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The Allies of World War II conducted an air attack upon a cruiser force at the major Japanese base of Rabaul in November 1943. In response to the Allied invasion of Bougainville, the Japanese had brought a strong cruiser force down from Truk, their major naval base in the Caroline Islands about 800 miles north of Rabaul, to Rabaul in preparation for a night engagement against the Allied supply and support shipping.

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  • The Allies of World War II conducted an air attack upon a cruiser force at the major Japanese base of Rabaul in November 1943. In response to the Allied invasion of Bougainville, the Japanese had brought a strong cruiser force down from Truk, their major naval base in the Caroline Islands about 800 miles north of Rabaul, to Rabaul in preparation for a night engagement against the Allied supply and support shipping.
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  • Air attacks on Rabaul
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  • 10 carrier aircraft,
  • 17 land-based aircraft destroyed
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is part of military conflict
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  • Allied victory, prevented Japanese naval forces from threateninginvasion of Bougainville
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  • 10 cruisers,
  • 11 destroyers,
  • 3 fleet carriers,
  • 200 aircraft
  • 2 light cruisers,
  • 2 light carriers,
  • 282 carrier aircraft,
  • 349 land-based aircraft
  • 9 destroyers,
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