Historical:

Chokai was a Takao-class heavy cruiser, armed with ten 8-inch (200 mm) guns, four 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns, eight tubes for the Type 93 torpedo, and assorted anti-aircraft guns. ChÌ´åÌ´åkai was designed with the Imperial Japanese Navy strategy of the great "Decisive Battle" in mind, and built in 1932 by Mitsubishi's shipyard in Nagasaki. She was sunk in the Battle off Samar in October 1944. ChÌ´åÌ´åkai was named for Mount ChÌ´åÌ´åkai.

At the start of the Pacific War, the ChÌ´åÌ´åkai supported the invasion of Malaya and participated in the pursuit of the Royal Navy's battleship Force Z. During January and February 1942, the ChÌ´åÌ´åkai was involved in operations to seize the oil-rich Dutch East Indies and the island of Borneo. Steaming near Cape St. Jacques, the ChÌ´åÌ´åkai struck a reef, sustaining hull damage on 22 February 1942. On the 27th, she reached Singapore for repairs.

After repairs, the ChÌ´åÌ´åkai was once again assigned to a support role in an invasion, this time the landings at Iri, Sumatra, and the invasion of the Andaman Islands and the seizure of Port Blair a few days later. Afterwards, the ChÌ´åÌ´åkai sailed to Mergui, Burma.

Info: IJN heavy cruiser Chokai – 1940