Ship:AL Shinano

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41,500 doubloons

AL Shinano — Japan Special Tier X Aircraft Carrier.

An armored aircraft carrier of the Sakura Empire, converted from a Yamato-class battleship. She was praised as the largest and most powerful aircraft carrier. Though her speech is old-fashioned and ethereal, she possesses a gentle and caring personality. From the Azur Lane game.

Pros

• High survivability
• High secondary baterry gun efficiency
• Fast aircraft preparation time
• Bomber tactical squadron available

Cons

• Small HP pool for skip bombers and torpedo bombers
• Low speed

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	71700
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	55

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	160 - 400
• Deck (mm)	75
• Superstructure (mm)	13
• Extremities (mm)	27

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	27.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	1200
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	18.7

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	14.3
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	—
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY	Automatic	Manual control
• Secondary battery range (km)	5.9	9.5

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	Automatic	Manual control
• Shell type	HE
• Name	127 mm HE Type2
• Arrangement	8x2 127mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	12.0	9.0
• 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)	25.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	1
• Damage	4900
• Deployment	Automatic

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
120 mm	12 × 28
127 mm	8 × 2
25 mm	40 × 1
25 mm	35 × 3

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	381.5	95%	2.5
Long-range	206.5	100%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
4	1100	100%	3.5–5.8

Aircraft

TORPEDO BOMBERS
• Hit points	1670
• Speed (kt)	137
• Squadron size	9
• Size of attacking flight	3
• Aircraft on deck	12
• Preparation time (sec)	55.0
• Detectability (km)	10.0
• Torpedo name	Type 91 mod. 5
• Torpedoes in payload	1
• Torpedo damage	6533
• Flood chance (%)	40%
• Torpedo speed (kt)	50
• Arming distance (m)	537
• Torpedo range (km)	5.0
• Squadrons	1

DIVE BOMBERS
• Hit points	1710
• Speed (kt)	152
• Squadron size	8
• Size of attacking flight	8
• Aircraft on deck	8
• Preparation time (sec)	120.0
• Detectability (km)	10.0
• Bomb name	Type Type 90 No. 50 Mk. 2
• Bomb type	High-Explosive (HE) Bomb
• Bombs in payload	1
• Bomb damage	8800
• Squadrons	1

SKIP BOMBERS
• Hit points	1650
• Speed (kt)	145
• Squadron size	12
• Size of attacking flight	4
• Aircraft on deck	18
• Preparation time (sec)	65.0
• Detectability (km)	10.0
• Bomb name	Type 99 No. 80 Mk. 7
• Bomb type	Armor-Piercing (AP) Bomb
• Bombs in payload	1
• Bomb damage	6100
• Squadrons	1

Compatible Upgrades

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

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (30.0s action, 70.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Patrol Fighter  (4 charges, 600.0s action, 40.0s cooldown)

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