機動部隊

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機動部隊 is the Japanese term most famously used for the Imperial Japanese Navy’s carrier task force that conducted major naval air operations during World War II.

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機動部隊 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy naval formation
World War II military unit
carrier task force
alsoKnownAs First Air Fleet
Kido Butai
commandStructure First Air Fleet
conflict World War II
country Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
doctrine mass employment of carrier air power
flagship Akagi
Shokaku
historicalReputation most powerful carrier force in the world at the start of the Pacific War
includesShipType battleship
cruiser
destroyer
fleet aircraft carrier
fleet oiler
light aircraft carrier
submarine
influenced United States Navy fast carrier task forces
language Japanese
nativeName 機動部隊
notableFor concentrated use of aircraft carriers
long‑range carrier air strikes
surprise attack operations
notableShip Akagi
Hiryu
Kaga
Shokaku
Soryu
linked to: Sōryū

Zuikaku
operatedBy Imperial Japanese Navy
partOf Imperial Japanese Navy First Air Fleet
peakStrength six fleet carriers at Pearl Harbor
role carrier striking force
naval air operations
theater Pacific Ocean
Pacific War
timePeriod early Pacific War
linked to: Pacific War
translation Mobile Force
typeOf carrier strike group
usedInOperation Attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of Midway
Battle of the Coral Sea
linked to: Battle of Coral Sea

Battle of the Eastern Solomons
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
Indian Ocean raid

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Mobile Fleet JapaneseName 機動部隊