Thread:Lunarian Ace/@comment-24333595-20140417090358/@comment-24333595-20140417095958

in japanese,揚陸=generally called landing craft. After looking up for more info, they are also groupped as transport ships, anything that transports personnels, equipments, tanks and etc. Akitsumaru was classed as landing craft, landing aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier, seaplane carrier, escort carrier and amphibious assault ship. The more exact explaination for her plane count increase is because she was made an aircraft ferry. in 1943, she was remodelled to widen her flight deck. she was groupped into auxiliary aircraft ferry(AVG)