Top 10 greatest aircraft carrier battles
- By Lin Liyao
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Battle of Midway (中途島海戰(zhàn))
Location: Midway Atoll, an unincorporated area of U.S. Date: 4 --7 June, 1942
Countries: Japan vs. United States
Aircraft carriers: Japan: 4 fleet carriers (Akagi, Kaga, Hiryu and Soryu) vs U.S.: 3 fleet carriers (USS Yorktown, Enterprise and Hornet)
Result: The battle is widely regarded as the most important naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II. It proved to be a decisive victory of U.S. navy, while the Imperial Japanese Navy lost its all four fleet carriers.
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