Talk:General Discussion/@comment-26316660-20150526083804/@comment-1637496-20150528160732

>Even if Aoba and Kako get a kai-2 it'll be inline with Furutaka and Kinugasa's kai-2 so it wouldn't really change much to influence your success of that quest.

From Eric Lacroix's Japanese Cruisers of the Pacific War

''By August 1943, when the damaged Aoba reached Kure, plans had also been made to modify her. One concept projected her conversion to an aircraft cruiser and retained No.1 and Nop.2 turrets forward but replaced the aft turret, already disembarked in October 1942, with accomodations for six reconnaisance seaplanes.''

A military otaku can dream...