Ship:HSF Hiei

V

4,000 doubloons

HSF Hiei — Japan Premium Tier V Battleship.

A nautical training ship assigned to Yokosuka Girls' Marine High School. Despite the ship's long history, she is not inferior to modern ships due to frequent remodeling.

Pros

• Large HP pool
• Long firing range
• High top speed
• Clone of Kongō with premium ship benefits

Cons

• High detectability
• Low damage per salvo

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY	Kongō (A)	Kongō (B)
• Hit Points	49500	54100
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	25

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	203
• Deck (mm)	38
• Superstructure (mm)	13
• Extremities (mm)	19

MANEUVERABILITY	Kongō (A)	Kongō (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	30.0	30.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	770	770
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	17.2	14.9

CONCEALMENT	Kongō (A)	Kongō (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	15.71	15.71
• Detectability by air (km)	9.36	9.36
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	14.17
• Detectability by depths (km)	9.36	9.36

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY	Type5 mod. 1	Type5 mod. 2
• Arrangement	4×2 356mm
• Firing range (km)	19.27	21.2
• Reload time (sec)	31.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	1.9
• 180° turn time (sec)	54.5

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	IJN BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 7.2 × range(km) + 84
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	222
• Dispersion at 5 km	120
• Dispersion at 10 km	156
• Dispersion at 15 km	192
• Dispersion at 19.27 km	223

HE SHELL
• Name	356 mm HE Type0
• Maximum damage	5100
• Fire chance (%)	25.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	805
• Shell weight (kg)	625
• Penetration (mm)	59

AP SHELL
• Name	356 mm AP Type5
• Maximum damage	9000
• Shell velocity (m/s)	790
• Shell weight (kg)	635.5
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	59

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	4.3

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	152 mm HE Type4
• Arrangement	14x1 152mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	6.0
• Maximum damage	2500
• Shell velocity (m/s)	825
• Penetration (mm)	25
• Fire chance (%)	9.0%

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2
• Shell type	HE
• Name	127 mm HE Type0
• Arrangement	4x2 127mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	12.0
• Maximum damage	2100
• Shell velocity (m/s)	725
• Penetration (mm)	21
• Fire chance (%)	8.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	8
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	20.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	1
• Damage	2900
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

Kongō (A)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
127 mm	4 × 2
13 mm	12 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	70	85%	1.5
Long-range	70	75%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
2	340	75%	3.5–5.8

Kongō (B)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
127 mm	4 × 2
25 mm	6 × 2
13 mm	2 × 4 + 4 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	38.5	85%	2.5
Mid-range	45.5	85%	2.5
Long-range	63	75%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
2	340	75%	3.5–5.8

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (10.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (4 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 247.5 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft  (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown)

Gallery

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Ship Change Log

• Preliminary characteristics - Clone of Tier V Kongō
• Available for purchase starting April 23, 2021 during the HSF collaboration.
• Update 0.10.3:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.10.3.
• Update 0.11.3:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 14.2:
  • Main Battery parameters changed:
    • Maximum HE shell damage reduced: 5700 to 5100
    • Researchable Maximum AP shell damage reduced: 10,200 to 9200
    • Sigma value increased: 1.8 to 2.0
    • Secondary Battery Shell ballistic parameters changed. The firing arcs will now be flatter