Kimmel at Pearl Harbor with warning

What should Admiral Kimmel do if he takes command in the early hours of 7 December 1941?

Order general quarters, secure watertight integrity and anti-aircraft defences, and push fighters airborne rather than immediately sortieing the fleet.

The answer warns that taking the fleet to sea could turn damaged ships into permanently lost ones. Whether a sortie is possible depends on how many hours of warning are available before the first attack. With limited time, it favours general quarters, watertight integrity, manned anti-aircraft guns, and fighters airborne if Army cooperation can be secured. Manoeuvring at sea must be weighed against the greater chance of recovering ships damaged in harbour.