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174.124.83.188 wrote: Re-read what the devs said. They said she met her end during an escort for an aircraft transport mission Go and read those dev twitter IN JAPANESE, please.

貨客船から改装され、航空機輸送で戦線を支え、護衛空母として船団護衛中に最期を遂げた航空母艦

She was converted from an ocean liner, supported the war effort with aircraft transport mission, and she ended her life as a CVE when escorting a merchant fleet.

By the way NONE of the IJN CVEs were sunk during aircraft transport.

Taiyo was sunk during Hi-71, the cargo was IJA soldiers and oil.

Un'yo was sunk during Hi-74, nature of cargo unknown, but no non-combatant CVs participated.

Chuyo was sunk during a replenish trip back to Japan, not escorting a merchant fleet at all.

Shin'yo was sunk during Hi-81, the cargo was once again IJN troops and oilers.

Kaiyo didn't sink at all, she survived the war (although suffering damage beyond repairs) and was scrapped post-war.

Most aircraft transport missions took place in 1942-43, years before these CVEs sank.

BTW, CVEs who participate in aircraft transport will have to carry those planes themselves. There's no suitable ship for carrying aircrafts besides, well, aircraft carriers. Shin'yo participated in Hi-69, where Taiyo and Kaiyo carried the planes and Shin'yo did the ASW patrol job for them.