Battle of the Philippine Sea

The Battle of the Philippine Sea was a significant naval battle of World War II, fought by the navies of the United States and the Empire of Japan. Part of the wider Pacific War, this action occurred on June 19-20, 1944 off the Mariana Islands and also involved Japanese land-based aircraft. The engagement proved disastrous for the Imperial Japanese Navy which lost three aircraft carriers and some 600 aircraft. These losses are largely attributed to Japanese reliance on obsolete aircraft types and inexperienced air crews, in contrast to the US Navy's new model aircraft, better-trained pilots and radar-coordinated combat air patrols.
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Noun
1. a naval battle in World War II (1944); a decisive naval victory for the United States fleet over the Japanese who were trying to block supplies from reaching American troops on Leyte
(synonym) Philippine Sea
(hypernym) naval battle
(part-holonym) World War II, World War 2, Second World War
(classification) Pacific, Pacific Ocean