In the book holes it maens to prey,attack,or to capture something.
IJN Akagi, IJN Kaga, IJN Soryu, IJN Hiryu; USN Yorktown.
IJN Akagi/IJN Kaga/IJN Soryu/IJN Hiryu USS Lexington
The IJN attacked Midway Island, the USN was trying to find the IJN, by a stroke of luck they did (by trailing an IJN destroyer who had been detached to hunt down a sub). US carriers launched an attack, caught the IJN carriers by surprise.
IJN Yamato and her sister IJN Musashi. Those two battlewagons were not just the biggest in the IJN, they were the biggest in the whole world.
IJN Airmen attacked Midway Island, USN Airmen attacked IJN carriers.
2 IJN crewmen were rescued from the sunken IJN cruiser Mikuma; and 35 crewmen were rescued from the sunken IJN carrier Hiryu. They were transported stateside to a POW camp.
The IJN.
IJN tactical victory (they sunk bigger ships); USN strategic victory (they stopped IJN's mission).
IJN Cruisers.
IJN Kate torpedo planes USN Avenger torpedo planes IJN Val dive bombers USN Dauntless dive bombers IJN Zero fighters USN Hellcat fighters (Specifically designed by Grumman to kill the Zero)
IJN vs USN
IJN Cruisers.