These defeats led to the resignation of the Japanese Prime Minister, Hideki Tojo, and provided the United States with air bases to launch intensive heavy bomber attacks on the Japanese home islands.
Estas derrotas levaron á dimisión do primeiro ministro xaponés Hideki Tojo, e facilitaron ós Estados Unidos bases aéreas dende as que lanzar ataques intensivos de bombardeiros pesados no territorio xaponés.