Submarines and aircraft carriers have become the capital ships ... sinking HIJMS Taiho and HIJMS Shokaku at the Battle of Philippine Sea, the gigantic HIJMS Shinano during transit, and several ...

Each had a red fuselage stripe indicating it came from the aircraft carrier Akagi. As escorts, they were high above and to the left of 26 Aichi D3A1 dive bombers from Shokaku headed for Ford ...