You can find a reference to all my Japanese ship camouflage posts at: https//wstherhorn.wordpress.com/2022/07/12/japanese-ship-camouflage-cross-reference/ When the Japanese Navy realized that the war was not going to end quickly with a negotiated peace, and that the US submarines were sinking ships at a rate that threatened Japan with destruction, they organized convoy routes, built escort vessels, … More Japanese WW II camouflage – late war

You can find a reference to all my Japanese ship camouflage posts at: https//wetherhorn.wordpress.com/2022/07/12/japanese-ship-camouflage-cross-reference/ As the war came closer to a conclusion the Japanese were running out of aircraft carriers, and trained pilots. The Navy ministry decided to design some camouflage for the decks of aircraft carriers with the hope that some of these vital … More Japanese WW II Camouflage – carrier decks

You can find a reference to all my Japanese ship camouflage posts at: https//wetherhorn.wordpress.com/2022/07/12/japanese-ship-camouflage-cross-reference/ The Japanese Imperial Army had a ministry of its own. There was also an independent authority for handling merchant vessels that had not been requisitioned by either service. The two authorities, Army and Navy,  were supposed to be equal, but they … More Japanese WW II ship camouflage – Army