Japanese Navy Air Fleet Organization





One navy Air force organization (July, Showa 19 at present)
¦ 1 piece a KOUKUUTAI: 2`5 HIKOUTAIS
¦ 1 piece a HIKOUTAI: 3 pieces Company
¦ 1 piece a Company: 1`3 pieces Platoon
¦ 1 piece a Platoon: 1`2 pieces Section
¦ 1 piece a Section : 4 Airplane units with organization
KOUKUUTAI of the fighter main force
¦ Fighter 48 ~4 HIKOUTAIS
¦ Fighter 48 ~3 HIKOUTAIS+Carrier Attack Bomber 48 ~1 HIKOUTAI
¦ Fighter 48 ~2 HIKOUTAIS+Bomber 24 ~1 HIKOUTAI+Bomber Seaplane 24 ~1HIKOUTAI
¦ Fighter 48 ~2 HIKOUTAIS+Carrier Attack Bomber 48 ~1 HIKOUTAIS+Carrier Bomber 48 ~1
@@HIKOUTAIS+Carrier Reconnaissance 24 ~1HIKOUTAI
KOUKUUTAI of mixture
¦ Carrier Bomber 48 ~1 HIKOUTAI+Carrier Attack Bomber 48 ~1+Bomber 48 ~1HIKOUTAI+Attack Bomber 48 ~1 HIKOUTAI
¦ Transport 48 ~1 HIKOUTAI
¦ Bomber 48 ~2 HIKOUTAIs+Attack Bomber 48 ~1 HIKOUTAI+Carrier Bomber 48 ~1 HIKOUTAI+Transport 48 ~1 HIKOUTAI
¦ Bomber 48 ~1 HIKOUTAI+Attack Bomber 48 ~1 HIKOUTAI+Carrier Bomber 48 ~1 HIKOUTAI+Flying Boat 16 ~1 HIKOUTAI
¦ Carrier Bomber 48 ~2 HIKOUTAIs
¦ Bombing fighter 48 ~2HIKOUTAIs
¦ Carrier Attack Bomber 48~1 HIKOUTAI+Attack Bomber 48~1 HIKOUTAI+Carrier Seaplane
The special establishment HIKOUTAI organization introduction (March, Showa19)
¦ KOU-SEN(Fighter)
¦ OTU-SEN(Night Fighter): OTU-HIKOUTAI(12 ~4 pieces Company=48 )
¦ HEI-SEN (Intercepter): HEI-HIKOUTAI (12 ~1 piece Company=12 )
¦ unit: is it a fighter 12 , Carrier Attack Bomber 9 , Attack Bomber 6 , Carrier Bomber ? , Flying boat 3 , Carrier Seaplane 6


Classification by the numbers of Navy HIKOUTAI ( March, Showa19)

HIKOUTAIs name
Fighter 1st`400th HIKOUITAI KOU-SEN/Carrier Fighter
Fighter 401th`800thHIKOUITAI OTU-SEN
Fighter 801th`1000th HIKOUITAI HEI-SEN
Attack 1st`200th HIKOUITAI Carrier Bomber
Attack 201th`400th HIKOUITAI Carrier Attack Bomber
Attack 401th`600th HIKOUITAI Bomber
Attack 601th`800th HIKOUITAI Attack Bomber
Reconnaissane 1st`200th HIKOUITAI Reconnaissane
Reconnaissane 201th`300th HIKOUITAI Flying Boat
Reconnaissane 301th`600th HIKOUITAI Reconnaissane Seaplane
Reconnaissane 801st`1000th HIKOUITAI Patrol plane
Aerial tactics 1st`100th HIKOUITAI Transport

Fighter "S", attacker "K", Reconnaissane "T" and it claimed to be it.


Name give to Airplanes (July 27, Showa 18)
different Classification Name
Fighter Weather JINRAI,HIRYUU,JINPUU, RAIDEN, SENPUU,SENKOU,REPPUU,KYOUHUU,SIDENN,TENRAI, SHIDEN, GEKKOU,DENKOU
Reconnaissane Cloud ZUIUN,SHIUN,SAIUN,KEIUN
Bomber Constellation TENBA,GINGA,HOKUTO,SUISEI,MOKUSEI,HUGOKU,
Attack Bomber Mountain TENZAN,RENZAN,NANZAN,TAIZAN,SINZAN,RYUUSEI
Patrol plane The sea TOUKAI, NANKAI,SEIKAI,ZEKKAI,HOKKAI,TAIYOU
Transport The sky SOUKUU,SEIKUU,TENKUU
Trainer Plants KOUYOU,SIRAGIKU,AKIGUSA
Others Scenery SEIRAN, OUKA, BAIKA, SHUUSUI, KIKKA