"I need 1:6000 Help - Best Ships for Japanese Transports?" Topic

I'm in the process of working on a Guadalcanal/Solomons campaign in 1:6000. I am having a bit of trouble finding the best Hallmark ships to represent Japanese Transports.

Any suggestions? I'm OK with a something generic that will serve the purpose of transport/troop ships/etc.

Thank you!
WWIICentral

They converted a lot of smallish to medium liners into troop transports. Some pics:

Okay, two of those look like cargo ships. Click the class descriptions in the link below to see more pics.

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IBM1 Large Tramps and IBM2 Medium tramps would be my choice. I don't think anything larger was used in the Solomons. If you want tankers 2JM2 War Emergency Tankers.

Fatman

Of the 11 transports taking a large force at once to Guadal, only 4 or so (IIRC) actually reached guadalcanal, beaching themselves so that the troops and materials could be landed.
Pictures of them here:
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(Kinugawa maru very similar)
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so Fatman's recommendation would work.

due to US dive bombers on the island, the IJN resorted to fast transports…i.e. converted destroyers with either the cargo lashed in drums to the decks or a few purpose rebuilt
older DD's like Minekaze class.

Awesome! Thanks guys!

I'm covered on the IJN DD front so I should have plenty of transports once I order these two packs of Tramps.

Tanner

Glad to help. Must admit I have been browsing the Hallmark site a lot recently despite selling all my ships back in the 80's.

Fatman