The was one of the wartime armaments expansion plans of the
Imperial Japanese Navy
The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN; Kyūjitai: Shinjitai: ' 'Navy of the Greater Japanese Empire', or ''Nippon Kaigun'', 'Japanese Navy') was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945, when it was dissolved following Japan's surrender ...
(IJN).
Background
In September 1942, after being defeated in the Battle of Midway, the IJN drew up a new armaments expansion plan. This plan was combined by the
5th Naval Armaments Supplement Programme
Fifth is the ordinal form of the number five.
Fifth or The Fifth may refer to:
* Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as in the expression "pleading the Fifth"
* Fifth column, a political term
* Fifth disease, a contagious rash that ...
and the
6th Naval Armaments Supplement Programme to build the aircraft carriers rapidly. The main article was to build 20 aircraft carriers, and removed all battleships and heavy cruisers. They had approved 412 vessels, 1,150,000 tons. However, most of plans were not achieved. Until the end of the war only 60 vessels from this plan were completed.
Table of vessels
See also
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1st Naval Armaments Supplement Programme (Maru 1 Keikaku, 1931)
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2nd Naval Armaments Supplement Programme (Maru 2 Keikaku, 1934)
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3rd Naval Armaments Supplement Programme
The otherwise known as the "Circle Three" Plan was the third of four expansion plans of the Imperial Japanese Navy between 1930 and the start of World War II.
Background
The London Naval Treaty placed severe restrictions on Japan's naval capabili ...
(Maru 3 Keikaku, 1937)
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4th Naval Armaments Supplement Programme
The was one of the armaments expansion plan of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN).
Background
In 1939, the IJN started new naval armaments expansion plan. It extended to 80 warships and 75 Naval Air Groups by 1.6 billion JPY.
Table of vessels
No ...
(Maru 4 Keikaku, 1939)
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Temporal Naval Armaments Supplement Programme The is one of the armaments expansion plan of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN).
Background
In October 1940, the IJN schemed building of the submarines and auxiliary vessels because there was a shortage of them.
Table of vessels
See also
*1st N ...
(Maru Rin Keikaku, 1940)
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Rapidly Naval Armaments Supplement Programme (Maru Kyū Keikaku, 1941)
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Additional Naval Armaments Supplement Programme (Maru Tui Keikaku, 1941)
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5th Naval Armaments Supplement Programme
Fifth is the ordinal form of the number five.
Fifth or The Fifth may refer to:
* Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as in the expression "pleading the Fifth"
* Fifth column, a political term
* Fifth disease, a contagious rash that ...
(Maru 5 Keikaku, 1941)
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6th Naval Armaments Supplement Programme (Maru 6 Keikaku, 1942)
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Wartime Naval Armaments Supplement Programme (Maru Sen Keikaku, 1944)
References
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