m10bob
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Joined: 11/3/2002 From: Dismal Seepage Indiana Status: offline
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I found that this ship was one of 87 merchant ships acquired by the Japanese Navy prior to Pearl Harbor, and while they were all listed as ML's, at least 31 were listed as "gunboats". Source: Ian Allan, JAPANESE WARSHIPS OF WWII, Anthony J Watts,sbn 7110 0215 0 FWIW I have actually found *many* ships which are NOT included in the game, so, I don't think there was any great conspiracy to "alter" the Japanese navy, just one to use the ships they could best use, (giving the limited space of the "slots".) The CHS crew did fill all the slots in their mod, and the CHS person who researched these ships actually has a newer version of this book.(He is no longer working on CHS). PLEASE NOTE: While these 80+ ships cannot be classified as a "class" of structural identity, they are considered a "class" by dates of procurement and purpose of use. There are OTHER such cases of "classification". This book is still attainable at Amazon.com, but not via Ian Allan......Search by book name and Author. (Watts is world-reknowned, and for many years was an author editor for "Janes'").
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