Imperial Japanese Navy

The (Kyûzitai: 大日本帝國海軍, Sinzitai: 大日本帝国海軍) or IJN, officially the Navy of the Greater Japanese Empire, were the naval forces of the Empire of Japan from 1869 to 1947. In the Call of Duty series, it is an enemy faction appearing in Call of Duty: World at War and Call of Duty: Vanguard during the Pacific War. 
==Call of Duty: World at War==
The Imperial Japanese Navy only appears in the level "Black Cats". Their merchant vessels were attacked by the United States Navy with PBY Catalinas. Several A6M Zeros of the fleet air arm, PT Boats and kamikazes will try to stop the american attack.
Despite the boats personels being Navy sailors, they wear Imperial Japanese Army uniforms and use Arisaka rifles and Triple 25 artillery.
== Call of Duty: Black Ops III ==
In the starting cutscene of the Zombies map Zetsubou No Shima, Imperial Japanese Navy sailors are seen capturing and interrogating Primis characters in the starting cutscene. The soldiers use KN-44 assault rifles and the officer uses a Katana.
== Call of Duty: Vanguard ==
They appear in the campaign level "The Battle of Midway".
Officers and soldiers of the IJN can be encountered. Officers can be easily identified by the white tropical uniform they wear.
==Equipment==
===Weapons===
====Pistols====
*Klauser
====Rifles====
*Type 99 Arisaka
====Submachine Guns====
*Type 100
====Machine Guns====
*MG42
====Assault Rifles====
*KN-44
*STG44
====Shotguns====
*Einhorn Revolving
====Grenades====
*Kiska
====Melee====
*Katana
====Artillery====
*Triple 25 Anti-Aircraft Gun
===Vehicles===
====Air====
*A6M "Zero"
*D3A "Val"
====Sea====
*PT Boat
*Armed Merchant Ships
*Shinyo (cut)
*Aircraft carrier Soryu
*Aircraft carrier Kaga
==Gallery==
Imperial_Seal_of_Japan.png|thumb|100px|The Imperial Seal of Japan, sometimes seen on the bow of IJN ships.
Zetsubo No Shima Intro Screenshot BOIII.jpg|Japanese Naval crew 
Japanese Officer with Summoning Key BO3.png|Naval officer
Silence the Guns.jpg|Japanese destroyers getting shot at 
PT Boat IJN WaW.png|PT boat
Merchant ship.jpg|Merchant ship
Dangerous Waters.jpg|Japanese Zero getting destroyed
Subpensscreenshot.jpg|Japanese Submarine
Sub Pens inside.jpg|Another view
Nakajima A6M2-N WaW.png|A6M2-N
Shinyo WaW.png|Shinyo (cut)
Shinyo destroyed WaW.png|Shinyo destroyed (cut)
Mitsubishi A6M Zero WaW.jpg|A6M zero flying over the US fleet
A6M Zero Black Cats WaW.jpg|Another view
Vanguard Promo2 CODV.jpg|An Aichi D3A Val featured in a Call of Duty: Vanguard Promotional image.
File:A6MZero Vanguard.png|An A6M Zero in Vanguard
File:IJNSoryu Vanguard.png|Aircraft carrier Soryu
File:IJNKaga Vanguard.png|Aircraft carrier Kaga
File:IJNKongo Vanguard.png|Kongo class battlecruiser
File:IJNKagero Vanguard.png|Kagero class destroyer
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