Talk:Tosa-class battleship

Tosa-class vs Kaga-class

An endnote tells us "The ships are sometimes referred to as the Kaga class, after the ship that was planned to have been completed first". The Japanese article is titled "Kaga-class". I know absolutely nothing about the subject, but this suggests to me that the class is more than "sometimes" referred to as Kaga. Curly Turkey ¡gobble! 20:49, 21 March 2015 (UTC)

Almost all of the English-language references with which I'm familiar with use Tosa class, so I'm perfectly comfortable in retaining the current usage.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 21:06, 21 March 2015 (UTC)

(edit conflict) @Curly Turkey: Please see ship class. The debate on what ship gets the class name varies by country. They've deferred to the referenced sources here. Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 21:07, 21 March 2015 (UTC)

I hope nobody thinks I was suggesting changing "current usage"—I was saying that perhaps "Kaga-class" was more prominent than the endnote would lead one to believe. I was surprised at the ja.wiki article it linked to, and then even more surprised to find that the only place this discrepency is mentioned is in a endnote. Curly Turkey ¡gobble! 21:26, 21 March 2015 (UTC)

I mean, what adjective would you prefer? Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 21:58, 21 March 2015 (UTC)

I would've expect it to see it—maybe in passing—somewhere in the body. Maybe even in the lead (one of those "also known as" things). I was further confused because the ja.wiki article doesn't even mention the term "Tosa-class" (although some quick googling indicates that's the fault of that article). Again, I know nothing about battleships, all I know is I was confused. Curly Turkey ¡gobble! 22:13, 21 March 2015 (UTC)

Type 91 shell

The Type 91 shell was adopted in 1931 and began replacing the Type 88 shell in 1932. The ships were scheduled for completion before 1924. They would have been supplied with the Type 3 or Type 5 AP shell, weighing 2,205lbs, fired at the same velocity but the lighter weight of the shell would have meant reduced range versus the Type 91. The Type 3 and Type 5 were replaced by the Type 88 of similar performance, designed for better underwater travel and penetration. The Type 88, adopted in 1928, was produced by altering Type 3 and Type 5 shells. These were then replaced with the Type 91, which was specifically designed for underwater attack, with some loss in penetration under normal circumstances, and with its heavier weight and improved wind screen, ranged farther than previous shells at the same initial velocity. This information is available at the Naval Weapons of the World web site (http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNJAP_161-45_3ns.php)128.26.65.5 (talk) 10:51, 25 October 2021 (UTC)

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