Ship:Shinano

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31,000 doubloons

Shinano — Japan Special Tier X Aircraft Carrier.

The largest aircraft carrier of World War II and the largest warship sunk by a submarine. Initially, she was built as the third Yamato-class battleship, but after the defeat at Midway, the Japanese High Command decided to complete Shinano as an aircraft carrier. Torpedoes from U.S. submarine Archerfish sank her on November 29, 1944, during her first trip out to sea following her formal commission into service.

Pros

• High survivability
• High secondary baterry gun efficiency
• Fast aircraft preparation time
• Bomber tactical squadron available

Cons

• Small HP pool for skip bombers and torpedo bombers
• Low speed

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	71700
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	55

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	160 - 400
• Deck (mm)	75
• Superstructure (mm)	13
• Extremities (mm)	27

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	27.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	1200
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	18.7

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	14.3
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	—
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY	Automatic	Manual control
• Secondary battery range (km)	5.9	9.5

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	Automatic	Manual control
• Shell type	HE
• Name	127 mm HE Type2
• Arrangement	8x2 127mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	12.0	9.0
• Maximum damage	2100
• Shell velocity (m/s)	725
• Penetration (mm)	21
• Fire chance (%)	8.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	8
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	25.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	1
• Damage	4900
• Deployment	Automatic

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
120 mm	12 × 28
127 mm	8 × 2
25 mm	40 × 1
25 mm	35 × 3

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	362	95%	2.5
Long-range	207	100%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
4	1100	100%	3.5–5.8

Aircraft

TORPEDO BOMBERS
• Hit points	1670
• Speed (kt)	137
• Squadron size	9
• Size of attacking flight	3
• Aircraft on deck	12
• Preparation time (sec)	55.0
• Detectability (km)	10.0
• Torpedo name	Type 91 mod. 5
• Torpedoes in payload	1
• Torpedo damage	6533
• Flood chance (%)	40%
• Torpedo speed (kt)	50
• Arming distance (m)	537
• Torpedo range (km)	5.0
• Squadrons	1

DIVE BOMBERS
• Hit points	1710
• Speed (kt)	152
• Squadron size	8
• Size of attacking flight	8
• Aircraft on deck	8
• Preparation time (sec)	120.0
• Detectability (km)	10.0
• Bomb name	Type Type 90 No. 50 Mk. 2
• Bomb type	High-Explosive (HE) Bomb
• Bombs in payload	1
• Bomb damage	8800
• Squadrons	1

SKIP BOMBERS
• Hit points	1650
• Speed (kt)	145
• Squadron size	12
• Size of attacking flight	4
• Aircraft on deck	18
• Preparation time (sec)	65.0
• Detectability (km)	10.0
• Bomb name	Type 99 No. 80 Mk. 7
• Bomb type	Armor-Piercing (AP) Bomb
• Bombs in payload	1
• Bomb damage	6100
• Squadrons	1

Compatible Upgrades

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

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (30.0s action, 70.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Patrol Fighter  (4 charges, 600.0s action, 40.0s cooldown)

Gallery

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Shinano

Ship Change Log

• Update 13.9:
  • Armor parameters changed
  • Fore and aft portions of the main belt plating thickness reduced: 410 to 400mm.
  • Hangar sides plating thickness increased: 27 to 30mm.
  • Firing angles of all secondary batteries improved.
  • The "Engine Cooling" consumable action time for all the squadrons increased: 5 to 15s.
  • AP Skip Bombers squadron parameters changed:
    • The angle at which the check for ricochets is made for AP bombs increased: 45 to 55 degrees.
    • Guaranteed ricochet angle for AP bombs increased: 55 to 65 degrees.
    • Added Repair consumable with similar parameters to those found on Torpedo Bomber squadron.
    • Number of planes in attacking flight reduced: 4 to 3.
    • Number of planes in squadron increased: 8 to 9
    • Number of aircraft on deck increased: 12 to 14
  • Tactical Dive bombers squadron parameters changed:
    • Aircraft preparation time reduced: 150 to 120s.
    • Bomb dispersion area increased by 46%.
    • Bomb fall time increased by 18%.
  • AP Skip Bombers squadron parameters changed:
    • Number of planes in attacking flight increased: 3 to 4.
    • Number of planes in a squadron increased: 9 to 12.
    • Number of aircraft on deck increased: 14 to 18.
  • Bomb parameters changed:
    • Bombs now penetrate 32mm and thinner armor without the possibility of ricocheting.
    • Attack time increased: 6 to 12s.
    • Aiming parameters during attack have been adjusted. The expansion of the aiming reticle during aircraft turns was reduced.
    • Squadron maneuverability parameters improved.
  • Torpedo bombers squadron parameters changed:
    • Number of planes in a squadron increased: 6 to 9.
    • Number of aircraft on deck increased: 9 to 12.
    • Surface detectability range reduced: 14.8 to 14.3km.
    • All other detectability ranges adjusted accordingly
• Update 14.7:
  • Maximum Aerial Torpedo damage reduced: 7,233 to 6,533
  • Maximum AP Skip Bomb damage reduced: 6,800 to 6,100