Cruiser Division 4

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Cruiser Division 4 was a formation of the Imperial Japanese Navy composed of heavy cruisers that operated together in major World War II naval engagements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy formation
cruiser division
belligerent Axis powers NERFINISHED
commandStructure under a rear admiral or vice admiral
componentShip Japanese cruiser Ashigara NERFINISHED
Japanese cruiser Atago NERFINISHED
Japanese cruiser Chōkai NERFINISHED
Japanese cruiser Haguro NERFINISHED
Japanese cruiser Maya NERFINISHED
Japanese cruiser Myōkō NERFINISHED
Japanese cruiser Nachi NERFINISHED
Japanese cruiser Takao NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
country Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
disestablishedIn 1945
engagementType carrier task force escort
surface warfare
garrison various Japanese naval bases in the home islands
languageOfCommand Japanese
navalDoctrine kantai kessen doctrine
notableEngagement Attack on Pearl Harbor NERFINISHED
Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED
Battle of Midway NERFINISHED
Battle of the Eastern Solomons NERFINISHED
Battle of the Philippine Sea NERFINISHED
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands NERFINISHED
Battle off Samar NERFINISHED
Guadalcanal Campaign NERFINISHED
notableShipClass Myōkō-class cruiser NERFINISHED
Takao-class cruiser NERFINISHED
operatedAs tactical naval formation
operatedIn Indian Ocean NERFINISHED
Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
opposedBy Royal Navy NERFINISHED
United States Navy NERFINISHED
partOf Combined Fleet NERFINISHED
First Fleet NERFINISHED
Second Fleet NERFINISHED
role screening force for aircraft carriers
surface strike force
serviceBranch Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED
shipType heavy cruiser
status disbanded
timePeriod 1930s
1940s
usedIn Pacific War NERFINISHED

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heavy cruiser Chōkai fleetAssignment Cruiser Division 4