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| The Paper Thing |
"Let's make a papercraft of 1/350 scale "Akagi" Japanese Navy Aircraft Carrier First Aviation Squadron. The total length of completion of this big-scale model is approximately 75cm". -
Paper Model Studio
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| Akagi conducting flight operations in April 1942 |
Akagi (
Japanese: 赤城 "Red Castle") was an
aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy, named after
Mount Akagi in present-day Gunma Prefecture. Though
she was laid down as an Amagi-class battlecruiser,
Akagi was converted to an
aircraft carrier while still under construction to comply with the terms of the
Washington Naval Treaty. Following
Japan's renunciation of the treaty in late 1934, the ship was rebuilt from
1935 to 1938 with her original
three flight decks consolidated into a single, enlarged flight deck and an
island superstructure. The
second Japanese aircraft carrier to enter service, and the
first large or "fleet" carrier,
Akagi figured prominently in the development of the
IJN's revolutionary carrier striking force doctrine that grouped
carriers together,
concentrating their air power. This doctrine enabled
Japan to attain its strategic goals during the first six months of the
Pacific War. Akagi's aircraft participated in the
Second Sino-Japanese War in the late
1930s. Upon the formation of the First
Air Fleet or Kido Butai (Striking Force) in early 1941, she became its flagship, and remained so for the duration of her service. With other fleet carriers, she took part in the
Pearl Harbor raid in December 1941 and the invasion of
Rabaul in the Southwest Pacific in January 1942. The following month her aircraft bombed
Darwin, Australia and assisted in the conquest of the
Dutch East Indies. In
March and April 1941, Akagi's aircraft helped sink a
British heavy cruiser and an
Australian destroyer in the Indian Ocean raid. After a brief refit,
Akagi and three other fleet carriers of the Kido Butai participated in the
Battle of Midway in June 1942. After bombarding
American forces on the atoll,
Akagi and the other carriers were attacked by aircraft from
Midway and the carriers
Enterprise, Hornet, and Yorktown. Dive bombers from
Enterprise severely damaged
Akagi. When it
became obvious she could not be saved, she was scuttled by Japanese destroyers to prevent her from falling into enemy hands. The
loss of Akagi and three other IJN carriers at
Midway was a
crucial strategic defeat for Japan and contributed significantly to the
Allies' ultimate victory in the Pacific. -
Wikipedia
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| Akagi - The Real Thing - 1941 |
O Akagi foi um porta avões da Marinha Imperial Japonesa que lutou em duas guerras (
Guerra Sino-Japonesa e na Segunda Grande Guerra)e foi derrotado na
Batalha de Midway. Para não cair em mãos inimigas, o
Akagi foi posto à pique pelos destroyers da Real Marinha Japonesa.
A perda deste e mais três outros porta-aviões durante a
Batalha de Midway foi de importância decisiva para a
vitória dos Aliados no Oceano Pacífico.
Link: Japanese.Aircraft.Carrier.Akagi.by.Paper.Model.Studio
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