Well, as was always the case pre-war the American carriers were NOT at full strength. Nominal full strength would have been 24 fighters, 36 dive bombers and 20 TBD.
CV2 had 16 F2-A Buffaloes, 31 SBD Dauntless, 12 TBD Devastators
CV6 had 16 F4F-3 Wildcats, 35 Dauntless, 18 TBD.
The two...