10.15 Japanese shadower spotted
10.18 Request for fighter cover
10.30 453 scrambles
11.13 High level bombers attack
11.30 453 arrives
11.40 First torpedo attack
It was the torpedo attacks that doomed Force Z, particularly the early crippling of Prince of Wales.
In fact the first call for fighter support was at 11.58, by Tennent in Repulse.
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