Author Topic: name this.... (Read 615 times)

HanaG · « **on:** July 31, 2002, 07:32:44 PM »

Do you know this ship?

udet · « **Reply #1 on:** July 31, 2002, 08:44:58 PM »

looks different from any pics I have seen,so i might venture it's a smaller, lesser know carrier...maybe Zuikaku??? It's just a wild guess.

-tronski- · « **Reply #2 on:** August 01, 2002, 03:31:28 PM »

Equally wild would be a British CVE (HMS Activity), or maybe a IJN Taiyo class Escort carrier.

Tronsky

gatso · « **Reply #3 on:** August 01, 2002, 04:50:47 PM »

Nearest I can find is a French Lafayette class, Bois Belleau possibly.

Gatso

humble · « **Reply #4 on:** August 01, 2002, 06:02:37 PM »

the real question is what plane is on the flight deck. Not many twin props I'm aware of that are CV capable by design. Especially if the picture is a WW2 vintage shot.

whgates3 · « **Reply #5 on:** August 01, 2002, 09:15:12 PM »

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Originally posted by humble
the real question is what plane is on the flight deck. Not many twin props I'm aware of that are CV capable by design. Especially if the picture is a WW2 vintage shot.

how many multi engine planes flew off a CV in WWII? - i can only think of 2 - & that plane (if that is a plane) is certainly not a B-25, possibly it is a F7F...

udet · « **Reply #6 on:** August 01, 2002, 10:53:59 PM »

hello????
big meatball on the flight deck? Gotta be Jap.

HanaG · « **Reply #7 on:** August 02, 2002, 02:55:57 AM »

Hints, It is Japanese ship, WW2 Era, 9100tons.

Mitsu · « **Reply #8 on:** August 02, 2002, 03:21:28 AM »

Imperial Japanese Army aircraft carrier "Akitsu-maru", is it?

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #9 on:** August 02, 2002, 03:24:46 AM »

An Army aircraft carrier????? I bet the navy loved that idea!

Karnak · « **Reply #10 on:** August 02, 2002, 03:46:38 AM »

The Japanese Navy and Japanese Army hated each other. That was one of the biggest disadvatages the Japanese had.

They worked against each other and had many, many duplicate units. That's why the IJN has aircraft like the N1K2-J, J2M, J1N1 and G4M as well as land based soldiers. The Army had naval assets. Its completely whacked and almost as bad as what happened in France where the airforce was stripped of its independence when the socialists got to power in the 1930s, the army backed the socialists you see...

HanaG · « **Reply #11 on:** August 02, 2002, 04:02:17 AM »

bingo, Mitsu:)
Imperial Japanese ARMY "Akitsu-maru"

IJA had some Aircraft Carriers & Amphibious Landing assault/command ships.

"Akitsu-maru"can bring....
13 "Ki-27" Fiters or light bombers(Ki-30).
27 "Dai-hatu"(landing craft) with Type97"chi-ha" midium tanks.
2000 Infantrys.

HanaG · « **Reply #12 on:** August 02, 2002, 04:19:53 AM »

>the real question is what plane is on the flight deck.

humble, ur question is good.

I guess, The twin engines airplane is Type-99 twin engines light bomber (Ki-48),just transporting or testing take off...

These CV/LST has "lunching deck" on these tail.
"Dai-hatsu"s with infantrys & tanks can come out from this deck.
plz watch pic.

#pic is not "Akitsu-maru". this is "Ryuujyou-maru"'s tail.

brady · « **Reply #13 on:** August 02, 2002, 04:23:59 AM »

Excelent thread., I read a book a while back On the Japanese merchant marine in WW 2 , and I f I am corect the Army had Submarines as well, for resuply of Isolated Islands.

HanaG · « **Reply #14 on:** August 02, 2002, 04:30:09 AM »

>The Japanese Navy and Japanese Army hated each other.

Karnak, you right.

IJA had his OWN CV/LSTs and some Submarines for transporting oil & ammo.
IJN had his OWN tanks.

These are funny(foolish) stories....

by the way, plz excurse my strange English.
English is still dificult for me... can u read?