Eagle

Japanese: Eagle
Eagle

…Japan completed the Shoukaku and Zuikaku just before the Pacific War, and then built the Taiho (about 29,000 tons), the first large aircraft carrier in Japan to feature a hurricane bow and bulletproof flight deck. Towards the end of the war, aircraft carriers became increasingly larger due to the increasing weight and mass operation of aircraft. The United States began construction of the Midway-class (about 45,000 tons), and the UK began construction of the Eagle (about 37,000 tons) and Ark Royal (about 43,000 tons), but completion of both was postponed until after the war. Japan hastily changed plans for the third ship of the Yamato-class battleships and built the Shinano (about 62,000 tons). …

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Japanese:

…日本は太平洋戦争直前に翔鶴,瑞鶴を完成させ,続いて日本では初めてのハリケーンバウ,飛行甲板耐弾防御を採用した大型空母大鳳(約2万9000トン)を建造した。大戦末期には,航空機の大型重量化および大量運用のために,空母はますます大型化し,アメリカはミッドウェーMidway型(約4万5000トン),イギリスはイーグルEagle(約3万7000トン)およびアーク・ローヤル(約4万3000トン)の建造を開始したが,完成はいずれも戦後に持ち越された。日本では,大和型戦艦の3番艦を急きょ計画変更して信濃(約6万2000トン)を建造した。…

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