Ship:Azuma

Latest revision as of 17:27, 15 July 2026

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18,000 doubloons

Azuma — 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

Main Battery

Secondary Battery

Airstrike

AA Defense

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

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-| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion type || style="color:inherit;" | Shikishima-type dispersion
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion type || style="color:inherit;" | Modified Battlecruiser dispersion
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-| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion formula || style="color:inherit;" | Dispersion (m) = 6.2 × range(km) + 84
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion formula || style="color:inherit;" | Dispersion (m) = 9.5 × range(km) + 15
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 | style="color:inherit;" | • Sigma || style="color:inherit;" | 2.05

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
• 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

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 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%

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