Just looked at the story of the Edsall sinking and... holy crap. Two battleships and two heavy cruisers firing 1,400 rounds over the course of 2-and-a-half hours just to take down a tiny little destroyer! In fact, Edsall didn't take any critical hits until the gunners said, "F--- it!" and asked Akagi and Soryuu to get their dive bombers over there.
Wow, so the 1st and 2nd Car Div killed Langley, The Mother of all US Carriers.
Killing Lexington, the eldest sister made it worse.
No wonder Midway was a bloodbath especially for Enterprise.
ToneKirishimaI'm gonna sink you!Nagumo's fleetTorpedo scuttlingHiryuuSorry...KagaWas scuttled by (two destroyers)AkagiSorryLangleyNagumo's fleetSouryuuChikumaSunk March 1Java IslandHieiEdsallPlease!She was unable to endure the airstrikes (from the 1st Carrier Division and 2nd Carrier Division); immobilized, she was sunk by gunfire from surface units.DD-219 was ganged up on by the Japanese fleet, but the Japanese heavy cruisers failed to land a hit on her. Nagumo (angrily) ordered aircraft to take off and bomb DD-219.Detected one American destroyer!