Japanese Aircraft Carrier Akitsu Maru Paper Model In 1/350 Scale by Paper Model Studio

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Akitsu Maru was a Japanese landing craft depot ship and escort aircraft carrier operated by the Imperial Japanese Army. In some sources Akitsu Maru and her sister ship Nigitsu Maru are also considered to be the first amphibious assault ships. Akitsu Maru was a passenger liner taken over before completion by the Imperial Japanese Army. The ship was fitted with a flight deck above the hull, but had no hangar so the aircraft were stored below the flight deck on the original main deck. Conventional aircraft were able to fly off from her deck but could not land aboard due to the short deck length and lack of landing mechanisms, although in July 1944 KX arresting gear was fitted on the flight deck. On Thursday 18 November 1943 Akitsu Maru, while in company with the torpedo boat Tomozuru, was torpedoed off the entrance to Manila Bay by the United States submarine Crevalle. Crevalle incorrectly reported Akitsu Maru as sunk. Akitsu Maru was sunk by the United States submarine Queenfish on 15 November 1944. There were 2,046 men, mainly of the IJA's 64th Infantry Regiment, who were killed. Her sister ship Nigitsu Maru was sunk by the submarine Hake on 12 January 1944, with the loss of 574 men.

Akitsu Maru era um porta-aviões japonês de desembarque e escolta operado pelo Exército Imperial Japonês. Em algumas fontes, Akitsu Maru e seu navio irmão Nigitsu Maru também são considerados os primeiros navios de assalto anfíbio. Akitsu Maru era um navio de passageiros antes de ser confiscado pelo Exército Imperial Japonês. O navio foi equipado com um convés de vôo acima do casco, mas não tinha hangar para que a aeronave fosse armazenada abaixo do convés. As aeronaves convencionais conseguiam voar do seu convés, mas não podiam pousar a bordo devido ao comprimento curto do convés e à falta de mecanismos de aterrissagem. Numa quinta-feira, 18 de novembro de 1943, o Akitsu Maru, na companhia do torpedeiro Tomozuru, foi torpedeado na entrada da Baía de Manila pelo submarino americano Crevalle. Crevalle informou incorretamente que o Akitsu Maru havia afundado. Ele foi realmente afundado pelo submarino Queenfish dos Estados Unidos em 15 de novembro de 1944. Haviam 2.046 homens, principalmente do 64º Regimento de Infantaria da IJA, que foram mortos. Sua nau irmã Nigitsu Maru foi afundada pelo submarino Hake em 12 de janeiro de 1944, com a perda de 574 homens.

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