[ClearCase_guy]

It’s the Battle of the Coral Sea all over again!

[McGruff]

Doesn’t bode well for Taiwan or any of the pacific countries.

[Cen-Tejas]

Not much of a comparison statistically:

Here are some of the losses for each side in The Battle of the Coral Sea:

U.S.
One carrier destroyed, one damaged, one oiler and one destroyer sunk, 66 aircraft lost, and 543 men killed or wounded

Japanese
One small carrier destroyed, one carrier severely damaged, one destroyer and three small naval ships sunk, 77 carrier aircraft lost, and 1074 men killed or wounded