Takao, heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, on trial run at full speed off Tateyama, mouth of Tokyo Bay. July 1 1932. #ww2 #navy #military | I love Warships

Takao, the lead ship of her class of heavy cruisers for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), was an exceptionally powerful and well-traveled warship of World War II. She participated in nearly every major theater of the Pacific War and was the only vessel of her class to survive the conflict. Design and pre-war service A powerful design: The Takao-class was designed in the late 1920s as an improvement on the previous Myoko-class cruisers. They were built with thicker armor and a large, almost battl

The Battleship, ruler of the high seas up until and throughout much of World War II. With their combat roles escorting convoys, to vital gunfire support to troops ashore, the battleship and battlecruiser played a central role in any nation’s navy. So what were the mega ships that made up world war two’s military machinery? That’s what we’ll find out today, in this episode of The Infographics Show: Top 10 WWII Battleships and Battlecruisers. | The Infographics Show