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An 8,000-ton Japanese dual-purpose cruiser proposal

A cruiser centred on twelve 3.9-inch dual-purpose guns is judged a poor match for Japanese operational priorities.

100 mm Guns Dual Purpose Guns Imperial Japanese Navy Light Cruisers

Question

How useful would an 8,000-ton light cruiser with six twin 3.9-inch dual-purpose mounts be to the Imperial Japanese Navy?

Short answer

It is judged poorly suited to the way the Japanese navy wanted to fight.

Notes

The proposed cruiser displaces roughly 8,000 tons and carries six twin 3.9-inch dual-purpose mountings. Its usefulness is judged limited by the Imperial Japanese Navy's intended way of fighting. No more specific doctrinal explanation is given.