Since Yamamoto had decided the decisive battle with the U.S. was to take place at Midway, he should not have diverted any of his important assets, especially fleet carriers, to a secondary operation like MO.
既然山本已经决心在中途岛与美国航母进行一场决定性的会战，那么他就不应该分散他的主要参战兵力到像MO作战这样的次要作战中去，尤其是舰队航母就更不应该如此。