Mobile Fleet

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The Mobile Fleet was the Imperial Japanese Navy’s principal carrier battle group during World War II, responsible for major offensive operations in the Pacific.

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Mobile Fleet canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf carrier battle group
formation of the Imperial Japanese Navy
naval fleet
component First Air Fleet
Kidō Butai
linked to: Kido Butai
conflict World War II
country Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
doctrine carrier-centric offensive operations
engagement Attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Battle of Midway
Battle of the Coral Sea
linked to: Battle of Coral Sea

Battle of the Eastern Solomons
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
Guadalcanal Campaign
Indian Ocean Raid
linked to: Indian Ocean raid
JapaneseName 機動部隊
languageOfName Japanese
notableCommander Chuichi Nagumo
Isoroku Yamamoto
Jisaburo Ozawa NERFINISHED
Nobutake Kondo NERFINISHED
notableShip Akagi
Chikuma
Chitose
Chiyoda
Hiryū
Hiyō
Jun’yō
Kaga
Musashi
Mutsu
Nagato
Ryūjō
Shinano
Shōkaku
linked to: Shokaku

Sōryū
Taihō
linked to: Taiho

Tone
Yamato
Zuihō
Zuikaku
notableTactic mass employment of carrier-based aircraft
operator Imperial Japanese Navy
primaryArm naval aviation
role offensive naval air arm in the Pacific
principal carrier striking force of the Imperial Japanese Navy
status disbanded
theater Pacific War
timePeriod early 1940s
translationOfName Mobile Task Force

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2nd Carrier Division subordinateTo Mobile Fleet