Shogun-class battleship

The Shogun-class battleships (将軍型戦艦 Shogun-gata senkan) are battleships constructed and operated by the Imperial Izumo Navy. They are some of the heaviest and most powerfully armed mass-produced battleships, though second to the Musashi-class in the Imperial Navy's order of battle. The class is armed with their signature 400mm cannons which can fire both normal and superheated slugs at targets over 42km away. Five battleships of the class were completed, and like the Musashi-class, have slight variations between each ship.
==Description==
===Design===
The Shogun-class battleships are the flagships of the Empire and naturally heavily decorated with patriotic motifs. However, the beautiful, gently curved shapes of the ship are deceptive - the Shogun is a warship first and foremost, capable of devastating foes from great distances thanks to its massive Shirada cannons.
The design of these capital ships is a catamaran to compensate for the battery recoil and stability, also allowing it to fire on the move. Each battleship carries two turrets, each armed with three 400mm Shirada cannons, mounted back-to back. With this setup, the Shogun can fire on targets in every direction, compensating for the slow turning speed. A turret salvo is incredibly effective, even more so when the warship turns broadside and unleashes both guns at once. Each cannon fires an energized projectile, the explosion of which is measured in thousands of degrees Celsius at ground zero.
Apart from an expansive bridge and cannons, the ship also has an on-board detention / meditation grove.
Service aboard the Shogun battleships is one of the highest honours for an Imperial citizen. Command of these ships is reserved only for the most decorated, honorable and often eldest members of the Imperial navy. Dying in the captain's chair while fighting for the Emperor is considered to be one of the highest honours achievable by modern Izumojin citizens. In polls conducted with Imperial male youths aged 8-12, 26 percent stated that their lifelong ambition was to be the captain of a Shogun battleship.
==Ships in class==
*IYN Shogun
**The first Shogun-class, equipped with two additional quadruple anti-aircraft guns as well as a slightly different superstructure.
*IYN Otomo
**The second Shogun-class, equipped with additional sensor equipment and armour.
*IYN Uesugi
**The third Shogun-class features additional VLS systems, upgraded from 12-cells to 24-cells, as well as the ability to fire VL-ASROCs. Additional sensor equipment was also added and the interior was somewhat redesigned.
*IYN Shimazu
**The fourth Shogun-class, this is equipped with additional long-range communications and satellite uplink equipment, as well as
*IYN Takeda
**The final Shogun-class and last to be completed, widely considered the most powerful of all ships, this ship features upgraded 24-cell VLS systems capable of firing VL-ASROCs, additional armour on the prow and superstructure, a redesigned interior like the IYN Uesugi as well as additional sensor and communications equipment. The IYN Takeda is sometimes dubbed the "Super Shogun".
==History==
==See also==
Category:Izumo