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==== Operation Hailstone ====
[[Chuuk Lagoon|Truk Lagoon]] served as a significant base for the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] during [[World War II]]. In February 1944, the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] launched [[Operation Hailstone]], a massive air and surface attack on Truk Lagoon. Over two days, U.S. carrier aircraft and surface vessels targeted Japanese warships, merchant vessels, and shore installations, resulting in the sinking of numerous ships and the destruction of hundreds of aircraft. This operation severely diminished Japan's naval capabilities in the Pacific.<ref>Hornfischer, James (2016). ''The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944–1945''. Random House Publishing Group</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Prados |first=John |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l9NNPgAACAAJ |title=Combined Fleet Decoded: The Secret History of American Intelligence and the Japanese Navy in World War II |date=2001 |publisher=Naval Institute Press |isbn=978-1-55750-431-9 |language=en}}</ref>