Talk:Battle of Midway

Japanese deaths: '3,000 men' in summary vs sourced 3,057 in Casualties section

The mission-summary narrative says simply: "Japan also lost 3,000 men." But the detailed Casualties section gives the sourced figure with a per-ship breakdown:

"By the time the battle ended, 3,057 Japanese had died. Casualties aboard the four carriers were: Akagi: 267; Kaga: 811; Hiryū: 392 ...; Sōryū: 711 ... a total of 2,181. The heavy cruisers Mikuma (sunk; 700 casualties) and Mogami (badly damaged; 92) accounted for another 792 deaths."

3,000 is not a rounded form of 3,057 in any of the usual conventions: rounded to the nearest hundred, 3,057 → 3,100; "to the nearest thousand" loses 57 of 3,057 (~2%) and is not how casualty figures are normally reported. Either the summary should match the precise figure (~3,057) — or the relevant section should use the same rounding throughout. As written, the two sections don't agree. Rome (talk) 01:02, 5 May 2026 (UTC)