Yep,, planned to be so much worse. Prayers to all of the heroes lost, injured or otherwise effected that day and all of their families. It was horrible enough as it was.
I have researched this stuff a lot, and I am convinced that both we and the Japanese were “played” by Winston Churchill.
The British had totally broken the Japanese naval codes.
We had only fully broken the Japanese diplomatic codes.
All evidence suggest the British kept their detailed actionable foreknowledge from the US.
Churchill needed the US in the war to save his country.
He was playing chess.
The Japanese and Americans were playing checkers.