ðɪs ɐlˈaʊd ˈædmɜːɹəl nˈɪmɪts tə ɡˈæmbəl ɔnðɪ ˈæmbʊʃ ðæt ɹɪzˈʌltᵻd ɪnðə bˈæɾəl ʌv mˈɪdweɪ, ðə lˈɔs ʌv fˈoːɹ dʒˌæpənˈiːz kˈæɹɪɹz ænd mˈɛni nˈeɪvəl ˈeɪvɪˌeɪɾɚz fɔːɹ mˈʌtʃ lˈoʊɚɹ ˈælaɪd lˈɔsᵻz, ænd wʌt ɪz dʒˈɛnɚɹəli ɐɡɹˈiːd tə hɐvbɪn ðə tˈɜːnɪŋ pˈɔɪnt ʌvðə pɐsˈɪfɪk wˈɔːɹ.
This allowed Admiral Nimitz to gamble on the ambush that resulted in the Battle of Midway, the loss of four Japanese carriers and many naval aviators for much lower Allied losses, and what is generally agreed to have been the turning point of the Pacific War.