''To cover the shortfall of heavy cruisers that were limited by the Treaty, this gun was developed to produce powerful light cruisers.<br>It is a masterpiece that had a good balance of range, firing rate, and operability. It was also capable of anti-air.<br>It was later adopted as the main gun of the famous Yamato-class battleships. This is an upgraded version of the gun that was used on the large-type light cruisers that have gone through many refinements and upgrades. | ''To cover the shortfall of heavy cruisers that were limited by the Treaty, this gun was developed to produce powerful light cruisers.<br>It is a masterpiece that had a good balance of range, firing rate, and operability. It was also capable of anti-air.<br>It was later adopted as the main gun of the famous Yamato-class battleships. This is an upgraded version of the gun that was used on the large-type light cruisers that have gone through many refinements and upgrades. |