Ship:ARP Hiei

V

4,000 doubloons

ARP Hiei — Japan Premium Tier V Battleship.

A Fleet of Fog battleship modeled after the Imperial Japanese Navy's 2nd Kongō-class battleship, Hiei. Equipped with the Mirroring System bestowed by Musashi, she became the new flagship of the First Oriental Fleet after Kongō's departure. Repurposing the Fleet as the Student Council of the Fog, she maintains strict order within the Fleet of Fog as the Student Council President. This warship has been modeled after Hiei as she appears in "ARPEGGIO OF BLUE STEEL -ARS NOVA- DC.".

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)

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Ship Change Log

• Update 14.2:
  • Main Battery parameters changed:
    • Maximum HE shell damage reduced: 5700 to 5100
    • Researchable Maximum AP shell damage reduced: 10,200 to 9200
    • Sigma value increased: 1.8 to 2.0
    • Secondary Battery Shell ballistic parameters changed. The firing arcs will now be flatter