Showa 6 (1931),
The imperial navy started the design of the 'Mogami' class.
Mogami class is the warship called masterpiece of a battle cruiser.
It was the battle cruiser of the heavy arms which concentrated the technology of a design of the imperial navy.
As for Mogami class, a subordinate's Mr.Fukuda took charge of the design by instruction of Mr.Fujimoto.
(Mr.Fukuda is engaged in the design of Battleship Yamato in after years.)
Mogami carries the 15 guns with 15.5cm main guns. (3guns per Turret) (However, replaced to the 20cm gun with secretly in after years).
This 15.5cm gun was new-type, is the same range as 20cm gun. Moreover, air defense shooting was also possible.
The warship which carried five sets of the turret on the central line of a hull was only this Mogami class in the world. And, the torpedo equipped 12 sets.
Moreover, port side and stb.side of a chimney were equipped with four guns of 12.7cm anti aircraft guns.
In the naval battle cruiser, it was the beginning. Eight 25mm machine guns were also equipped, furthermore, equips the front of a bridge with two 13mm machine gun.
Equipment of this machine gun was also the beginning in the battle cruiser.
As for the conventional battle cruiser, equipment of a torpedo was given top priority.
A displacement is 9,000t. As for the stern and the portion of a bow, electric welding was used abundantly in order to reduce weight.
The main machine was 152,000H.P. This output is larger than the Battleship Yamato built by in after years.
The speed took out 37 kts.
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