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tater · 04-27-10, 11:01 AM

I just told you the facts.

The Imperial Japanese Army commandeered about 1/3 of jap merchant shipping. Guns were placed on most all. The Imperial Japanese Navy commandeered arund 1/3 the the jap merchant marine. Guns were placed as well. The remaining ~1/3 would have had guns placed sort of hit or miss.

Typical IJA transport:

Look at all the AA. Also a couple short, 3" deck guns.

Another IJA transport, 8 guns:

IJA Nagara Maru—in game with what, 2 guns? Real ship had EIGHT guns (her sisters similarly armed way in excess of SH4 as well). This is how she looked during the initial invasion period in 1942:

IJA ship in 1942—16 guns.

Armament means guns, depth charges, etc. Not armor, or damage control. The vast majority of jap ships sank with 1 torpedo hit, though some survived many hits. While most armament in terms of gun counts was AAA, the standard small AA was 13mm (0.50 cal more or less) at the start, and quickly updated to 25mm guns. The other guns were Dual Purpose (DP) guns that could be used vs surfaced subs, OR elevated for AA use. Jap merchant ships also frequently had hydrophones, and depth charges, though the latter were not dropped in any aimed way, just thrown over the side to scare subs, apparently.

IJA ships were typically filled with troops, so small arms would be in vast supply. A surface sub would face withering small arms fire if it was dumb enough to try for a daytime surface engagement, or even use the deck gun at night. Typical night-surface engagements were high speed torpedo boat tactics. Race through while firing as many tubes as possible while NOT shooting deck guns that would give your position away. Jap merchants would blaze away into the darkness.

Many more:
http://ww6.enjoy.ne.jp/~iwashige/modellist.htm

04-27-10, 11:01 AM	#11
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	I just told you the facts. The Imperial Japanese Army commandeered about 1/3 of jap merchant shipping. Guns were placed on most all. The Imperial Japanese Navy commandeered arund 1/3 the the jap merchant marine. Guns were placed as well. The remaining ~1/3 would have had guns placed sort of hit or miss. Typical IJA transport: Look at all the AA. Also a couple short, 3" deck guns. Another IJA transport, 8 guns: IJA Nagara Maru—in game with what, 2 guns? Real ship had EIGHT guns (her sisters similarly armed way in excess of SH4 as well). This is how she looked during the initial invasion period in 1942: IJA ship in 1942—16 guns. Armament means guns, depth charges, etc. Not armor, or damage control. The vast majority of jap ships sank with 1 torpedo hit, though some survived many hits. While most armament in terms of gun counts was AAA, the standard small AA was 13mm (0.50 cal more or less) at the start, and quickly updated to 25mm guns. The other guns were Dual Purpose (DP) guns that could be used vs surfaced subs, OR elevated for AA use. Jap merchant ships also frequently had hydrophones, and depth charges, though the latter were not dropped in any aimed way, just thrown over the side to scare subs, apparently. IJA ships were typically filled with troops, so small arms would be in vast supply. A surface sub would face withering small arms fire if it was dumb enough to try for a daytime surface engagement, or even use the deck gun at night. Typical night-surface engagements were high speed torpedo boat tactics. Race through while firing as many tubes as possible while NOT shooting deck guns that would give your position away. Jap merchants would blaze away into the darkness. Many more: http://ww6.enjoy.ne.jp/~iwashige/modellist.htm Last edited by tater; 04-27-10 at 11:24 AM.