![]() ![]() ![]() Musashi also carried thirty-six 25-millimetre (1 in) Type 96 light anti-aircraft (AA) guns in triple-gun mounts, all mounted on the superstructure. Heavy anti-aircraft defence was provided by a dozen 40-calibre 127-millimetre (5 in) Type 89 dual-purpose guns in six twin turrets, three on each side of the superstructure. These had become available once the Mogami-class cruisers were rearmed with 20.3-centimetre (8.0 in) guns. The ship's secondary battery consisted of twelve 60-calibre 15.5-centimetre 3rd Year Type guns mounted in four triple turrets, one each fore and aft of the superstructure and one on each side amidships. The guns had a rate of fire of 1.5 to 2 rounds per minute. Musashi's main battery consisted of nine 45-calibre 46-centimetre Type 94 guns mounted in three triple gun turrets, numbered from front to rear. So i went to Wiki and had a look and this is what i found. Finally got myself this monster, i love how it sits docks at range just Citadels everything =)Īnd i kept wondering about the lack of AA on Musashi, given the fact that Musashi compared to her sister ship Yamato came one year later and thus newer, why did they reduce the AA suit?
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