On the eve of World War II, a 5,500-ton Japanese cruiser crossed the Pacific Ocean.

On the eve of World War II, the Japanese 5500-ton cruiser was a versatile marine across the Pacific Ocean.

As a victorious country in World War I, the Japanese army continued to develop at a high speed after World War I. In the 1920s and 1930s, maritime combat was still the cruiser era. At this time, the Japanese army built a batch of 5,500-ton light cruisers, which became the minions of the Japanese beast crossing the Pacific Ocean.

This batch of 5,500-ton cruisers is *** 14, mainly divided into three types, one is "ball milling", with a total of 5 cruisers, 6 cruisers "Chang Liang" and 3 cruisers "Chuannei". In fact, their design concepts are almost the same, partly referring to the D-class light cruiser of the Royal Army at that time, and combining with the actual needs of the Japanese army.

These three cruisers did not actually appear as the main warships, but they were able to undertake many tasks, which made it difficult for the Japanese army to give up. They can perform reconnaissance and cover tasks for the main fleet, serve as the flagship of mine and submarine forces, and also serve as coach ships for training sailors.

1922, the Washington naval treaty was signed, limiting the tonnage of main battle ships and artillery caliber, as well as the total tonnage of aircraft carriers. The signing of this treaty had an impact on the construction of the 5500-ton light cruiser. The construction of four cruisers was cancelled, so the final output was 14. It was not until 1925 that these light cruisers were completed.

At this time, there are still 16 years before the outbreak of the Pacific War. These light cruisers became generalists of the Japanese fleet. However, with the expansion of ambition, the Japanese army immediately began to build the main aircraft carrier and sought to carry more carrier-based aircraft. Before the outbreak of the Pacific War, the Japanese army had been building ships almost all the time, so that the strength of the 194 1 Japanese fleet was even higher than that of the US military.

It's just that the accumulation of these years vanished with the failure of the Midway naval battle. These light cruisers, built in the 1920s, also sank in the Pacific battlefield.