Ship:Kongō

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Kongō — Japan Tech Tree Tier V Battleship.

In 1910, Japan ordered a new battlecruiser from British company Vickers, and Japanese engineers also participated in the design process. During World War I, Kongō supported Japanese troops during the Siege of Tsingtao and took part in patrol operations. During World War II, the ship covered the landings in Malaya and the Philippines, and she participated in the Battles of Midway, the Santa Cruz Islands, Guadalcanal, the Philippine Sea, and Leyte Gulf. On November 21, 1944, Kongō took two torpedo hits from submarine USS Sealion and sank a few hours later.

Pros

• High mobility: 30.0 knots top speed. Her rudder shift time and turning radius are both below-average for her tier, but this is easily compensated for
• Accurate and long-ranged heavy guns: large guns for her tier, firing slightly improved shells over Myōgi with high range and good sigma
• Comfortable overall ergonomics: Combine her high speed, distributed armour and well-arranged guns – Kongo can stay in range even in Tier VII matches

Cons

• Relatively thin armour: Her main belt of only 203mm thickness renders her vulnerable to large-calibre enemy AP, despite her distributed armour scheme
• Limited damage output: Only 8 guns with an average reload. Place your shots wisely
• Poor concealment: Her default detectability by sea is 15.7km. You are again not hiding your vessel’s pagoda mast

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY	Kongō (A)	Kongō (B)
• Hit Points	49500	54100
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	25

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	203
• Deck (mm)	38
• Superstructure (mm)	13
• Extremities (mm)	19

MANEUVERABILITY	Kongō (A)	Kongō (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	30.0	30.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	770	770
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	17.2	14.9

CONCEALMENT	Kongō (A)	Kongō (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	15.71	15.71
• Detectability by air (km)	9.36	9.36
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	14.17
• Detectability by depths (km)	9.36	9.36

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY	Type5 mod. 1	Type5 mod. 2
• Arrangement	4×2 356mm
• Firing range (km)	19.27	21.2
• Reload time (sec)	31.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	1.9
• 180° turn time (sec)	54.5

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	IJN BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 7.2 × range(km) + 84
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	222
• Dispersion at 5 km	120
• Dispersion at 10 km	156
• Dispersion at 15 km	192
• Dispersion at 19.27 km	223

HE SHELL
• Name	356 mm HE Type0
• Maximum damage	5100
• Fire chance (%)	25.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	805
• Shell weight (kg)	625
• Penetration (mm)	59

AP SHELL
• Name	356 mm AP Type5
• Maximum damage	9000
• Shell velocity (m/s)	790
• Shell weight (kg)	635.5
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	59

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	4.3

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	152 mm HE Type4
• Arrangement	14x1 152mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	6.0
• Maximum damage	2500
• Shell velocity (m/s)	825
• Penetration (mm)	25
• Fire chance (%)	9.0%

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2
• Shell type	HE
• Name	127 mm HE Type0
• Arrangement	4x2 127mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	12.0
• 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)	20.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	1
• Damage	2900
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

Kongō (A)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
127 mm	4 × 2
13 mm	12 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	70	85%	1.5
Long-range	70	75%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
2	340	75%	3.5–5.8

Kongō (B)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
127 mm	4 × 2
25 mm	6 × 2
13 mm	2 × 4 + 4 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	38.5	85%	2.5
Mid-range	45.5	85%	2.5
Long-range	63	75%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
2	340	75%	3.5–5.8

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (10.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (4 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 247.5 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft  (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown)

Gallery

WoWs Gallery

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  Kongō in Zipangu Port

Historical Gallery

Ship Change Log

• Update 0.1.7:
  • Added to the game in Update 0.1.7 as a Tier VI battleship.
• Update 0.2.1:
  • Kongo was moved to Tier V.
• Update 0.2.1.4:
  • Increased shooting accuracy.
• Update 0.2.2.5:
  • Increased turret rotation speed of upgraded turrets.
• Update 0.3.1:
  • The rotation speed of the main battery turrets was reduced and the AA defense armament of the top hull was weakened.
• Update 0.4.0:
  • Added an early battlecruiser hull in the stock configuration.
• Update 0.5.0:
  • Added a new intermediate hull for research.
• Update 0.5.2:
  • Increased rudder shift times for improved hulls by +1.38 s.
  • Experience earnings reduced by -2%.
• Update 0.5.11:
  • The armored model of the hull was refined.
  • Hull (А) removed due to low game play comfort. The new Hull (A) is equal to the old Hull (B) except for survivability and rudder deflection time. The overall cost of the ships development decreased by the price of the old Hull (B) research and compensation to affected players was credited automatically.
• Update 0.6.2:
  • The national flag was moved from the stern to the mast.
• Update 0.6.12:
  • Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 14.17 km.
• Update 0.6.13:
  • Improved display of thin elements.
  • Hull (A): durability of the bow citadel decreased by 2300. The change does not affect the ship's HP in any way.
• Update 0.7.6:
  • Improved display of thin elements on the hull.
• Update 0.7.11:
  • Armor-piercing shells of 152-mm secondary battery guns were replaced with high-explosive shells.
• Update 0.7.12:
  • Hull (A): Penetration of the 356 mm AP Type5 shell was increased.
• Update 0.9.6:
  • Fixed geometry and textures.
  • The value of the in-game turning circle radius was changed to 770 m to correct prior discrepancy.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 4.3 km.
• Update 0.10.10:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.11.9:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 12.3:
  • The Japanese Lacquer permanent camouflage was added.
• Update 14.2:
  • Main Battery parameters changed:
    • Maximum HE shell damage reduced: 5700 to 5100
    • Stock Maximum AP shell damage reduced: 10,000 to 9000
    • Researchable Maximum AP shell damage reduced: 10,200 to 9200
    • Sigma value increased: 1.8 to 2.0
    • Stock Main battery turret traverse time reduced: 60 to 54.5s
    • Secondary Battery Shell ballistic parameters changed. The firing arcs will now be flatter