Ship:Sekiryu

11

48,000,000

Sekiryu — Japan Tech Tree Tier 11 Aircraft Carrier.

A hypothetical development of the Taihō and Taihō Kai aircraft carriers with larger hangars, an enhanced propulsion plant with cruising diesel engines, and the same dual-purpose 100 mm artillery guns used on the Akizuki-class destroyers.

Pros

• Heavy aerial torpedo damage
• Large squadron sizes
• High rocket accuracy
• AP bombs available

Cons

• Below average plane HP
• Small number of aircraft in attacking flight

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	71300
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	—

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	—
• Deck (mm)	—
• Superstructure (mm)	—
• Extremities (mm)	—

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	35.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	1360
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	22.8

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	15.54
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	—
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY	Automatic	Manual control
• Secondary battery range (km)	5.0	9.0

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	Automatic	Manual control
• Shell type	HE
• Name	100 mm HE Type 98
• Arrangement	2x100mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	20.0	15.0
• Maximum damage	1700
• Shell velocity (m/s)	1000
• Penetration (mm)	30
• Fire chance (%)	6.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	8
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	25.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	1
• Damage	4900
• Deployment	Automatic

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
100 mm	14 × 2
40 mm	30 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Mid-range	521.5	100%	3.5
Long-range	322	100%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
12	3960	100%	3.5–5.8

Aircraft

ROCKET PLANES
• Hit points	1510
• Cruise speed (kt)	165
• Squadrons	1
• Per squadron	9
• Plane regeneration time (sec)	82.0
• Ammo name	PJPR120_SEKIRYU_STOCK
• Ammo type	ROCKET
• Rockets in payload	6
• Damage per rocket	3150
• Preparation time (sec)	5.0

TORPEDO BOMBERS
• Hit points	1820
• Speed (kt)	145
• Squadron size	12
• Size of attacking flight	2
• Aircraft on deck	24
• Preparation time (sec)	10.0
• Detectability (km)	10.0
• Torpedo name	PJPT121_SEKIRYU_STOCK
• Torpedoes in payload	1
• Torpedo damage	25300
• Flood chance (%)	0.4%
• Torpedo speed (kt)	50
• Arming distance (m)	100
• Torpedo range (km)	0.2
• Squadrons	1

DIVE BOMBERS
• Hit points	1790
• Speed (kt)	152
• Squadron size	12
• Size of attacking flight	3
• Aircraft on deck	18
• Preparation time (sec)	7.0
• Detectability (km)	10.0
• Bomb name	PJPB120_SEKIRYU_STOCK
• Bomb type	BOMB
• Bombs in payload	1
• Bomb damage	6800
• Squadrons	1

Compatible Upgrades

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

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (30.0s action, 70.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Patrol Fighter  (4 charges, 600.0s action, 40.0s cooldown)

Gallery

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Ship Change Log

• Preliminary characteristics. — Note: The Dev Blog states states Sekiryu's tactical torpedo bombers have 1 torpedo in their payload; they actually have 2.
• Patrol Fighter range increased from 3.5 to 4 km.
• Patrol Fighter arrival time after activation reduced from 6 to 3 s.
• Update 0.11.8:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.11.8.
• Update 0.11.10:
  • Available in limited Early Access as part of a Lighthouse Auction event, as a single-price auction with 375 ships available across all servers. The winning bid was 221,100,106 credits. Lots were delivered to winners on December 5, 2022.
• Update 0.11.11:
  • Minor updates to geometry and textures.
• Update 12.1:
  • Added to the Japanese tech tree as a special ship unlocked once the player reaches Tier 10 aircraft carrier Hakuryu, then purchased for credits.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the camera to shake when squadrons took off from the aircraft carrier.
• Update 12.8:
  • Fixed textures for the ship.
• Update 13.1:
  • Tactical Torpedo Bombers Torpedo damage reduced from 9,333 to 7,500.
  • Tactical Attack Aircraft rocket parameters changed:
    • Damage reduced from 3,150 to 2,850.
    • Fire chance reduced from 14 to 12%.