TheFurutaka-class, IJN Furutaka, 1942(古鷹,namesake: Mount Furutaka) is a rank IV Japanese heavy cruiser with a battle rating of 5.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced inUpdate 1.89 "Imperial Navy". With the arms races during late 1930s rendering the Washington naval treaty null and void, th...
TheAoba-class, IJN Aoba, 1945(青葉,namesake: Mount Aoba) is a rank IV Japanese heavy cruiser with a battle rating of 5.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced inUpdate "Direct Hit". While originally part of the Furutaka class of heavy cruisers first laid down in 1922, the development of new...
The Japanese cruiser line is an interesting line to grind, transitioning from light cruisers (tier IV Kuma) to heavy cruisers (tier V Furutaka). The change may or may not be a welcome change to players who chose the IJN cruisers as their first line. The general characteristic for all IJN...
All ships of these classes were part of the Japanese 5,500 ton light cruiser design conceived in the years following WWI, with the Sendai-class being planned as the final ships to be based on this design. To this extent, initial plans foresaw the construction of 8 vessels of the Sendai...
Great solution for anything lighter than a cruiser Amazing shell choice HE: 68 kg of TNT equivalent which can decimate anything lighter than a BB with a single volley Best to be only used on CLs & CAs APC: 620 mm of penetration (range of 1,000 m), being the highest penetration valu...