This is essentially the same strategy that the Japanese used in the 1904 Russo-Japanese war. They launched a surprise attack on Russian forces at Port Arthur (w

This is essentially the same strategy that the Japanese used in the 1904 Russo-Japanese war. They launched a surprise attack on Russian forces at Port Arthur (where the Russian Pacific fleet was based) with the (successful) intention of destroying the Russian forces in the Pacific before the Russians could mobilize and provide a defense.