Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft
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Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft were the naval aviation units of Japan’s pre-1945 fleet, best known for conducting the carrier-based air assault on Pearl Harbor that brought the United States into World War II.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military aircraft category
ⓘ
naval aviation equipment ⓘ |
| branchOfService | naval aviation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfMajorEvent | 1941-12-07 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
anti-shipping attacks
ⓘ
fleet air defense ⓘ long-range carrier strikes ⓘ operations over sea ⓘ |
| governedBy | Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Aichi Kokuki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kawanishi Aircraft Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitsubishi Heavy Industries NERFINISHED ⓘ Nakajima Aircraft Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAircraftType |
Aichi B7A "Ryusei"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aichi D3A "Val" NERFINISHED ⓘ Kawanishi H8K "Emily" NERFINISHED ⓘ Kawanishi N1K "Shiden" NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitsubishi A5M NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitsubishi A6M Zero NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitsubishi J2M "Raiden" NERFINISHED ⓘ Nakajima A6M2-N "Rufe" NERFINISHED ⓘ Nakajima B5N "Kate" NERFINISHED ⓘ Nakajima B6N "Tenzan" NERFINISHED ⓘ Nakajima C6N "Saiun" NERFINISHED ⓘ Yokosuka D4Y "Suisei" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | carrier-based air assault on Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| operatedFrom |
aircraft carriers
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land bases ⓘ seaplane tenders ⓘ |
| operatedInConflict |
Pacific War
NERFINISHED
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Second Sino-Japanese War NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
carrier-based strike operations
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dive bombing ⓘ fighter operations ⓘ maritime reconnaissance ⓘ naval air warfare ⓘ torpedo bombing ⓘ |
| relatedDoctrine |
carrier strike doctrine
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decisive battle doctrine ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ pre-1945 ⓘ |
| usedBy | Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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