B-65 Super Type A

B65-Class Super Type A Cruiser/Battlecruiser were planned for the Imperial Japanese Navy before and during World War II, but never built. The ships were to play a key role in the Night Battle Force had they been built. There woukd have been two ships of this class built.

Class: B65-Class Battlecruisers plans called for ships that bore a striking resemblance to the Yamato-class battleships, with the same "clipper bow, flush-deck construction, and a generally similar superstructure", albeit at a reduced size. In 1936, the IJN formed the Night Battle Force. As designed, the night battle force was to attack the hypothetical enemy's outer defense ring of cruisers and destroyers at night. After cracking the outer defense ring, IJN cruisers and destroyers were to launch torpedo attacks on the enemy's battleships. What remained of the enemy fleet was then to be finished-off by the IJN's main battleship line the following day.