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[countdown]2020/08/29 0:0:00[/countdown] For centuries, Japan's policy of seclusion (sakoku) saw it concentrate on coastal defences in order to repel foreign vessels. However, with the advances other maritime nations were making, it eventually became obvious that no longer would Japan be able to ignore the...
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Discover the might of the Imperial Japanese Navy Fleet and add in the rules for Cruel Seas with the special U-boat miniature and your IJN Force is ready to head out and conquer the Pacific! Contains: Imperial Japanese Navy Fleet (11 ships, 6 fast...
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Between the wars Japan reassessed its position with its navy, building the world’s first purpose-built aircraft carrier, the Hosho in 1921 and inventing its deadly fast and powerful type 93 24’’ oxygen fuelled torpedoes. They also decided that as their industrial might could not...
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Between the wars Japan reassessed its position with its navy, building the world’s first purpose-built aircraft carrier, the Hosho in 1921 and inventing its deadly fast and powerful type 93 24’’ oxygen fuelled torpedoes. They also decided that as their industrial might could not...
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Includes: Redcap, Corps of Military Police (2023 campaign special miniature) The Corps of Military Police were known as Redcaps due to the distinctive red cover to their peaked caps. Our stoic Corps of Military Policeman can be imagined challenging an unknown interloper or perhaps guarding enemy...
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In 1943, the Imperial Japanese Fleet was suffering from the effects of American air superiority. Though some Destroyer vessels had been converted to transports, this was still not meeting the demands of getting sufficient troops and equipment to the front. The IJN general staff...
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The IJN Subchaser was developed to counter the increased threat to Japanese shipping posed by a growing number of submarines in the Soviet Pacific Ocean Fleet. Though three sub classes were produced, they were all referred to as the No.13 class by the IJN....
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Bring your invasion fleet into shore with the powerful Imperial Japanese Navy IJN No. 103-class landing ship44 The IJN No. 103-class landing ship The IJN had obtained information regarding the allied LCT Mk.V. involved in Operation Torch, from Germany, including some photographs and sketches....
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In an attempt to regain some measure of convoy protection, the IJN built over 170 Kaibōkan (ocean defence ships). They came in four main classes: "Type A" Etorofu class and "Type B" Mikura class, these were taking too much time to build so by...
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Submarines: The Kaidai-7-class, or KD-7, was developed in the late 1930s, following on from the preceding KD-6 class. With a surface range of 8,000nm at 16kts, and a submerged endurance of 50nm at 5kts, they possessed a slightly better underwater performance to the late-model...
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Witnessing massed airpower at the Battle of Taranto, the Japanese were quick to master the tactic, as seen in their infamous attack on Pearl Harbor. Later in the war, having suffered from terrible attrition and facing defeat, the Japanese turned desperately to kamikaze attacks....
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Supplement your new naval arsenal with a dice bag emblazoned with your chosen Victory at Sea fleet's nation flag, and matching coloured dice. Warning: not guaranteed to make you roll better.... Includes 4 x D10 and 10 x D6
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Tasked with the ferry of supplies such as food, fuel, steel, clothing to munitions and weaponry. Many nations were heavily reliant on such ships completing the journey and securing their goods. As a result, this made them obvious targets for the nimble torpedo boats....
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All nations relied on the successful shipment of goods, whether those goods be munitions or simply food and clothing. Such vessels would band together in convoys for mutual protection, often accompanied by escorts. Most freighters were practically defenceless against attacking warships but the presence...
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Supplement your naval arsenal with a dice bag emblazoned with your chosen Cruel Seas fleet's national flag, and matching coloured dice. Warning: not guaranteed to make you roll any better... Contains 1 Imperial Japanese Navy dice bag and 16 Japanese-themed D6
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Cruel Seas Dice Bag & Japanese Dice PackYou're not a true sea dog worth your salt if you don't have a Cruel Seas dice bag with nation-matching dice packs!
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The basic premise of the Akizuki-class destroyers was that of task force defence. As such, they were armed with eight of the new 3.9-inch dual purpose guns, considered by many to be the best Japanese anti-aircraft gun of World War Two, whose characteristics can...
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Essentially an enlarged Fubuki-class, the Kagerō-class hull design was scaled up to overcome earlier design deficiencies. As a result, the Kagerō-class was the equal of any of its contemporaries in other navies and superior to most. Only the initial lack of radar and continued...
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Described as the world’s first “modern” destroyer, twenty-four of the class served in the Imperial Japanese Navy. They were built between 1926 and 1933, and despite being decidedly older than some of their adversaries, they remained formidable opponents until the end of the war....
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As the lead ship of her class of fleet carriers, the Sōryū was built around a sleek cruiser-style hull and powerful engines, enabling her to outrun the carrier Kaga at only about 40% power. In fact, at the time of her launch, Sōryū was...
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