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Originally Posted by tater
Good thing there were neither Aganos nor Akizukis in 1941 in RL.
tater |
Yes but the "Agano" was in the water December of 1941. Probably where the DEVs got the idea?
Class and type:
Agano class cruiserOrdered:1939 Fiscal YearLaid down:
18 June 1940Launched:
22 October 1941Commissioned:
31 October 1942[1]Struck:
31 March 1944Status:sunk
15 February 1944 by
USS Skate north of
Truk
10°11′N, 151°42′EGeneral characteristicsDisplacement:6,652 tons (standard); 7,590 tons (loaded)Length:162 meters
Beam:15.2 meters
Draught:5.6 metersPropulsion:4 shaft Gihon geared turbines
6 Kampon boilers
100,000
shpSpeed:35
knots (67 km/h)Range:6000
nautical miles at 18 knotsComplement:726Armament:6 × 6.1-inch (152 mm) Type 41 guns (3x2)
4 × 76 mm guns,
32 x 25 mm Type 96 AA guns
8 × 610 mm
torpedo tubes (4x2)
16
depth chargesArmor:60 mm (belt)
20 mm (deck)Aircraft carried:
2 x
floatplane, 1 catapult
You are right about the "Akizuki" though for she wasn't completely built until June 11th 1942.
AH jeez the lights are flickering again, damned ash cans.
Gotta go.
