 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - ndege dze Akagi dzakashanda muHondo yechipiri yeChina neJapan mukupera kwema1930. Pakuumbwa kweFirst Air Fleet kana kuti Kido Butai Striking Force mukuvamba kwa1941, akava mureza wayo, uye akaramba akadaro kwenguva yebasa rake. Nevamwe vatakuri vehondo, akabatanidzwa muKurwisa Pearl Harbor muna December 1941 uye kupinda kweRabaul muSouthwest Pacific munaJanuary 1942. Mwedzi wakatevera, ndege dzayo dzakarova Darwin, Australia, uye akabatsira mukukunda kweDutch East Indies. Muna March naApril 1942, ndege dzeAkagi dzakabetsera kunyudza ngarava huru yeBritain neine simba yeAustralia muIndian Ocean Raid. 