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U17577377: /* (JP) Naval */ I Still Should Add Pennant Numbering To Japanese Vessels :/

2024-09-13T13:03:33Z

‎(JP) Naval: I Still Should Add Pennant Numbering To Japanese Vessels :/

U44629479: /* (JP) Calendar and Type Numbers */ Added 74

2024-08-19T19:27:23Z

‎(JP) Calendar and Type Numbers: Added 74

U17577377: /* (IJN) Naming convention */ Condensed With Columns

2024-08-06T08:59:22Z

‎(IJN) Naming convention: Condensed With Columns

U17577377: /* (FI) Vehicle */

2024-06-25T18:59:44Z

‎(FI) Vehicle

U17577377: /* (BE) Manufacturer/Designer */

2024-06-23T08:35:38Z

‎(BE) Manufacturer/Designer

U17577377: /* (IJA) Nicknames */ Formatting

2024-05-25T08:08:07Z

‎(IJA) Nicknames: Formatting

U17577377 at 13:12, 24 May 2024

2024-05-24T13:12:22Z

U17577377: /* (JP) Ground */

2024-04-23T08:06:49Z

‎(JP) Ground

U4656018: /* (CN) Military structure */ Rearranged table after 4/19 military structure reform

2024-04-19T18:59:42Z

‎(CN) Military structure: Rearranged table after 4/19 military structure reform

U17577377: /* (IJN) Naming convention */ Updated

2024-02-09T12:53:21Z

‎(IJN) Naming convention: Updated

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 :* [[Ikoma]] (生駒, Mount Ikoma)
 :* [[Kurama]] (鞍馬, Mount Kurama)
 :* [[Kongo|Kongō]] (金剛, Mount Kongō)* <small>(FBB)</small>
 :* [[Haruna]] (榛名, Mount Haruna)* <small>(FBB)</small>
 :* [[Furutaka]] (古鷹, Mount Furutaka)
 :* [[Aoba]] (青葉, Mount Aoba)
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 <div class="mw-collapsible-content">
 {{columns|2|
-:* [[Kuma]] (球磨, River Kuma)
+:* {{Annotation|Kuma|Previously was Tama in-game}} (球磨, River Kuma)
 :* [[Isuzu]] (五十鈴, River Isuzu)
 :* [[Sendai]] (川内, River Sendai)

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 ! colspan="5" |Post-War
 |-
-|'''1946'''<br>⋮<br>'''1960'''<br>⋮<br>'''1989'''
+|'''1946'''<br>⋮<br>'''1960'''<br>⋮<br>'''1974'''<br>⋮<br>'''1989'''
-|2606<br>⋮<br>2620<br>⋮<br>2649
+|2606<br>⋮<br>2620<br>⋮<br>2634<br>⋮<br>2649
 |Shōwa
-|'''Type 46'''<br>⋮<br>[[Type 60 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 60''']]<br>⋮<br>[[Type 89 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 89''']]
+|'''Type 46'''<br>⋮<br>[[Type 60 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 60''']]<br>⋮<br>[[Type 74 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 74''']]<br>⋮<br>[[Type 89 (Disambiguation)|'''Type 89''']]
+|
 |-

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 == (JP) Naval ==
 === (IJN) Naming convention ===
-Ships ''usually'' maintain their original name as laid down if a ship-type reclassification / remodel happened.
+<nowiki>*</nowiki>Ships ''usually'' maintain their original name as laid down if a ship-type reclassification / remodel happened.
 <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
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 * '''Battlecruisers and heavy cruisers''' — mountains
 <div class="mw-collapsible-content">
 :* [[Ikoma]] (生駒, Mount Ikoma)
 :* [[Kurama]] (鞍馬, Mount Kurama)
-:* [[Kongo|Kongō]] (金剛, Mount Kongō)
+:* [[Kongo|Kongō]] (金剛, Mount Kongō)* <small>(FBB)</small>
-:* [[Haruna]] (榛名, Mount Haruna)
+:* [[Haruna]] (榛名, Mount Haruna)* <small>(FBB)</small>
 :* [[Furutaka]] (古鷹, Mount Furutaka)
 :* [[Aoba]] (青葉, Mount Aoba)
 :* [[Myoko|Myōkō]] (妙高, Mount Myōkō)
 </div></div>
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 * '''Light cruisers''' — river names
 <div class="mw-collapsible-content">
 :* [[Kuma]] (球磨, River Kuma)
 :* [[Isuzu]] (五十鈴, River Isuzu)
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 :* [[Agano]] (阿賀野, River Agano)
-* Converted to '''Heavy Cruisers''':
+:* [[Kako]] (加古, River Kako)* <small>(CA)</small>
+:* [[Mogami]] (最上, River Mogami)* <small>(CA)</small>
-:* [[Kako]] (加古, River Kako)
+:* [[Mikuma]] (三隈, River Mikuma)* <small>(CA)</small>
-:* [[Mogami]] (最上, River Mogami)
+:* [[Suzuya]] (鈴谷, River Suzuya)* <small>(CA)</small>
-:* [[Mikuma]] (三隈, River Mikuma)
+:* [[Tone]] (利根, River Tone)* <small>(CA)</small>
-:* [[Suzuya]] (鈴谷, River Suzuya)
+}}
 </div></div>
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 * '''Destroyers''' — weather, wind, tide, current, wave, moon, season, other natural phenomenon, plants
 <div class="mw-collapsible-content">
 :* [[Momi]] (樅, White fir)
 :* Mutsuki-class (Lunar months)
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 :* [[Akizuki]] (秋月, Autumn Moon)
 :* [[Hatsuzuki]] (初月, New Moon)
 </div></div>

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 * '''FR – Fokker''' (Designation for the Fokker D.XXI series)
 ** '''FRm – Fokker Mercury''' (Designation for the Fokker D.XXI with Bristol Mercury engine)
-*** [[Fokker D.XXI]] series 1
+*** [[Fokker D.XXI-3 (Sweden)|Fokker D.XXI-2]]
-*** [[Fokker D.XXI-3 (Sweden)|okker D.XXI series 3]]
+*** [[Fokker D.XXI (Sweden)|Fokker D.XXI-3]]
 ** '''FRw – Fokker Wasp''' (Designation for the Fokker D.XXI with Pratt & Whitney R-1535 Twin Wasp Junior engine)
 * '''HC – Hurricane''' (Designation for the Hawker Hurricane series)
 ** [[Hurricane Mk I/L (Sweden)|▄Hurricane Mk I/L]]

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 * '''FRC – Fonderie Royale des Canons''' (Royal Cannon Foundry)
 * '''SABCA – Société Anonyme Belge de Constructions Aéronautiques:''' Belgian Limited Company of Aeronautical Constructions
 * '''SV – Stampe-Vertongen'''
 ** '''R – Renard''' (named after Alfred Renard)

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 ===== (IJA) Nicknames =====
-During the infancy of the Japanese Army Air Service, birds represented the IJAAS by both servicemen and mass-media, and with the learning that Allied aviators nicknamed their planes like the F2A "Buffalo" and Hawker Hurricane, Japanese pilots requested their planes to be nicknamed aswel
+During the infancy of the Japanese Army Air Service, birds represented the IJAAS by both servicemen and mass-media, and with the learning that Allied aviators nicknamed their planes like the F2A "Buffalo" and Hawker Hurricane, Japanese pilots requested their planes to be nicknamed as well
 * '''[[Ki-43 (Family)|Ki-43]]''' – ''Hayabusa'' (隼, Peregrine falcon)
-** <small>The Ki-43 was the newest fighter and first Japanese Army aircraft to receive a nickname. Shortly after the start of the Pacific War, ''"The New Land Eagle, '''Hayabusa''', Appears"'' made headlines in newspapers. The name "Hayabusa" is said to have been taken from the opening phrase of the 64th Sentai's unit song.</small>
+** <small>The Ki-43 was the newest fighter and first Japanese Army aircraft to receive a nickname.</small>
-* '''[[Ki-44 (Family)|Ki-44]]''' – [[wikipedia:Zhong_Kui|''Shoki'' (鍾馗, Demon Queller)]]
+** <small>The name "Hayabusa" is said to have been taken from the opening phrase of the 64th Sentai's unit song.</small>
-** <small>Shoki was a Taoist deity in Chinese mythology, traditionally regarded as a vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings. The nickname was chosen to the Shōki Shrine in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto.</small>
+** <small>Shortly after the start of the Pacific War, ''"The New Land Eagle, '''Hayabusa''', Appears"'' made headlines in newspapers.</small>
 * '''[[Ki-45 (Family)|Ki-45]]''' – ''Toryū'' (屠龍, Dragonslayer)
-** <small>The term first appeared in newspaper articles reporting on the exploits of the 4th Sentai and other flying units equipped with the Ki-45, which played an active role in shooting down B-29s bombers during the air defense of the Japanese mainland. The term portrayed the B-29 as the dragon, and the Ki-45 its slayer.</small>
+** <small>The term first appeared in newspaper articles reporting on the exploits of the 4th Sentai and other flying units equipped with the Ki-45, which played an active role in shooting down B-29s bombers during the air defense of the Japanese mainland.</small>
 * '''[[Ki-49 (Family)|Ki-49]]''' – [[wikipedia:Ōta,_Gunma#Local_attractions|''Donryū'']] (呑龍, Storm Dragon)
 ** <small>It is named after Daikoin Temple and {{Annotation|Donryū|a Jodo sect monk who raised the children of the poor during the Edo period}} in Ota City, Gunma Prefecture, where the Nakajima Aircraft Ota Factory was located.</small>
 * '''[[Ki-61 (Family)|Ki-61]]''' – ''Hien'' (飛燕, Flying Swallow)
-** <small>The name was chosen due to the sleek silhouette of the aircraft, which was achieved by using a large aspect wing ratio and a liquid-cooled engine. It was popularized from January 1945 onwards, where it began to appear in newspaper articles reporting on the Japanese mainland air defense squadrons, led by the 244th Sentai, which were equipped with Ki-61s.</small>
+** <small>The name was chosen due to the sleek silhouette of the aircraft, which was achieved by using a large aspect wing ratio and a liquid-cooled engine.</small>
 * '''[[Ki-67 (Family)|Ki-67]]''' – ''Hiryū'' (飛龍, Flying Dragon)
 * '''[[Ki-84 (Family)|Ki-84]]''' – ''Hayate'' (疾風, Gale)
-** <small>The nickname itself was chosen by the Ministry of the Army after a public vote, and was announced in various newspapers on April 11, 1945 with photos, along with the quote ''"It is a fitting name to praise the heroic figure of our fighter planes as they pounce on the enemy like a '''gale'''."''</small>
+** <small>The nickname itself was chosen by the Ministry of the Army after a public vote.</small>
 * '''[[Ki-200]]''' – ''Shusui'' (秋水, Sharp Sword)
 ==== (IJN) Navy ====

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 '''Vehicle'''
 * [[#(JP) Vehicle|(JP) Vehicle]]
 ** [[#(JP) Air|(JP) Air]]
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 * [[#(IJN) Manufacturer/Designer|(IJN) Manufacturer/Designer]]
-|-
+|}
-! colspan="5" |(JP) Calendar and Type Numbers
-|-
+==(JP) Calendar and Type Numbers==
 * Japanese Imperial Year: Starts with the founding of Japan in 660 BC
 * Japanese Era Name ({{Annotation|年号|Nengō}}): Literally "year name" are names given to (usually) reign periods of Japanese Emperors.
 * Shisaku number: After the shift of using nengō years, the navy re-adopted the use of nengō for their prototype planes to distinguish them from adopted models.
-|-
 !Year
 !Japanese<br>Imperial<br>Year
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 * Kitai numbering is purely for Airframe/Prototype indexing. Official designation of planes went through [[#Calender_and_Type_Numbers|Type]] designation + role.
 * Japanese names for Army planes are popular nicknames for pilots and civilians alike, as they were popularized with Japanese documentaries and propaganda. Unlike Navy planes, these are not part of the official plane designation.
-** Other Japanese nicknames for planes are:
 ===== (IJA) Nicknames =====
 * '''[[Ki-43 (Family)|Ki-43]]''' – ''Hayabusa'' (隼, Peregrine falcon)
-* '''[[Ki-44 (Family)|Ki-44]]''' – ''Shoki'' (鍾馗, Demon)
+** <small>The Ki-43 was the newest fighter and first Japanese Army aircraft to receive a nickname. Shortly after the start of the Pacific War, ''"The New Land Eagle, '''Hayabusa''', Appears"'' made headlines in newspapers. The name "Hayabusa" is said to have been taken from the opening phrase of the 64th Sentai's unit song.</small>
 * '''[[Ki-45 (Family)|Ki-45]]''' – ''Toryū'' (屠龍, Dragonslayer)
-* '''[[Ki-49 (Family)|Ki-49]]''' – ''Donryū'' (呑龍, Storm Dragon)
+** <small>The term first appeared in newspaper articles reporting on the exploits of the 4th Sentai and other flying units equipped with the Ki-45, which played an active role in shooting down B-29s bombers during the air defense of the Japanese mainland. The term portrayed the B-29 as the dragon, and the Ki-45 its slayer.</small>
 * '''[[Ki-61 (Family)|Ki-61]]''' – ''Hien'' (飛燕, Flying Swallow)
 * '''[[Ki-67 (Family)|Ki-67]]''' – ''Hiryū'' (飛龍, Flying Dragon)
 * '''[[Ki-84 (Family)|Ki-84]]''' – ''Hayate'' (疾風, Gale)
 * '''[[Ki-200]]''' – ''Shusui'' (秋水, Sharp Sword)
 ==== (IJN) Navy ====

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 === (IJA) Army ===
 <div style="float:right;margin:0 15px 0 0;">[[#Japanese|'''Back to the Japanese table''']]</div>
 ==== (IJA) Vehicle type ====
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 ! colspan="3" |Japanese
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 |SPG
 |}
-<!-- Still have to do further research on this -ShimakazeChan -->Other (Don't follow order system):
+Other (Don't follow order system): <!-- Still have to do further research on this -ShimakazeChan -->
 *'''Ka:''' Amphibious (tank) '''(IJN)'''
-** [[Ka-Mi|Type 2 Ka-Mi]] (Was named after the designer, Kamishi)
+** [[Ka-Mi|Type 2 Ka-Mi]]
 ** [[Ka-Chi|Type 3 Ka-Chi]]
 ** Type 4 Ka-Tsu
 * Other:
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 ** [[So-Ki|Type 98 So-Ki]] <!-- Conflicting With Type 95 So-Ki, Rail Tankette -Shim -->
 ** [[Na-To|Type 5 Na-To]]
 === (SDF) JGSDF ===
 ==== (SDF) Prototype designations ====

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 <div style="float:right;margin:0 15px 0 0;">[[#Chinese|'''Back to the Chinese table''']]</div>
 {| class="wikitable"
-! colspan="3" |Head of military development: '''MoDPRC- Ministry of Defense of the People's Republic of China'''  中华人民共和国国防部
+! colspan="4" |Head of military development: '''MoDPRC- Ministry of Defense of the People's Republic of China'''  中华人民共和国国防部
 |-
-! colspan="3" |Supreme command:  '''CMC- Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party''' 中国共产党中央军事委员会
+! colspan="4" |Supreme command:  '''CMC- Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party''' 中国共产党中央军事委员会
 |-
-! colspan="3" |'''People's Liberation Army''' 中国人民解放军
+! colspan="4" |'''People's Liberation Army''' 中国人民解放军
 |-
 !Full name
 !Abbreviation
 !Branches
 |-
 |'''People's Liberation Army Ground Force'''
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 etc.
 |-
 |'''People's Liberation Army Air Force'''
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 |PLAAF 空军
 |Airborne Corps 空降兵军
 |-
 |'''People's Liberation Army Navy'''
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 Coastal defence 岸防部队
 |-
-|'''People's Liberation Army Rocket Force ''（Post-2016）'''''
+|'''People's Liberation Army Rocket Force''' ''（Post-2016)''
 中国人民解放军火箭军
-'''''Second Artillery Corps （Pre-2016）'''''
+'''''Second Artillery Corps''' （Pre-2016)''
 ''第二炮兵部队''
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 Logistic troops 作战保障部队
-|-
+|'''1966/7/1''' as SAC
-|'''People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force'''
+'''2015/12/31''' as PLARF
 |-
 |'''Chinese People's Armed Police Force''' （Paramilitary）
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 |PAP 武警
 |Coast Guard 海警
 |}

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 </div></div>
 <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
-* '''Battleship''' — provinces, or alternate names of Japan
+* '''Battleship''' — {{Annotation|provinces|Not to be confused with the modern prefectures}}, or alternate names of Japan
 <div class="mw-collapsible-content">
-:* [[IJN Settsu|Settsu]] (摂津, Settsu Province)
+:* [[Settsu]] (摂津, Settsu Province)
-:* [[IJN Ise|Ise]]  (伊勢, Ise Province)
+:* [[Ise]]  (伊勢, Ise Province)
-:* [[IJN Hyuga|Hyūga]]  (日向, Hyūga Province)
+:* [[Hyuga|Hyūga]]  (日向, Hyūga Province)
-:* [[IJN Fuso|Fusō]]  (扶桑, Fusang (Classical name for Japan))
+:* [[Fuso|Fusō]]  (扶桑, Fusang (Classical name for Japan))
 </div></div>
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 * '''Battlecruisers and heavy cruisers''' — mountains
 <div class="mw-collapsible-content">
-:* [[IJN Ikoma|Ikoma]] (生駒, Mount Ikoma)
+:* [[Ikoma]] (生駒, Mount Ikoma)
-:* [[IJN Kongo|Kongō]] (金剛, Mount Kongō)
+:* [[Kurama]] (鞍馬, Mount Kurama)
-:* [[IJN Haruna|Haruna]] (榛名, Mount Haruna)
+:* [[Kongo|Kongō]] (金剛, Mount Kongō)
-:* [[IJN Furutaka|Furutaka]] (古鷹, Mount Furutaka)
+:* [[Haruna]] (榛名, Mount Haruna)
-:* [[IJN Aoba|Aoba]] (青葉, Mount Aoba)
+:* [[Furutaka]] (古鷹, Mount Furutaka)
-:* [[IJN Myoko|Myōkō]] (妙高, Mount Myōkō)
+:* [[Aoba]] (青葉, Mount Aoba)
 </div></div>
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 * '''Light cruisers''' — river names
 <div class="mw-collapsible-content">
-:* [[IJN Kuma|Kuma]] (球磨, River Kuma)
+:* [[Kuma]] (球磨, River Kuma)
-:* [[IJN Isuzu|Isuzu]] (五十鈴, River Isuzu)
+:* [[Isuzu]] (五十鈴, River Isuzu)
-:* [[IJN Sendai|Sendai]] (川内, River Sendai)
+:* [[Sendai]] (川内, River Sendai)
-:* [[IJN Yubari|Yūbari]] (夕張, River Yūbari)
+:* [[Yubari|Yūbari]] (夕張, River Yūbari)
-:* [[IJN Agano|Agano]] (阿賀野, River Agano)
+:* [[Agano]] (阿賀野, River Agano)
 * Converted to '''Heavy Cruisers''':
-:* [[IJN Kako|Kako]] (加古, River Kako)
+:* [[Kako]] (加古, River Kako)
-:* [[IJN Mogami|Mogami]] (最上, River Mogami)
+:* [[Mogami]] (最上, River Mogami)
-:* [[IJN Mikuma|Mikuma]] (三隈, River Mikuma)
+:* [[Mikuma]] (三隈, River Mikuma)
-:* [[IJN Suzuya|Suzuya]] (鈴谷, River Suzuya)
+:* [[Suzuya]] (鈴谷, River Suzuya)
-:* [[IJN Tone|Tone]] (利根, River Tone)
+:* [[Tone]] (利根, River Tone)
 </div></div>
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 * '''Destroyers''' — weather, wind, tide, current, wave, moon, season, other natural phenomenon, plants
 <div class="mw-collapsible-content">
-:* [[Mutsuki]] (睦月, January)
+:* [[Momi]] (樅, White fir)
-:* [[Satsuki]] (皐月, May)
+:* Mutsuki-class (Lunar months)
 :* [[Ayanami]] (綾波, Twilled Waves)
 :* [[Hatsuharu]] (初春, Early Spring)