Ship:Azuma B

IX

18,000 doubloons

Azuma B — Japan Premium Tier IX Cruiser.

Shortly before the beginning of World War II, Japan found out that the U.S. had started designing Alaska-class large cruisers. They almost immediately began designing projects for this type of ship to counter the American cruisers. The ships of this project were similar in architecture to the Yamato-class battleships and carried nine new 310 mm guns in three turrets. The development was stopped in November 1941 and eventually canceled after the Battle of Midway.

Pros

• Great damage per salvo.
• Long firing range.

Cons

• Low rate of fire.
• No torpedo armament.

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	58350
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	22

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	178
• Deck (mm)	27
• Superstructure (mm)	16
• Extremities (mm)	25

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	34.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	920
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	13.9

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	14.67
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	11.86
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	3×3 310mm
• Firing range (km)	19.09
• Reload time (sec)	20.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	3
• 180° turn time (sec)	36.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Shikishima-type dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 6.2 × range(km) + 84
• Sigma	2.05
• Maximum dispersion (m)	196
• Dispersion at 5 km	115
• Dispersion at 10 km	146
• Dispersion at 15 km	177
• Dispersion at 19.09 km	202

HE SHELL
• Name	310 mm HE Type92
• Maximum damage	5100
• Fire chance (%)	27.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	836
• Shell weight (kg)	448.8
• Penetration (mm)	52

AP SHELL
• Name	310 mm AP Type92
• Maximum damage	8650
• Shell velocity (m/s)	836
• Shell weight (kg)	448.8
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	52

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	7.0

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	100 mm HE Type 98
• Arrangement	8x2 100mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	20.0
• Maximum damage	1700
• Shell velocity (m/s)	1000
• Penetration (mm)	30
• Fire chance (%)	6.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	7
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	2
• Damage	4200
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
100 mm	8 × 2
25 mm	24 × 3 + 6 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Mid-range	203	85%	2.5
Long-range	206.5	90%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
8	1470	90%	3.5–5.8

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

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: Spotting Aircraft  (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Repair Party  (4 charges, 28.0s action, 40.0s cooldown, 291.8 hp/s)

Gallery

WoWs Gallery

Azuma B in her default permanent camouflage.

Historical Gallery