Cub Driver wrote:

The IJ Navy modeled itself on the British Navy;
did the Army model
itself on the Prussian army?

I've never heard that, but it's possible. The
Russo-Japanese War was a
major conflict, and the Nomonhan border conflicts
were a pretty big
deal. One is apt to learn from one's enemies.

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IJN was modeled on the Royal Navy: the Brits helped establish the Japanese
Naval Academy at Etajima in 1873, they built the place with bricks imported
from England, and a lock of Nelson's hair was put on display. Until the Kongo-class
BC/BBs, all major Japanese warships were built in British yards, and RN officers
supposedly served exchange tours. Togo even delayed returning the Fleet home
after Tsushima so that he could arrive home on Tralfagar Day, or so a former
Professor of mine said. Even on some ships, shipboard commands were given
in English from officer to officer. Kongo was built in Britain, but the three
others were built in Japan to the British design.

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