Mogami Class Cruiser (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Mogami class were a class of four heavy cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the mid-1930s. All four fought in World War II, and were sunk. For the 1931 Fleet Replenishment Program, believing themselves understrength in cruisers, the IJN chose to build to the maximum allowed by the Washington Naval Treaty. This resulted in the choice of 155 mm (6.1 inch) guns in five triple turrets (a first for Japan) in the Mogamis, also capable of 55 elevation, making Mogamis one of the very few classes of Cruiser to have a Dual Purpose (DP) main battery; this was coupled with very heavy anti-aircraft protection, as well as the standard reloadable, turreted torpedo tubes, also unique to the IJN.