Takao was the first of four Takao-class heavy cruisers, designed to be an improvement over the previous Myōkō-class design. The Myōkō had proved to be unstable and required modifications, which were incorporated into the Takao design.
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| dbkwik:resource/2koximmt7iI__1rYESFjrw== | 5.88129e-14 |