HISTORY

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Haruna was a warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War I and World War II. Designed by the British naval engineer George Thurston, she was the fourth and last battlecruiser of the Kongo class, amongst the most heavily armed ships in any navy when built. Laid down in 1912 at the Kawasaki Shipyards in Kobe, Haruna was formally commissioned in 1915 on the same day as her sister ship, Kirishima. Haruna patrolled off the Chinese coast during World War I. During gunnery drills in 1920, an explosion destroyed one of her guns, damaged the gun turret, and killed seven men.

During her career, Haruna underwent two major reconstructions. Beginning in 1926, the Imperial Japanese Navy rebuilt her as a battleship, strengthening her armor and improving her speed and power capabilities. In 1933, her superstructure was completely rebuilt, her speed was increased, and she was equipped with launch catapults for floatplanes. Now fast enough to accompany Japan's growing carrier fleet, Haruna was reclassified as a fast battleship. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Haruna transported Imperial Japanese Army troops to mainland China before being redeployed to the 3rd Battleship Division in 1941. On the eve of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, she sailed as part of the Southern Force in preparation for the Battle of Singapore.

Haruna fought in almost every major naval action of the Pacific Theater during World War II. She covered the Japanese landings in Malaya (in present-day Malaysia) and the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) in 1942 before engaging American forces at the Battle of Midway and during the Guadalcanal Campaign. Throughout 1943, Haruna primarily remained at Truk Lagoon (Micronesia), Kure Naval Base (near Hiroshima), Sasebo Naval Base (near Nagasaki), and the Lingga Islands (in present-day Indonesia), and deployed on several occasions in response to American carrier airstrikes on Japanese island bases. Haruna participated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea and the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944, engaging American vessels in the latter.

In 1945, Haruna was transferred to Kure Naval Base, where she was sunk by aircraft of Task Force 38 on 28 July 1945.

Control

AG1: 1st Turret
AG2: 2nd Turret
AG3: 3rd Turret
AG4: 4th Turret

VTOL: Turret Traverse
Trim: Gun Elevation

Throttle: Forward
Brake: Backward
Roll: Turn

GALERY

IJN Haruna Underway

IJN Haruna On Gunnery Practice

IJN Haruna On Shore Bombardment Duties

IJN Haruna Firing Her Gun

12,7cm AA Gun On IJN Haruna

IJN Haruna Fighting Off Kraken

RANT

Hello everyone, so i decided to construct this, the IJN Haruna. My beloved. I made this because when i started to work on my scooter and decided to change out the decal of my scooter to one i liked, i choose my waifu, Haruna from Kantai Collection. This is probably the most detailed ship i've ever made and uhhhh i hope it passes. A lot of the stuff on the ship is sub-assemblies from other ships since they're real ships serving the same nation, might as well just reuse some parts lmao.

Anyways, i hope you guys enjoy this ship, as much as i do, my laptop is dying from the perf cost, and uhhhh i hope the perf cost doesn't kill your device lmao. Anyways, thank you for downloading and trying out the ship, thank you for checking out my post. I hope to see you later, goodbye