Ship:Zaō

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Zaō — Japan Tech Tree Tier X Cruiser.

Eight heavy cruisers were supposed to be built under the Japanese naval building program. They were a further development of the Takao, Tone, and Mogami classes. It was planned to arm these ships with twelve 203 mm guns in four turrets—a traditional arrangement. Their armor was designed to withstand 203 mm HE shell hits. The number of ships was later reduced to four, and their construction was then canceled altogether.

Pros

• High firing accuracy of the main battery
• Heavy torpedo damage
• Low detectability

Cons

• Small HP pool
• Limited torpedo launch angles

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	44900
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	19

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	30
• Deck (mm)	30
• Superstructure (mm)	16
• Extremities (mm)	25

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	34.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	840
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	10.0

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	12.22
• Detectability by air (km)	7.46
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	7.18
• Detectability by depths (km)	7.46

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	4×3 203mm
• Firing range (km)	16.23
• Reload time (sec)	13.7
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	4.4
• 180° turn time (sec)	30.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard DD dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 7.5 × range(km) + 15
• Sigma	2.05
• Maximum dispersion (m)	136
• Dispersion at 5 km	52
• Dispersion at 10 km	90
• Dispersion at 15 km	128
• Dispersion at 16.23 km	137

HE SHELL
• Name	203 mm HE Type1
• Maximum damage	3400
• Fire chance (%)	19.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	920
• Shell weight (kg)	155
• Penetration (mm)	34

AP SHELL
• Name	203 mm AP Type92
• Maximum damage	5400
• Shell velocity (m/s)	920
• Shell weight (kg)	155
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	7
• Arming threshold (mm)	34

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS	PJPT067	PJPT068
• Number of launchers	2	4
• Torpedo name	PJPT067	Type 93 mod. 3
• Reload time (sec)	104.0	104.0
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	7.2
• Damage	59600	66800
• Range (km)	0.3	0.4
• Speed (kt)	76	67
• Detectability (km)	1.8	1.7
• Flooding chance (%)	3.61%	4.06%

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	7.3

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	100 mm HE Type 98
• Arrangement	2x100mm
• 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)	8
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	2
• Damage	4900
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
100 mm	6 × 2
40 mm	9 × 2
25 mm	11 × 3 + 20 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	150.5	85%	2.5
Mid-range	171.5	90%	3.5
Long-range	150.5	90%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
6	1540	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: Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown) or Spotting Aircraft  (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Submarine Surveillance  (3 charges, 20.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
• Slot 5: Repair Party  (3 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 224.5 hp/s)

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