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...in 1991. It also served as the site of official surrender of the Empire of Japan, which officially ended World War II. Today, the USS Missouri is retired, d
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...the design were built with monobloc barrels. The Japanese battleships and battlecruisers built between 1914 and 1925 used these weapons as anti-aircraft guns. While
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...to be used on the aircraft carrier Shinano and the planned B-64/B-65 class battlecruisers. On the Akizuki-class destroyers, the Model A twin mount was used. It could
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* Guns lack AP shells to deal with battlecruisers and battleships
* Outgunned by battleships, battlecruisers, and some American heavy cruisers
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...t of the war would be to cover the evacuation of Allied POWs from occupied Japan, before being deactivated in 1947. She would remain in the reserves until h
...and not having torpedoes, the Cleveland is utterly hopeless against enemy battlecruisers and battleships. When encountering them, the best course of action is gener
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...etration to deal with some of the heavy cruisers or all of the battleships/battlecruisers, so against them the HE rounds would be a better choice.
...used as either primary guns on cruisers, or secondary guns on battleships/battlecruisers. Pure destroyer guns are intentionally skipped.
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...Tsukuba were the first capital ships to be designed and built entirely in Japan, albeit with the use of some imported weaponry and components. Due to the u
...is anything but. The ship is slow and lacks any firepower compared to true battlecruisers of her era (such as the [[HMS Invincible]] or the [[SMS Von der Tann]]). Ho
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...k Ordnance Company. The guns would eventually be produced under license in Japan and were designated the 12-inch/45 Type 41 guns in 1908 (1908 being the 41s
...etrofitted with 12-inch guns and closely followed by the ''Tsukuba''-class battlecruisers ''Tsukuba'' and [[IJN Ikoma|''Ikoma'']] which were planned from the start t
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...ps, the ''Bellerophon''-class dreadnoughts and the ''Indefatigable''-class battlecruisers. However, with the beginnings of a naval arms race, the Mark X did not sati
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...ships were completed in Japan. They were initially built and classified as battlecruisers.
...0s, all but Hiei were reconstructed and reclassified as battleships. After Japan signed the London Naval Treaty in 1930, Hiei was reconfigured as a training
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...hells will penetrate everything but the heaviest armour on battleships and battlecruisers.
The 36 cm/45 Type 41 is the main armament found on a battleship and battlecruisers, coming in two distinct turret designs. The [[IJN Hyuga]] has armour tailor
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...rds the APC shells, which will be required to target other battleships and battlecruisers more efficiently.
If the Hyuga encounters other battleships and battlecruisers, start loading AP and aim below the main guns into the ammo rack, disposing
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...angles of attack and longer ranges. It's best used against battleships and battlecruisers - while the post-penetration effect is miserable, it still can surprise eve
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...the Kongō-class and would be the last Japanese capital ship built outside Japan. Designed by the British naval engineer George Thurston and laid down in 19
...[[Update "Wind of Change"]]. Being a sidegrade to the other capital ships Japan offers, the Kongō offers speed over total amount of guns and armour, this
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...h the interwar period unchanged. The escalation of tensions of Germany and Japan in the 1930s led to modernization of the United States' existing dreadnough
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