ðə mˈeɪn bˈæɾɚɹi wʌz stˈændɚdˌaɪzd tə ðə kjˌuːˈɛf sˈɪksˈɪntʃ slˈæʃ fˈoːɹɾi nˈeɪvəl ɡˈʌn fˈaʊnd ˌɔn mˈoʊst kəntˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi dʒˌæpənˈiːz kɹˈuːzɚz.
The main battery was standardized to the QF 6-inch /40 naval gun found on most contemporary Japanese cruisers.