First ship in 1st Carrier Division It's most likely that Admirals’ first Fleet Carrier is Akagi, isn’t it? This ship provided after finishing the first mission is really helpful for rookie Admirals. Before you know it, that enemy detection ability, pre-emptive strike and overwhelming power has made Akagi into the core of the fleet.

Huge Resource Consumption When speaking of Akagi, nicknames like “Eat from the ricebowl since her birth”, “Goro-chan of Fleet Girl World” come to mind. But in reality, maintenance of aircraft carriers is very expensive. The 2000-man crew maintains the airplanes — the most advanced pieces of technology of the time — as well as the flight deck while running the ship at the same time. Even in the present day, not many countries are able to operate aircraft carriers in their navies.

Zettai Ryouiki and Downward Facing Funnel If you look at Akagi’s waist, you can see the downward facing chimney. This eccentric design was intended so that the chimney smoke did not disturb the flight deck. But the crew complained that they couldn’t open the windows because of the smoke. As for the zettai ryouiki, I guess no words are needed (a lot of the fleet girls wore knee high socks. Banzai!)

The Battle of Midway is said to have been the turning point of the Pacific War. In this battle, the IJN lost four of their main aircraft carriers. Akagi was one of them. Akagi was heavily damaged by bombs while she was resupplying her carrier-borne planes and had various ammunition scattered out of storage. Even so, Akagi did not immediately sink. It is said she lasted for several hours even after all her surviving crew was evacuated. Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku wanted to bring Akagi back no matter what. But seeing no chance of success, he abandoned the mission. She was then scuttled by Maikaze and the 4th Destroyer Division.

Akagi / Fleet Carrier Displacement: 36'500t Length: 260.7m Beam: 31.3m Output: 1'330'000 HP Speed: 31.2 knots Armaments: - 20cm cannon - 12cm high-angle AA cannon - 25mm automatic AA gun Aircraft carried: Carrier-launched fighter / Dive bomber / Attacker Crew: 2'000 Participated in: - Attack on Pearl Harbour - Indian Ocean raid - Battle of Midway

Downward facing funnel

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