Imperial Japanese Navy Antisubmarine Escorts 1941-45

by Mark Stille and Mark E. Stille

In 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) went to war with a marginal anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capability. This was a lamentable state of affairs for a nation dependent upon imports to sustain its war economy. There were only a few purpose-built ASW escorts available at the start of the war and these were augmented by a handful of second-class destroyers and a dozen torpedo boats. Once the magnitude of the threat to Japan's shipping became...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472818164
• ISBN13: 9781472818164
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.1" x 9.6"