… The Washington Treaty (1922) limited the number of battleships that could be possessed, and to make up for this, Japan's Furutaka-class and other heavily-equipped heavy cruisers appeared. Furthermore, the London Naval Treaty (1930) limited the number of auxiliary ships that could be possessed, as well as the displacement and caliber of the main guns of cruisers, resulting in the creation of so-called treaty cruisers, which pursued the ultimate performance within the limits of the naval treaty. Heavy cruisers (defined by the London Naval Treaty as those with a displacement of 10,000 tons or less and 15.5 to 20.3 cm guns) were built by various countries in a competitive battle, and apart from their own characteristics in terms of defense, they all resembled each other, with four or five twin 20.3 cm turrets at the front and rear and two or four twin torpedo tubes. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "treaty cruiser" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
… ワシントン条約(1922)で戦艦の保有量が制限されたため,補助艦でこれを補うべく日本の古鷹級をはじめとする重装備の重巡洋艦(重巡)が出現した。さらにロンドン海軍条約(1930)で補助艦の保有量および巡洋艦の排水量,主砲の口径が制限されたため,海軍条約の制限内で性能を極限まで追求したいわゆる条約型巡洋艦treaty cruiserが生まれた。各国が競って建造した重巡(ロンドン軍縮条約で排水量1万トン以下で15.5~20.3cmの砲を有するものと定義された)は防御においてそれぞれ特徴を持つほかはいずれも20.3cm連装砲塔4~5基を前後に配し,連装魚雷発射管2~4基を有する似通った艦となった。… ※「treaty cruiser」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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