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Originally Posted by CroFlames
What’s interesting and often overlooked is that Japanese forces simultaneously attacked and conquered many other regions in the Pacific. The attack on Pearl allowed them to carry out their true war aims which was to create a buffer between them and the West. That means the attack on Pearl was ultimately wildly successful. However, had the carriers been there, it’s likely Japan doesn’t lose the war in the pacific.
Racist Americans and British never thought in a million years the “yellow man” was smart enough challenge, much less beat a white Navy. They were sorely mistaken.
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I don't know if that's true. From the books I read the American naval staff officers and combat command officers had a lot of respect for their counter parts had actually trained at American institutions like the US Naval academy on exchange programs before tensions flared. Also Japan's Navy had a long string of 20th century successes and victories including the Battle of Tsushima in WW1. As well American Naval officers had tremendous respect for Japanese technology at the start of WW2, they knew for example that the American Naval Aircraft were badly outclassed by Japanese Naval aircraft such as the Zero and the Kate Torpedo Bomber. American Naval officers also knew that the Japanese had great combat experience then their American counterparts and had for the most part been very successful.
You could be right about the British mainly because the British very much suffered from Victory fever in the same way that the Japanese suffered from it at Midway.