The Coral Sea 1942A detailed account of the first check of Japanese naval expansion in the Pacific. The Coral Sea 1942 details the Battle of the Coral Sea, a unique event in naval history as the first battle where enemy fleets never came within sight of each other. Instead, aircraft launched from carrier decks were deployed to attack the enemy with bombs and torpedoes. In May of 1942, the Japanese fleet advanced on Port Moresby, the last Allied base between Australia