The Japanese estimated that the planes would sink more than 400 ships; since they were training the pilots to target transports rather than carriers and destroyers, the casualties would be disproportionately greater than at Okinawa.
Japanerne anslog, at flyene ville sænke mere end 400 skibe, eftersom de uddannede piloter til at rette målet mod transportskibe i stedet for hangarskibe og destroyere, og derfor ville tabene være uforholdsmæssigt højere end på Okinawa.