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kaga, kongou, inazuma, akagi, tenryuu, and 88 more (kantai collection) drawn by sakazaki_freddy

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    【艦これ】聯合艦隊旗艦経験艦【集合絵】

    Ooyodo: So, Admiral, do you have anything to say about it ?

    Cover for winter Comiket

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    laisy
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    IIRC all the girls in the center are flagships.

    And I spot a DD who is in the wrong seat. And the trouble maker pilot is back.

    EDIT: I tagged all the characters that I can see. Not sure if I missed any. And I almost missed Tone. She hides really well...

    Oh and the girl in the big portrait on the left seems to be battleship Mikasa. Can't find anything about the one on the right.

    Updated by laisy

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    • NNescio
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    laisy said:

    IIRC all the girls in the center are flagships.

    Notably, flagships of the Combined Fleet (basically the main fleet of the IJN, formed ad-hoc during wars and some naval exercises). Ooyodo is the only light ship to serve in that capacity (mostly because, well, they are losing the war).

    Mutsu could be an exception, 'though she had the arguably higher distinction of serving as the Emperor (Hirohito)'s flagship for a few naval exercises. Not sure if those count as the Combined Fleet.

    Edit: Nevermind, Mutsu briefly held the flag for Nagato when the latter underwent repairs.

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    • laisy
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    Estavali said:

    You mean Akizuki? I think she's there because of her association with Zuikaku, highlighted in Sakazaki's recent short comic about her.

    Should be this one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Matsushima

    No, look at the right side. She is a certain battleship fangirl.

    And no wonder I can't find it. I was searching for battleships!

    EDIT: And for the translation on the portraits of the previous battleships, I think its "Flagship" (旗艦) instead of "Battleship" (戦艦).

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    • jusu
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    NNescio said:

    Notably, flagships of the Combined Fleet (basically the main fleet of the IJN, formed ad-hoc during wars and some naval exercises). Ooyodo is the only light ship to serve in that capacity (mostly because, well, they are losing the war).

    Mutsu could be an exception, 'though she had the arguably higher distinction of serving as the Emperor (Hirohito)'s flagship for a few naval exercises. Not sure if those count as the Combined Fleet.

    Edit: Nevermind, Mutsu briefly held the flag for Nagato when the latter underwent repairs.

    About Ooyodo: She was purpose built to be a flagship from what I remember, or rather refitted to be one.

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    • Seika
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    NNescio said:

    Mutsu could be an exception, 'though she had the arguably higher distinction of serving as the Emperor (Hirohito)'s flagship for a few naval exercises. Not sure if those count as the Combined Fleet.

    Wasn't Hiei the Emperor's ship ?

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