>> the USN would be highly unlikely to risk any remaining fleet forces to seek the decisive battle that Japanese wanted The USN risked their somewhat inferior

>> the USN would be highly unlikely to risk any remaining fleet forces to seek the decisive battle that Japanese wanted The USN risked their somewhat inferior (naval aviation and carrier) assets at Midway, and despite their intelligence advantage, knowing where the Japanese were going (as opposed to December 1941, when they expected an attack, but had no way of narrowing down the list of potential targets), won with the help of good fortune, which is usually a part of a victory. If the Japanese fleet had not been so damaged at Midway, the evacuation of civilians from Hawaii had already been planned to commence post haste, ...