And this article shows the logistical impossibility of invading Pearl Harbor. http://www.combinedfleet.com/pearlops.htm

But one Japanese error at Pearl Harbor was that they did not send in a third wave to hit the fuel depots and machine shops. Another error was not using their submarines to hit US freighters and tankers when they had a good chance at doing a lot of damage in the first months.

That could have set back the US effort maybe a year back or more. Of course one can doubt if it would have changed the overall outcome.


CBR