Design B-65 cruiser

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Design B-65 was a class of cruisers planned by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) before and during World War II. The design has been variously described as a 'battlecruiser', 'super-heavy cruiser', a 'super cruiser', a 'cruiser-killer', or as a 'large cruiser', given that it was larger than most heavy cruisers but smaller than most battleships. The IJN referred to it as the 'Super Type A cruiser' and classified it as a heavy cruiser; it was never considered to be a capital ship. As envisioned by the IJN, the cruisers were to play a key role in the 'Night Battle Force' portion of the 'Decisive battle' strategy which Japan hoped, in the event of war, to employ against the United States Navy. Begun in 1939, plans were far enough along that tests were conducted with the main armament and against the underwater protection. Even though the ships were approved for construction under a 1942 fleet replenishment program, the prioritizing of aircraft carriers and smaller ships due to the war, followed...

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