[EliRoom8]

It so distressed the military that it prompted a premature attack on Midway.

[sparklite2]

It so distressed the military that it prompted a premature attack on Midway.

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Midway wasn’t premature. Japan was in the throes of ‘victory fever’ from their successes and wanted to take out the US carriers ASAP. Any wait gave the US that much more time to rearm.

Japan had considered the homeland impervious to attack. Big shock. Yamamoto had been trying to sell the notion of attacking Midway but the Imperial Army was against it. Doolittle’s raid solidified Yamamoto’s backing with two missions added to pacify the Army ... Port Moresby and the Aleutian Islands.

BTW, was there really an intention to recover Doolittle’s bombers by landing back on the carriers? Could a bomber even land on a carrier?