<sod>The plan was handicapped by faulty Japanese assumptions of the American reaction and poor initial dispositions. Most significantly, American [[Station HYPO|codebreakers]] were able to determine the date and location of the planned attack, enabling the forewarned U.S. Navy to prepare its own ambush. All four of Japan's large <!--I'd prefer "fleet carrier", but it's ambiguous in context-->aircraft carriers—''[[Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi|Akagi]]'', ''[[Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga|Kaga]]'', ''[[Japanese aircraft carrier Soryu|Soryu]]'' and ''[[Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu|Hiryu]]'', part of the [[Order of battle of the Attack on Pearl Harbor|six-carrier force that had attacked Pearl Harbor]] six months earlier—and a [[heavy cruiser]] were sunk, while the U.S. lost only the carrier ''[[USS Yorktown (CV-5)|Yorktown]]'' and a [[destroyer]]. After Midway and the exhausting attrition of the [[Solomon Islands campaign]], Japan's capacity to replace its losses in [[materiel]] (particularly aircraft carriers) and men (especially well-trained pilots and maintenance crewmen) rapidly became insufficient to cope with mounting casualties, while the United States' massive industrial and training capabilities made losses far easier to replace. The Battle of Midway is considered a turning point in the Pacific War.<eod>
<sod>The plan was handicapped by faulty Japanese assumptions of the American reaction and poor initial dispositions. Most significantly, American [[Station HYPO|codebreakers]] were able to determine the date and location of the planned attack, enabling the forewarned U.S. Navy to prepare its own ambush. All four of Japan's large <!--I'd prefer "fleet carrier", but it's ambiguous in context-->aircraft carriers—''[[Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi|Akagi]]'', ''[[Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga|Kaga]]'', ''[[Japanese aircraft carrier Soryu|Soryu]]'' and ''[[Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu|Hiryu]]'', part of the [[Order of battle of the Attack on Pearl Harbor|six-carrier force that had attacked Pearl Harbor]] six months earlier—and a [[heavy cruiser]] were sunk, while the U.S. lost only the carrier ''[[USS Yorktown (CV-5)|Yorktown]]'' and a [[destroyer]]. After Midway and the exhausting attrition of the [[Solomon Islands campaign]], Japan's capacity to replace its losses in [[materiel]] (particularly aircraft carriers) and men (especially well-trained pilots and maintenance crewmen) rapidly became insufficient to cope with mounting casualties, while the United States' massive industrial and training capabilities made losses far easier to replace. The Battle of Midway is considered. #ilikewhales a turning point in the Pacific War<eod>