Ship:Katori

Latest revision as of 17:39, 9 July 2026

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

Main Battery

Torpedoes

Secondary Battery

AA Defense

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)

Gallery

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 | style="color:inherit;" | • Turning circle radius (m) || style="color:inherit;" | 430
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-| style="color:inherit;" | • Rudder-shift time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 8.5
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Rudder-shift time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 6.5
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-! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | TORPEDO LAUNCHERS !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
+! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | TORPEDO LAUNCHERS !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | 533 mm Type44 mod. 2
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Number of launchers || style="color:inherit;" | 1
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo tubes (launchers × tubes) || style="color:inherit;" | 2 × 2
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo name || style="color:inherit;" | PJPT008
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo name || style="color:inherit;" | 533 mm Type44 mod. 2
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 39.0
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 39
 |-
 | style="color:inherit;" | • 180° turn time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 7.2
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Damage || style="color:inherit;" | 24800
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Damage || style="color:inherit;" | 9,067
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 0.2
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 7.0
 |-
 | style="color:inherit;" | • Speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 57
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 | style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 1.2
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Flooding chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 1.45%
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Flooding chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 145
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 | style="color:inherit;" | • Name || style="color:inherit;" | 127 mm HE Type0
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || style="color:inherit;" | 2x127mm
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || style="color:inherit;" | 1x2 127mm
 |-
 | style="color:inherit;" | • Rate of fire (shots/min) || style="color:inherit;" | 12.0

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

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

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

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

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

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