The Aircraft Carrier Kaga Author:Stefan Draminski Japanese aircraft carrier ?Kaga?. She was initially being built as a battleship, but as a result of a coincidence she became one of the first large carriers in history. She was a part of Japanese Kid? Butai, a group of carriers that decided about the power of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the first half-year of the war in Pacific. After a da... more »ring attack on Pearl Harbor followed by a series of further victories there was a reversal during the battle of Midway, when ?Kaga? and three accompanying carriers were destroyed which ultimately buried Japan?s chances for winning the war.« less