Ship:ARP Haruna

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ARP Haruna

Battleship | Japan | Tier V

Tech Tree Position

General

Purchase priceSpecial

Hit Points54,100

Main Battery

356 mm/45 41st Year Type in a twin-gun turret4 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire2 shots/min

Reload Time30 sec

Rotation Speed3.3 deg/sec

180 Degree Turn Time54.5 sec

Firing Range21.2 km

Maximum Dispersion236 m

HE Shell356 mm HE Type0

Maximum HE Damage5,100

Chance of Fire25 %

Initial HE Velocity805 m/s

HE Shell Weight625 kg

AP Shell356 mm AP Type91

Maximum AP Shell Damage9,200

Initial AP Shell Velocity775 m/s

AP Shell Weight673.5 kg

Secondary Armament #1

152 mm/50 41st Year Type on a casemate mount14 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range4.3 km

Rate of Fire6 shots/min

Reload Time10 sec

HE Shell152 mm HE Type4

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,500

Initial HE Shell Velocity825 m/s

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell9 %

Secondary Armament #2

127 mm/40 Type 89 on a Model A1 mount4 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range4.3 km

Rate of Fire12 shots/min

Reload Time5 sec

HE Shell127 mm HE Type0

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,100

Initial HE Shell Velocity725 m/s

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell8 %

AA Defense

13 mm/76 Type 93 on a twin mount4 х 2 pcs.

13 mm/76 Type 93 on a quadruple mount2 х 4 pcs.

25 mm/60 Type 96 on a twin mount6 х 2 pcs.

127 mm/40 Type 89 on a Model A1 mount4 х 2 pcs.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed30 knot

Turning Circle Radius770 m

Rudder Shift Time14.9 sec

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range15.7 km

Air Detectability Range9.4 km

Battle Levels

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V

Special

ARP Haruna — Japanese special premium Tier V battleship.

A Battleship of the "Fleet of Fog". Modeled after the Imperial Japanese Navy's 3rd Kongo-class battleship, Haruna. First seen engaging I-401 in combat alongside Kirishima, she was defeated by the superior tactics of Gunzo Chihaya, commander of I-401. Her Mental Model "Haruna" always wears a large overcoat and has a keen interest in the human language, "collecting" word samples as she hears them. This warship has been specially designed for World of Warships, and is modeled after Haruna as she appears in "ARPEGGIO OF BLUE STEEL -ARS NOVA-".

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chances of HE shells causing a fire on target (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
356 mm/45 41st Year Type in a twin-gun turret	2	54.5	236	5,100	25	9,200		0	0

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
ARP Haruna	54,100	13	254	4	14/4	4/2/6/4				0	0

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Type5 mod. 2		0		0	0

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 136,000 hp	30		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3

Player Opinion

Performance

As she performs exactly like standard Kongo, see the article on Kongo for her performance appraisal.

Pros:

• All the pros of the standard Kongo.
• Comes with a number of free Commander Skill points (varies by region and event).
• Special unique announcer (voiced by her voice actor from the Ars Nova series).
• Captains can be transferred to and from other ships of IJN.

Cons:

• All the cons of the standard Kongo.
• Voice notifications of unique commander are in Japanese.

Research

ARP Haruna comes fully upgraded, with the same upgrade slots found on Kongo and a captain with free Commander Skill points (the number of which depends on event and region).

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

As this ship is basically a copy of the tech tree Kongo, the following recommended upgrades are the same:

• Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1 *
• Slot 2: Damage Control System Modification 1 
• Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1 *

Slot 1 provides players with the first option in choosing a desired role. Typically, Main Armaments Modification 1 is recommended to provide additional survivability to the main battery, but players who desire to specialize in the secondary or anti-aircraft armament should choose Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1 .

Slot 3 allows for further specialization. Generally, Aiming Systems Modification 1 is recommended because it reduces shell dispersion of the main and secondary armaments. To increase the effectiveness of the anti-aircraft armament, mount AA Guns Modification 1 . Players wishing to specialize for secondaries should mount Secondary Battery Modification 1 .

However, as it is a copy, players can experiment with different upgrade combinations.

Commander Skills

As this ship is basically a copy of the tech tree Kongo, the following recommended commander skills for maximum effectiveness are the same. However, as it is a copy, players can experiment with different commander skill builds.

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack			Defense
1	Gun Feeder -40% time to switch shell type. ★★	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire +15% to the fragmentation damage area of HE ordnance when firing at submarines.	Consumable Specialist −7.5% cooldown time of all Consumables except:  Damage Control Party ,  Repair Party . ★	Emergency Repair Specialist -3% cooldown time of Damage Control Party  and Repair Party . ★★	Incoming Fire Alert Receive a warning about a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5 km.	Preventive Maintenance −30% chance of main armament, engines, steering becoming incapacitated +15% to HP of secondary and AA guns. ★
2	Grease the Gears +20% main turret traverse speed. ★★★	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells. Base fire chance reduced by half.	Brisk So long as the ship remains undetected: +10% ship speed. ★	Vigilance +25% detection range of enemy torpedoes +7% damage reduction of Torpedo Protection System. . ★★	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies targeting you with main battery. ★★	AAA & ASW Expert +15% continuous AAA and flak damage . +10% damage inflicted by depth charges. While AAA is active: −40% ship consumables reload time..
3	Super-Heavy AP Shells +7.5% AP shell damage −10% fire and flood damage received +25% fire and flood duration.	Long-Range Secondary Battery Shells +20% secondary battery firing range.	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★★	Basics of Survivability -15% repair, fire, and flooding duration. ★★★	Improved Repair Party Readiness −0.8% reload time of Repair Party each time your ship receives potential damage equal to 100% of the ship's base HP. After receiving 2M HP potential damage: +1 charge of Repair Party ..	Focus Fire Training In an active priority AA sector: •  +1.5% (to 5%) immediate damage. •  +25% continuous damage. •  +1 flak burst per salvo. −10% aircraft preparation time. −15% reload time of Airstrike armament..
4	Furious 1st fire / flood   −10% Main battery reload time 2nd etc. (up to 5), each   −5% Main battery reload time	Manual Secondary Battery Aiming −10% secondary battery reload time. −10% secondary battery dispersion. When firing at a manually selected target: dispersion gradually improves from -25% to -50%.	Close Quarters Combat -10% reload time of main battery if an enemy ship is spotted within secondary range.	Emergency Repair Expert Damage Control Party  and Repair Party : +1 charge (each). +10% action time . ★★★	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★★★	Fire Prevention Expert -10% risk of fire. Three fires maximum. ★★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful      ★★ - Frequently Useful      ★ - Occasionally Useful     No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Just like the tech tree Kongo, players have access to the following consumables on ARP Haruna:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
• Slot 2: Repair Party 
• Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft 

Camouflage

Mounts the ARPEGGIO- ARP Haruna camouflage

Signals

As this ship is basically a copy of the tech tree Kongo, the following recommended signals for maximum effectiveness are the same. However, as it is a copy, players can experiment with different signals combinations.

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Charlie Kilo +5% ship HP; +2.5% squadron HP.	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration. ★★★	India Yankee -20% to fire duration. ★★★	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy. ★	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding. ★★	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. ★
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. ★★	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time. ★	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts.	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★★	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables. ★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used. ★★★
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire .

Gallery

• Haruna as she appears in Ars Nova.
  Haruna as she appears in Ars Nova.
• Haruna’s mental model, and captain in the game.
  Haruna’s mental model, and captain in the game.
• Haruna with her specifications in Ars Nova.
  Haruna with her specifications in Ars Nova.
• Haruna as she appears in the game.
  Haruna as she appears in the game.

Historical Info

Haruna (kanji: 榛名, katakana: ハルナ) Fast battleship of the Second Oriental Fleet. Later, guardian of Makie Osakabe and member of Blue Steel.

Voiced by: Hibiku Yamamura

Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars Nova

In 2038, a mysterious fleet of warships, who have lurked around the world in the decades decades before, goes on the offensive against humanity. Modeled after ships that appeared in World War II, but possessing weaponry far superior to those in humanity's possession and protected by an indestructible barrier immune to whatever we have to throw at them, humanity quickly loses control of the seas and our military forces are annihilated in the desperate battles against them. The result was a world where humanity's presence in the oceans was no more, with communication via the seas cut off and humans isolated from each other, blockaded by the "Fleet of Fog".

In 2054, a change became across the Fleet of Fog. The ships of the Fog, impersonal and faceless, started developing "Mental Models", human avatars capable of thinking in ways similar to human beings, with personalities unique to each Mental Model. One of these was the I-401, or, Iona, who made contact with Gunzō Chihaya to become his ship. Gunzō, with Iona and a small band of friends who now crew the I-401, as Blue Steel now seek to create a balance to this lopsided status quo with the Fleet of Fog, to bring a peace where humanity and the Fleet of Fog can happily coexist together.

Haruna is a Fog battleship whose Mental Model takes the form of a teenage girl wearing a heavy coat that covers all of her body up to the nose. She works in tandem with Kirishima, and was originally ordered to attack Yokosuka in order to destroy I-401 and Blue Steel. Haruna showed a special interest in humans and their language. She began storing their phrases, especially concerning death. The two Kongo sisters were defeated, and she along with Kirishima were ejected from their ships and found themselves alive on some random beach. A girl named Makie happened upon them, and eventually befriends them. Haruna notices something very special about this girl, and decides she needs to follow her. Eventually, she decides to protect Makie, even if this means going against the Fog. Both Haruna and Kirishima not only betray the Fog but also join the Blue Steel fleet. The two pool their resources to help the I-401 and her crew in their final engagement against Kongo.

In the Cadenza film, Hyuuga restores her vessel and comes to assist I-401 in their battle with the Student Council Fleet, engaging Haguro to allow I-401 to escape and confront Musashi.

Miscellaneous

The model of Kongo in the game has superstructure based on the one given to Hiei for her modernization, which differs significantly from her sisters. This superstructure served as the prototype of the bridges that were eventually fitted onto Yamato and Musashi. The game model of Haruna is a re-skin of the regular Kongo, which is based on Hiei, and therefore retains this inaccuracy. Also, while the in game models of the ARP ships depict them with planes textured in the style of their mother ship, the ships of the Fleet of Fog, even those which are modeled after ships that carried and launched aircraft, do not carry planes.

Historical

Haruna (榛名, named for Mount Haruna, a volcano in Gunma Prefecture), was a warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War I and World War II. Designed by the British naval engineer George Thurston, she was the fourth and last battlecruiser of the Kongo class, amongst the most heavily armed ships in any navy when built. Laid down in 1912 at the Kawasaki Shipyards in Kobe, Haruna was formally commissioned in 1915 on the same day as her sister ship, Kirishima. Haruna patrolled off the Chinese coast during World War I. During gunnery drills in 1920, an explosion destroyed one of her guns, damaged the gun turret, and killed seven men. During her life, Haruna underwent two major reconstructions. Beginning in 1926, the Imperial Japanese Navy rebuilt her as a battleship, strengthening her armor and improving her speed and power capabilities. In 1933, her superstructure was completely rebuilt, her speed was increased, and she was equipped with launch catapults for floatplanes. Now fast enough to accompany Japan's growing carrier fleet, Haruna was reclassified as a fast battleship. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Haruna transported Imperial Japanese Army troops to mainland China before being redeployed to the Third Battleship Division in 1941. On the eve of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, she sailed as part of the Southern Force in preparation for the Battle of Singapore.

Haruna fought in almost every major naval action of the Pacific Theater during World War II. She covered landings of Japanese forces in Malaya (in present-day Malaysia) and the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) in 1942 before engaging American forces at the Battle of Midway and during the Guadalcanal Campaign. Throughout 1943, Haruna primarily remained at Truk Lagoon (Micronesia), Kure Naval Base (near Hiroshima), Sasebo Naval Base (near Nagasaki), and the Lingga Islands (in present-day Indonesia), and deployed on several occasions in response to American carrier airstrikes on Japanese island bases. Haruna participated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea and the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944, engaging American vessels in the latter. In 1945, Haruna was transferred to Kure Naval Base, where she was sunk by aircraft of Task Force 38 on 28 July 1945.

Historical Gallery

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  Haruna’​s fitting-out at Kobe in October 1914.
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  A 14-inch gun being installed aboard Haruna, October 1914.
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  Haruna at Kōbe on 24 April 1915.
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  Haruna at Yokosuka, 11 September 1916.
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  Haruna at sea.
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  Haruna undergoing trials after her reconstruction in 1928.
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  Haruna in 1934, following her second reconstruction.
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  Haruna at Yokosuka in 1935.
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  Yamashiro, Fuso and the fast battleship Haruna in the late 1930s.
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  Haruna at her moorings near Kure, Japan, under attack by U.S. Navy carrier aircraft, 28 July 1945.
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  Haruna, sunken at her moorings after the attack of 28 July 1945.
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  A drawing from the U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence depicting the Kongo-class in 1944–1945.

References

1. Japanese battleship Haruna - Wikipedia
2. Kongō-class battlecruiser - Wikipedia

Ship Change Log

• Added to the game in Update 0.5.2 for the ARPEGGIO OF BLUE STEEL -ARS NOVA- event as a reward for completing special tasks.
• Update 0.5.10:
  • Fixed visual effects of the ship.
• Update 0.5.11:
  • The armored model of the hull was refined.
• Update 0.6.2:
  • Corrected the position of the aircraft on the catapult.
• Update 0.6.12:
  • Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 14.17 km.
  • Detection distance of Kawanishi E7K carrier-based aircraft was adjusted to the correct value. Detection by aircraft now 7 km, from ships increased to 8 km.
• Update 0.6.13:
  • Improved display of thin elements.
• Update 0.6.14:
  • Improved display of thin elements. The changes do not affect game balance in any way.
• Update 0.7.1:
  • It became possible to dismiss unnecessary commanders. Please note: after the dismissal of commanders, they can no longer be received on the account.
• Update 0.7.4:
  • Added the option to sell the ship (for 1,125,000 credits).
• Update 0.7.6:
  • Improved display of thin elements on the body kit.
• Update 0.7.11:
  • Armor-piercing shells of 152-mm secondary battery guns were replaced with high-explosive shells.
• Update 0.8.1:
  • Fixed maximum firing range. It now matches the maximum firing range of battleship Kongo with improved FCS.
• Update 0.8.10:
  • The ship's special visual style is highlighted as a separate permanent camouflage with standard combat bonuses. You can also put special upgrades and other camouflages besides permanent ones. When camouflages are hidden through the additional content settings menu, the camouflage is removed.
• Update 0.9.0:
  • Converted into a premium ship. Now it receives increased credit earnings, and its permanent camouflage provides economic bonuses.
• Update 0.9.3:
  • Minor fixes to textures and ship model.
• Update 0.9.6:
  • The value of the in-game turning circle radius was changed to 770 m to correct prior discrepancy.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 4.3 km.

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