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

• Pro 1
• Pro 2

Cons

• Con 1
• Con 2

Ship Stats

Hull Information

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

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

MANEUVERABILITY	Kongō (A)	Kongō (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	30.0	30.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	770	770
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	22.5	19.4

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	1x152mm
• 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	2x127mm
• 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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