noun
carrier-borne attack aircraft
Abbreviation of 艦上攻撃機, used in military contexts, especially historical Imperial Japanese Navy aviation.
See also: 艦上攻撃機
真珠湾攻撃では、艦攻が雷撃を担当した。
In the attack on Pearl Harbor, carrier-borne attack aircraft carried out torpedo attacks.
Abbreviation for 艦上戦闘機 (carrier-borne fighter), another carrier aircraft category.
Abbreviation of 艦上攻撃機 (かんじょうこうげきき, carrier-borne attack aircraft).