Japanese G14 Class Aircraft Carrier

G14 refers to an unrealized Japanese aircraft-carrier design study rather than an operational wartime class. It belonged to naval planning for carriers larger or more capable than existing types, but Japanese carrier proposals evolved and their design labels can be confused in later summaries. No G14 carrier entered service under that class designation. Precise dimensions, aircraft capacity, and armament should therefore be tied to a specified drawing rather than inferred from a later fictional ship representation. The designation belongs among Japanese carrier-planning studies rather than among the named ships that fought in the Pacific. Large carriers required extensive shipyard resources, aviation facilities, and trained air groups. The collapse of Japan’s strategic position made realization of increasingly ambitious new carrier concepts progressively less plausible as the war continued.

Finish and color

Supplied unpainted and printed in the selected color. Choose from the available product color options.

Tabletop use

Suitable for period-appropriate custom scenarios in Global War 1936, Global Empires, and compatible Axis & Allies games. Use suitable scenario or house rules for unit statistics and any technology upgrades. This piece does not supply additional game rules.

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