Plus, the Japanese had lost an opportunity to eliminate the U.S. naval forces in the area, a result which would have taken even the comparatively resource-rich U.S. some time to recover from.
此外，日本人失去了将美军水面部队从该地区抹去的机会，而纵使是资源丰富如美国也需要相当时间才能从这打击中恢复回来。