Huang found that "for the first five months, reports were basically accurate. But after the Battle of Midway in 1942, the Japanese military began to greatly exaggerate the losses inflicted on the United States and to understate Japanese losses.
「開戰後五個月內，原則上還算正確，但自一九四二年中途島海戰後，日軍誇大美軍所受的有關戰艦、潛艇、飛機、運輸船等損害，相反地則縮小日軍的損失。