japanese warplane carriers improved grouping

 i improved my previous lists.
japan warplane carries group [kuz nazi only one incomplete. in '45 self-sunk.]
dec' '41=six major not including 17 minor
akagi dec' '41? v 80 warplanes major
hiryu v major sunk like akagi
kaga v major sunk like akagi
shokaku v v,  Commissioned Aug 1941,
soryu vv sunk like akagi
zuikaku vv
any added in 1942? nope until mar' '44 only 2 remained.
all six wrere involved in the battle by carrying warplanes that bombed u.s. ba'
4 sunk in '42 leaving 2 until mar''44 sho'  n zui. after new u.s. sunk those 2 older.
  by name: 
akagi dec' '41? v 80 warplanes major but u.s. dive bombers sunk june '42 by midway 
amagi no. commisiond aug' 44 major 60+.
hiryu v major sunk like akagi
kaga v major sunk like akagi
kats' after, major but Commissioned Oct' 1944
shokaku v v,  Commissioned Aug 1941, Sunk 19 Jun 1944 [related to leyte battle].
soryu vv sunk like akagi
taiho late Commissioned Mar' 1944, Sunk 19 Jun 1944 by sub?
unryu late, Commissioned Aug 1944, Sunk Dec 1944
zuikaku vv Sunk Oct 1944
*not include light =30warplanes=escort, or less than 60 not major. 15+2
**fate: AKAGI, j.w.c. on june 4, 1942, by midway isle, sunk. bomb from w' dive bombers hit caused sink june 5.
HIRYU j.w.c.  june 4, 1942, by midway isle, bombs from w' dive bombers hit caused sink june 5.
KAGA, j.w.c. on  june 4, 1942, by midway isle, sunk. bomb from w' dive bombers hit caused  sink.
SORYU  j.w.c.  on  june 4, 1942, by midway isle, sunk. bomb from w' dive bombers hit caused  sink.
then two remained sho+zui until 1944.
 year 1944
SHOKAKU  j.w.c. on June 19, 1944,  by phil' sea east from phil' isle group. u.s. subs sank 2 more w.c.: shokaku and taiho. now only 4 remained for the battle in oct'.
TAIHO  j.w.c. on June 19, 1944,  by phil' sea east from phil' isle group. u.s. subs sank 2 more w.c.: shokaku and taiho. now only 4 remained for the battle in oct'.
ZUIKAKO j.w.c. in oct' 25, '44, NE from luzon, [basicly north from magat isle group] w' group wasp and more sank z' and minor carriers torp+bombs.
france one minor.

for more major losses see:
https://thinkforyourselfn8.blogspot.com/2021/04/the-14-major-naval-losses-in-pacific.html