Ship:ARP Ashigara

VII

9,000 doubloons

ARP Ashigara — Japan Premium Tier VII Cruiser.

A Fleet of Fog heavy cruiser modeled after the Imperial Japanese Navy's 3rd Myōkō-class cruiser, Ashigara. She is equipped with a specialized harpoon cannon, replacing the Super-Graviton Cannon unit. Her Mental Model—Ashigara—has a warlike personality and does not think matters over carefully. Ashigara acts as one of the Secretaries in the Student Council of the Fog along with Haguro. This warship has been modeled after Ashigara as she appears in "ARPEGGIO OF BLUE STEEL -ARS NOVA- Cadenza.".

Pros

• High firing accuracy of the main battery
• Main battery salvo deals heavy damage
• Heavy torpedo damage

Cons

• Low gun traverse speed
• Low AA defense efficiency

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	39200
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	13

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	102
• Deck (mm)	32
• Superstructure (mm)	13
• Extremities (mm)	16

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	35.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	780
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	7.1

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	12.76
• Detectability by air (km)	6.56
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	7.6
• Detectability by depths (km)	6.56

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	5×2 203mm
• Firing range (km)	15.58
• Reload time (sec)	14.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	4.3
• 180° turn time (sec)	36.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard DD dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 7.5 × range(km) + 15
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	131
• Dispersion at 5 km	52
• Dispersion at 10 km	90
• Dispersion at 15 km	128
• Dispersion at 15.58 km	132

HE SHELL
• Name	203 mm HE Type0
• Maximum damage	3300
• Fire chance (%)	17.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	840
• Shell weight (kg)	125.85
• Penetration (mm)	34

AP SHELL
• Name	203 mm AP Type91
• Maximum damage	4700
• Shell velocity (m/s)	840
• Shell weight (kg)	125.85
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	7
• Arming threshold (mm)	34

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS	Type90 mod. 1
• Torpedo tubes (launchers × tubes)	4 × 3
• Torpedo name	Type90 mod. 1
• Reload time (sec)	76
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	17,233
• Range (km)	10.0
• Speed (kt)	62
• Detectability (km)	1.6
• Flooding chance (%)	287

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	5.6

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	127 mm HE Type0
• Arrangement	4x2 127mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	8.0
• Maximum damage	2100
• Shell velocity (m/s)	725
• Penetration (mm)	21
• Fire chance (%)	8.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	6
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	25.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	1
• Damage	3400
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
127 mm	4 × 2
25 mm	4 × 3 + 8 × 2 + 26 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Mid-range	203	85%	2.5
Long-range	59.5	90%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
2	380	90%	3.5–5.8

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 60.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Defensive AA Fire  (3 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown) or Hydroacoustic Search  (3 charges, 100.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
• Slot 3: Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Submarine Surveillance  (3 charges, 20.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
• Slot 5: Repair Party  (2 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 196 hp/s)

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