Each side lost a carrier and other warships were badly damaged. It was the first naval battle in which warring ships never were within sight of each other. It took place over a wide expanse over the Coral Sea. The battle was fought by carrier-based warplanes. 00:00:25The Battle of Coral Sea is what followed. US intelligence learned of the Japanese plans and combined a battle group of US and Australian warships to intercept the Japanese fleet. Japan sent a fleet to attack Port Moresby on the island of New Guinea, which could be used as a base from which to attack Australia. Section 2 00:00:01TEACHER: In May of 1942, the Japanese were in command of the war and were pressing that advantage. In the days ahead, the fleet would reorganize around these carriers, and America would begin its assault at sea. 00:00:22Three US aircraft carriers that made up the heart of the fleet were not at Pearl Harbor that day and escaped destruction. But the Japanese weren't as successful as they hoped to be. They did, in fact, inflict enormous damage, sinking 21 ships, including 4 battleships. How did the United States turn the tide in the Pacific? When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, they hoped to destroy the bulk of the United States Pacific fleet.
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