed in one massive blow. Otherwise, we invite a counterstrike.
- I agree with you, sir. Let our younger pilots fly the first strike. I am sure they can do the job. If not, we can always launch a second strike.
- That is how we shall have it.
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