Takao-Class
Powerful Treaty Cruisers - Takao-class were most powerful IJN treaty cruisers. 4 ships built 1932. Maximum 8-inch gun armament (10 guns in five twin turrets). Heavy torpedo battery (16× 24-inch). High speed (35+ knots). Active throughout Pacific War. All four sunk 1942-1944.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 11350 t
- Displacement (full)
- 13400 t
- Length
- 631.6 ft
- Beam
- 62.3 ft
- Crew
- 773
- Ships built
- 4
- Commissioned
- 1932
- Decommissioned
- None (all sunk in action)
Performance
- Top speed
- 35.5 kn
- Range
- 8000 nm at 14 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- 10× 203mm/50 Type 3 (8-inch)
- Secondary guns
- 4× 120mm/45 Type 10 (4.7-inch) DP
- Torpedoes
- 16× 610mm (24-inch) Type 90 - quad launchers
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- 4 inches (102mm)
In-Game
- Tier
- T6
- Game power
- 165.76
- Research cost
- 131,282
- Credit cost
- 116,032
Notable
- First Japanese cruisers with five twin 8-inch turrets
- Heaviest torpedo armament on cruisers (16 tubes)
- Most active IJN heavy cruisers in WWII
- "Pagoda" bridge structure on cruisers