It is what it was. The US was not prepared for war. The Japs had already been at war in China which provided them an excellent opportunity to develop equipment/tactics, etc. Their pilot development was inadequate to replace losses. Their various types of airplanes were not so hot once the US began to develop up to date planes. Lack of self-sealing gas tanks and armor forced the Japs to pay a high price in unsustainable losses. There really was no excuse for the poor quality torpedos first used by the US. Got to wonder why development was not informed by examination of Jap and German torpedos. There is more but this is a start. Sincerely. bruce.
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