The was the main ocean-going component of the Imperial Japanese Navy The Combined Fleet was not a standing force, but a temporary force formed for the duration of a conflict or major naval maneuvers from various units normally under separate commands in peacetime.
The was the main ocean-going component of the Imperial Japanese Navy, analogous to the German High Seas Fleet. Before World War II, the Combined Fleet was not a standing force, but a temporary force formed for the duration of a conflict or major naval maneuvers from various units normally under separate commands in peacetime.