VeryFire 350901 1/350 IJN Aircraft Carrier Taiho `Battle of the Philippine SeaVeryFire BELBV350901 1 350 JAPANESE ARMORED AIRCRAFT CARRIER TAIHO BATTLE OF THE PHILPPINE SEA [About the actual ship] The Japanese Navy aircraft carrier Taiho was the first Japanese aircraft carrier to be built as an armored aircraft carrier with armor on the flight deck. Since June 18, 1944, he has participated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea as the flagship of the Ozawa MTF. On June 19, 1944, when the U. S. Navy MTF was discovered, Taiho was