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| ==Original ship== | | ==Original ship== |
− | *Originally designed as an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amagi-class_battlecruiser Amagi-class Battlecruiser], Akagi was converted to a carrier after the instigation of the Washington Naval Treaty in 1921. | + | *Her name literally means "Red Castle", and comes from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Akagi Mount Akagi] in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. |
− | *She was the first Fleet Carrier commissioned by Japan. (Kaga was launched before Akagi, but was commissioned after her). | + | *Originally designed as an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amagi-class_battlecruiser ''Amagi''-class Battlecruiser], ''Akagi'' was converted into a carrier after the instigation of the Washington Naval Treaty in 1921. |
− | *Damaged by an US air attack at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Midway Battle of Midway] and scuttled by Japanese Destroyers by the orders of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto on 5 June 1942. | + | *She was the first Fleet Carrier commissioned by Japan. (''Kaga'' was launched before ''Akagi'', but was commissioned after her). |
| + | *Damaged by an US air attack at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Midway Battle of Midway] and scuttled by Japanese Destroyers [[Arashi]], [[Hagikaze]], [[Maikaze]], and [[Nowaki]] by the orders of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto on 5 June 1942. |
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
− | *Scuttled on June 5th, 1942 by IJN destroyers Arashi, Hagikaze, [http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Maikaze Maikaze], and [http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Nowaki Nowaki].
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| *Officially named the "Queen of Bauxite" thanks to her reputation for eating up all the Bauxite reserves in your inventory. Despite her rarity she's fairly accessible via quest in the early levels, as a result, many new coming admirals are shocked at her Bauxite-binging and long repair times. | | *Officially named the "Queen of Bauxite" thanks to her reputation for eating up all the Bauxite reserves in your inventory. Despite her rarity she's fairly accessible via quest in the early levels, as a result, many new coming admirals are shocked at her Bauxite-binging and long repair times. |
− | * There's another explanation for the "Bauxite Queen" title, as during the early plays of the games, a bug made Akagi consume lots of bauxite at each sortie, but that was fixed since then. | + | **There's another explanation for the "Bauxite Queen" title, as during the early plays of the games, a bug made Akagi consume lots of bauxite at each sortie, but that was fixed since then. |
− | *Her name literally means "Red Castle", and comes from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Akagi Mount Akagi] in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. | + | *She is required for [[Quests#A19|quest A19]]. |
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