Cruiser Division 4

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Cruiser Division 4 was a formation of the Imperial Japanese Navy composed of heavy cruisers that operated together in major World War II naval engagements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy formation
cruiser division
belligerent Axis powers
commandStructure under a rear admiral or vice admiral
componentShip Japanese cruiser Ashigara
Japanese cruiser Atago
Japanese cruiser Chōkai
Japanese cruiser Haguro
Japanese cruiser Maya
Japanese cruiser Myōkō
Japanese cruiser Nachi
Japanese cruiser Takao
conflict World War II
country Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
disestablishedIn 1945
engagementType carrier task force escort
surface warfare
garrison various Japanese naval bases in the home islands
languageOfCommand Japanese
navalDoctrine kantai kessen doctrine
notableEngagement Attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Battle of Midway
Battle of the Eastern Solomons
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
Battle off Samar
Guadalcanal Campaign
notableShipClass Myōkō-class cruiser
linked to: Myoko-class cruiser

Takao-class cruiser
operatedAs tactical naval formation
operatedIn Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
opposedBy Royal Navy
United States Navy
partOf Combined Fleet
First Fleet
Second Fleet
role screening force for aircraft carriers
surface strike force
serviceBranch Imperial Japanese Navy
shipType heavy cruiser
status disbanded
timePeriod 1930s
1940s
usedIn Pacific War

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heavy cruiser Chōkai fleetAssignment Cruiser Division 4