Weapons

• Article by Michiel Stinckens
• Published on December 25th, 2023

British heavy cruisers of the Kent Class

The vessels of the Kent class were constructed in the late 20s to compensate for the lack of warships in the Pacific and the Chinese Sea. As the Admiralty paid no attention to the threat from the air, only a little anti-aircraft defense was installed. This was a severe shortcoming as in the end, out of these seven vessels, two were sunk by Japanese aircraft. Halfway through the 30s, it was decided to equip them with additional AA artillery but this proved insufficient. This didn't mean they didn't prove to be valuable vessels during World War Two. Although they were already outdated at the time, both the British and Australians put these ships to good use.