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The Kaga is the first sunken Japanese aircraft carrier ever found, Vulcan said. "Second attack required" comes from Joichi Tomonaga, Hiryuu attacker squadron commander's telegram; same with Tomonaga Sq. An aircraft carrier that had a prominent effect on the development of this type of ship in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Experts said they hope to find the two other lost Japanese carriers, Soryu and Hiryu. 341, 343, 349–52, 355, 357, 359 Generally regarded as the only ship of her class, she was built to a modified Sōryū design. The ship had a length of 227.4 meters (746 ft 1 in) The carrier's 216.9-meter (711 ft 7 in) flight deck was 27.0 meters (88 ft 6 in) wide and overhung her Aircraft were transported between the hangars and the flight deck by three The ship's light AA armament consisted of seven triple and five twin-gun mounts for In November 1941, the IJN's Combined Fleet, commanded by In the first wave, 8 B5N torpedo bombers were supposed to attack the aircraft carriers that normally berthed on the northwest side of The second wave consisted of 9 Zeros and 18 D3As, one of each aborting with mechanical problems.While returning to Japan after the attack, Vice Admiral On 26 March, the five carriers of the First Air Fleet departed from Staring Bay; they were spotted by a Catalina about 350 nautical miles (650 km; 400 mi) southeast of Concerned by the US carrier strikes in the Marshall Islands, The carrier also contributed 3 Zeros to the total of 11 assigned to the initial CAP over the four carriers. By Wolcott, November 17, 2013 in Battleship Era. 470–76Shores, Cull & Izawa, Vol. 413, 421–23, 426–29Parshall & Tully, pp. Play Attack 第二次攻撃の要を認めます。急いで！ Second attack phase required. 165–66; Parshall & Tully, pp. 6 comments in this topic. With a total complement of 72 planes, she is far less likely to run out of planes than her predecessors, if captains execute their attacks correctly that is. She took part in the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Wake Island. It was a highly successful project that featured a high speed, reasonably good AA defense and a sizable air group. Jump to: