Repair ship AKASHI at Truk; popular huh? Also, DD AKIZUKI after being badly damaged...tuff tincan! Destroyer ASAGUMO's bridge house after terminal damage by USN. DFO
IJN Ships -- Some Less Well-Known Photos
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designeraccd
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Aaahh but dictators never seem to be really concerned about the "lil people", now do they?
Repair ship AKASHI at Truk; popular huh? Also, DD AKIZUKI after being badly damaged...tuff tincan! Destroyer ASAGUMO's bridge house after terminal damage by USN. DFO
Repair ship AKASHI at Truk; popular huh? Also, DD AKIZUKI after being badly damaged...tuff tincan! Destroyer ASAGUMO's bridge house after terminal damage by USN. DFO
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ivorthediver
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Yes.......... I'm sure your right Dennis , but it would be just deserts had they subjected them to a fraction of that which they inflicted on the masses ......The only one I'm aware of was Mussolini sadly . 
"What Ever Floats your Boat"
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Poking around in my "WW II Pacific Battles" files and found some photos of the re-purposed 50 cal Type 3 No. 1 7.9 inch guns from Kako and Furutaka on Kiribati and Betio in the Gilbert Islands.
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"For a successful technology, reality has to take precedence over public relations, because nature cannot be fooled."(Richard Feynman)
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designeraccd
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Waste not...want not! Almost like pulling triple 6.1" turrets off the MOGAMIs for use on YAMATO, MUSHASHI and OYODO.
Interesting coast defense weapons! The Sovs did the same with several triple 12" turrets; kept active at least thru the 50s. DFO
Interesting coast defense weapons! The Sovs did the same with several triple 12" turrets; kept active at least thru the 50s. DFO
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jbryce1437
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They call it recycling these days 
Jim
Jim
HMS Raleigh 1963 , HMS Collingwood 1963 & 67 , HMS Ark Royal 1964-7, HMS Undaunted 1968-71, HMS Victory (Fleet Maintenance Group) 1971-72, HMS Exmouth 1972-74
JEM, EM, OEM, LOEM, POOEL
Then 28 years in the Fire Brigade
Retired since 2002
JEM, EM, OEM, LOEM, POOEL
Then 28 years in the Fire Brigade
Retired since 2002
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designeraccd
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A shot of TAIHO and one of the SHOKAKUs in May '44. Also, TAIHO and NAGATO. 
She was the only IJN carrier with a enclosed, "hurricane" bow.
The only really clear "pictures" are very detailed Polish cgi renderings....... DFO
She was the only IJN carrier with a enclosed, "hurricane" bow.The only really clear "pictures" are very detailed Polish cgi renderings....... DFO
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DonBoyer
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That shot with Nagato I had not seen before. Very few photos of Taiho, and all but one apparently at Tawi Tawi in May of '44. Her active service life was three months, which didn't leave much time for a centerfold in Maru Special. She did make the cover once though...
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"For a successful technology, reality has to take precedence over public relations, because nature cannot be fooled."(Richard Feynman)
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DonBoyer
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More fun with the IJN photo stash...
From left to right, the modern Fubuki type destroyers Shinonome, Shirayuki, Murakumo, Yugiri, Shirakumo, Akebono, Miyuki and Asagiri at Ulithi in 1933.
The old destroyer Ashi, under repair after collision with the light cruiser Naka in August of 1937.
Old destroyer Kasasagi at Shanghai, 9 September 1937.
Remains of the Kikuzuki, Nggela Island, Solomons. Photo courtesy of Asahi Shimbun.
Patrol Boat No. 34.
From left to right, the modern Fubuki type destroyers Shinonome, Shirayuki, Murakumo, Yugiri, Shirakumo, Akebono, Miyuki and Asagiri at Ulithi in 1933.
The old destroyer Ashi, under repair after collision with the light cruiser Naka in August of 1937.
Old destroyer Kasasagi at Shanghai, 9 September 1937.
Remains of the Kikuzuki, Nggela Island, Solomons. Photo courtesy of Asahi Shimbun.
Patrol Boat No. 34.
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And one more from the smaller ship collection -- the old destroyer Sawakaze fitted with a rocket launcher in place of No. 1. mount. As far as I can tell, this was the only rocket launcher fitted to a ship other than aircraft carriers and battleships and may well have been the "test unit" for these weapons, which apparently weren't very effective in action if the bottomed battleships and carriers at Kure at the end of the war are any indication. This must be a post-war photograph.
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designeraccd
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Some spy pics eh Don??...GOOD ONES, again. NICE!!!
A few from my lil cache.....
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A few from my lil cache.....
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