Carrier Division 2

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Carrier Division 2 was an Imperial Japanese Navy carrier formation in World War II that included the aircraft carrier Hiryū and participated in major Pacific naval battles.

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Carrier Division 2 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy unit
aircraft carrier division
commandStructure First Air Fleet
conflict World War II
country Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
disbandedAfter Battle of Midway
includedShip Hiryū
Shokaku
surface form: Shōkaku

Sōryū
Zuikaku
navalForceType carrier formation
notableCommander Tamón Yamaguchi
notableEngagement attack on Pearl Harbor
surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor

Battle of Midway
Battle of Coral Sea
surface form: Battle of the Coral Sea

Indian Ocean raid
surface form: Indian Ocean Raid
operatedAircraftType Aichi D3A dive bombers
surface form: Aichi D3A

Mitsubishi A6M
surface form: Mitsubishi A6M Zero

Nakajima B5N
operationalStatus disbanded
participatedIn carrier task force operations
partOf Imperial Japanese Navy
role carrier strike operations
naval aviation operations
serviceBranch Imperial Japanese Navy
theater Pacific War
timePeriod early Pacific War
usedTactic mass carrier air strike

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Hiryu flagshipOf Carrier Division 2
Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū flagshipOf Carrier Division 2