Military Kurashikkusu June 2024 Issue

[Machine Translation] [The first part of the magazine features the Souryu and Hiryu aircraft carriers and the Unryu aircraft carrier, both of which were regular aircraft carriers of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Pacific War. In addition to the Souryu and Hiryu, which were medium-sized aircraft carriers with a high degree of perfection even by world standards and served as the core of the Imperial Japanese Navy's task force from the attack on Pearl Harbor to the Battle of Midway, the three completed Unryu-class ships, the Unryu, Amagi, and Katsuragi, are featured, including their mechanisms, construction history, fleet organization, onboard aircraft and their operations, detailed battle records, and the captains involved in each ship. The detailed battle records, captains and fleet commanders who are closely related to each ship are explained. [The second special feature covers the M3 Stuart Light Tank, which was developed in the U.S. in the late 1930s and operated by the U.S. and British armies during World War II, and the M5 Light Tank, which was a development of the M3 Stuart Light Tank. The M3 and M5 Light Tanks are explained in detail, including their mechanisms, developmental history, production types, and detailed battle records.

[巻頭特集] 空母「蒼龍」「飛龍」と雲龍型空母 巻頭では、太平洋戦争期の日本海軍の正規空母である「蒼龍」「飛龍」と、「飛龍」を基にした量産型である雲龍型空母を特集。世界的に見ても完成度の高い中型空母で、真珠湾攻撃からミッドウェー海戦まで日本海軍機動部隊の中核として活躍した「蒼龍」「飛龍」に加え、竣工した雲龍型の三隻「雲龍」「天城」「葛城」各艦のメカニズム、建造の経緯、艦隊編成、搭載する艦上機とその運用、詳細な戦闘記録、各艦に関わりの深い艦長、艦隊司令官などを解説します。 [第二特集] M3/M5スチュアート軽戦車 第二特集では、1930年代末にアメリカで開発され、第二次大戦中に米英の陸軍で運用されたM3スチュアート軽戦車と、その発展型であるM5軽戦車を取り上げます。M3/M5軽戦車それぞれのメカニズム、開発の経緯、生産型、各戦線での詳細な実戦記録などを解説します。