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by **ijnfleetadmiral** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 7:20 am

Captain Morgan wrote:I read Kido Butai officers were in blue winter uniforms at Midway because the normal uniform change wax June 1 but since they were at sea the IJN admiralty delayed implementation. I�ve read it more than one place but can�t quote the exact chapter and verse anymore.

I think I read it in Parshall & Tully's Shattered Sword.

by **Dan K** » Sun Mar 09, 2025 10:01 am

Great depiction, but that is not a primary source.

This is a primary source, below.

by **Zaku II** » Sat Mar 08, 2025 8:42 pm

https://youtu.be/awVvfdoUDHI?si=ktE7XRV4T4c0W4Ag&t=288

You can use the subtitle tool.

by **gscott** » Sat Mar 08, 2025 6:15 am

Dan K wrote:There's been a lot of discussions, and mixed opinions, about whether any of these vessels had wood planking. The assumption was that the Taiyos did, but maybe not the others.

Photographs of Taiyo's deck in Oct. 1942 shows no planking, only what appears to be a latex -type covering over plating. Post-war photos of Kaiyo are not conclusive, but it doesn't look like she had planking, either.

So, I think that a latex covered metal is most likely for all of them.

Thanks, Dan!

by **Dan K** » Fri Mar 07, 2025 2:09 pm

There's been a lot of discussions, and mixed opinions, about whether any of these vessels had wood planking. The assumption was that the Taiyos did, but maybe not the others.

Photographs of Taiyo's deck in Oct. 1942 shows no planking, only what appears to be a latex -type covering over plating. Post-war photos of Kaiyo are not conclusive, but it doesn't look like she had planking, either.

So, I think that a latex covered metal is most likely for all of them.

by **gscott** » Thu Mar 06, 2025 10:36 pm

Sorry if this was asked elsewhere, but does anyone know if the escort carrier conversions (Taiyo, Kaiyo) had steel or wood-planked decks?

by **Dan K** » Sat Feb 15, 2025 1:21 pm

because the normal uniform change wax June 1 but since they were at sea the IJN admiralty delayed implementation.

That may be true, but I would think some accommodation would have been made for climate, depending on an operation's location.

Great photos, btw.

by **Captain Morgan** » Fri Feb 14, 2025 5:23 pm

G-Opt wrote:Don't think it's PH since they are in summer gear...Probably sometime later during First stage ops, I guess.

I read Kido Butai officers were in blue winter uniforms at Midway because the normal uniform change wax June 1 but since they were at sea the IJN admiralty delayed implementation. I�ve read it more than one place but can�t quote the exact chapter and verse anymore.

by **horner** » Fri Feb 14, 2025 4:30 pm

No. Estas fotograf�as son del n� 77 de Vessel Model Special, oto�o 2020

by **G-Opt** » Fri Feb 14, 2025 9:32 am

Second pic from top is Nagumo's Chief of Staff, Kusaka.

by **Mykman** » Fri Feb 14, 2025 3:12 am

Great pics ! Are these from the same magazine ? Mine will arrive next week.

by **horner** » Thu Feb 13, 2025 3:24 am

Buenos d�as,
2 nuevas fotograf�as de la isla del Akagi
Espero sirva de ayuda. Saludos

by **Dan K** » Fri Feb 07, 2025 4:26 pm

Agreed, great photo. New to me.

by **Mykman** » Fri Feb 07, 2025 6:30 am

thanks , great photo !
So it seems at least the lower part was like this indeed !
I tried to look through the kure maritime museum online photo galery , and strangely they have only the 3 deck version photos/ some plans avaiable not the rebuilt version. Also they had some amagi drawings / notes.

by **horner** » Fri Feb 07, 2025 4:55 am

Another photograph...

by **Mykman** » Mon Feb 03, 2025 2:42 pm

horner wrote:Hello. the information over Akagi island is in the Vessel Model Special n 78. Winter 2020 MODELART

If you need any more information, please give me.

Thanks ! My copies are on the way to me

by **G-Opt** » Sun Feb 02, 2025 2:11 pm

Don't think it's PH since they are in summer gear...Probably sometime later during First stage ops, I guess.

by **Dan K** » Sat Feb 01, 2025 10:42 am

The article is how the author used CAD and historical information to chart changes to Akagi's modernized bridge. The area in question is based on that one photo, and Kaga. Not that it's wrong, just not well docoumented.

by **horner** » Fri Jan 31, 2025 3:50 pm

Hello. the information over Akagi island is in the Vessel Model Special n 78. Winter 2020 MODELART

If you need any more information, please give me.

by **Dan K** » Thu Jan 30, 2025 8:09 am

Great pic. Now that I see it, I actually think it's taken from a video shot either post Pearl Harbor or one of the raids after that. I recall this view from that video.

That's Fuchida's aircraft. He's in the middle seat and has not exited yet. His pilot is just standing up.

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