This is my Japanese Camouflage cross-reference.It gives a link to all my posts on the subject.It is posted here to make it easier for readers to reach the ships or sections they want to see. Part 1 lists names of my posts, followed by a URL reference to the post’ Part 2 lists ship names … More Japanese Ship Camouflage – Cross Reference
I have decided not to publish my data on Japanese Ship Camouflage in book form. In order for it not to be lost, I am posting All my remaining diagrams here. I will add another post to provide cross references to help locate specific ships in this, and earlier, posts. The material below is my … More Japanese Ship Camouflage WWII – Final Update
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/ Hospital ships are not camouflaged. According to international conventions they are supposed to be distinctively painted, exhibit lights at night, and maintain a steady course. These conditions are expected to give them immunity from attack. Notification of their existence is to … More Japanese WWII Camouflage – Hospital Ships
The US Navy developed a camouflage pattern based on small stripes. It seems to have been originally intended for small, fast, motor torpedo boats, usually called PT boats at the time. The French Cruiser GLOIRE was the largest ship to carry the pattern during the war. Recently I ran across a picture of an American … More Unusual Camouflage
Japanese submarines were given identification numbers in a series following an initial Kata character that was used to indicate what size or class of submarine was being numbered. The Kata characters “I” (), “RO” (),and “HA” () indicated large medium and small submarines. “HA”, by the way, is pronounced “WA”. There were also some Japanese … More Japanese WWII Submarine Models
I have several carrier models in my collection. Those that survived until later in the war did receive camouflage. Several ships were converted into carriers , especially after the loss of the main carrier force at the battle of Midway. The conversions included remodeling passenger liners (Hiyo and Junyo) and converting former submarine or seaplane … More Japanese Aircraft Carrier models.
Japan, more than most other naval powers of WW2, made extensive use of seaplanes. Many of them were conversions from other types of vessels. Kamoi was converted from an oiler to be a seaplane tender. Kimikawa Maru was altered from a cargo ship. The cruiser Mogami was mentioned in an earlier blog post as having … More Japanese WW2 seaplane carrier models.
I have only a few models of Japanese battleships from WW2, but I think they are very interesting. The four ships were originally all identical sisters. But one was demilitarized (partially disarmed) and used as a training ship. Before the war started she was rearmed, and all 4 received modifications that left them with differences … More Japanese WW2 Battleship models.
The series on Japanese WW2 models continues. This time with light cruisers. Most of them were older. Tenryu dates from the First World War. But the types included also has Oyodo and Yahagi that were built during the war, and Isuzu that received a major anti-aircraft rebuild. Katori was originally intended to be a training … More Japanese WW 2 Light Cruiser models
I’m continuing a theme I started last week. These are models from my collection of Japanese heavy cruisers from World War 3. Heavy cruisers carried 8″ (208mm) guns for their main armament. Some of the models represent wartime improvements in anti-aircraft guns, and Mogami was altered to have a flight deck aft for carrying several … More Japanese heavy cruiser models
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