Imperial Japanese Navy cruisers

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surface combatant warship class category

Imperial Japanese Navy cruisers were warships of Japan’s pre-1945 fleet designed for high-speed scouting, escort, and surface combat roles across the Pacific and Asian waters.

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Label	Occurrences
Imperial Japanese Navy cruisers canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	surface combatant ⓘ warship class category ⓘ
armamentType	anti-aircraft guns ⓘ naval guns ⓘ torpedoes ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
designedFor	high speed ⓘ long-range operations ⓘ operations in Asian waters ⓘ operations in Pacific Ocean ⓘ
doctrine	long-range scouting for carrier and battleship forces ⓘ night torpedo attack tactics ⓘ
governedByTreaty	London Naval Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington Naval Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesClass	Agano-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ Aoba-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ Furutaka-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ Ibuki-class cruiser (1942) ⓘ Kuma-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ Mogami-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ Myoko-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagara-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ Oyodo-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ Sendai-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ Takao-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ Tone-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsukuba-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesSubclass	Imperial Japanese Navy armored cruisers NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruisers NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial Japanese Navy light cruisers NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial Japanese Navy protected cruisers NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEngagement	Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Savo Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Eastern Solomons NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Java Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature	extensive use of Type 93 Long Lance torpedoes ⓘ
operatedBy	Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryRole	fleet escort ⓘ scouting ⓘ surface combat ⓘ
propulsion	oil-fired boilers ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ
status	discontinued after 1945 ⓘ
timePeriod	pre-1945 ⓘ
typicalSpeed	over 30 knots ⓘ
usedInConflict	Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Sino-Japanese War NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ

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