Kongo Class Battlecruisers

Battlecruisers of the Kongo Class,
built between 1909 and 1914.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• battleship
• pearl
• harbor
• hiei
• haruna
• kirishima
• kongo
• japan
• empire
• second
• world
• war
• midway
• leyte
• gulf
• sealion
• guadalcanal

[ReiAyanami4ever]

Great and graceful ships, fast but they lacked armor. Kirishima was my favorite, managing to hold her ground against 2 new battleships for a night at Savo Island. Bravo! How is the music at the beginning called ?

[willembrock]

Gunkan March (Navy song)

[RMSTitanic87]

Kirishima was an awesome battleship she proved to be a tuff girl when she fought Washington. Kirishima ,Nagato and the Mighty Yamato are my favorite Japanese Battleship. Japan had some great ships.

[RMSTitanic87]

that could be. What if Washington Met Yamato instead. Washington would have stood no chance.

[barrybolton]

@RMSTitanic87 Really? Comparing a BB that complied with the Washing treaty and one that absolutely violated it? Try this comparison:

The New Jersey and here sisters woulda handed the Yamato and Musashi their asses.

[jers59]

@JAGDPANTHER20 South Dakota would easily destroy the commerce raider bismarck 9/16 inch guns, 5 inch dual purpose guns great AA protection, bismarck 8/15 inch guns weakest broadside of any modern BB, obsolete single purpose guns, worse AA protection in WW2 could not stop 6 obsolete biplanes. South Dakota shot down 26 modern jap aircraft in 1 battle

[TopGearYamato]

Beautiful ships

Made in England.

[masatomomiso]

日本海軍の艦艇は何でこんなに美しいんだ？

世界でナンバーワンだね

[druisten3]

it's a french song 

[kraigthorne]

@JAGDPANTHER20 The North Caralina would win at least 7 out of 10 times against the Bismark, but the New Jersey would win 10 out of 10 times.

[willembrock]

@luckyD1993 I think reality and videogames are different things ;-) !!!!

[GhostofHood]

"Just 9 hit"? 9 hits off any large gun is a lot to take. Thats amazing.

[prudenceislandboy]

They were only battlecruisers...not battleships. People tend to forget that because of the size and armament....but no armour.

[willembrock]

Yes...in my opinion south daskota was a better conceived ship, with a more advanced radar equipment and more important, with american-style "all or nothing" armour protection.