What they truly neglected to damage was the oil tank farms. Had they achieved that, they would have brought the US Pacific Fleet to a standstill. After the war, when asked why they did not take out the tank farms during the first 2 raids, a former Japanese pilot replied that oil tanks were not selected targets for the first 2 attacks. I believe these were selected targets of a 3rd attack which was cancelled by the Japanese.
Never awaken a sleeping giant powered by dinosaurs (fossil fuel)...
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Good to remember.