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The Japanese and the Americans were 200 miles apart, with the Japanese northeast of the Americans. Each side had two carriers: Japan’s Shōkaku and Zuikaku and America’s Yorktown and Lexington. The Americans could launch 121 aircraft, the Japanese 122.
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Hourly History (Battle of the Coral Sea - World War II: A History from Beginning to End (World War 2 Battles))