Nippon Maru takes the "standard" Recognition Manual, and adds the "Maru" designation to most of the Japanese merchant fleet, as well as some of the IJA (Imperial Japanese Army) vessels. "Yes, the IJA had a 'navy' of sorts." If folks think the US or UK military had rivalries between branches, it was / is nothing compared to the IJA versus IJN back then...
http://archive.hnsa.org/doc/id/oni20...hips/index.htm
... as an example of the naming convention. Note that Nippon Maru is representative, not historical, as that would be next to impossible with the game.
