Zero Fighters from the Kaga Aircraft Carrier taking off to attack Allied Forces in New Guinea, January 1942.

Kaga Carrier Zero Fighters

Colorized photo of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto hours before his death inspecting zero fighters in Rabaul Airbase, 1943.

Isoroku Yamamoto in Rabaul 1943

Admiral Raizō Tanaka under the command of the Kongō Battleship, 1940

During the Pacifc War, Tanaka faced the surface task forces of the United States Navy and its few New Zealander allies many times, often achieving either a victory over, or a stalemate with, often larger enemy squadrons, mostly in night battles. From the Americans, Tanaka acquired the nickname of "Tenacious Tanaka" for his stalwart opposition.
