Vliegdekschepen - Japan: boeken - historie, typen en techniek (1/2)

Imperial Japanese Navy Aircraft Carriers, 1921-45 (Osprey)

The Imperial Japanese Navy was a pioneer in naval aviation, having commissioned the world's first built-from-the-keel-up carrier, the Hosho. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, it experimented with its carriers, perfecting their design and construction. As a result, by the time Japan entered World War II and attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor in 1941, it possessed a fantastically effective naval aviation force.

This book covers the design, development and operation of IJN aircraft carriers built prior to and during World War II. Pearl Harbor, Midway and the first carrier vs carrier battle, the battle of the Coral Sea, are all discussed.

Contents: Introduction - Design and development of the IJN carrier - Classes of carrier - including individual names and their background, specific design and construction, wartime modifications, operational history, evaluation, principal armament, radar sytem, and aircraft - Bibliography - Color plate commentary - Index.

Soryu, Hiryu, and Unryu-Class Aircraft Carriers: In the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II (Legends of Warfare)

The Imperial Japanese Navy planned the construction of 45 aircraft carriers from 1918 to 1943 and commissioned 25 of them between 1922 and 1944. These types were large, medium, and small aircraft carriers, with some converted from other warship classes, and escort aircraft carriers remodeled from passenger ships.
The medium type presented here formed the majority, with a total of 18 planned: five were completed, three remained in various completion stages at the end of the Pacific War, and ten were eventually canceled.

This book covers the design and construction of the two well-known Soryu and Hiryu carriers, and the lesser-known ships of the Unryu class, and relies on original Japanese source material, including numerous photos, drawings, and specifications.
How and why the Japanese designed and constructed the WWII-era, medium-sized Soryu, Hiryu, and Unryu-class aircraft carriers, and how they were operated, is covered in detail.

The Aircraft Carrier Hiryu (Anatomy of the Ship)

Superbly illustrated with line drawings, full-colour artwork of the ship through its career, internal reconstructions of deck layouts, and 3D illustrations of every detail of the ship from its rigging to its aircraft to its anchors, this book reconstructs and dissects one of the most prominent carriers of the early Pacific War.
Built in the late 1930s, Hiryu took part in the attack on Pearl Harbor and most of the operations of Japan's triumphant first months of the war, before being sunk at Midway.

Drawing on Stefan Dramiński's new research and making the best use yet of his acclaimed 3D illustration techniques, this is the most comprehensive examination of Hiryu ever published. It includes a complete set of 600 detailed line drawings with fully descriptive keys and 400 full-color 3D views, supported by technical details, photographs, and a concise history of the ship's construction and service.

The Japanese Carrier Shinano (Super Drawings in 3D)

De "Shinano" werd gebouwd te Yokosuka en kwam 1944 bij de Japanse marine in dienst. Dit boek uit de serie "Super Drawings in 3D" beschrijft het ontwerp, de bewapening en de loopbaan van dit Japanse vliegdekschip, dat oorspronkelijk op stapel was gezet als derde eenheid in de Yamato-klasse.

• Bevat 150 unieke computertekeningen in kleur (3D renders gebaseerd op technische tekeningen en foto's), die elke hoek van het schip laten zien.
• Ook veel 3D-detailafbeeldingen van geschut, zoeklichten, enz.
• Inclusief profieltekeningen.
• Een uniek naslagwerk voor modelbouwers.

The Japanese Aircraft Carrier Taiho (Super Drawings in 3D)

De "Taiho" werd gebouwd door de Kawasaki werf te Kobe en kwam in 1944 bij de Japanse marine in dienst. Dit boek uit de serie "Super Drawings in 3D" beschrijft het ontwerp, de bewapening en de loopbaan van dit Japanse vliegdekschip.

• Bevat 168 unieke computertekeningen in kleur (3D renders gebaseerd op technische tekeningen en foto's), die elke hoek van het schip laten zien.
• Ook veel 3D-detailafbeeldingen van geschut, zoeklichten, enz.
• Inclusief profieltekeningen.
• Een uniek naslagwerk voor modelbouwers.