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''{{#var:ship_name}}'' was first released for sale on 29 September 2019.


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<h4>The Ship</h4>
===Cons===
Tier V ''Yahagi'' is a premium Japanese cruiser, she has good HE shells and a strong torpedo armament, but a small main battery with a slow reload. As a sister ship of ''[[Agano]]'', she shares many of the strengths and weaknesses of that ship.
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''Yahagi's'' 35 knot top speed allows her to keep pace with all but the fastest cruisers in her tier. Combined with her good concealment, as low as 9.9 km, she can easily reposition. She share’s ''Agano's'' rather large turning circle of 690m, although her rudder shift is quicker at 5.1 seconds, making ''Yahagi'' a more maneuverable ship than her sister.


''Yahagi'' carries a standard cruiser {{Damage Control Party}} with a 5 second active time and 60 second cooldown. She also carries a {{Hydroacoustic Search}}, {{Engine Boost}}, and {{Catapult Fighter}}. The Hydroacoustic Search will detect torpedoes at 3km and ships at 4km for 100 seconds, it has 3 charges as standard and a 120 second cooldown between uses. The catapult fighter will launch 2 fighter aircraft that will patrol around the ship for up to 1 minute. Her Engine Boost is active for 120 seconds and will boost her speed to almost 38 knots. She has 3 charges as standard, with a 100 second cooldown after each use.
==Ship Stats==
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Hit Points || style="color:inherit;" | 25700
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo protection damage reduction (%) || style="color:inherit;" | —
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<h4>Armor and Survivability</h4>
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Belt (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Deck (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Superstructure (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Extremities (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
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''Yahagi'' is poorly armored and has a vulnerable citadel, her 60mm main armor belt is one of the thinnest among all Tier V cruisers - less than ''[[Omaha]]'' which has a reputation for exploding easily - and provides almost no protection against broadside shots. Her bow and stern plating and deck armor are only 13mm thick, which can be overmatched by 203mm AP and penetrated by all HE. Her turrets are protected by just 19mm of armor, some of the weakest in her tier, which can allow even destroyer HE rounds to penetrate. In a gunfight ''Yahagi'' can easily suffer from disabled guns when facing any opponent. With one of the smaller hitpoint pools -25,800 hp on her upgraded hull- and weakest armor protection within Tier V, players can easily find their hitpoints stripped away by many enemy ships.
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 35.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Turning circle radius (m) || style="color:inherit;" | 690
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Rudder-shift time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 6.7
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<h4>Armament</h4>
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | CONCEALMENT !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by sea (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 11.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by air (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 5.14
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 5.28
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by depths (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 5.14
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''Yahagi'' mounts a small main battery of six 152 mm guns, with a long reload time of 9 seconds and a slow traverse time of 30 seconds. Her shells have one of the slowest initial velocities at Tier V and they lose velocity quickly and will float at longer ranges, making long range gunnery difficult. Her AP shells are weak, combining some of the lowest damage in her tier with a maximum penetration of 54mm. This means that she will struggle to penetrate the armor of all but the lightest armored cruisers in her matchmaking spread and many will be immune to taking citadel penetrations. Her slow reload time leaves her with some of the lowest AP DPM of Tier V cruisers, and her low AP penetration limits its effectiveness even further. However, ''Yahagi'' has some of the best HE shells at her tier. Her HE has a good fire chance of 13% and a high damage per shell. While the shells are individually good, their effectiveness is reduced by the slow reload which means that her HE DPM trails behind most Tier V light cruisers.
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MAIN BATTERY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || style="color:inherit;" | 3×2.0 152mm
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Firing range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 14.91
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 9.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Rate of fire (shots/min) || style="color:inherit;" | 6.7
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| style="color:inherit;" | • 180° turn time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 30.0
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''Yahagi'' carries a powerful armament of two quadruple torpedo launchers. Her torpedoes are similar to those carried by ''Agano'', but they have a lower flood chance. Despite the lower flood chance, they are still stronger than almost every other Tier V cruiser. However, her launchers have restricted angles, requiring her to turn broadside to launch torpedoes. Her torpedoes can be launched whilst undetected, this reduces her chance of receiving damage, but also gives her targets more opportunity to avoid the torpedoes. Finally, her torpedoes take 2 minutes to reload, limiting the number she can launch in a single battle.
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion type || style="color:inherit;" | Standard CA/CL dispersion
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion formula || style="color:inherit;" | Dispersion (m) = 6.9 × range(km) + 33
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Sigma || style="color:inherit;" | 2.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum dispersion (m) || style="color:inherit;" | 135
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 5 km || style="color:inherit;" | 68
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 10 km || style="color:inherit;" | 102
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 14.91 km || style="color:inherit;" | 136
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HE SHELL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Name || style="color:inherit;" | 152 mm HE Type4
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || style="color:inherit;" | 2600
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Fire chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 13.0%
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || style="color:inherit;" | 850
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell weight (kg) || style="color:inherit;" | 45.4
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Penetration (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 25
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<h4>Anti-Aircraft</h4>


''Yahagi'' lacks any form of long range AA defenses, and her mid range AA is really only for self defense. Her short range mounts have some of the highest damage at Tier V, but by the time the guns are able to fire any enemy aircraft will likely have completed their attack runs.
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Name || style="color:inherit;" | 152 mm AP Type4
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || style="color:inherit;" | 2900
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || style="color:inherit;" | 850
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell weight (kg) || style="color:inherit;" | 45.4
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Fuse time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 0.025
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Ricochet start (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 45
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Always ricochet (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 60
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Normalisation (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 8.5
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Arming threshold (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 25
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | TORPEDO LAUNCHERS !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Number of launchers || style="color:inherit;" | 1
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo name || style="color:inherit;" | PJPT033
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 120.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • 180° turn time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 7.2
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Damage || style="color:inherit;" | 47800
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 0.4
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 60
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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;" | 2.87%
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<h4>Anti-Submarine</h4>
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Secondary battery range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 4.3
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''Yahagi'' does not have the ASW airstrike common to other Japanese cruisers, instead she has stern mounted depth charges. These drop in a pattern of six depth charges, two uses can be saved with a 40 second reload for each use. Her peth charges are amongst the most powerful at her tier, although reaching a position to use them can be tricky.
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell type || style="color:inherit;" | HE
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Name || style="color:inherit;" | 76 mm HE Type 98
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || style="color:inherit;" | 2.0x76mm
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Rate of fire (shots/min) || style="color:inherit;" | 25.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || style="color:inherit;" | 1300
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || style="color:inherit;" | 920
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Penetration (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 13
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Fire chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 4.0%
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<h4>Performance</h4>


Her slow reload and turret traverse and low survivability combine to make ''Yahagi'' a challenging ship to play. Where possible, players should take advantage of her fast speed and low concealment to reach an advantageous position before engaging the enemy. Her strong HE shells and weak AP mean she will fire mostly HE. ''Yahagi'' should avoid one-on-one fights, as she lacks the ability to compete with her peers. Instead, she should focus on targets which are already engaged with friendly forces. If her torpedoes can be safely brought into the battle they can be a deciding factor, fully capable of sinking even the largest ships. Their restricted firing arcs make them a challenge to use effectively.


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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | AA ARMAMENT !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MOUNTS × BARRELS
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| style="color:inherit;" | 76 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 2 × 2
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| style="color:inherit;" | 25 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 10 × 3 + 18 × 1
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|Pros=<!-- write list of positive points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
'''Continuous damage''' — average DPS within each action zone
* Powerful HE shells with high damage and fire chance.
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* Torpedoes have a long range and high damage
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* Good concealment
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* High top speed
| style="color:inherit;" | Mid-range || style="color:inherit;" | 182 || style="color:inherit;" | 85% || style="color:inherit;" | 2.5
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| style="color:inherit;" | Long-range || style="color:inherit;" | 49 || style="color:inherit;" | 90% || style="color:inherit;" | 3.5
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DEPTH CHARGES !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Max damage || style="color:inherit;" | 4600
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Number of charges || style="color:inherit;" | 2
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Bombs per charge || style="color:inherit;" | 1
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 40.0
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|Cons=<!-- write list of negative points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
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* Slow turret traverse
{{Ship Upgrades Section|code=PJSC505_Yahagi}}
* Slow reload for the gun caliber
* Weak AP shells
* Poor firing arcs on torpedo tubes
* Torpedoes are slow and easily spotted
* Low survivability
* No long range AA defenses


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{{AnnoWiki|content='''[https://forum.worldofwarships.com/topic/201386-mouses-super-quick-review-of-yahagi LittleWhiteMouse's Premium Ship Review: ''{{#var:ship_name}}''] from the NA forums'''}}
|Research=<!-- write text about priority sequence of research below -->
As a premium ship, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' doesn't have any upgrades to research.
|OptimalConfiguration=<!-- write some general text about selection of optimal configuration below (optional)-->
|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''':  {{Engine Room Protection}}
* '''Slot 3''':  {{Aiming Systems Modification 1}}
|CommanderSkills=<!-- write text about best set of Commander Skills below -->
<!--Key skills for ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' commanders include INSERT TEXT HERE. -->
The Inertial Fuse for HE Shells skill allows ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' to penetrate Tier V to VII battleship plating.  ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' already has a 1km range band where she can launch torpedoes without being detected. Concealment Expert enlarges that band to 2.1km.
{{Commander Skills 3 CR
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| rating11 = 2<!-- Grease the Gears/ 30 sec turn time! -->
| rating12 = 1 <!-- Swift Fish -->
| rating13 =  <!-- Consumables Specialist -->
| rating14 =  <!-- Gun Feeder -->
| rating15 =  <!-- Incoming Fire Alert -->
| rating16 = 3 <!-- Last Stand -->
| rating21 = 3 <!-- Pyrotechnician -->
| rating22 = 1 <!-- Fill the Tubes -->
| rating23 =  <!-- Consumables Enhancements -->
| rating24 =  <!-- Eye in the Sky -->
| rating25 = 2 <!-- Priority Target -->
| rating26 =  <!-- Expert AA Marksman -->
| rating31 =  <!-- Heavy HE and SAP Shells -->
| rating32 =  <!-- Enhanced Torpedo Explosive Charge/ already does 17K+ -->
| rating33 = 3 <!-- Adrenaline Rush -->
| rating34 =  <!-- Heavy AP Shells -->
| rating35 = 1 <!-- Superintendent -->
| rating36 = 2 <!-- Survivability Expert -->
| rating41 =  <!-- Top Grade Gunner -->
| rating42 =  <!-- Outnumbered -->
| rating43 = 2 <!-- Radio Location -->
| rating44 = 1 <!-- Inertial Fuse for HE Shells -->
| rating45 = 3 <!-- Concealment Expert -->
| rating46 =  <!-- AA Gunner -->


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{{Ship Consumables Section|consumables=
* '''Slot 1:''' {{Damage Control Party}} (5.0s action, 60.0s cooldown)
* '''Slot 2:''' {{Hydroacoustic Search}} (3 charges, 100.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
* '''Slot 3:''' {{Patrol Fighter}} (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)
* '''Slot 4:''' {{Engine Boost}} (3 charges, 120.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
}}
}}


|Consumables=<!-- write text about selection of Consumables below -->
''{{#var:ship_name}}'' equips the following consumables:
* '''Slot 1:''' {{Damage Control Party}}
* '''Slot 2:''' {{Hydroacoustic Search}}
* '''Slot 3:''' {{Catapult Fighter}}
* '''Slot 4:''' {{Engine Boost}}
|Camouflage=<!-- write text about useful camouflage below -->
{{Prem Ship Camo Insert|shiptier=5}}
|Signals=<!-- write text about best set of signals below -->
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| Red Dragon =
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==Gallery==
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|History=<!-- write text below -->
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<h2>''{{#var:ship_name}}'', 1945</h2>
===Construction===
:Builder: Sasebo Naval District, Japan
:Laid down: 11th November 1941
:Launched: 25th October 1942
:Commissioned: 29th December 1943
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===Specifications===
:6,652 tons displacement, standard
:174.5m length
:15.2m beam
:5.63m draft
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====Machinery====
:6 Kampon boilers producing steam for 4 sets of Kampon turbines
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====Performance====
:35 knots at 100,000 shaft horsepower
:6300 nm at 18 knots
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====Armor====
:Main belt: 60mm around the machinery, 55mm around the magazines
:Decks: 20mm
:Barbettes and Turrets: ammunition hoists had up to 50mm protection, turrets were protected by 19mm plating
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====Armament====
=====Main=====
:Six (3x2) 152mm/50 41st year
=====Secondary=====
:Four (2x2) 76.2mm/60 Type 98
=====Anti-aircraft=====
:Sixty-two (10x3 + 32x1) 25mm Type 96
=====Torpedoes=====
:Eight (2x4) 610mm Torpedo Tubes with in total sixteen torpedoes carries
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====Aircraft====
:Two E15A1 Floatplanes for scouting purposes
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===History===
''Yahagi'' (矢矧) was an Agano-class cruiser which served with the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II.
====Design====
 
''{{#var:ship_name}}'' was the third member of the ''Agano''-class light cruisers, which were designed after Japan formally abandoned the interwar naval treaties, and thus became limited in naval construction only by financial and industrial capacity. At this time, the series of ‘5,000-ton’ and ‘5,500-ton’ flotilla leaders (''[[Tenryu]]'' through ''Sendai''-classes) were seen as increasingly obsolete – the destroyers they were meant to lead were considerably faster, and the American destroyers they were meant to overpower were starting to look as though they could overpower the small cruisers. Their age and obsolescence necessitated their replacement starting in 1941. Starting in 1936, preliminary planning for the new cruisers dubbed the ‘Design No. C-39’ began. Basic requirements asked for a 5,000-ton, 36-knot cruiser capable of steaming 7,000 nm at 18 knots, with an armament of 2x3 15.5cm guns, 4x2 8cm and 3x2 25mm AA guns, and 2x4 61cm torpedo centerline mounts. At least one catapult and accompanying seaplane was required, as was protection of 100mm for the machinery spaces.
 
On 2 March 1938, the Navy Technical Department presented their incarnation of Design No. C-39. The design was significantly larger, and changed several elements. The main battery was to be situated in three twin mounts, the heavy AA guns cut in half, and the radius of action reduced by almost 1,000 nm. However, this was not satisfactory and the design was further modified. Finally, on 13 October 1939 the design was presented again, as Design No. C-41 – what would ultimately become the ''Agano''-class.
 
As a ship designed in the wake of the Fourth Fleet Incident, the ''Agano''-class was designed to have greater longitudinal hull strength than previous designs, with the result of almost the entire ship being constructed out of Ducol steel (a high-strength construction steel), except for the armored portions (which contributed to the strength of the hull), which was made out of CNC (Copper-Nichel-Chromium Steel). Overall, the hull was considered to be suitably strong and stable, something lacking in most Japanese interwar designs, and was a welcome change.
The armor protection of the ''Agano''-class followed the same philosophy as prior Japanese flotilla leaders – armored enough to resist the guns of American destroyers, and their potential flotilla leaders. The main armor belt protected the machinery spaces, and was 60mm thick. The space was closed off by 20mm transverse bulkheads, and the deck protection likewise was 20mm thick. The magazines had more narrow 55mm armor belts, and likewise shared 20mm bulkheads and armor decks. The gunhouses were armored with 25mm plates Ducol plates.
Machinery was in five boiler rooms followed by three machinery rooms. Two boilers were fitted in the foremost boiler room, with the four boiler rooms aft (divided by a centerline bulkhead) each containing a single boiler. The forward two machinery rooms contained the port and starboard outboard turbine groups, while the aft machinery room contained boat inboard turbines. The six Kampon RO-GO three-drum boilers operated at 30 kg/cm2 and with superheating had a peak temperature of 350°C. The four turbines each output 25,000 shp, for a combined power of 100,000 shp and a resulting top speed of 35 knots.


The main armament of the ''Agano''-class was composed of recycled Vickers 6”/50 Mark II, which had been used to arm the battlecruiser ''[[Kongo]]'', with license-built versions arming future Japanese capital ships. Six were mounted in three twin gunhouses (lacking a rotating stalk, these were not true turrets). The guns had an elevation range of -5°/+55°, and fired 45.36 kg HE shells at a velocity of 850 m/s to a maximum range of 21,000 meters at +45°. Rate of fire was 5-6 rounds per minute. The heavy anti-aircraft battery was made up of four 8cm Type 98, 76mm in actuality, which fired a 5.99 kg shell at a velocity of 900 m/s. Maximum altitude was 9100 meters. Rate of fire was 25 rpm, but due to insufficient hoist capacity sustained rate of fire was only half of this. The light anti-aircraft battery of the class as designed was six 25mm/60 Type 96 in two triple mounts, but ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' had an extra four twin mounts fitted as completed, bringing her total up to fourteen guns. The 25mm AA guns fired 250 gram shells at a velocity of 900 m/s, with the maximum theoretical range and rate of fire being 6800 meters and 260 rpm. However, effective range was 2,000 meters and rate of fire 120 rpm. By far the most potent part of the armament was the torpedo battery – two Type 92 quadruple torpedo mounts, which utilized the infamous Type 93 61cm torpedo. The cruiser held sixteen torpedoes – half were in the tubes, and half in the quick-loading installations, able to load a torpedo on average within 20-30 minutes, but potentially as rapidly as 3-5 minutes.
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Fire control was controlled via Type 94 low-angle directors, with the aid of two 6-meter duplex coincidence rangefinders. One was installed near the director, the other atop turret No.2. These fed a Type 94 surface fire control computer, which was used to control the secondary batteries aboard battleships (for 14cm to 15.5cm guns). For control of the 8cm guns, a Type 94 high-angle director was used. As completed, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' was equipped with a 21-Go surface search radar. In July of 1944, a 13-Go air search radar and a 22-Go surface search radar were fitted, which could also be used for rudimentary radar fire control measures (ranging only).
 
 
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File:Yahagi 02.jpg|Light cruiser ''Yahagi'' under intense bomb and torpedo attack
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Yahagi — Japan Premium Tier V Cruiser.

Agano-class cruiser. Yahagi participated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea in June 1944 as the flagship of a consolidated destroyer division and provided cover for the aircraft-carrying strike group. She also participated in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, leading the consolidated destroyer division. On April 7, 1945, during an American attack near Okinawa, Yahagi received multiple torpedo and bomb hits, stopped in her course, and sank.

Pros

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Ship Stats

Hull Information

Main Battery

Torpedoes

Secondary Battery

AA Defense

Depth Charges


Compatible Upgrades

 Slot 1 
 Main Armaments Modification 1
 Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
 Damage Control Party Modification 1
 Slot 2 
 Damage Control System Modification 1
 Engine Boost Modification 1
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 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


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