Ship:Kitakami

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34,650 doubloons

Kitakami — Japan Special Tier X Cruiser.

At the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, Kitakami provided cover for landing operations of Japanese troops. In the second half of 1941, she was armed with ten quadruple-tube 610 mm torpedo launchers for night torpedo attacks. In 1942, the ship was converted into a high-speed transport for escorting troop convoys. In 1944, Kitakami took two torpedo hits from submarine HMS Templar. During repairs, the ship was converted into a Kaiten carrier. In 1945, the cruiser was damaged by Task Force 38 bombers and then used as a tender.

Pros

• Low Concealment
• Access to Fuel smoke and Engine boost

Cons

• Weak armor
• Weak AA

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	28500
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	0

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	65
• Deck (mm)	30
• Superstructure (mm)	13
• Extremities (mm)	16

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	36.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	640
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	9.1

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	9.78
• Detectability by air (km)	4.96
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	4.28
• Detectability by depths (km)	4.96

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	4×1 140mm
• Firing range (km)	11.2
• Reload time (sec)	3.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	20
• 180° turn time (sec)	21.2

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard CA/CL dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 6.9 × range(km) + 33
• Sigma	2.05
• Maximum dispersion (m)	110
• Dispersion at 5 km	68
• Dispersion at 10 km	102
• Dispersion at 11.2 km	110

HE SHELL
• Name	140 mm HE Type0
• Maximum damage	2700
• Fire chance (%)	11.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	850
• Shell weight (kg)	38
• Penetration (mm)	23

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS	Type90 mod. 5	Type90
• Torpedo tubes (launchers × tubes)	10 × 4	10 × 4
• Torpedo name	Type90 mod. 5	Type90
• Reload time (sec)	81	81
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	7.2
• Damage	11,833	20,967
• Range (km)	12.0	20.0
• Speed (kt)	86	67
• Detectability (km)	1.7	0.9
• Flooding chance (%)	194	436

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
25 mm	2 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	10.5	85%	2.5

Depth Charges

DEPTH CHARGES
• Max damage	4600
• Number of charges	2
• Bombs per charge	10
• Reload time (sec)	40.0

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: Smoke Generator  (4 charges, 30.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 3: Engine Boost  (3 charges, 180.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Repair Party  (3 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 142.5 hp/s)

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Ship Change Log

• Preliminary characteristics.
• Removed the option to install the Aiming Systems Modification 0 upgrade.
• The geometry and textures of the ship have been updated.
• Armor layout updated.
• Redistributed HP in different parts of the ship without affecting the overall amount of HP — Bow HP increased from 3,800 to 4,000. — Stern HP reduced from 2,800 to 2,700. — Superstructure HP reduced from 1,600 to 1,500.
• Citadel deck armor reduced from 50 mm to 30 mm.
• Auxiliary Room armor reduced from 30 mm to 16 mm.
• New set of preliminary characteristics, incorporating the following changes — HE and AP shells replaced with SAP shells with the following characteristics — Maximum damage: 3,400. — Penetration: 39 mm. — Ricochet angles: 80 - 85 °. — Reload time reduced from 6 to 4 s. — Maximum firing range reduced from 13.3 to 11.2 km. — Sigma parameter increased from 2.0 to 2.05. — Torpedo characteristics changed — Replaced the regular torpedo loading mechanic with torpedo loaders similar to submarines. The ship has two of them in total, one for each side of the ship. After firing all four torpedoes from one launcher, the torpedo launchers will reload 1 by 1. Each side of the ship can only reload one launcher at a time. — Reload time reduced from 141 to 81 s. — Maximum damage reduced from 15,633 to 11,833. — Range reduced from 15 to 14 km. — Speed increased from 57 to 81 knots. — Secondary gun/long-range AA removed. — Detectability range by sea reduced from 10.6 to 9.8 km. — Other types of detectability were increased accordingly.
• Width of the narrow torpedo aiming cone reduced by 10%.
• Engine Boost consumable parameters have been changed — Duration: 180 s. — Maximum speed: +20%. — Reload time: 90 s. — Charges: 3.
• Main battery reload time reduced from 4 to 3 s.
• SAP shells replaced with HE shells with the following parameters — Maximum damage: 2,700. — Fire chance: 11%.
• Torpedo launching angles are now narrower.
• Changed the parameters of the base torpedoes — Torpedo speed increased from 82 to 86 knots. — Torpedo range reduced from 14 to 12 km.
• Added alternative deepwater torpedoes with parameters similar to Asashio's — Maximum damage: 20,967. — Can only hit battleships and aircraft carriers. — Torpedo speed: 67 knots. — Detectability: 0.9 km. — Torpedo range: 20 km. — Torpedo switching time: 5 s.
• Changed torpedo spread angles to fit standard parameters.
• Ship HP restoration by Repair Party increased — Citadel repair increased from 33 to 50%. — Non-citadel damage repair increased from 50 to 60%.
• Maximum speed increased from 32 to 36 knots. All other maneuverability parameters have been adjusted accordingly.
• Engine Boost speed bonus decreased from 20% to 15%.
• Short-Burst Smoke Generator was replaced with Exhaust Smoke Generator with the following parameters — Consumable action time: 40 s. — Smoke Screen Dispersion time: 10 s. — Cooldown time: 80 s. — Number of consumables: 4.
• Action time of the Exhaust Smoke Generator consumable reduced from 40 to 30 s.
• Update 0.2.3:
  • Added to the game in Update 0.2.3 (alpha) as a Tier VIII premium ship.
• Update 0.4.0:
  • Kitakami was removed from the game in Update 0.4.0.
• Update 0.5.3.2:
  • The Type 7 camouflage was renamed to Type 10.
• Update 0.6.2:
  • The national flag was moved from the stern to the mast.
• Update 0.6.3:
  • Kitakami was completely removed from the client.
• Update 0.9.7:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game as a Tier X cruiser starting from Update 0.9.7 and again from Update 12.6.
• Update 12.11:
  • Added as the 80th stage reward for the update's Salvage for Victory event.
  • The Bitter Wind permanent camouflage was added.