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US Heavy Cruisers 1941-45 - Pre-war Classes (Paperback)
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US Heavy Cruisers 1941-45 - Pre-war Classes (Paperback)
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American Navy cruisers built prior to World Wat II saw extensive
action throughout the Pacific War, in both surface actions like
Guadalcanal, and carrier battles like Midway. Designed and produced
under the regulations of the Washington Naval Treaty, the heavy
cruisers of the Pensacola, Northampton, Portland, New Orleans and
Wichita classes were exercises in compromise. While they possessed
very heavy armament, the Pensacolas, for example, carrying a main
battery of ten 8' guns, this came at the cost of protection - armor
was the same thickness as a gun cruiser, and incapable of
protecting the vessels from enemy 8' fire. As the classes evolved,
these flaws began to be corrected, with the main battery being
reduced, and increased protection being added to the vital areas of
the ship. Despite these drawbacks, the pre-war heavy cruiser
classes served with distinction throughout World War II.
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