Kawachi-class Battleship

Afilliation 	 Imperial Japanese Navy
Max. Displacement	22,900
Main Guns 	6 (1 forward, 4 amidships; 2 per side, 1 aft)
Sub Guns 	10 (2 forward, 6 amidships, 2 aft)
Torpedoes 	Nil
Depth Charges 	Nil
Has Camouflage 	No
Cost 	280,700
REXP 	9,500
REXP Gain Rate 	8%
Required Level 	23
Upgraded From 	Shikishima-class
Upgrades Into 	Kongo-class (1914), Kongo-class
The Kawachi class (河内型戦艦 Kawachi-gata senkan?) was a two-ship class of dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the first decade of the 20th century. Both ships bombarded German fortifications at Tsingtao during the Battle of Tsingtao in 1914, but saw no other combat in World War I. Kawachi sank in 1918 after an explosion in her ammunition magazine with the loss of over 600 officers and crewmen. Settsu was disarmed in 1922 and converted into a target ship two years later to meet the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty and served until she was sunk in 1945 by American carrier aircraft. The ship wasrefloated after the war and scrapped in 1946–47.Category:Battleships
Category:Imperial Japanese Navy