Factual error: As LTJG McConnell is standing to colors on the USS Cassidy, he gets a call from the radio room, informing him that they are picking up "plane to plane chatter in Japanese". Until the attack actually commenced, the Japanese maintained strict radio silence, and upon commencement the coded signals "To, To, To", and "Tora, Tora, Tora" were sent by Fuchida's radioman, neither of which would necessarily be interpreted as Japanese.
goofyfoot
16th Oct 2010
In Harm's Way (1965)
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Suggested correction: When McConnell was informed of the radio message, his ship was anchored in Pearl Harbor, so the attack was beginning and the Japanese went after air bases first. They could have already given the code "Tora, Tora, Tora" and communication was going on plane to plane. There was no reason to have radio silence since the attack was on.
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