Would American convoy habits expose Pacific reinforcements?

Would American reluctance to use convoys prevent Japan from ambushing reinforcement formations?

No; troop and military-supply movements would still need escorts, and predictable tracks without strong zigzag habits could make them vulnerable to Japanese night torpedo attacks.

The viewer notes American reluctance to adopt convoying and limited knowledge of Japanese night torpedo tactics. Merchant-shipping policy differed from the need to escort troopships and military stores into an active war zone. Concentrated formations sailing predictable tracks, especially without habitual zigzagging, would present excellent targets for Japanese night attacks. The Royal Navy's continued practice of zigzag maneuvers shows how inherited fleet routines can matter immediately in a new theater. As a modern continuity example, the Queen Elizabeth carrier task group used zigzagging during early group-maneuver exercises with allied ships.