舰载飞机作为一支空中力最早在第一次世界大战期间就已经形成,此后到第二次世界大战,舰载飞机得到了迅速发展,并在战争中发挥了重要作用。本刊上期介绍的奇袭塔兰托,以及后来发生的偷袭珍珠港和中途岛之战都是舰载飞机唱主角的重要战例。在二次世界大战中,美国和日本都是海上力量强国研制了不少舰载飞机,其中包括舰载战斗机、鱼雷轰炸机(或称鱼雷攻击机)和俯冲轰炸机等。但是,开始美国人对日本舰载飞机的研制能力是估计不足的,直到珍珠港战争以前,还有些军事部门认为日本飞机 As the first airborne force, carrier-based aircraft was first formed during World War I, and then to World War II, the rapid development of carrier-based aircraft has played an important role in the war. This issue of the introduction of the raid Taranto, and the subsequent attack on Pearl Harbor and Midway battle are all important examples of shipboard aircraft protagonist. During the Second World War, the United States and Japan were all maritime power powers that developed many carrier-based aircraft, including carrier-based fighter jets, torpedo bombers and torpedo bombers. However, it was underestimated that the Americans started to develop Japanese carrier-based aircraft. Until the Pearl Harbor war, some military departments considered the Japanese aircraft