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Japanese Light Cruiser Mikuma
Stylish Light Cruiser Form
The Japanese Navy's Mogami-class light cruisers were planned under the
London Naval Treaty limits
with an 8,500 ton standard displacement with five triple 15.5cm gun
turrets.
There were four ships in the class with the Mikuma being the second to
be completed in August 1935.
She received distinctive Mogami-class features such as the flared bow,
compact superstructures, and uniquely shaped funnels,
while having different details on the aft mast and crane from those of
Mogami, the first ship of the class.
With the withdrawal from the treaty, the Mikuma was refitted with 20.3cm
twin gun turrets and was converted into a heavy cruiser in 1939,
then the Mikuma, Suzuya, and Kumano joined the 2nd Fleet as part of
Cruiser Division 7.
At the start of the Pacific war, they were sent to escort the Malay
invasion force, and in February 1942,
the Mogami and Mikuma escorted transports for the invasion of Java at
Bantam Bay.
In June 1942 at the Battle of Midway, the Mogami rammed the left side of
the Mikuma during their withdrawal from the bay to avoid attacks from
the U.S. submarine.
To make matters worse, a concentrated attack by 114 aircraft hit Mikuma 6
times which made her the first Japanese heavy cruiser to be sunk in
WWII. |
Light Cruiser Mikuma Specifications
●Standard Displacement: 12,000 tons ●Overall Length: 200.6m ●Power: 152,000hp ●Maximum Speed: 35 knots
●Armament: Triple 15.5cm Turrets x5, Twin 12.7cm High Angle Guns x4, Twin 25mm Cannons x4, Triple 61cm Torpedo Launchers x4
●Aircraft Complement: Nakajima E8N and Kawanishi E7K floatplanes |
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