Ship:Yamato

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20,600,000

Yamato — Japan Tech Tree Tier X Battleship.

The preliminary draft design of the battleship developed in Japan in the mid-1930s had a displacement of 49,000–69,500 tons, a speed of 24–31 knots, and a main gun caliber of 410–460 mm in various versions. The final version was Yamato, the largest battleship in the world. Admiral Yamamoto took command of the Japanese forces from her bridge during the Battle of Midway. On April 7, 1945, Yamato was sunk off Kyūshū island by attacking U.S. Navy aircraft during Operation Ten-Go.

Pros

• Powerful and long-ranged heavy guns: 460mm guns overmatch not just the 30mm plating of same-tier cruisers but also the 32mm plating standard on high tier battleships. Their long range of 26.6km, consistent shell flight times and good accuracy can be further augmented by Yamato’s unique upgrade
• Respectable survivability: Especially at longer ranges: Deck armor coverage of 57mm thickness, high HP and torpedo damage reduction, a thick main belt at a considerable angle, turrets that are not easily disabled

Cons

• Very slow turret traverse: Enemies at closer ranges are likely to outpace your guns
• Highly vulnerable citadel: It is raised above the waterline and follows its historical, somewhat octagonal shape, allowing it to be penetrated at an angle “through the cheek” by other battleships at medium and close range
• Low mobility: Low speed, handling and a slow rudder for her tier
  

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	97200
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	55

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	410
• Deck (mm)	57
• Superstructure (mm)	19
• Extremities (mm)	32

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	27.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	900
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	22.1

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	17.46
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	19.27
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	3×3 460mm
• Firing range (km)	26.63
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2
• 180° turn time (sec)	60.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	IJN BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 7.2 × range(km) + 84
• Sigma	2.1
• Maximum dispersion (m)	275
• Dispersion at 5 km	120
• Dispersion at 10 km	156
• Dispersion at 15 km	192
• Dispersion at 20 km	228
• Dispersion at 25 km	264
• Dispersion at 26.63 km	276

HE SHELL
• Name	460 mm HE Type0
• Maximum damage	7300
• Fire chance (%)	35.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	805
• Shell weight (kg)	1360
• Penetration (mm)	77

AP SHELL
• Name	460 mm AP/APC Type91
• Maximum damage	14800
• Shell velocity (m/s)	780
• Shell weight (kg)	1460
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	77

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	7.3

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	155 mm HE Type0
• Arrangement	2x3 155mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	5.0
• Maximum damage	2600
• Shell velocity (m/s)	925
• Penetration (mm)	26
• Fire chance (%)	10.0%

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2
• Shell type	HE
• Name	127 mm HE Type0
• Arrangement	6x2 127mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	10.0
• Maximum damage	2100
• Shell velocity (m/s)	725
• Penetration (mm)	21
• Fire chance (%)	8.0%

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 3
• Shell type	HE
• Name	127 mm HE Type0
• Arrangement	6x2 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)	11
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	2
• Damage	4900
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
127 mm	12 × 2
25 mm	52 × 3 + 6 × 1
13 mm	2 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	388.5	85%	2.5
Long-range	147	75%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
6	1610	75%	3.5–5.8

Compatible Upgrades

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

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (10.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (4 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 486 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft  (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown) or Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)

Gallery

WoWs Gallery

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  Yamato in Zipangu Port, with her default permanant camouflage

Historical Gallery

Ship Change Log

• Update 0.1.1:
  • Added to the game in Update 0.1.1 (alpha version).
• Update 0.1.2:
  • The horizontal aiming angles of the second and third turrets of the main battery were reduced (due to visualization errors).
  • Reduced maneuverability.
• Update 0.3.1:
  • Increased rate of fire for main battery guns.
• Update 0.3.1.4:
  • Secondary firing range increased to 7 km.
• Update 0.4.0:
  • Air detectability decreased from 17 to 16 km.
• Update 0.5.2:
  • Experience earnings increased by 9%.
  • Credit profitability increased by 8%.
• Update 0.5.11:
  • The armored model of the hull was refined.
• Update 0.6.2:
  • The national flag was moved from the stern to the mast.
• Update 0.6.4:
  • Improved appearance.
• Update 0.6.5:
  • Aircraft catapults are now positioned symmetrically.
• Update 0.6.12:
  • Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 19.27 km.
  • Detection range of Kawanishi E15K1 carrier-based aircraft was adjusted to the correct values: from 4 km to 7 km when detected by air and to 8 km when detected by sea.
• Update 0.7.0.2:
  • The bug with incorrect armor of the main battery turrets due to which damage to the main battery turrets was inflicted by any projectile, was fixed.
• Update 0.7.2:
  • Players who have collected the "Rewards" sub-collection of the "Yamomoto Isoroku" collection can use an alternate permanent camouflage color.
• Update 0.7.6:
  • Improved display of thin elements on the hull.
• Update 0.7.7:
  • Main battery turret traverse speed increased from 2.5 to 3.0 degrees per second.
• Update 0.7.9:
  • Added air defense installations on main battery turrets.
• Update 0.7.11:
  • Armor-piercing shells of 155-mm secondary battery guns were replaced with high-explosive shells.
• Update 0.8.3:
  • The appearance of the ship was radically changed.
  • The composition of the air defense was changed.
  • Continuous damage per second in the area of ​​air defense was increased from 851 to 955.
  • Fixed a bug where the aircraft takeoff animation was jerky.
• Update 0.8.4:
  • The dimensions of the torpedo belt were increased. Now they correspond to the dimensions of the ship's torpedo belt before the 3D model update.
• Update 0.8.7:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures.
• Update 0.9.7:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures.
• Update 0.9.8:
  • Minor fixes to textures and geometry of the ship.
• Update 0.9.11:
  • Fixed geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 7.3 km.
• Update 0.10.6:
  • Fighters, as well as spotting aircraft, now launch from the catapults a bit faster.
• Update 0.10.10:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.11.0:
  • Fixed an error that caused the acceleration time not to change if the engine was damaged.
• Update 0.11.6:
  • Minor fixes to model and textures of the ship.
• Update 12.3:
  • The Japanese Lacquer permanent camouflage was added.