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Three times the USN's flattops had interferred with the IJN's plans; the first time was at Pearl Harbor, by not being there. The second time was at the Coral Sea, when carriers duelled for the first time. Midway was to settle the issue; Yamamoto wanted to eliminate the US carriers in a "Tsushima style" encounter (Yamamoto had fought at Tsushima as a young Lieutenant), just as his Admiral had done to the Russian battleships in 1905.

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