 The initial American attacks on the Japanese fleet during the Battle of Midway were seen by the Japanese as disorganized, uncoordinated, and as very little threat. The first planes from the American carriers to reach the Japanese fleet were three torpedo squadrons. These aircraft needed to fly low and slow to make it hit on the carriers. Sailors knew that flying in with no cover made them vulnerable to the Japanese Zeroes. I think that they thought that if even just one torpedo got through that it would all be worthwhile. A single bomb could change the trajectory of the battle. However, initial strikes on the Japanese did not have a great rate of success and a lot of their bombs and torpedoes were on a strike. They did not know that they were going to be sacrificed or that their sacrifice was going to actually help win the entire battle and that this battle was going to be the most critical battle and war.