▁the ▁war ▁situation ▁prevent ed ▁it ▁from ▁reaching ▁that ▁figure , ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁generation ▁of ▁this ▁fleet ▁began ▁with ▁only ▁two ▁k ō k ū ta i : ▁D ai ▁ 2 6 1 ▁Ka ig un ▁K ō k ū ta i ▁( a ▁one - month - old ▁Z er osen ▁unit ) ▁and ▁D ai ▁ 7 6 1 ▁Ka ig un ▁K ō k ū ta i ▁( a ▁bom ber ▁unit ▁that ▁was ▁created ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁as ▁this ▁fleet ▁was ). ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁a ▁cabinet ▁meeting ▁planned ▁the ▁ ▁strategy . ▁The ▁plan ▁intended ▁the ▁Kur il ▁Islands , ▁Bon in ▁Islands , ▁Mar iana ▁Islands , ▁Caroline ▁Islands , ▁B iak , ▁S unda ▁Islands ▁and ▁Bur ma ▁to ▁be ▁uns ink able ▁aircraft ▁carri ers . ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁Air ▁Fle et ▁became ▁the ▁main ▁force ▁of ▁this ▁plan . ▁However , ▁it ▁was ▁sound ly ▁be aten ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Philipp ine ▁Sea . ▁The ▁I J N ▁then ▁moved ▁the ▁air ▁fleet ▁to ▁the ▁Philippines ▁to ▁re group . ▁However , ▁due ▁partly ▁to ▁the ▁air cre ws ' ▁lack ▁of ▁combat ▁experience , ▁the ▁air ▁fleet ▁suffered ▁severe ▁losses ▁in ▁the ▁Form osa ▁Air ▁Battle . ▁After ▁the ▁battle ▁it ▁had ▁only ▁ 3 0 ▁aircraft . ▁The ▁only ▁t actic ▁left ▁for ▁them ▁was ▁the ▁kam ik aze ▁attack . ▁ ▁Trans ition ▁( extract ) ▁