Furutaka-Class
First Heavy Cruisers - Furutaka-class were Japan's first 8-inch gun heavy cruisers and first treaty cruisers. 2 ships built 1926. Originally six single 8-inch guns, modernized 1937-1939 to three twin turrets. Both lost at Guadalcanal 1942. Kako first major IJN warship sunk in WWII (August 10, 1942).
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 7100 t
- Displacement (full)
- 9850 t
- Length
- 607.3 ft
- Beam
- 54.3 ft
- Crew
- 625
- Ships built
- 2
- Commissioned
- 1926
- Decommissioned
- None (both sunk in action)
Performance
- Top speed
- 34.5 kn
- Range
- 8000 nm at 14 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- 6× 203mm/50 Type 3 (8-inch) - six single mounts
- Secondary guns
- 4× 120mm/45 Type 3 (4.7-inch)
- Torpedoes
- 12× 610mm (24-inch) - four triple launchers
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- 3 inches (76mm)
In-Game
- Tier
- T6
- Game power
- 162.34
- Research cost
- 128,573
- Credit cost
- 113,638
Notable
- First Japanese 8-inch gun heavy cruisers
- First Japanese treaty cruisers (10,000-ton limit)
- Kako first major IJN warship sunk in WWII
- Single 8-inch mounts (unique, later converted to twins)