The video addresses what you’re saying and agrees with you.
Thanks. Still in Honolulu from attending the 82d anniversary observance today. Incredibly moving day today.
I’ll watch it when I’m home in CA
It’s also likely that the air defenses against a third wave would have been even stiffer. There was little air defense against the first wave due to surprise. More aircraft were shot down during the second wave. A third might have been even worse for the Japanese. It’s noteworthy that one of the biggest losses for Japan from their losses at Midway was near destruction of their trained pilots. This significantly reduced subsequent naval victories. Loss of more pilots in Hawaii might have reduced their subsequent gains early in the war.