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BUILD THE MUSASHI! - The Birth and Death of the World's Greatest Battleship. <br/>
by Akira Yoshimura.
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I read original Japanese edition several years ago. Yoshimura's superb nonfiction novel.<br/>
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<r> Here's Japanese list of every shot down B29 planes and crew.<br/>
These are based on GHQ survey after the war, I could not find original English document. <br/>
Please use Google translate.<br/>
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<URL url="http://www10.ocn.ne.jp/~kuushuu/mia.html">http://www10.ocn.ne.jp/~kuushuu/mia ...

<r> Hi, Matti. very interested thread.<br/>
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<B><s>[b]</s>Gunka no Baltzar<e>[/b]</e></B> (Baltzar Militarismus, &#36557;&#38772;&#12398;&#12496;&#12523;&#12484;&#12449;&#12540;) is just for you. If you interested in Victorian era, this is highly recommended comic.<br/>
Background is in ...

<r> Today 11:01am No.3 reactor outer structure of Fukushima Daiichi(First) nuclear plant explodes (maybe hydrogen explosion)<br/>
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<r> This is JASDF Matsushima AB after tsunami swept away. (from twitpic)<br/>
<LINK link="http://twitpic.com/48e4r4"><s>[link=http://twitpic.com/48e4r4]</s>http://twitpic.com/48e4r4<e>[/link]</e></LINK><br/>
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According to latest news, 28 F-2 Fighters are destroyed<br/>
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<t> I live in Oota-ku, Tokyo(near Haneda Airport), Most huge and long continued (3-4minutes?) earthquake I have ever experienced. <br/>
I am now out of work, then I stayed home when earthquake happened.<br/>
In my room, audio speaker is collapsed and Books and DVDs were scattered over the floor ...

Hatsune Miku "Christmas Morgue" produced by Hachi.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S2Qezo0QYE

Primitive and so imaginative lyric "Only footsteps pass through two of us/Veronica knocks on the gates of morgue."

<r> Hi, all.<br/>
Here's super-detailed 1/700 scale Chuyo and original Nitta maru.<br/>
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<URL url="http://www4.ocn.ne.jp/~d98/chuyo.html">http://www4.ocn.ne.jp/~d98/chuyo.html</URL><br/>
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This is awesome and breath-taking crafted model.<br/>
I cannot believe this is 1/700 even now ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: redcoat<br/>
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I’ve only been able to find one more CVE with aircraft on deck. It is Taiyo class though – Chuyo. I don't know the date. The photo looks like it may have been taken by an Allied plane during/after an air attack.<br/>
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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: redcoat<br/>
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I vaguely remember seeing a Japanese language website which claimed that Shinyo had various aircraft: Vals, Kates, Comets and Zeros. I can't find the site now unfortunately. I do not remember how reliable its sources were.
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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: bklooste<br/>
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Should the Tojo Chutai at start be in Canton or Saigon ??? I read a few reports they were in Saigon on Dec 7 41. <br/>
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Ben
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Historically, 47th I.F. Chutai ( &#29420;&#31435;&#39131;&#34892;&#31532 ...

<t> Also TV series are OK?<br/>
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-- Tour of Duty<br/>
"Paint It, Black" by Stones is in really synch opening movie. I think that's the one of the Greatest TV OP. Many 60's R&R and R&B tracks are nicely used. Especially, The Byrds' "Turn! Turn! Turn!"(used background of Sgt. Zeke's farewell ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Nikademus<br/>
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any photo tours of the place? Sounds like a great Industrial Ruins photo opp
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<LINK link="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAQdp9GPJNc"><s>[link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAQdp9GPJNc]</s>Recent HD air ...

<r> Hi, I'm a Japanese WitP and Matrix's Wargame fan from Tokyo, Japan, and this argument is very interested to me.<br/>
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OK, from my conclusion, Taki & AE dev team are totally right. In the beginning of the war, Japan had only 3 units which have airborne capability. IJN Yokosuka 1st SNLF ...