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Old 03-01-11, 02:53 PM   #526
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Originally Posted by AOTD_MadMax View Post
All new IJN DD´s got now their Fleetnumber and their Kanji on the Hull.


I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure the Kanji on those hulls is upside-down. Assuming the character on the right means "large/great", it's definitely upside down:
http://www.yellowbridge.com/chinese/...ct=M&word=4787

I don't recognize the other two characters, but they appear to be similarly inverted.. maybe the guy painting them was hanging over the rail?
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