Ship:Shikishima

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31,000 doubloons

Shikishima — Japan Special Tier X Battleship.

The plans for the Yamato-class battleships included the construction of eight ships before 1950. At the beginning of 1941, the program was adjusted: Based on intelligence data on the scale of construction of capital ships in the U.S., the leadership of the Japanese Navy decided to increase the number of battleships under construction. One of the ships was supposed to be built according to the design of the Yamato class, and all subsequent ones—according to an improved design with 510 mm main battery artillery. A six-gun variant with three main battery turrets had a standard displacement of 65,700 tons.

Pros

• AP shells do not ricochet off the plating of ships of an equal tier
• High firing accuracy of the main battery
• Main battery shells have high armor penetration capabilities
• Long secondary battery gun firing range

Cons

• Low speed
• Reduced action time of the Damage control Party consumable

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	97200
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	55

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	410
• Deck (mm)	57
• Superstructure (mm)	19
• Extremities (mm)	32

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	27.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	900
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	24.4

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	17.46
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	20.92
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	3x2 510mm
• Firing range (km)	26.63
• Reload time (sec)	27.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2.2
• 180° turn time (sec)	60.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Improved Japanese BB
• Dispersion formula	—
• Sigma	2.1
• Maximum dispersion (m)	249

HE SHELL
• Name	510 mm HE Type 98
• Maximum damage	8100
• Fire chance (%)	40.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	765
• Shell weight (kg)	2620
• Penetration (mm)	85

AP SHELL
• Name	510 mm AP Type 98
• Maximum damage	19400
• Shell velocity (m/s)	765
• Shell weight (kg)	2620
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	85

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	7.7

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	155 mm HE Type0
• Arrangement	2x3 155mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	5.0
• Maximum damage	2600
• Shell velocity (m/s)	925
• Penetration (mm)	26
• Fire chance (%)	10.0%

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2
• Shell type	HE
• Name	100 mm HE Type 98
• Arrangement	10x2 100mm
• 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)	11
• 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	10 × 2
40 mm	24 × 2
25 mm	16 × 3

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	101.5	85%	2.5
Mid-range	437.5	75%	3.5
Long-range	234.5	75%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
10	3080	75%	3.5–5.8

Compatible Upgrades

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

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (10.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (4 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 486 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft  (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown) or Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)

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Ship Change Log

• Update 0.9.1:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.9.1 under the name Yashima.
• Update 0.9.5:
  • Available for purchase in the Armory for 32,000 Steel.
• Update 0.9.11:
  • Fixed geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The audible range of main battery firing was increased.
• Update 0.10.6:
  • Fighters, as well as spotting aircraft, now launch from the catapults a bit faster.
• Update 12.9:
  • Fixed camera issues when viewing the ship.
• Update Jan 14, 2020:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• Update Feb 7, 2020:
  • Secondary battery firing range decreased from 7 to 6 km.
• Update Feb 21, 2020:
  • Ship renamed to Shikishima. The old name was too similar to that of another Japanese Tier X ship, the Yoshino. The new name, like the old one, was used for a battleship of the early 20th century.
• Update Apr 3, 2020:
  • Main battery reload time decreased from 35 to 27 s.
  • HE and AP shells' initial velocity increased from 720 to 765 m/s.
  • AP shell maximum damage decreased from 19,400 to 17,000.
  • Shell ballistics changed. Accuracy settings for the main caliber guns are now similar to those of the Japanese Tier X battleship Yamato, and the shell trajectory became flatter.
  • AP shell maximum damage increased from 17,000 to 19,400.
  • Secondary battery firing range increased from 6.0 to 7.7 km.