I started on cruisers with the French line and they are fast and agile up to the La Galisonierre. Mikuma (三隈, Mikuma) was the second vessel in the four-vessel Mogami class of heavy cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy.She was named after the Mikuma river in … While faring well against Japanese cruisers in gunnery duels, US cruisers had experienced heavy losses from Japanese d… 8/1/2016)), Kuma Kako and her sister ship Furutaka were the first generation of high speed heavy cruisers in the Japanese navy, intended to counter the US Navy Omaha-class scout cruisers and Royal Navy Hawkins-class heavy cruisers. Saved from scontent-fra3-1.xx.fbcdn.net. The Nachi: First true IJN heavy cruisers. The Larger size of the Des Moines class is evident, especially her larger turrets. Her service in World War II started in the Dutch East Indies, where she engaged the enemy off Makassar on 8 February 1942. 7/1/2019) Suzuya (revised Jan 31, 2017 - The Takao, designed as improved Nachi class cruisers, were part of the naval expansion program of 1927 and 1931. Furutaka (revised 9/1/2020) Kako (revised ... Bob and Sander prepared the TROMs on the IJN's cruisers presented on this JUNYOKAN! The Mogami class cruisers were initially laid down as ligh cruisers, yet in actual size were larger than most heavy cruisers of the day. MOGAMI Collision: A Study in the Fragility of History, Ship of Nine Lives: Bob Hackett is a military historian and researcher. 12/1/2016) Noshiro (revised Retired from the United Her mainmast is collapsed. IJN Tone Class Heavy Cruisers. 9/1/2020) Aoba (revised Haguro then played a key role in the Battle of the Java Sea on 27 February 1942, first sinking the destroyer HNLMS Kortenaer and then later the same day the Allied fleet's flagship, the cruiser HNLMS De Ruyter; both by torpedo. Haguro (羽黒) was a Myōkō-class heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, named after Mount Haguro in Yamagata Prefecture. The 26th Destroyer Flotilla found her with the destroyer Kamikaze just after midnight on 16 May 1945, and began the attack. From December 1914 to January 1915, the two cruisers also patrolled off the coast of northern Queensland, Australia, always in search of possible raiders that can threatens merchant traffic. See more ideas about heavy cruiser, cruisers, imperial japanese navy. Between 1931 and 1933 she was commanded by Nomura Naokuni who subsequently achieved flag rank.[2]. That conversion was never completed. 10/1/2018) Nachi (revised Done for now… Original Post: 03/08/2020 I needed a Corona diversion, so I started a new 3D printing project! Her foremast and the top half of the bridge structure are missing/collapsed. 5/1/2019)Chikuma (revised (revised 4/1/2020)Iwate(revised Her No. . 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The Tone cruisers (Tone and Chikuma) were part of the 1932 supplemental plan including light cruisers under the Washington Treaty, but in 1938-39, with the approach of hostilities, it was decided to finish them as cruisers heavy. Both her stern main turrets' guns point almost directly astern. I started playing the game 36 days ago. 2 turret is trained to starboard at approximately the 1 o'clock position, with its roof collapsed and both barrels and breeches missing, as they were not replaced after being damaged by a bomb at the earlier Battle of Leyte Gulf. Post by paul.mercer » Mon Nov 30, 2020 10:02 am Gentlemen, if one put an IJN Takao class cruiser (10X8 + torpedoes) against a US Baltimore (9 x8") (or similar class) cruiser in a one to one, who would win/ Top. IJN heavy cruiser Takao was the lead vessel in the Takao-class heavy cruisers, active in World War II with the Imperial Japanese Navy. 11/1/2019), Mogami (revised IJN Heavy Cruiser Nachi: Number: 504-4 (Also listed as 060743) Scale: 1:500 : Type: Full kit : Released: 2009 | Rebox (Changed box only) Barcode: 4975993060743 (EAN) Topic: Heavy cruiser Myoko-class » Cruisers … IJN Heavy Cruiser Detail Set Radars, Rails, Cranes, Catapults, Platform Bracing, etc. Haguro's No. See more ideas about heavy cruiser, cruisers, warship. Other Takao-class heavy cruisers Continuing in her role as a fleet flagship, Chokai was assigned to the Eighth Fleet in August 1942. It was introduced in Update 1.89 "Imperial Navy". 7/27/2018) Haguro (revised Hackett and Sander Kingsepp from Japanese and American source materials. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. 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