And yet Midway was a game changer in the Pacific War, which changed to being a Strategic Offensive from thereon for the USA and its allies. The reason of course was the despatch of the bulk of the IJN's carriers by USN dive bombers, a success always emphasised by our own (and dearly missed) Danny 42C, an RAF Vengeance pilot who dive bombed the IJA in Burma for a living. As always in war, luck, both good and bad, played a great part in this decisive battle, but it was the Dive Bombers rather than the Torpedo Bombers that managed to capitalise on it.