The Japanese lost all four aircraft carriers of their Strike Force at Midway..Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, and Hiryu. They were four of the six carriers which had participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Midway...
Japanese battlewagons were present only at a distance; Midway was a battle between aircraft carriers.
Battle of Midway US naval aircraft sank the four Japanese aircraft carriers that were supporting the invasion force.
Fleet Aircraft Carriers. (Fleet Carriers are a navy's largest carrier).
The Japanese lost 4 of their aircraft carriers.
Midway...
Japanese battlewagons were present only at a distance; Midway was a battle between aircraft carriers.
Battle of Midway US naval aircraft sank the four Japanese aircraft carriers that were supporting the invasion force.
Fleet Aircraft Carriers. (Fleet Carriers are a navy's largest carrier).
In early June 1942 the battle at Midway marked a significant change in World War II in the Pacific. Just west of Midway, the US Navy attacked and sunk four Japanese aircraft carriers and lost one of their own.
The Japanese lost 4 of their aircraft carriers.
The Japanese lost 4 of their aircraft carriers.
Four IJN and one USN.
Destroyers, Cruisers and Aircraft Carriers
In total, there were actually 9 aircraft carriers that participated in the Battle of Midway. American: Enterprise, Hornet and Yorktown. Japanese: Akagi, Kaga, Hiryu, Soryu, Zuiho, Hosho Additionally, as the Midway battle was occurring, the Japanese carriers Ryujo and Junyo were part of a northern force that was attacking the Aleutian Islands as a diversion.
Main weapons used were Destroyers, Cruisers and Aircraft Carriers coleman
The Battle of the Coral Sea, history's first clash of aircraft carriers; the Battle of Midway, history's first DECISIVE clash of aircraft carriers.