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2022-07-07 China-Japan-Koreas

What Happened At The Conflict of Coral Sea?

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Posted by badanov 2022-07-07 06:29|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 ...A tactical draw, but a strategic victory for the US - the Japanese lost one CV, losses to the Japanese carrier aircrews were bad, and that was aggravated by the fact that the IJN's aircrew training couldn't turn out anywhere near the numbers needed fast enough to sustain combat.

That meant that two fleet carriers sat out Midway...and history tells us what happened next.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2022-07-07 09:06|| 2022-07-07 09:06|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm taking a moment to recommend Shattered Sword.

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-07-07 10:07|| 2022-07-07 10:07|| Front Page Top

#3 ^ a good book. Two opposable thumbs up!

Posted by SteveS 2022-07-07 10:17|| 2022-07-07 10:17|| Front Page Top

#4 Dad spent three days on a raft after this battle. Said shells fired in war were shark dinner bells.

Posted by Ratz a wake 2022-07-07 10:22|| 2022-07-07 10:22|| Front Page Top

#5 Conflict? I think the word you are wanting is Battle

Posted by Chealing Chomotle4158 2022-07-07 22:39|| 2022-07-07 22:39|| Front Page Top

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