▁main ▁guns ▁which ▁could ▁be ▁used ▁against ▁aircraft , ▁and ▁tor ped o ▁launch ers ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁upper ▁deck ▁for ▁greater ▁safety . ▁However , ▁as ▁with ▁its ▁prede cess ors , ▁the ▁Tak ao ▁class ▁was ▁also ▁top - he avy . ▁ ▁The ▁Tak ao ▁class ▁disp la ced ▁. ▁At ago ▁was ▁ ▁long , ▁with ▁a ▁beam ▁of ▁, ▁draft ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁was ▁capable ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁Prop ulsion ▁was ▁by ▁ 1 2 ▁Kam pon ▁bo ilers ▁driving ▁four ▁sets ▁of ▁single - imp ulse ▁ge ared ▁tur bine ▁engines , ▁with ▁four ▁sh aft s ▁turning ▁three - bl aded ▁prop ellers . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁arm ored ▁with ▁a ▁ ▁side ▁bel t , ▁and ▁ ▁arm ored ▁deck , ▁and ▁the ▁bridge ▁was ▁arm ored ▁with ▁ ▁arm ored ▁pl ates . ▁ ▁At ago ’ s ▁main ▁battery ▁was ▁ten ▁Type ▁ 3 ▁ 2 0 ▁cm ▁naval ▁guns , ▁the ▁heav iest ▁arm ament ▁of ▁any ▁heavy ▁cru iser ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁mounted ▁in ▁five ▁tw in ▁tur rets . ▁Her ▁secondary ▁arm ament ▁included ▁eight ▁Type ▁ 1 0 ▁ 1 2 ▁cm ▁dual ▁purpose ▁guns ▁in ▁four ▁tw in ▁mount s ▁on ▁each ▁side , ▁and ▁ 1 6 ▁Type ▁ 9 0 ▁tor ped o es ▁in ▁four ▁quad ru ple ▁launch ers . ▁She ▁was ▁very ▁def ic ient ▁in ▁anti - air craft ▁cap ability , ▁with ▁only ▁two ▁ ▁anti -