Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - A yawancin farkon muhimman fadace-fadace na Pacific, misali Tekun Coral
Kuma a tsakiyar, jiragen ruwa sun kasance ba su kasance ba ko kuma sun shafe su yayin da masu sufuri suka kaddamar da raƙuman jiragen sama a cikin hare-haren a cikin daruruwan kilomita. A cikin yaƙe-yaƙe na baya-bayan nan a cikin Pacific, jiragen ruwa na farko sun yi ruwan bama-bamai don tallafawa saukar amphibious kuma sun ba da kariya ta iska don rakiyar masu jigilar. Ko da manyan jiragen ruwa mafi girma da aka gina, Japan, wanda ke dauke da babban baturi na tara 18-inch (46 cm) bindigogi kuma an tsara su a matsayin babban makami mai mahimmanci, ba a ba su damar da za su nuna damar su ba a cikin aikin yakin basasa wanda ya kasance a cikin shirin Japan kafin yakin.