Japanese Imperial Navy Cruisers

Japanese Imperial Navy Cruisers

It is not mention in Lightning in the night book how many light ore heavy cruisers that the Japanese Imperial Navy possess on the eve of war on Augusts 1st 1945. Therefore all cruisers built in the period ore which were under construction at the time of the writing of the book are assumed to be in service with the Japanese Imperial Navy.

Heavy Cruisers

Furutaka-class heavy cruisers

Furutaka Kako

Aoba-class heavy cruisers

Aoba Kinugasa

Myōkō-class heavy cruisers

Myōkō Nachi Ashigara Haguro

Takao-class heavy cruisers

Takao Maya Atago Chōkai

Mogami-class heavy cruisers

Mogami Mikuma <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">Suzuya <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">Kumano

Tone-class heavy cruisers

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">Tone <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">Chikuma

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Tenryū-class light cruisers

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">Tenryū <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">Tatsuta

Kuma-class light cruisers

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">Kuma <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">Tama <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">Kitakami <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">Ōi <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">Kiso

Nagara-class light cruisers

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">Nagara <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">Isuzu <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">Yura <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">Natori <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">Kinu <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">Abukuma

Sendai-class light cruisers

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">Sendai <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">Jintsu <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">Naka

Katori-class light cruisers

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">Katori <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">Kashima <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">Kashii <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:19px;">Kashiwara