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Not a sign. How long has he been gone? Nearly two hours. Will they fight, sir? We shall know soon enough. Soldier, I ordered you to move those catapults forward. They're out of range. Range is good. A danger to the cavalry. Is acceptable. Agreed. People should know when they're conquered. Strength and honor. At my signal, unleash hell. Atreus! I will be harvesting my crops. Imagine where you will be, and it will be so. Hold the line. Stay with me. If you find yourself alone, riding in green fields with the sun on your face, do not be trouble, for you are in Elysium. And you all, brothers, what we do in life echoes in eternity. Loxley. It's ugly troops. Let's go, Marshal. We're close enough, sir. This was not close enough for Richard. Then look what happened to him. Soldiers! They've surrendered, sire. To him. Carlos. Our fighters will never find us in this soup. Yeah. And we'll never find their carriers again unless we break into the clear. And soon. Damn it. I should have gone straight in and risked it. We've lost them. I can see two carriers in the battleship. Send it. Aye, aye, sir. Second sighting reported, Strawberry Five. Two enemy carriers. Battleship bearing midway, 320 degrees. Distance, 180 miles. Course, 135 degrees. Speed, 25 knots. Right out of the slot where Nimitz figured they'd come. Proceed southwesterly. Attack enemy carriers. We'll follow as soon as search planes recovered. Fletcher. Signal ordered, Captain Browning. Let's get to battle stations. Control tower, Supercaptain Smart. Andy. Yes, sir. Major Parks, get his fighters up. All 23 up. The SBDs are on the line now, ready to go. Get them airborne. Yes, sir. Captain, we've got Major Parks' frequency. I see them, Kirk. Hey, everybody. Let's see how many we can drop in the first pass. This is Noah's Ark. Report, please. What is your condition? Report, please. Give me the tower. Andy. They blew right through Red Park's fighters. Get your people to the shelters. Yes, sir. Jesus. No action yet. Our landing strip is still operational. O'Naga is asking for a second strike. Sir, this report is a great victory. We've lost only seven planes. We've destroyed more than 40 enemy aircraft, in the air and on the ground. But apparently the pilots that you chose did not destroy the airstrip, Commander Genda. Sir, we have 93 planes and our best pilots waiting on our flight decks. The entire force should be sent out without delay. Entire force? Our planes are armed with torpedoes, on Commander Genda's advice. Hardly suitable for bombing an airstrip, right, Commander? They should all be taken below immediately and rearmed with bombs, sir. We must make certain that no air attacks against us can be mounted from midway. Sir, Lieutenant Tomonaga's request is also a warning. Midway is still a threat to us. So are the American carriers, Osaka. If they're nearby, yes, sir. But our scouts have been gone for over two hours now. They've reported nothing. You're forgetting scout number four was a half hour late taking off. It will not reach its maximum search range for another hour yet. Tomonaga's planes will be returning soon. When they're recovered, they can be quickly refueled and rearmed for sea action, in case our scouts sight any enemy ships. Admiral? Very well. Order our torpedo bombers to be rearmed with contact bombs. As soon as they're ready, we'll launch a second strike against Midway. Yes, sir. About that, General, I know the 5th Cavalry, Geronimo, Apache Scourge were on the loose, and it was a troop from this same 5th Cavalry that rode through to help us. They fought then. They'll fight now. And they'll win. Second wave is going in upright. Our intelligence reports said the Japanese wouldn't let us on the beach. But just look at those boys. Nothing will stop them. I'm going ashore. I had it delayed, sir. Heavy enemy mortar fire on the beach. I thought it was unsafe. Commander-in-Chief, you didn't turn the fire off. Aye, sir. This is a Tasmania, your home at last. General makes his statement. No questions. Jerry, where are you going with that? I can't get a better shot than this, sir. I want to see that wreckage in the background. The General will think this stuff is marvelous. You see, General, if I fell in deep water, I cannot swim. That's not so bad, Mr. President. Everyone's about to see that I can't walk on water. Of the Philippines returned By the grace of almighty God, our forces stand again on Philippine soil. The hour of your redemption is here. Rally to me that the indomitable spirit of Bataan and Corregidor lead on as the lines of battle roll forward For future generations of your sons and daughters Strike In the name of your sacred dead Strike Let no heart be faint Let every arm be steeled The divine guidance of God points the way Follow in his name onto the holy trail of righteous victory.