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aletoledo -> japanese aircraft numbers (11/26/2005 5:13:59 AM)

I'm looking for some new art as my opening load screen and I wonder if anyone can clear something up for me.

did japanese aircraft have western characters on their tails and if so why?

I've seen a lot of drawings with western numerals on the tails of the planes. I suppose this could be true considering the international nature of aviation following english, but still it seems odd to me for a military aircraft.



barnacle bob -> RE: japanese aircraft numbers (11/26/2005 5:37:36 AM)

The Japanese did use Arabic numbers. I think they found them easier to use. The one I do not understand is their use of the English alphabet for naval aircraft. Maybe some one can shed some light on this.



aletoledo -> RE: japanese aircraft numbers (11/26/2005 5:55:10 PM)

wow really. thats kinda wierd to think that it wasn't just as easy for them to use their own numbering characters!

the alphabet is a good question, but that means they did indeed use western/arabic characters?



ChezDaJez -> RE: japanese aircraft numbers (11/26/2005 8:41:30 PM)

Yes, they often used western characters and numerics. They also often mixed kanji and western on aircraft markings. Strange but true.

Chez



spence -> RE: japanese aircraft numbers (11/26/2005 11:00:37 PM)

In the form: BII-303 the plane code would indicate 2nd carrier division (B), carrier #2 (II-note this is a roman numeral[X(]), plane type 3 (B5N), plane #03 i.e. Type 97 carrier attack bomber #3 on board the Hiryu in Carrier Division 2.

For plane types codes #1=A6M, #2=D3A, #3=B5N

Ships:

AI = Akagi
AII = Kaga
BI = Soryu
BII = Hiryu

Apparently Soryu was previous CarDiv2 flagship and only Navy Ministry could change these codes.




aletoledo -> RE: japanese aircraft numbers (11/27/2005 12:38:22 AM)

great info guys. I never realized that the markings were so specific to which carriers. I wonder if they were ever able to identify enemy carriers solely by the markings on the CAPs tails!



ChezDaJez -> RE: japanese aircraft numbers (11/27/2005 12:59:09 AM)

Yes, the color of the stripes on the tail indicated what carrier division they were attached to while the number of stripes on the fuselage indicated individual carriers IIRC.

Chez



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