Japanese Wikipedia entry on Akizuki class DD stated that IJN started in 1936 to study dedicated AA vessels following the example of Dido class. They contemplated anything from a 1000 ton torpedo boat armed with a single 10 cm or 12.7 cm AA gun to a quite large cruiser equipped with 12 double...
5thnavalarmamentssupplementprogramme
6th navalarmamentssupplementprogramme
aa gun
anti-aircraft
anti-aircraft cruiser
cruiser
destroyer
early 1940s
empire of japan
imperial japanese navy
imperial japanese navy technical department
late 1930s
maru 5 keikaku
maru 6 keikaku
ministry of the navy (japan)
pre-world war ii
world war ii
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