Cruiser Division 6

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Cruiser Division 6 was a formation of Imperial Japanese Navy cruisers that saw significant action in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

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Cruiser Division 6 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy formation ⓘ
cruiser division ⓘ
activeDuring early Pacific War ⓘ
allegiance Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
branch surface fleet ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Japan
disbandedDuring World War II ⓘ
engagedAgainst Royal Australian Navy ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
flagship Japanese cruiser Aoba ⓘ
historicalSignificance key Japanese heavy cruiser formation in early Pacific War ⓘ
includedVessel Japanese cruiser Aoba ⓘ
Japanese cruiser Furutaka ⓘ
Japanese cruiser Kako ⓘ
Japanese cruiser Kinugasa ⓘ
locationOfOperations Central Pacific ⓘ
Coral Sea ⓘ
Solomon Islands ⓘ
South Pacific Ocean ⓘ
navalTactic long-range gunnery ⓘ
night torpedo attack ⓘ
notableEngagement Attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ
Battle of Cape Esperance ⓘ
Battle of Midway ⓘ
Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
Battle of the Coral Sea ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Coral Sea

Guadalcanal Campaign ⓘ
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ
notableOutcome participated in Japanese victory at Battle of Savo Island ⓘ
suffered heavy losses during Guadalcanal Campaign ⓘ
operatedBy Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
partOf Combined Fleet ⓘ
role escort force ⓘ
support for carrier task forces ⓘ
surface combat unit ⓘ
serviceBranch Navy ⓘ
shipClass Aoba-class cruiser ⓘ
Furutaka-class cruiser ⓘ
theater Pacific Theater of World War II ⓘ
timePeriod 1930s ⓘ
1940s ⓘ
usedWeapon 203 mm naval gun ⓘ
Type 93 torpedo ⓘ

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Japanese 8th Fleet → subordinateUnit → Cruiser Division 6 ⓘ