Ship:Azuma

Latest revision as of 19:06, 9 July 2026

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18,000 doubloons

Azuma — Japan Premium Tier IX Cruiser.

Shortly before the beginning of World War II, Japan found out that the U.S. had started designing Alaska-class large cruisers. They almost immediately began designing projects for this type of ship to counter the American cruisers. The ships of this project were similar in architecture to the Yamato-class battleships and carried nine new 310 mm guns in three turrets. The development was stopped in November 1941 and eventually canceled after the Battle of Midway.

Pros

Great damage per salvo.
Long firing range.

Cons

Low rate of fire.
No torpedo armament.

Ship Stats

Hull Information

Main Battery

Secondary Battery

Airstrike

AA Defense

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: Defensive AA Fire  (3 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown) or Hydroacoustic Search  (3 charges, 100.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft  (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown)
Slot 4: Repair Party  (4 charges, 28.0s action, 40.0s cooldown, 291.8 hp/s)

Gallery

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 ===Pros===
-* Pro 1
+* Great damage per salvo.
-* Pro 2
+* Long firing range.
 ===Cons===
-* Con 1
+* Low rate of fire.
-* Con 2
+* No torpedo armament.
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 | style="color:inherit;" | • Hit Points || style="color:inherit;" | 58350
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo protection damage reduction (%) || style="color:inherit;" | —
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo protection damage reduction (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 22
 |}
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 ! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ARMOR DETAIL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Belt (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Belt (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 178
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Deck (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Deck (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 27
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Superstructure (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Superstructure (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 16
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Extremities (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Extremities (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 25
 |}
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 | style="color:inherit;" | • Turning circle radius (m) || style="color:inherit;" | 920
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Rudder-shift time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 18.1
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Rudder-shift time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 13.9
 |}
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 | style="color:inherit;" | • Name || style="color:inherit;" | 100 mm HE Type 98
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || style="color:inherit;" | 2x100mm
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || style="color:inherit;" | 8x2 100mm
 |-
 | style="color:inherit;" | • Rate of fire (shots/min) || style="color:inherit;" | 20.0
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 ! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | EXPLOSIONS / SALVO !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DAMAGE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HIT CHANCE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ACTION ZONE (km)
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | 8 || style="color:inherit;" | 2100 || style="color:inherit;" | 90% || style="color:inherit;" | 3.5–5.8
+| style="color:inherit;" | 8 || style="color:inherit;" | 1470 || style="color:inherit;" | 90% || style="color:inherit;" | 3.5–5.8
 |}
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+</gallery>[[File:Azumapermacamo.png|thumb|Azuma in her default permanent camouflage.]]</div></div></div>
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SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	58350
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	22

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	178
• Deck (mm)	27
• Superstructure (mm)	16
• Extremities (mm)	25

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	34.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	920
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	13.9

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	14.67
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	11.86
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Shikishima-type dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 6.2 × range(km) + 84
• Sigma	2.05
• Maximum dispersion (m)	196
• Dispersion at 5 km	115
• Dispersion at 10 km	146
• Dispersion at 15 km	177
• Dispersion at 19.09 km	202

HE SHELL
• Name	310 mm HE Type92
• Maximum damage	5100
• Fire chance (%)	27.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	836
• Shell weight (kg)	448.8
• Penetration (mm)	52

AP SHELL
• Name	310 mm AP Type92
• Maximum damage	8650
• Shell velocity (m/s)	836
• Shell weight (kg)	448.8
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	52

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	7
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	2
• Damage	4200
• Deployment	Manual

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