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<div class="b-description gw-frame-1"><div class="b-description-img b-description-img__indent b-description-img__single"><div style="width:160px; height:102px; opacity:.5; border-radius:2px; position:absolute; left:0; top:0; z-index:1; -webkit-transition:all 0.2s ease-out 0.1s; transition:all 0.2s ease-out 0.1s;">[[File:Wows_anno_flag_japan.png|160px]]</div><div class="l-description-img_class"><span class="b-description-img_type b-description-img_type__Battleship b-description-img_type__Battleship-Premium"></span><span class="b-description-img_class">VIII</span></div><div class="b-description-img_vehicle">[[File:Ship_PJSB508_Kii.png|160px|link=|left]]</div><div class="l-description-img_price"><span class="b-description-img_price b-description-img_price__gold"><span title="''{{#var:ship_name}}'' was first released for sale on DD Month YYYY.">11,000 doubloons</span></span></div></div><p>[[Ship:{{#var:ship_name}}|{{#var:ship_name}}]] &mdash; Japan Premium Tier&nbsp;VIII [[Ship:Battleship|Battleship]].</p><p>Following the announcement of an ambitious shipbuilding program by the U.S. in 1919, Japan reconsidered the plans for the development of its Navy and gave the order to build four more battleships and four more battlecruisers. The design of the battleship incorporated five 410 mm twin-gun turrets and a 12-inch main armor belt. The first two ships were ordered for construction in 1921, but preparations were suspended due to the Washington Naval Conference. The ships were never built.</p><p> </p></div>
This high-speed battleship was designed under the 1920 shipbuilding program. The ship was a further development of the ''[[Amagi]]''-class battleship design. Compared with her predecessor, she had heavier armor protection. The ''Kii''-class battleships were canceled as a result of the Washington Naval Treaty in 1922.<br><br>''{{#var:ship_name}}'' was first released for sale worldwide on 22 September 2017.  


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===Pros===
{{AA Sidebar Warning Insert}}
* Great damage per salvo.
Historically, Tier VIII premium Japanese battleship ''Kii'' was designed as a follow-on to the ''[[Amagi]]''-class battlecruisers with thicker belt armor with slightly lower speed.  She mounts the same main battery armament as her tech tree cousin — though they are a touch less accurate and have shorter range — in the same turret layout. She sports the same turning circle and detection statistics as ''Amagi'' and sports a thicker main belt and torpedoes over Amagi's TDS and turtleback armor.  
* High AA defense efficiency
* Torpedo armament available.


''Kii'' has some fairly noteworthy differences from ''Amagi'', though.  She is more vulnerable when broadside thanks to her thinner turtleback armor section and worse torpedo protection system (TPS), which provides roughly half the protection of ''Amagi''’s TPS; subsequently, ''Kii'' is significantly more vulnerable to ship-launched torpedoes.  She's far less vulnerable than ''Amagi'' to aerial torpedoes, however.  ''Kii'' features a significantly improved AA suite, comprised of 100mm dual-purpose mounts for her long-range bubble — instead of the slower-firing 127mm batteries generally found on Japanese capital ships of the era — and large numbers of the Japanese variant of the 40mm Bofors that make US and Royal Navy mid-range AA so punishing.  Her inner AA ring is flooded with copious quantities of standard Japanese triple-mount 25mm guns.  All of this combines to give ''Kii'' an anti-aircraft suite nearly equivalent to American Tier VIII battleship ''[[North Carolina]]'', much to the dismay of enemy carrier captains looking for an easy target.
===Cons===
* Low firing accuracy.


Further differentiating ''Kii'' from ''Amagi'' are her two triple-tube torpedo launchers, one each mounted port and starboard near her stern.  ''Kii''’s fish are similar to those found on ''[[Tirpitz]]'', with 14,400 alpha damage but a 10 km range.  The firing arcs of each launcher are generous and reminiscent of ''[[Admiral Graf Spee]]'', enabling torpedo salvos from 40 degrees off the bow all the way back to nearly the stern of the ship. 


Unfortunately, when compared to her tech tree cousin, ''Kii'' gives up a lot for access to torpedoes and an AA suite similar to American battleships.  While she has ''Amagi''’s broadside, her accuracy is worse.  She and ''Amagi'' have similar dispersion values, but ''Kii'' has the lowest sigma value at Tier VIII, clocking in at 1.7 (compared to 1.8 for ''Amagi, [[Monarch]], [[Richelieu]], Tirpitz'', and ''[[Bismarck]]''). ''Kii'' shares the citadel cheek of her techtree IJN battleships found in ships like ''Nagato, Amagi'' and ''Yamato''. Most damning however, is the reduced overall thickness of her turtleback. Unlike ''Amagi'' who's turtleback is capable of preventing citadels under 9km, ''Kii's'' turtleback is effectively nonexistent.  As a result, ''Kii'' captains must be very careful with her positioning as superheavy cruisers such as ''[[Alaska]]'' and ''[[Ship:Stalingrad|Stalingrad]]'' can easily punch through her nose and deal extreme damage at any range.


Interestingly, due to updates 0.9.2 changes to Japanese 100mm mounts, Kii's 100mm deck mounted secondaries sport an impressive 30mm of base penetration, that can reach 37mm with the IFHE captain skill as well as boosted damage on said mounts (1,700 vs the 1200 HE alpha of the the IJN gunboats). They however cap at a mediocre range of 9.9km and lack the improved accuracy of the German, French and premium US battleship lines. Thus, they are best used when kiting away or as a self-defense tool and should be thought as an additional complement to her main guns.
==Ship Stats==
<div class="b-popup"><div class="b-popup_head js-tech-nav_head"><div><h2>Hull Information</h2></div><span class="b-tech-nav_arrow"></span></div><div class="b-popup_content" style="display: none;"><div>
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SURVIVABILITY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Hit Points || style="color:inherit;" | 68200
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo protection damage reduction (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 25
|}
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Lastly Kii shares the extended main belt as ''Amagi'' that almost completely protects her stern and rudder providing effective armor when placed in a kiting measure. At 200mm thick, this belt is able to ricochet even the largest of battleship calibres at close to medium ranges. This combined with her turret configuration and torpedoes allows Kii, much like ''Amagi'' to kite opponents effectively. If built for her secondaries, Kii also sports better coverage towards her rear than bow forwards. This makes Kii a good kiter regardless of captain build.
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ARMOR DETAIL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Belt (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 292
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Deck (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 32
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Superstructure (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 19
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Extremities (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 32
|}
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While at first glance ''Kii'' may appear to be merely an ''Amagi'' with torpedoes, she has some key differences which encourage a very different style of play. Captains comfortable conning ''Amagi'' will enjoy ''Kii'' once they learn to adapt to those differences.
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MANEUVERABILITY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 29.5
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Turning circle radius (m) || style="color:inherit;" | 880
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Rudder-shift time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 15.9
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|Pros=<!-- write list of positive points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
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* Incredible broadside firepower, with ten 410mm guns on 5 turrets that can do up to 12,600 damage per shell.
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* Unlike ''[[Amagi]]'', ''Kii'' can launch 3 torpedoes per side for close range engagements.
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | CONCEALMENT !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
* An anti-aircraft suite comparable of American counterparts.
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* Has both the strong AP and HE shells that ''Amagi'' has.
| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by sea (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 17.29
* Due to changes in update 0.9.2 and 0.10.0 Kii sports a strong secondary suite, which greatly improves her point defense and kiting abilities.
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by air (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 10.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 17.5
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by depths (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 10.0
|}
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|Cons=<!-- write list of negative points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
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* Highest surface detectability range of all Tier VIII battleships.  
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* Lacks the torpedo defense system of sister ship ''[[Amagi]]''.  
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* Shorter main battery range than most of her Tier VIII counterparts.
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MAIN BATTERY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
* Sigma value of 1.7 is worse than ''Amagi''.
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* Thin citadel plating and largely ineffective turtleback means that she will be citadelled with ease, brawl only with extreme caution.
| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || style="color:inherit;" | 5×2 410mm
* Less torpedo protection than ''Amagi''.
|-
* While her 100mm secondary mounts have high DPM and penetration, they suffer from short range and poor accuracy.
| style="color:inherit;" | • Firing range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 19.38
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 30.0
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Rate of fire (shots/min) || style="color:inherit;" | 2
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • 180° turn time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 45.0
|}
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|Research=<!-- write text about priority sequence of research below -->
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As a premium ship, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' doesn't have any upgrades to research.
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DISPERSION !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion type || style="color:inherit;" | IJN BB dispersion
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion formula || style="color:inherit;" | Dispersion (m) = 7.2 × range(km) + 84
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Sigma || style="color:inherit;" | 1.7
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum dispersion (m) || style="color:inherit;" | 223
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 5 km || style="color:inherit;" | 120
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 10 km || style="color:inherit;" | 156
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 15 km || style="color:inherit;" | 192
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 19.38 km || style="color:inherit;" | 224
|}
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|OptimalConfiguration=<!-- write some general text about selection of optimal configuration below (optional)-->
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HE SHELL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Name || style="color:inherit;" | 410 mm HE Type0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || style="color:inherit;" | 6500
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Fire chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 30.0%
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || style="color:inherit;" | 805
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell weight (kg) || style="color:inherit;" | 938.5
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Penetration (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 68
|}
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|Upgrades=<!-- write text about best upgrades below, add * after upgrade link to designate that another upgrade may be viable -->
The recommended upgrades for ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' are as follows:
*'''Slot 1''': {{Main Armaments Modification 1}}
*'''Slot 2''': {{Damage Control System Modification 1}}
*'''Slot 3''': {{Aiming Systems Modification 1}}
*'''Slot 4''': {{Damage Control System Modification 2}}
*'''Slot 5''': {{Concealment System Modification 1}}


'''Upgrade Slot 1''' provides two viable options. The first is {{Main Armaments Modification 1}}, which increases the survivability and reduces repair time of the main armament. Players wishing to specialize in anti-aircraft (AA) duties should take the second option, {{Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1}}. This upgrade increases the survivability of AA and secondary battery mounts.
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | AP SHELL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Name || style="color:inherit;" | 410 mm AP/APC Type91
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || style="color:inherit;" | 12600
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || style="color:inherit;" | 806
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell weight (kg) || style="color:inherit;" | 1020
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Fuse time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 0.033
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Ricochet start (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 45
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Always ricochet (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 60
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Normalisation (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 6
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Arming threshold (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 68
|}
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | TORPEDO LAUNCHERS !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo tubes (launchers × tubes) || style="color:inherit;" | 2 × 3
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo name || style="color:inherit;" | Type 93 mod. 1
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 90
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • 180° turn time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 7.2
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Damage || style="color:inherit;" | 17,233
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 10.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 62
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 1.6
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Flooding chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 287
|}
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'''Upgrade Slot 3''' provides options for specialization in certain roles. {{Aiming Systems Modification 1}} is typically recommended for ship to ship combat. However, ''Kii'' possesses a formidable AA armament. Players wishing to specialize in AA should mount {{AA Guns Modification 1}}. This upgrade is most effective when the ship's commander is specialized with commander skills, including Basic Firing Training, Advanced Firing Training, and Manual Fire Control for AA Armament.
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SECONDARY BATTERY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Secondary battery range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 6.6
|}
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'''Upgrade Slot 5''' provides two options. {{Concealment System Modification 1}} reduces ship detectability and increases dispersion of enemy shells fired at the player's ship. This upgrade is useful because it provides ''Kii'' with more ability to disengage to repair sustained damage, especially when paired with the Concealment Expert commander skill. The second option is {{Torpedo Lookout System}}.
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1 !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell type || style="color:inherit;" | HE
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Name || style="color:inherit;" | 100 mm HE Type 98
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || style="color:inherit;" | 8x2 100mm
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Rate of fire (shots/min) || style="color:inherit;" | 20.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || style="color:inherit;" | 1700
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || style="color:inherit;" | 1000
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Penetration (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 30
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Fire chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 6.0%
|}
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|CommanderSkills=<!-- write text about best set of Commander Skills below -->
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Given that ''Kii'' has a distinctly un-Japanese AA battery for a battleship, it might well be worth investing in captain skills designed to take advantage of this. Otherwise, captains are encourage to pursue a cookie-cutter survivability based battleship, choosing skills to help ''Kii'' stay afloat longer. Both options are viable, and the decision between the two is mostly down to personal preference. 
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2 !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell type || style="color:inherit;" | HE
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Name || style="color:inherit;" | 140 mm HE Type0
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || style="color:inherit;" | 8x1 140mm
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Rate of fire (shots/min) || style="color:inherit;" | 7.5
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || style="color:inherit;" | 2400
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || style="color:inherit;" | 850
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Penetration (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 23
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Fire chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 10.0%
|}
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{{Commander Skills 3 BB
| rating11 = 2 <!-- Gun Feeder -->
| rating12 =  <!-- Pyrotechnician -->
| rating13 = 1 <!-- Consumables Specialist -->
| rating14 = 2 <!-- Emergency Repair Specialist -->
| rating15 =  <!-- Incoming Fire Alert -->
| rating16 = 1 <!-- Preventive Maintenance / has NO EFFECT on AA/secondaries -->


| rating21 = 3 <!-- Grease the Gears -->
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| rating22 = <!-- Inertial Fuse for HE Shells -->
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| rating23 = 1 <!-- Consumables Enhancements -->
| rating24 = 2 <!-- Vigilance -->
| rating25 = 2 <!-- Priority Target -->
| rating26 =  <!-- AA Gunner -->


| rating31 = <!-- Super-Heavy AP Shells -->
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| rating32 = <!-- Long-Range Secondary Battery Shells -->
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| rating33 = 3 <!-- Adrenaline Rush -->
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES) !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
| rating34 = 3 <!-- Basics of Survivability -->
|-
| rating35 = <!-- Enhanced Anti-Torpedo Protection -->
| style="color:inherit;" | • Range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 10
| rating36 = <!-- Expert AA Marksman -->
|-
 
| style="color:inherit;" | • Minimum range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 0.5
| rating41 = <!-- Swift in Slience -->
|-
| rating42 = <!-- Improved Secondary Battery Aiming -->
| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 30.0
| rating43 = <!-- Close Quarters Combat -->
|-
| rating44 = 3 <!-- Emergency Repair Expert -->
| style="color:inherit;" | • Number of aircraft || style="color:inherit;" | 1
| rating45 = 3 <!-- Concealment Expert -->
|-
| rating46 = 3 <!-- Fire Prevention Expert -->
| style="color:inherit;" | • Depth charges in payload || style="color:inherit;" | 2
}}
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Damage || style="color:inherit;" | 4200
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Deployment || style="color:inherit;" | Manual
|}
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<div class="b-popup"><div class="b-popup_head js-tech-nav_head"><div><h2>AA Defense</h2></div><span class="b-tech-nav_arrow"></span></div><div class="b-popup_content" style="display: none;"><div>
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0 0 0.8em 0; width:100%; color:inherit;"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | AA ARMAMENT !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MOUNTS × BARRELS
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | 100 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 8 × 2
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | 40 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 16 × 2
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| style="color:inherit;" | 25 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 17 × 3
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'''Continuous damage''' — average DPS within each action zone
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0 0 0.8em 0; width:100%; color:inherit;"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | RANGE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DPS !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HIT CHANCE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ACTION ZONE (km)
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | Short-range || style="color:inherit;" | 112 || style="color:inherit;" | 75% || style="color:inherit;" | 2.5
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | Mid-range || style="color:inherit;" | 294 || style="color:inherit;" | 75% || style="color:inherit;" | 3.5
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | Long-range || style="color:inherit;" | 192.5 || style="color:inherit;" | 75% || style="color:inherit;" | 5.8
|}


|Consumables=<!-- write text about selection of Consumables below -->
'''Damage by shell explosions'''
As a sister to ''[[Amagi]]'' and of the same tier, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' can equip the following consumables:
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* '''Slot 1:''' {{Damage Control Party}}
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | EXPLOSIONS / SALVO !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DAMAGE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HIT CHANCE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ACTION ZONE (km)
* '''Slot 2:''' {{Repair Party}} - 4 charges
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* '''Slot 3:''' {{Spotting Aircraft}} - 4 charges '''or''' {{Catapult Fighter}} - 3 charges
| style="color:inherit;" | 8 || style="color:inherit;" | 1400 || style="color:inherit;" | 75% || style="color:inherit;" | 3.5–5.8
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''Kii'' can mount 21 signal flags simultaneously.  India Yankee ({{India Yankee|Size=18px}}) and India Delta ({{India Delta|Size=18px}}) flags are recommended to improve the ship’s survivability.  November Foxtrot ({{November Foxtrot|Size=18px}}) is also recommended to decrease the cool down on the {{Repair Party}} and {{Damage Control Party}} consumables.  Captains looking to further improve the ship’s anti-aircraft battery should mount November Echo Setteseven ({{November Echo Setteseven|Size=18px}}) flags.
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{{Signal Flags
| November Echo Setteseven = 2
| Mike Yankee Soxisix = 2
| India X-Ray = 1
| Juliet Yankee Bissotwo = 1
| Victor Lima = 1
| Hotel Yankee = 2


| November Foxtrot = 3
| Sierra Mike = 2
| India Delta = 3
| Juliet Whiskey Unaone = 1
| India Yankee = 2
| Juliet Charlie = 1


| Zulu = 2
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| India Bravo Terrathree = 1
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| Equal Speed Charlie London = 3
* '''Slot 1:''' {{Damage Control Party}} (10.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
| Zulu Hotel = 3
* '''Slot 2:''' {{Repair Party}} (4 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 341 hp/s)
| Papa Papa = 2
* '''Slot 3:''' {{Spotting Aircraft}} (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown) '''or''' {{Patrol Fighter}} (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)
 
| Wyvern = 3
| Red Dragon = 2
| Dragon Flag = 3
| Ouroboros = 2
| Hydra = 3
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File:KiiFires.jpg|''Kii'' delivers a full broadside.
File:KiiSalute.jpg|For those about to die, Bad Advice Captain salutes you!
File:KiiAlly.jpg|This friendly ''[[New Orleans]]'' must be avenged!
File:KiiFirepower.png|This ''[[Fletcher]]'' needed backup; ''Kii'' brings her guns to bear.
File:KiiScout.jpg|Good usage of {{Spotting Aircraft}} is key to long range shots.
File:KiiTiming.jpg|Timing this landing is ''Kii''.
File:PCEE132_Kii_flag.png|[[Ship:Flags#List_of_Ship_Flags|Flag]] of ''Kii''. Given to players who purchased a special bundle containing ''Kii''.
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<h2>''{{#var:ship_name}}'', 1921</h2>
===Construction===
:Builder: Kure Naval Arsenal; Kure,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
:Ordered: 12 October 1921
:Cancelled: 14 April 1924
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===Specifications===
:displacement: 42,600 tons, standard
:261.8m length
:30.8m beam
:11.7m draft
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====Machinery====
:19 Kampon boilers (both coal- and fuel-fired),<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;4 shaft-geared Gihon turbines
:2,500 tons of coal, 3,900 tons of fuel
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====Performance====
:29.75 knots at 131,200 shaft horsepower
:8,000nm at 14 knots
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====Armor====
:Main belt: 292mm
:Transverse Bulkheads: 73mm
:Main Deck: 120mm
:Conning tower: 356mm side, 254mm roof
:Turrets and Barbettes: 280mm turrets, 254mm barbettes
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====Armament====
=====Main=====
:Ten (5x2) 410mm/45 3rd Year Type guns
=====Secondary=====
:Sixteen (16x1) 140mm/50 3rd Year Type guns
=====Anti-Aircraft=====
:Four (4x1) 12cm/45 10th Year Type guns
=====Torpedoes=====
: Eight (4x2) 610mm Type 8 No. 2 Torpedoes
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[[File:Кии_оригинал.png|500px|link=]]
===Design and Construction===


Upon the eve of the First World War, the Imperial Japanese government had approved the latest 1918 Naval Construction program; dubbed the “six-eight” fleet, calling for six new battleships and eight new battlecruisers. Despite the fact that this was already taxing the national budget by a third, the Navy proposed to extend the plan to “eight-eight” in order to maintain closer parity with the United States, whom declared in 1919 they would resume their 1916 Naval construction plan of 10 battleships and 6 battlecruisers. The task fell to Captain Yuzuru Hiraga, to design what would be the 4 ships of the ''Kii''-class.


To speed up the design process, the work on the ''[[Amagi]]''-class battlecruisers was re-purposed into this design. Conceptually, ''Kii''-class battleships were ''Amagi''-class battlecruisers that traded speed for more protection. This philosophy was borne out of the lessons that Japan learned from observing the Battle of Jutland. Although speed has always been a decisive factor in combat, the eponymous battle made it clear that sacrificing protection is not an intelligent decision. As such, the ''Kii''-class was a step in amalgamating speed and armor; the conception of the fast battleship.
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Therefore, the most significant aspect of ''Kii’s'' design was the choice to mount a main belt with a thickness of 293mm belt. Furthermore, it was angled out 15˚ from vertical. Not only did this allow an increase in effective thickness for lateral hits, but it also created an “immunity zone” between 12,000-20,000 meters against 16” shells. The Japanese understood 16” were quickly becoming the standard, and thought best to mitigate damage from hits received at standard engagement distances.  
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</gallery>[[File:Kiipermacamo.png|thumb|Kii in her default permanent camouflage.]]</div></div></div>


Regardless of the increase in protection, the designers sought not to make the new class of ships sluggish, and as such ensured that the ''Kii''-class could attain speeds close to 30 knots. To do so, they would install no less than 19 oil-fired boilers that fed to 4-geared turbines. In total, this generated over 130,000 shaft horsepower.
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The armament for the ''Kii''-class was never fully standardized in the designs, but the most common proposal was to mount ten 410 mm/45 Type 3 guns in 5 turrets: two forward, two aft, and one amidships. Such an arrangement allowed for a broadside weight of about 10,000 kg flying at sub-800m/s. Standardized on the ''[[Nagato]]''-class battleships, the Japanese found no error in carrying the same armament over for their latest projects. On the other hand, in a nod to the era of dreadnoughts, the ''Kii''-class still carried its sixteen 140mm/30 Type 3 secondary armaments in casemates, which had limited traverse and manual operation. A unique addition to round out the offensive complement of the new battleships, designers opted to install eight torpedo-tube launchers on traverseable above-water mounts.
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By 1921, all four ships were ordered to be constructed in pairs. The projected completion date would be late 1923, but the year 1922 would change all that. All major naval powers convened in Washington and in a few days ratified the eponymous naval treaty that would curb this foreseeable resurgence in naval competition. It stated all battleships above the displacement of 35,000 tonnes would be scrapped forthwith, and as the ''Kii''-class was above 42,000 tonnes, the treaty spelled their termination.  Progress on 'Kii'' and her sisters was halted prior to their keels ever being laid down, and they were officially cancelled in 1924.
 
===Historical Inaccuracies===
* Light and dark green camouflage was only applied to aircraft carriers in 1944. Even though ''Kii'' is fictionally modernized, Japanese battleships during World War II were painted in overall dark gray.
* Actual planned anti-aircraft complement was four single 120 mm guns.
* ''Kii''’s anti-aircraft configuration is fictitious;  ''Kii'' is sporting World War II era AA guns even though she was a 1920s design that was ultimately cancelled and never constructed.
* Japan only acquired 40mm Bofors guns from captured stocks in December 1941, during the Malayan Campaign.
* The Japanese version of the 40mm Bofors had a defective fuse design which limited its effective range to ~3.0 km.
* The triple mount version of the 25mm gun did not enter service until 1941.
 
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File:Yuzuru Hiraga 1.JPG|Yuzuru Hiraga, famed Japanese naval architect and lead designer of ''Kii''.
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# [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amagi-class_battlecruiser ''Amagi''-class battlecruiser - Wikipedia]
 
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*<span class="plainlinks">[https://www.facebook.com/wowsdevblog/posts/pfbid0AQuP2qWHAVoMBDexr2GEMFQkDTGryb7NKwrixcQtNQBB1wrbk1TnzqmJpn2Vr89Dl September 5, 2017]</span>:
**Range increased from 18.68km to 19.38km.
**Main battery reload reduced from 35 seconds to 31 seconds.
**Main battery rotation speed increased by 0.7 degrees per second.
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*Available to supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.6.10.
*First appeared on sale in October 2017.
*Update 0.6.12:
**Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 17.5 km.
**Detection range of the Aichi E13A1B aircraft was increased from 4 km to 7 km in air, and to 8 km by sea.
*Update 0.6.14:
**Minor fixes to the textures and geometry of the ship. The changes do not affect the game balance in any way.
*Update 0.6.15:
**A bonus was added to the "Type 10" permanent camouflage - a -10% discount to the cost of post-battle service.
**Became available for purchase for doubloons in the game client.
*Update 0.7.2:
**Players who have collected the "Rewards" sub-collection of the "Yamomoto Isoroku" collection can use an alternate permanent camouflage color.
*Update 0.7.6:
**Improved display of thin elements on the hull.
*Update 0.7.7:
**For the Japanese 100 mm high-explosive projectile (secondary battery), armor penetration was increased from 17 to 25 mm.
*Update 0.7.8:
**Changed the name of the torpedoes from Type.93 mod. 2 to Type.93 mod. 1 to avoid confusion with other torpedoes of the same name.
*Update 0.7.11:
**Armor-piercing shells of 140-mm secondary battery guns were replaced with high-explosive shells.
**Became unavailable for purchase for doubloons in the game client.
*Update 0.8.0:
**Main battery reload time decreased from 31 to 30 s.
**Torpedo characteristics changed:
*** Range increased from 6 to 10 km.
*** Speed decreased from 63 to 62 knots.
*** Damage increased from 14,600 to 17,233.
*Update 0.8.6:
**Citadel deck armor increased from 22 to 32 mm.
*Update 0.8.10:
**The position of the air defense mounts with the Makoto Kobayashi camouflage, created according to the sketches of Makoto Kobayashi, was fixed.
*Update 0.9.2:
**The penetration of 100mm secondary high-explosive shells increased from 24mm to 30mm.
*Update 0.9.7:
**Minor fixes to geometry and textures.
*Update 0.9.8:
**Minor fixes to textures and geometry of the ship.
*Update 0.10.0:
**The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 6.6 km.
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Latest revision as of 22:49, 8 July 2026


VIII
11,000 doubloons

Kii — Japan Premium Tier VIII Battleship.

Following the announcement of an ambitious shipbuilding program by the U.S. in 1919, Japan reconsidered the plans for the development of its Navy and gave the order to build four more battleships and four more battlecruisers. The design of the battleship incorporated five 410 mm twin-gun turrets and a 12-inch main armor belt. The first two ships were ordered for construction in 1921, but preparations were suspended due to the Washington Naval Conference. The ships were never built.

Pros

  • Great damage per salvo.
  • High AA defense efficiency
  • Torpedo armament available.

Cons

  • Low firing accuracy.


Ship Stats

Hull Information

Main Battery

Torpedoes

Secondary Battery

Airstrike

AA Defense


Compatible Upgrades

 Slot 1 
 Main Armaments Modification 1
 Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
 Spotting Aircraft Modification 1
 Damage Control Party Modification 1
 Slot 2 
 Damage Control System Modification 1
 Engine Room Protection
 Slot 3 
 Main Battery Modification 2
 Secondary Battery Modification 1
 AA Guns Modification 1
 Aiming Systems Modification 1
 Torpedo Tubes Modification 1
 Slot 4 
 Damage Control System Modification 2
 Propulsion Modification 1
 Steering Gears Modification 1
 Airstrike Modification 1
 Slot 5 
 Torpedo Lookout System
 Concealment System Modification 1
 Ship Consumable Modification 1


Consumables


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