You're quite right, Rebel135. It's ironical that by 1941 the Japanese had surpassed their trainers, the British Navy, by leaps and bounds in aircraft carrier capability and various other areas of expertise, and that the British sent the hapless Prince of Wales and Repulse within range of hundreds of Japanese land-based bombers, and lost both ships accordingly. Like the Americans they seem to have underestimated their opponent.

As for sneak attacks...yes, very common...it was George Custer's standard tactic against Indian villages. At Little Big Horn he screwed up by attacking around noon instead of his usual crack of dawn assault.

He also divided his forces unnecessarily, like the Japanese at Midway. Bad move. Fatal, in fact.

Hoka Hey!

- Little Hawk