Imperial Japanese Navy Light Cruisers 1941-45

Name: Imperial Japanese Navy Light Cruisers 1941-45
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ISBN: 9781849085625

ISBN-10: 1849085625

ISBN-13: 9781849085625

Edition: 2012

Authors: Mark Stille, Paul Wright

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Like their heavy cruiser brethren, the light cruisers built by the Imperial Japanese Navy in the build-up to WWII paid little more than lip service to the international naval treaties that were intended to keep the naval powers on a level playing field. The eight classes of light cruiser developed by the IJN were fast, well-armed, and technologically superior to the fleets the Allied powers could bring to bear. Serving with distinction across the Pacific Theatre, the IJN's light cruisers were committed to such actions as Midway and Leyte Gulf. Mark Stille continues Osprey's coverage of the IJN of WWII, with this concise and complete study of all 25 ships of the 8 light cruisers classes,…

Book details

List price: $27.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 2/21/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 48
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.67" long x 0.20" tall
Weight: 0.374
Language: English



Introduction


Japanese Light Cruiser Development


Japanese Naval Strategy and the Role of the Light Cruiser


Japanese Light Cruiser Tactics


Japanese Light Cruiser Weapons


Main Guns


Torpedo Armament


Heavy Antiaircraft Armament


Light Antiaircraft Armament


Radar


The Light Cruiser Classes


Tenryu Class


Kuma Class


Nagara Class


Sendai Class


Yubari Class


Agano Class


Oyodo Class


Katori Class


Analysis and Conclusion


Bibliography


Index