Talk:General Discussion/@comment-1820055-20150618102216/@comment-4125495-20150619083942

”Instead of cranes, I'm interested which CL participated in that scenario. She is the one who might get K2."

Took a bit of digging to actually figure out which cruisers were present. English Wikipedia (ever the reliable source) says there were six involved, but Japanese Wikipedia only lists two - Yahagi was flagship for the 2nd Destroyer Squadron and Noshiro acted similarly for the 10th. Natori was also in the area, but was used as an escort for an Imperial Japanese Army transport group so was at Davao during the actual Battle of the Philippine Sea (19th-20th). Note that English wikipedia also overstates the number of Heavy Cruisers in the Japanese fleet by 2 - only 11 were present.

They're the only light cruisers I can find reference to being in the area of the Pilippines around the middle of June. By that stage, the Tenryuus and Sendais had all been sunk, and so had Yura, Katori and Yuubari. Isuzu was mid conversion to Anti-submarine cruiser, Kinu and Abukuma were in New Guinea, Tama was on her way back from patroling the northern waters to Yokosuka, Oi was in Indonesia and Nagara, Ooyodo, Kitakami and Kiso were in Japan either for refitting or use as training ships. Sakawa was still under construction.

So if the Philippine Sea was a clue for the CL Kai-2, then I'd be surprised. It'd most likely mean Noshiro (15.2cm Kai has a fairy that looks like her too) but any Agano would be surprising given how tricky they are to get, especially Noshiro (LSC or a lucky event drop is your only option). Suspect this is more likely to be a tease about Shoukaku and Zuikaku.