Victory at Sea - Mikuma cavalry

Victory at Sea - Mikuma cavalryThe second of the four Mogami class heavy cruisers, Mikuma was completed in 1935 but quickly underwent refits to replace her main turrets with twin 203 mm guns. Her former weapons, triple 155mm guns went to Yamato. Early in her career she was tasked with the occupation of Cochinchina, the invasion of Malaya and the invasion of British Borneo. At the Battle of Sundra Strait Mikuma engaged the Allied cruisers USS Houston and HMAS Perth, both of which

she returned to combat – performing shore bombardment s at the Aleutian Islands

her operations including the preparatory shore bombardments at Kwajalein and Eniwetok and the screening of carriers around the Marshall Islands

Sister ship to the Bismarck

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From what they tell us we can recreate battles for our model armies

It was not a glamorous life

When they formed up in their characteristic wedge-shaped battle formation

This would be ideal in a Pacific setting

The infantry are armed with spears

she ran afoul of a British squadron which immediately began pursuing her

at the Battle of Leyte Gulf

the So-Mo has the unusual distinction of being able to quickly switch from road to rail