Historical Article: Pacific Lancers "At the time of Imperial
Japan's greatest victories of World War II, while engaged in the
Pacific and Indian Oceans, the core element for this triumphal
period was its legendary Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) or Nihon
Kaigun." Acknowledgement: The initial inspiration for this
article is based on the detailed prior research of Allyn D.
Nevitt, provided at his "Long Lancers" Internet web page for
Japanese World War II destroyers. Tabular records of movement
(TROM's) are provided at this site for each destroyer, and
recent updates (2002) are being performed with the added
assistance of voluntary contributors. At the time of Imperial
Japan's greatest victories of World War II, while engaged in the
Pacific and Indian Oceans, the core element for this triumphal
period was its legendary Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) or Nihon
Kaigun. Invoking the IJN by name typically brings to mind the
accomplishments of its major warships, such as its aircraft
carrier force at Pearl Harbor or its cr