The Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service was responsible for long-range bomber and attack aircraft, as well as strategic air defense. It did not usually control artillery spotter/observer aircraft artillery battalions controlled the light aircraft and balloons that operated in these roles. While the IJAAS engaged in strategic bombing of cities such as Shanghai, Nanking, Canton, Chongqing, Rangoon, and Mandalay, this was not the primary mission of the IJAAS, and it lacked a heavy bomber force. The IJAAS also provided aerial reconnaissance to other branches of the IJA. Just as the IJA in general was modeled mainly on the German Army, the IJAAS initially developed along similar lines to the Imperial German Army Aviation its primary mission was to provide tactical close air support for ground forces, as well as a limited air interdiction capability.
The Imperial Japanese Army Air Service ( IJAAS) or Imperial Japanese Army Air Force ( IJAAF Japanese: 大日本帝國陸軍航空部隊, romanized: Dainippon Teikoku Rikugun Kōkūbutai, lit.'Greater Japan Empire Army Air Corps') was the aviation force of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA).
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