Alright. Before we actually get to the Battle of Midway, I am going to list off the forces involved in this battle. It will be laid out in a similar manner as the "Midway order of battle" page on Wikipedia. It'll be a bit less specific (as in not listing off which specific ship formation, such as which battleship division a battleship is in), but still list everything involved. It'll list all of the ships involved in this battle, as well as the Aleutians campaign, and even list the air wings of each carrier and the composition of Midway Atoll's aircraft and land defenders.
I will be posting the first chapter of the battle itself within an hour or two after this. This is more to help those of you who are a bit much interested in the specifics to understand what I'm visualizing for this.
Let's get to it.
Chapter 29- Order of Battle
Japan:
First Fleet
-Escort Force (commanded by Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, overall fleet commander)
*5 Battleships
**Yamato
**Kongo
**Haruna
**Hyuga
**Nagato
*6 heavy cruisers
**Takao
**Maya
**Atago
**Chokai
**Ashigara
**Tone
*8 light cruisers
**Kuma
**Tama
**Oi
**Nagara
**Natori
**Yubari
**Yahagi
**Noshiro
*27 destroyers
**Akikaze
**Tachikaze
**Hokaze
**Nokaze
**Kamikaze
**Hatakaze
**Oite
**Uzuki
**Satsuki
**Shirakumo
**Akebono
**Hibiki
**Shiratsuyu
**Shigure
**Sukukaze
**Isokaze
**Tanikaze
**Nowaki
**Kazagumo
**Naganami
**Akizuki
**Suzutsuki
**Kasumi
**Yukikaze
**Amatsukaze
**Hayanami
**Shimakaze
-First Carrier Striking Force (commanded by Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo)
*4 fleet carriers
**Akagi
***20 A6M Zero fighters, 8 D3A Val dive bombers, 16 D4Y Judy dive bombers, 20 B5N Kate torpedo bombers
**Hiryu
***20 A6M Zero fighters, 20 D4Y Judy dive bombers, 18 B5N Kate torpedo bombers
**Zuikaku
***20 A6M Zero fighters, 24 D4Y Judy dive bombers, 8 B6N Jill torpedo bombers, 14 B5N Kate torpedo bombers
**Taiho
***20 A6M Zero fighters, 15 D4Y Judy dive bombers, 12 B6N Jill torpedo bombers, 8 B5N Kate torpedo bombers
*6 light carriers
**Zuiho
***12 A6M Zero fighters, 14 B5N Kate torpedo bombers, 2 D4Y Judy dive bombers (recon)
**Junyo
***18 A6M Zero fighters, 12 D3A Val dive bombers, 6 B5N Kates
**Hiyo
***18 A6M Zero fighters, 12 D4Y Judy dive bombers, 10 B5N Kate torpedo bombers
**Ryuho
***12 A6M Zero fighters, 8 D4Y Judy dive bombers, 8 B5N Kate torpedo bombers
**Chiyoda
***10 A6M Zero fighters, 8 D4Y Judy dive bombers, 2 D3A Val dive bombers, 6 B5N Kate torpedo bombers
**Chitose
***6 A6M Zero fighters, 2 D3A Val dive bombers, 12 B5N Kate torpedo bombers
*5 escort carriers
**Taiyo
***8 A6M Zero fighters, 10 B5N Kate torpedo bombers
**Chuyo
***8 A6M Zero fighters, 4 D4Y Judy dive bombers, 9 B5N Kates
**Unyo
***8 A6M Zero fighters, 10 D4Y Judy dive bombers
**Kaiyo
***4 A6M Zero fighters, 4 D3A Val dive bombers, 6 B5N Kate torpedo bombers
**Akitsushima
***2 A6M Zero fighters, 6 D3A Val dive bombers
Second Fleet (Midway Invasion Fleet, commanded by Admiral Nobutake Kondo)
-Battle Fleet (commanded by Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita)
*4 escort carriers
**Hosho
***4 A6M Zero fighters, 5 B5N Kate torpedo bombers
**Akitsu Maru
***4 A6M Zero fighters, 4 D3A Val dive bombers
**Nisshin
***6 A6M Zero fighters, 4 D3A Val dive bombers
**Mizuho
***6 A6M Zero fighters, 6 D3A Val dive bombers, 3 B5N Kate torpedo bombers
*3 battleships
**Fuso
**Yamashiro
**Musashi
*4 heavy cruisers
**Mogami
**Mikuma
**Suzuya
**Kumano
*7 light cruisers
**Kitakami
**Kiso
**Kinu
**Agano
**Katori
**Kashima
**Kashii
*29 destroyers
**Akikaze
**Yukaze
**Namikaze
**Numakaze
**Harukaze
**Matsukaze
**Asanagi
**Yunagi
**Minazuki
**Fumizuki
**Uranami
**Ikazuchi
**Inazuma
**Hatsuharu
**Wakaba
**Hatsushimo
**Harusame
**Samidare
**Umikaze
**Asagumo
**Yamagumo
**Maikaze
**Akigumo
**Tamanami
**Fujinami
**Hatsuzuki
**Hamanami
**Wakatzuki
-Midway Occupation Force (commanded by Vice Admiral Raizo Tanaka)
*100 troopships carrying 41,000 troops
*9 oilers
*4 minesweepers
*3 subchasers
*4 patrol boats, carrying 300 more troops
Submarine Force:
23 submarines
Northern Area Force (commanded by Vice Admiral Boshiro Hosogaya)
-Battle Fleet
*1 light carrier
**Ryujo
***16 A6M Zero fighters, 21 D3A Val dive bombers
*1 escort carrier
**Kiyokawa Maru
***7 A6M Zero fighters, 10 B5N Kate torpedo bombers
*1 battleship
**Ise
*1 heavy cruiser
**Myoko
*4 light cruisers
**Tatsuta
**Naka
**Ioshima
**Yasoshima
*8 destroyers
**Minekaze
**Sawakaze
**Nadakaze
**Shiokaze
**Usugumo
**Amagiri
**Asakaze
**Michisio
-Occupation Force
*15 troopships carrying 7,000 troops
*3 minesweepers
Allies
Third Fleet/Task Force 38 (commanded by Admiral William Halsey)
*Task Group 38.1 (carrier Group)- commanded by Vice Admiral Marc A Mitscher
**5 fleet carriers
***USS Enterprise
****32 F6F Hellcat fighters
****36 SBD Dauntless dive bombers
****10 TBF Avenger, 6 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
***USS Hornet
****30 F6F Hellcat fighters
****32 SBD Dauntless dive bombers
****18 TBF Avenger torpedo bombers
***USS Essex
****36 F6F Hellcat fighters
****18 SBD Dauntless dive bomber
****16 SB2C Helldiver dive bombers
****18 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
***USS Lexington
****38 F6F Hellcat fighters
****34 SB2C Helldiver dive bombers
****15 TBF Avenger, 2 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
***USS Bunker Hill
****32 F6F Hellcat fighters
****32 SB2C Helldiver dive bombers
****13 TBF Avenger, 5 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
****4 F6F-xN night fighters
**1 light carrier
***USS Independence
****26 F6F Hellcat fighters
****10 TBF Avenger torpedo bombers
*Task Group 38.2 (Battleship Group)- commanded by Rear Admiral Oscar Badger
**6 fast battleships
***USS Washington
***USS Indiana
***USS Massachusetts
***USS Alabama
***USS Iowa
***USS New Jersey
*Task Group 38.3 (Cruiser Group)- commanded by Rear Admiral Jesse Oldendorf
**6 heavy cruisers
***USS Salt Lake City
***USS Chester
***USS Chicago
***USS Baltimore
***USS Minneapolis
***USS San Francisco
**8 light cruisers
***USS Detroit
***USS Nashville
***USS Phoenix
***USS Honolulu
***USS San Juan
***USS Columbia
***USS Montpelier
***USS Mobile
*Task Group 38.4 (Destroyer Group)- commanded by Captain C.F. Espe
**41 destroyers
***USS Izard
***USS Charrette
***USS Conner
***USS Bell
***USS Burns
***USS Cogswell
***USS Caperton
***USS Ingersoll
***USS Knapp
***USS Boyd
***USS Cowell
***USS Brown
***USS Woodworth
***USS McCalla
***USS Grayson
***USS Owen
***USS Miller
***USS The Sullivans
***USS Stephen Potter
***USS Tingey
***USS Hickox
***USS Hunt
***USS Lewis Hancock
***USS Colahan
***USS Clarence K Bronson
***USS Cotton
***USS Dortch
***USS Gatling
***USS Healy
***USS Porterfield
***USS Wilkes
***USS Nicholson
***USS Swanson
***USS Gridley
***USS McCall
***USS Maury
***USS Bagley
***USS Helm
***USS Mugford
***USS Patterson
***USS Ralph Talbot
Fifth Fleet/Task Force 54 (commanded by Admiral Raymond Spruance)
*Task Group 54.1 (Carrier Group)- commanded by Vice Admiral John S McCain
**3 fleet carriers
***USS Yorktown
****32 F6F Hellcat fighters
****31 SBD Dauntless dive bombers
****12 TBF Avenger, 3 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
***USS Bonhomme Richard
****36 F6F Hellcat fighters
****32 SB2C Helldiver dive bombers
****8 TBF Avenger, 10 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
***USS Intrepid
****24 F6F Hellcat fighters
****12 F4U Corsair fighters
****32 SB2C Helldiver dive bombers
****12 TBF Avenger, 6 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
**2 light carriers
***USS Belleau Wood
****26 F6F Hellcat fighters
****9 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
***USS Cowpens
****24 F6F Hellcat fighters
****10 TBF Avenger, 2 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
*Task Group 54.2 (Battleship Group)- commanded by Rear Admiral Theodore Chandler
**4 dreadnought battleships
***USS New Mexico
***USS Mississippi
***USS Idaho
***USS Pennsylvania
*Task Group 54.3 (Cruiser Group)- commanded by Rear Admiral Lloyd Wiltse
**3 heavy cruisers
***USS Portland
***USS Indianapolis
***USS Pensacola
**6 light cruisers
***USS Raleigh
***USS Richmond
***USS St. Louis
***USS Oakland
***USS Denver
***USS Santa Fe
*Task Group 54.4 (Destroyer Group)- commanded by Captain John Womble
**36 destroyers
***USS Ammen
***USS Abner Read
***USS Mullany
***USS Bush
***USS Bache
***USS Beale
***USS Daly
***HMAS Arunta
***HMAS Warramunga
***USS McCord
***USS Trathen
***USS Hazelwood
***USS Haggard
***USS Franks
***USS Hailey
***USS Hoel
***USS Heermann
***USS John Rodgers
***USS Murray
***USS Harrison
***USS McKee
***USS Fletcher
***USS Jenkins
***USS La Vallete
***USS Anderson
***USS Cony
***USS Aulick
***USS Sigourney
***USS Hughes
***USS Sigsbee
***USS Ringgold
***USS Schroeder
***USS Dashiell
***USS Lang
***USS Stack
***USS Mustin
Task Force 17 (Aleutians Defense Force) (Commanded by Admiral Frank Fletcher)
*1 fleet carrier
**USS Saratoga
***30 F6F Hellcat fighters
***26 SBD Dauntless dive bombers
***15 TBF Avenger torpedo bombers
*2 light carriers
**USS Princeton
***25 F6F Hellcat fighters
***10 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
**USS Monterey
***24 F6F Hellcat fighters
**2 TBF Avenger, 8 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
*1 battleship
**USS Colorado
*1 battlecruiser
**HMS Renown
*2 heavy cruisers
**USS Wichita
**HMS Cornwall
*1 light cruiser
**HMS Argonaut
*17 destroyers
**USS Gansevoort
**USS Picking
**USS Sproston
**USS Wickes
**USS Isherwood
**USS Charles J Badger
**USS Halligan
**USS Haraden
**USS MacDonough
**USS Thorn
**USS Welles
**USS Halford
**USS Claxton
**HMS Loyal
**HMS Electra
**HMS Tenedos
**HMAS Vampire
British Pacific Fleet/Task Force 37 (commanded by Admiral Fraser)
*3 fleet carriers
**HMS Victorious
***30 Seafire fighters
***18 Barracuda bombers
**HMS Illustrious
***20 Corsair fighters
***18 Martlett fighters
***16 TBF Avenger torpedo bombers
**HMS Indomitable
***32 Hellcat fighters
***20 Avengers
*2 battleships
**HMS Duke of York
**HMS Anson
*3 heavy cruisers
**HMS Suffolk
**HMS Norfolk
**HMS Devonshire
*3 light cruisers
**HMS Cardiff
**HMS Newcastle
**HMS Glasgow
*14 destroyers
**HMS Quadrant
**HMS Quality
**HMS Troubridge
**HMS Tumult
**HMS Tuscan
**HMS Tyrian
**HMS Ulster
**HMS Urchin
**HMS Offa
**HMS Savage
**HMS Scorpion
**HMS Venus
**HMS Rotherham
**HMS Racehorse
Task Force 36- commanded by Vice Admiral Willis A Lee
*6 battleships
**USS South Dakota
**USS Missouri
**USS North Carolina
**USS Maryland
**HMS Queen Elizabeth
**HMS Valiant
*2 heavy cruisers
**USS New Orleans
**HMAS Australia
*3 light cruisers
**USS Atlanta
**USS San Diego
**USS Cleveland
*18 destroyers
**USS Morris
**USS Stevens
**USS Nicholas
**USS O'Bannon
**USS Taylor
**USS Hopewell
**USS Mahan
**USS Drayton
**USS Lamson
**USS Flusser
**USS Smith
**USS Erben
**USS Walker
**USS Hale
**USS Abbot
**USS Black
**USS Chauncey
**USS Braine
Task Force 39- commanded by Vice Admiral Matthew Yelland
*1 supercarrier
**USS Nimitz
***20 F-14 Tomcat fighters
***16 F/A-18 Hornet multi-role fighters
***16 A-6 Intruder attack aircraft
***6 SH-3 Sea King helicopters
***1 SH-60 Seahawk helicopter
***C-2 Greyhound cargo aircraft
***2 E-2 Hawkeye AWACS aircraft
***2 S-3 Viking ASW aircraft
***1 EA-6B Prowler electronic warfare aircraft
***3 KA-6 tankers
***16 F6F Hellcat fighters
***20 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
***16 SB2C Helldiver dive bombers
*2 fleet carriers
**USS Kearsarge
***34 F6F Hellcat fighters
***36 SB2C Helldiver dive bombers
***18 TBF Avenger torpedo bombers
**USS Wasp
***36 F6F Hellcats
***4 F6F-xN Hellcat night fighters
***36 SB2C Helldivers
***6 TBF Avenger, 13 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
*1 fast battleship
**HMS Prince of Wales
*1 heavy cruiser
**USS Canberra
*7 destroyers
**HMS Teazer
**HMS Tenacious
**HMS Termagant
**HMS Virago
**HMS Vigilant
**USS Laws
**USS Johnston
Submarine Fleet- commanded by Vice Admiral Charles Lockwood
*USS Nautilus
*USS Gato
*USS Grouper
*USS Growler
*USS Albacore
*USS Blackfish
*USS Cero
*USS Cod
*USS Darter
*USS Flying Fish
*USS Haddock
*USS Halibut
*USS Kingfish
*USS Wahoo
*USS Dace
*USS Dorado
*USS Gunnel
*USS Haddo
*USS Pargo
*USS Rasher
*USS Redfin
*USS Robalo
*USS Runner
*USS Scamp
*USS Scorpion
*USS Tullibee
*USS Balao
*USS Bowfin
*USS Crevalle
*USS Skate
*USS Archerfish
*USS Batfish
*USS Cabrilla
*USS Apogon
*HMS Sea Nymph
*HMS Templar
Midway Garrison- commanded by Major General Francis Mulcahy
*Air Group
**Marine Air Group
***42 F4U Corsair fighters
***10 F4F Wildcat fighters
***22 SBD Dauntless dive bombers
**Navy Air Units
***31 PBY Catalina flying boats
***15 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers
**Detachment of Seventh Air Force
***9 B-25 Mitchell medium bombers
***20 B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers
***14 P-40 Warhawk fighters
***28 P-38 Lightning fighters
**Royal Australian Air Force detachment
***15 Spitfire fighters
*Ground Defenses
**"C" and "D" Companies, 2nd Raider Battalion
**6th Defense Battalion (Reinforced)
**1st Battalion, 3rd Marines
Alright, that's it. Like I said, I wrote this for my own use and any military nerds. Also for anyone who may have a personal connection to the ships listed.
Also, for anyone wondering, some of the carrier names are different. In this universe, the original USS Yorktown and USS Hornet were never sunk and are still in service. Therefore, the Essex class aircraft carriers that were christened Yorktown and Hornet (both of which are actually museum ships now) are in this universe commissioned under their original names when they were first laid down, which in this case are Bon Homme Richard and Kearsarge.
So, yes, this is going to be a massive battle (battles really), with a total of 41 carriers (fleet, light, and escort carriers), 30 battleships and battlecruisers, 68 cruisers, 197 destroyers, and 57 submarines. So a total of 393 warships, in addition to transports ana auxiliary ships, plus well over a thousand aircraft. Well over the size of the Battle of Jutland, and about the size of the Battle of Leyte Gulf. It's gonna be epic
Next chapter will begin the battle. Overall, the battles of Midway and the Aleutians will take a while. I may take as many as 10 chapters to cover this battle.