 Yamamoto decided, and this was a pretty good thing on his part, to draw the Americans out into this all-out battle before the Americans could repair the damage done at Pearl Harbor, and certainly before the Americans, who were now in a feverish building program in the States, could produce a new fleet. The Americans would never be weaker. Japan would never be stronger. It was Yamamoto's attitude, if we can draw them into this great climactic battle now, we'll win it.