>Well, at least that's somewhat realistic. The wartime IJN was
>chronically short of both pots to piss in and windows to throw it out
>of, and the leadership spent most of the war hoarding their big guns
>for the boss battle, never realizing that they were playing a sandbox
>game.
>

The one time the IJN battle line was committed and really could have made a tactical difference, off Samar during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, they turned back.