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I want to discuss the plausibility of the IJN using a night attack on Pearl Harbor. The Japanese had good night time surface doctrine and an excellent carrier aviation branch. It was already shown to be technically possible by Taranto. It probably can't make Pearl Harbor a success anymore than it already was, but the effects of Japanese carriers being capable of night operations makes for some interesting possibilities in battles like the Coral Sea and Midway.