She actually has almost as many pages on pixiv as Maya (which is still way less than Atago and Takao), but for some reason she gets less love from the good artists, at least for single images. (she does have some H-doujinshi appearances, while Maya is more popular for SoL/comedy material). Now if you want REALLY unpopular, try Hatsushimo... she only has a tag here because of group pics.
Now I feel like I should look back on pixiv and find good images that got missed, because 15 is really too small a number.
I haven't checked the entire translation, those small kanji are painful to read, but I did fix one thing that historical knowledge let me catch; Takao wasn't sunk yet, she suffered crippling damage (and was later turned into a stationary battery at Singapore). The kanji here for what happened to Takao are along the lines of "dropped out from severe damage".
Thanks for the correction. That's what translation_check is for anyway. :)
Blade (and the other artists') are still better. I cringed when Ragho is the illustrator. Somehow he choose that squiggly font for the article. Gave up on Zuikaku's article
After Choukai actually getting a Kai-Ni that supposedly makes her wear clothing like her "older sisters", I have to say, this rendition of what it would look like is much better than what she actually got... Gloves and stockings/pantyhose over the silly belly vest and short skirt any day...
Choukai is the flagship of the 8th fleet who inflicted devastating damage to the Allied fleet during the night attack in Battle of Savo Island.
This is a famous battle that you can easily find when looking for information about Choukai.
By the way, there's also Mikawa Fleet composition quest* in Kantai Collection.
In the Savo Island campaign, Choukai and her fleet succeeded in destroying the Allied Force's northern fleet.
But after this battle, Kako-chan is… (;ω;)
* Mikawa Fleet quest (A20)
** When returning to base on August 10th 1942, Kako is sunk by torpedo from USS S-44.During the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the four Takao sisters gathered!
But Takao was knocked out of action by the enemy's torpedoes. Soon after, Atago and Maya are hit and sunk…
That leaves the youngest sister fighting until the end… ;_;She’s the only one of the four sisters who doesn’t receive any modernization.
When you heard her saying “Modernization ? I’m so happy!” and think about it, you really feel glad for her.
I hope she got to wear nice uniform like her elder sisters.Choukai / Heavy Cruiser
Displacement: 9'850t
Length: 203.76m
Beam: 19m
Output: 130'000 HP
Speed: 35.5 knots
Armaments:
- 20cm gun
- 12.7cm AA gun
- 25mm triple AA machine gun
- 4 x 2 type-93 oxygen torpedo tubes
- etc.
Carried airplane: reconnaisance
Crew: 727 men
Sister ships: Takao, Atago, Maya
Participated in:
- Battle of Midway
- Battle of Savo Island
- Battle of Leyte Gulf
- and others