Ship:Ashitaka

VII

7,500 doubloons

Ashitaka — Japan Premium Tier VII Battleship.

The fourth Amagi-class ship was laid down in Nagasaki at the Mitsubishi dockyard in December 1921 under the name Ashitaka. However, the construction was canceled following the outcome of the Washington Naval Conference, and the ship's hull was demolished on her stocks in 1924.

Pros

• High top speed.
• Great damage per salvo.

Cons

• Low AA defense efficiency.
• Weak armor.

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	59400
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	25

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	254
• Deck (mm)	26
• Superstructure (mm)	16
• Extremities (mm)	26

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	30.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	870
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	14.9

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	16.76
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	16.9
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	5×2 410mm
• Firing range (km)	19.88
• Reload time (sec)	31.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	1.9
• 180° turn time (sec)	45.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	IJN BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 7.2 × range(km) + 84
• Sigma	1.8
• Maximum dispersion (m)	227
• Dispersion at 5 km	120
• Dispersion at 10 km	156
• Dispersion at 15 km	192
• Dispersion at 19.88 km	227

HE SHELL
• Name	410 mm HE Type0
• Maximum damage	6500
• Fire chance (%)	30.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	805
• Shell weight (kg)	938.5
• Penetration (mm)	68

AP SHELL
• Name	410 mm AP/APC Type91
• Maximum damage	12600
• Shell velocity (m/s)	806
• Shell weight (kg)	1020
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	68

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	5.6

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	140 mm HE Type0
• Arrangement	16x1 140mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	7.5
• Maximum damage	2400
• Shell velocity (m/s)	850
• Penetration (mm)	23
• Fire chance (%)	10.0%

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2
• Shell type	HE
• Name	120 mm HE Type0
• Arrangement	4x1 120mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	12.0
• Maximum damage	2000
• Shell velocity (m/s)	825
• Penetration (mm)	20
• Fire chance (%)	8.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	9
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	25.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	1
• Damage	3400
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
120 mm	4 × 1
25 mm	9 × 3 + 4 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Mid-range	126	85%	2.5
Long-range	17.5	75%	5.2

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
1	1120	75%	3.5–5.2

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (10.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (4 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 297 hp/s)

Gallery

WoWs Gallery

Ashitaka in her default permanent camouflage.

Historical Gallery