Did Japanese navy have to call off Midway landing?

After they lost all four of the aircraft carriers in their task force
(June 1942), the Japanese navy cancelled their assault on Midway, for
fear of what US aircraft could do to their battleships and transports.

But might the risks have been worthwhile? My impression is that the
US carrier aircraft had also endured significant losses, and many of
them (notably the torpedo bombers) were useless anyways. The
Japanese surface forces were ample to blast away US forces on Midway
Atoll, converting it into an "unsinkable aircraft carrier" for the
Japanese. (Did they have a transport with land-based aircraft
suitable for unloading?)

Perhaps, however, the Japanese withdrew because they feared opposing
US carrier strength was larger than in reality.

--Hugo S. Cunningham

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