Ship:Katori

III

2,000 doubloons

Katori — Japan Premium Tier III Cruiser.

A training cruiser with a hybrid propulsion system and wide-ranging armament: 140 mm main battery guns, dual-purpose 127 mm guns, 25 mm automatic AA guns, 533 mm torpedoes, and a catapult with a seaplane. Such variety was necessary for cadet training. During World War II, Katori was used primarily as a command ship for the 6th Fleet. On February 18, 1944, Katori was sunk by artillery fire from battleship Iowa during the evacuation of the Japanese from the Truk Atoll.

Pros

• Pro 1: Access to the Aiming systems Mod 0 upgrade
• Pro 2: Torpedo armament available

Cons

• Con 1: Low damage per minute
• Con 2: Low speed

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	22000
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	0

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	6
• Deck (mm)	6
• Superstructure (mm)	6
• Extremities (mm)	6

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	18.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	430
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	6.5

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	10.66
• Detectability by air (km)	6.44
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	4.83
• Detectability by depths (km)	6.44

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	2×2 140mm
• Firing range (km)	13.49
• Reload time (sec)	7.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	8.6
• 180° turn time (sec)	24.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard CA/CL dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 6.9 × range(km) + 33
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	126
• Dispersion at 5 km	68
• Dispersion at 10 km	102
• Dispersion at 13.49 km	126

HE SHELL
• Name	140 mm HE Type0
• Maximum damage	2400
• Fire chance (%)	10.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	850
• Shell weight (kg)	38
• Penetration (mm)	23

AP SHELL
• Name	140 mm Capped Common Shell
• Maximum damage	2700
• Shell velocity (m/s)	850
• Shell weight (kg)	38
• Fuse time (sec)	0.025
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	8.5
• Arming threshold (mm)	23

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS	533 mm Type44 mod. 2
• Torpedo tubes (launchers × tubes)	2 × 2
• Torpedo name	533 mm Type44 mod. 2
• Reload time (sec)	39
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	9,067
• Range (km)	7.0
• Speed (kt)	57
• Detectability (km)	1.2
• Flooding chance (%)	145

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	3.5

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	127 mm HE Type0
• Arrangement	1x2 127mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	12.0
• Maximum damage	2100
• Shell velocity (m/s)	725
• Penetration (mm)	21
• Fire chance (%)	8.0%

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
127 mm	1 × 2
25 mm	4 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Mid-range	38.5	85%	2.5
Long-range	21	90%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
1	150	90%	3.5–5.8

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 60.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)

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Ship Change Log

• Update 0.1.2:
  • Added to the game in Update 0.1.2 (alpha) as a Japanese Tier I tech tree ship.
• Update 0.2.1.1:
  • Profitability was significantly reduced and experience earnings were reduced by -20%.
• Update 0.2.2:
  • Damage Control Party consumable cooldown time decreased.
• Update 0.2.2.5:
  • Damage Control Party consumable cooldown time increased to 60 s.
• Update 0.4.0:
  • Katori was removed from the game (replaced by Hashidate).
• Update 0.5.3.2:
  • The Type 5 camouflage was renamed Type 9.
  • Katori was available in the 2016 Black Friday Armada Bundle.
• Update 0.6.2:
  • The national flag was moved from the stern to the mast.
• Update 0.6.3:
  • Improved appearance with the use of a special technology for improved rendering of thin elements (rigging, etc.).
• Update 0.6.7:
  • Available for purchase (now as a Tier 3 premium) for doubloons in the game client.
• Update 0.6.12:
  • Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 4.83 km.
• Update 0.6.13:
  • Fire extinguishing time now 30 s instead of 60 s.
• Update 0.6.15:
  • A bonus was added to the "Type 9" permanent camouflage: a -10% discount to the cost of post-battle maintenance.
• 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 0.7.9:
  • Became available in the game client for purchase for doubloons.
• Update 0.7.11:
  • Became unavailable in the game client for purchase with doubloons.
• Update 0.8.2:
  • Available for purchase in the Armory for 2,650 doubloons.
• Update 0.10.6:
  • Available in the Armory for 5000 Community Tokens.
• Update 0.10.8:
  • No longer available in the Armory for Community Tokens.
• Update 0.11.11:
  • Minor updates to geometry and textures.
• Update 14.2:
  • Shell ballistic parameters changed. The firing arcs will now be flatter