[packrat35]

They call this a tactical win for japan, but didn’t also make the Japanese stop an invasion they had planned?

Also, it knocked 2 main carriers out of the Midway raid which could have turned the tide for them if they had been there. Without Coral Sea, Midway may have been a disaster for us.

[ComputerGuy]

Good point about the two Japanese carriers.
They were irreplaceable.

[Jacquerie]

Yamamoto regarded the planned landings on Port Moresby as a sideshow and was not on-board with the Coral Sea operation. “Victory disease” played a part, so he acquiesced.

Despite the absence of two of the six carriers of the Kido Butai that attacked Pearl Harbor, Yamamoto pressed ahead with his plans for Midway.

Yeah, Coral Sea and other Jap blunders leading up to Midway offered an inviting opportunity for Admirals King and Nimitz.

[ealgeone]

Also, it knocked 2 main carriers out of the Midway raid which could have turned the tide for them if they had been there. Without Coral Sea, Midway may have been a disaster for us.

Maybe....maybe not.

It would have given them additional planes for sure.

But we could have caught all six like we did the four.

[minnesota_bound]

Animated map of the battle.

The Battle of the Coral Sea 1942: The First Aircraft Carrier Battle in History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB5hH3ksvKE