In contrast to the strenuous efforts by the U.S. to employ the maximum forces available for Midway, the Japanese apparently did not even consider trying to include "Zuikaku" in the operation. No effort appears to have been made to combine the surviving "Shōkaku" aircrews with "Zuikaku"s air groups or to quickly provide "Zuikaku" with replacement aircraft so she could participate with the rest of the Combined Fleet at Midway. "Shōkaku" herself was unable to conduct further aircraft operations, with her flight deck heavily damaged, and she required almost three months of repair in Japan.