Could the Fleet Air Arm's Operation C night strike have worked?

Was a British carrier night strike during Operation C genuinely capable of damaging the Japanese carriers?

It was plausible but risky; British night-operating experience and Japanese damage-control weaknesses created a real opportunity without guaranteeing success.

The Channel Dash does not provide a close test of Fleet Air Arm night-strike capability because that attack occurred in daylight, without adequate support, and under very different conditions. Operation C would have used Albacores, while British operations against targets such as Bismarck supplied relevant night experience. Japanese carriers' weak damage control could have made even a limited hit important. The attack could have succeeded, although success was never certain.