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Temporarily, it put the fleet out of action. However the main targets were the pacific carriers. They were not in harbour at the time of the attack. Enterprise, Lexington and Sarratoga were at sea with their relevant task forces. From the outset this failure to destroy these ships most likely doomed the Japanese to eventual failure.

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