The Heavy Cruiser Takao

Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 8
Design......Page 9
Table 2: Japanese 'A' class cruisers - comparison......Page 10
Summary of service......Page 11
Table 3: Hull characteristics......Page 13
Protection......Page 14
Machinery......Page 15
Table 6: Characteristics of the 20.3cm/50 gun......Page 16
High angle guns......Page 17
Table 9: Characteristics of the 40mm/62 AA gun......Page 18
Table 13: 93 Skiki 13mm MG characteristics......Page 19
Table 16: Torpedo characteristics after 1938-39 refit......Page 20
Table 18: 21 Go radar characteristics up to Apr-Aug 1943......Page 21
Ventilation and other systems......Page 22
Modernisations 1933-44......Page 23
Table 28: Effective weight distribution after refit......Page 24
Colour schemes......Page 25
The Photographs......Page 26
The Drawings......Page 46
A1 Takao as completed, May 1932......Page 47
A2 Takao in July 1937......Page 49
A3 Schemes of rig......Page 50
A4 Takao in August 1939 after modernisation......Page 51
A5 Takao in September 1944......Page 53
A6/1 and A6/2 Internal arrangements, 1932......Page 55
A6/3 and A6/4 General arrangements, 1932......Page 57
A6/5 Internal profile after modernisation, August 1939......Page 59
A7/1 Transverse sections 1932......Page 60
A7/2 Transverse sections 1939......Page 63
A7/3 Hull section, 1932......Page 65
A8/1, 2 and 3 Compartments......Page 66
J Aircraft......Page 0
B2/1 Body plan 1932......Page 69
B2/2 Body plan 1932......Page 71
B2/3 Body plan after 1939 refit......Page 72
C1 and C1/1 Tower bridge structure as completed, August 1932......Page 73
C1/2 Front elevation......Page 74
C2 and C2/1 Tower bridge structure as completed, Aug 1932......Page 75
C2/2 Bridge plan......Page 76
C3/1 and C3/2 Decks of tower bridge structure, 1932-38......Page 77
C3/3 Compass bridge......Page 78
C3/4 Upper bridge deck......Page 79
C3/5 to C3/7 Rear of tower bridge......Page 80
C4/1 Tower bridge structure, July 1937......Page 81
C4/2 Main changes, July 1937......Page 82
C5/1 Tower bridge structure, July 1937......Page 83
C5/2 Plan of tower bridge structure, July 1937......Page 84
C5/3 Port elevation......Page 85
C5/4 Detail of bridge windows......Page 86
C6 and C6/1 Tower bridge structure after reconstruction, August 1939......Page 87
C6/3 /4 and /5 Rear part of deck IV and V......Page 88
C6/6 Rear elevation......Page 89
C6/7 Plan......Page 90
C7 and C7/1 Tower bridge structure September, September 1944......Page 91
C7/2 and C7/3 Internal profile of bridge's upper part......Page 92
C7/4 Rear elevation......Page 93
C7/5 Plan......Page 94
C8/1 Decks of tower bridge structure, 1939-45......Page 95
C8/3 Deck V Compass bridge platform, August 1939......Page 96
C8/5 Deck VI upper bridge, 1939......Page 97
C9 Perspective of bridge structure, Autumn 1932......Page 98
C10/1 and /2 Forward funnel - funnel No 1 and No 2......Page 99
C10/3 forward funnel......Page 100
C10/4 port side profile......Page 101
C10/5 and /6 front and rear elevations......Page 102
C10/7 longitudinal section......Page 103
C10/8 Transverse sections up upper part of funnel......Page 105
C11/1 and /2 Typical funnel steel plate joints......Page 107
C11/3 and /4 Details of funnel joints......Page 108
C12/1 to /4 After funnel - funnel No 3......Page 109
C12/4 and /5 forward funnel......Page 110
C12/6 to /10 Funnel sections......Page 111
C13/1 to /5 Details of forward funnel......Page 112
C14/1 to /4 and C15 Details of after funnel......Page 113
C16/1 and /2 Hanger superstructure, August 1932......Page 114
C16/3 to /7 view from forward and astern......Page 115
C17/1 and /2 Hanger superstructure, July 1937......Page 116
C17/3 rear view of hanger......Page 117
D1/1 to /3 Foremast, 1932-36......Page 118
D3/1 to /3 Foremast after main reconstruction, August 1939......Page 121
D4/1 to /4 Foremast, September 1944......Page 123
D5/1 and /2 Tripod mainmast, 1932......Page 124
D5/3 to /8 View of mainmast from forward......Page 125
D6/1 Tripod mainmast after 1933 refit......Page 126
D6/2 and /3 Rear view of mainmast......Page 127
D7/1 to /3 Crane jib......Page 128
D8/1 Tripod mainmast after reconstruction, August 1939......Page 129
D8/2 rear view of mainmast......Page 130
D8/3 to /5 detail of mainmast......Page 131
E1/1 and /2 No. 1 20.3cm 50cal NENDO shiki turret, Model, 'E' mount, 1932......Page 132
E1/3 to /5 fore and rear elevations......Page 133
E2/1 No. 2 20.3cm turret - after reconstruction, August 1939 - with tripod aerial mast......Page 134
E2/2 Plan......Page 135
E2/3 to /5 front and rear elevations......Page 136
E3/1 to /4 Rear part of 20.3cm turrets No. 3 and No. 5......Page 137
E4/1 to /3 Tripod aerial on no 2 turret, 1932-38......Page 138
E5/1 to /3 Tripod aerial on no 4 turret, 1932-38......Page 139
E6/1 t /3 Details of 20.3cm turret......Page 140
E6/4 to /12 Details of 20.3 cm turrets......Page 141
E7/1 20.3cm 50cal gun mounting - sections of No. turret......Page 143
E8/1 to /8 20.3cm ammunition......Page 147
E9/1 to /10 12cm 45cal HA Gun......Page 149
E10/1 to /9 12.7cm 40cal AA Gun......Page 152
E11/1 to /7 40mm 62cal single machine-gun......Page 154
E12/1 to /7 25mm twin mag mounting......Page 156
E13/1 to /6 25mm triple MG mounting......Page 158
E14 25mm single MG mounting......Page 160
E15 Type 96 25mm gun barrel......Page 161
E17 Type 93 13mm MG barrel......Page 164
E18 7.7mm Lewis Type MG......Page 165
E20 25mm ammunition box......Page 166
E22 Box deck fixture......Page 167
E26 Torpedo bogie......Page 171
F2 1.5m Shiki Navigation Rangefinder Tower......Page 178
F3 Main armament fire control platform, August 1939......Page 179
F4 4.5m HA Rangefinder......Page 180
F5 4.5m rangefinder, August 1939......Page 181
F7 14 Shiki Director Tower......Page 183
F8 HA Director......Page 184
F9 HA Director, August 1939......Page 185
F10 MG fire control tower, 1939......Page 186
F11 - F12 Searchlight control tower......Page 187
F13 - F14 Protected lookout position......Page 188
F15 Lower Direction Lookout position......Page 189
F16 - HA Fire Control installation......Page 190
F17 MG Control Tower......Page 192
F18 Binoculors......Page 193
F19 - F20 12cm Binoculars......Page 194
F21 - F22 Wind strength equipment......Page 195
F23 Air search RADAR mattress......Page 196
F24 Air Search RADAR antenna......Page 197
F25 Surface search RADAR horns......Page 198
G1 Forecastle frames......Page 199
G1 Bow view......Page 200
G2 5.5-ton main anchor......Page 201
G3 Electric capstan......Page 202
H1 Forecastle deck fittings......Page 203
H2 Typical skylight......Page 204
H3 Guard rails......Page 205
H4 Roller fairlead for paravane......Page 206
H5 Midship hull and HA gun deck fittings......Page 207
H7 Middle structure and platforms, September 1944......Page 213
H8 Sections of superstructure, March 1942......Page 215
H9 Sections of superstructure, August 1932......Page 216
H11 HA guns crew loading exercise machine......Page 217
H16 Fore funnel white bands......Page 219
H17 Aircraft deck......Page 220
H18 Aircraft deck, August 1939......Page 223
H21 Propellers......Page 229
H23 - H24 Deck hatches......Page 231
H26 60cm Signalling searchlight......Page 233
H31 - H32 Watertight doors......Page 235
H33 Ladders......Page 236
J3 Catapult, No 2 Model 3......Page 238
J4 Catapult, No 2 Model 5......Page 239
J5 Nakajima E4N2, Navy Type 90-2 Reconnaissance Floatplane......Page 240
J6 Kawanishi E7K1, Navy Type 94 Reconnaissance Floatplane......Page 241
J8 Nakajima E8N2, Navy Type 95Reconnaissance Floatplane......Page 243
J9 Mitsubishi F1M2, Navy Type 'O' Reconnaissance Floatplane......Page 244
J10 Aichi E13A1, Navy Type 'O' Long Range Reconnaissance Floatplane......Page 245
K1 11m 60hp Motor boat......Page 246
K2 11m 60hp Motor boat......Page 249
K3 12m Motor launch......Page 251
K4 9m Cutter......Page 253
K5 6m Sampan......Page 255
L6 Main mast flags - 1939-1945......Page 257