All served in Well, as one of my reference books puts it, their "massive bridge structure, complete with "greenhouses" at the three upper levels, would not have disgraced a battleship. Again, for the serious Japanese naval buff, a must-have book is Janusz Skulski's "The Heavy Cruiser Takao," which was published in 1994 and is sold in the U.S. by the Naval Institute Press. What makes these ships cool? Her sister ships were Atago, Maya and Chōkai.
Having torpedo-armed cruisers turned out to be a major advantage in night fighting. Their main gun armament of 10 x 8" guns was a barrel heavier than most U.S. CAs, and two barrels more so than the Brits (though admittedly the firing arcs for Turret #3 were pretty poor). After investigation of the recent The ships were initially equipped with four single Type 10 12cm/45 "high-angle" anti-aircraft guns.Light anti-aircraft armament comprised two "HI" Type 40mm/62 guns and two "HI" Type 7.7mm machine guns. Takao and Maya again formed the 4th Cruiser Squadron from 1 December 1936, joined by Chokai on 7 August 1937, but for some reason Atago remained in reserve until 1939. They all served during World War II. These guns were progressively replaced and supplemented with Type 93 13mm guns and Type 96 25mm guns during refits.Following Midway, the ships were sent to assist in the In 1943, the four ships spent some time in Japan, then deployed to Four ships of the class were launched. was the first of four Takao -class heavy cruisers, designed to be an improvement over the previous Myōkō -class design. The Takao-class cruiser (高雄型) was a class of four heavy cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) launched between May 1930 and April 1931. Even more preposterously comprehensive than his earlier work on Yamato, this book should quench the thirst of even the most obsessive detail freaks. The Myōkō had proved to be unstable and required modifications, which were incorporated into the Takao design. Takao again reduced to reserve on 15 November 1937 to await modernisation. Their main battery was ten 20.3 cm (8 in) guns in five twin mounts. Three of the turrets were located before the bridge in a pyramidal distribution, with the other two aft of the main mast and aircraft handling facilities. Takao (高雄) was the lead vessel in the Takao-class heavy cruisers, active in World War II with the Imperial Japanese Navy.
And their torpedo battery of 16 x 24" tubes gave them an additional punch that no Allied cruiser could come close to matching. Not surprisingly, this class proved to be somewhat top-heavy..." Overall, this was a very successful design: fast, and heavily armed. Takao (高雄?)
These were the largest and most modern cruisers in the Japanese fleet, and were intended to form the backbone of a multipurpose long-range strike force. The Takao class (高雄型) was a class of four heavy cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy launched between May 1930 and April 1931. The two active units then served in Chinese waters. Both designs were Vickers imports.