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IJN Zuikaku (1944)

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Zuikaku ("Auspicious Crane") was the second and last Shokaku-class aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) shortly before the beginning of the Pacific War. Zuikaku was one of the most capable Japanese aircraft carriers of the entire war.

Zuikaku was one of six carriers to participate in the Pearl Harbor attack and was the last of the six to be sunk in the war (Akagi, Kaga, Hiryu, and Soryu in the Battle of Midway; Shokaku in the Battle of the Philippine Sea; and Zuikaku in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.)

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s) +168 bonus
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  • Wingspan 188.6ft (57.5m)
  • Length 849.6ft (259.0m)
  • Height 134.3ft (40.9m)
  • Empty Weight 50,503lbs (22,907kg)
  • Loaded Weight 84,604lbs (38,376kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.258
  • Wing Loading 436.7lbs/ft2 (2,132.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 193.8ft2 (18.0m2)
  • Drag Points 25799

Parts

  • Number of Parts 194
  • Control Surfaces 2
  • Performance Cost 504