Ship:Daisen

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Battleship | Japan | Tier IX

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IX

Special

Daisen — Japanese special premium Tier IX battleship.

In 1916, as a part of the development of the fleet, the Japanese parliament approved the construction of two battlecruisers in addition to the Kongō-class ships. That same year, Japanese shipbuilders presented four battlecruiser projects that differed in the power of the propulsion unit and individual armor elements but were all capable of reaching a speed of 35 knots. The six-shaft power unit became a specific feature. After a number of improvements, these designs became the basis for the Amagi-class battlecruisers.

Daisen was first released for completing all 34 Stages of the Kure Dockyard on 19 April 2023.

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 ()
410 mm/50 10th Year Type Mod.A in a twin-gun turret	2.2	35	232	6,500	30	12,900		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 ()
Daisen	69,300	19	508	4	16/10	20/24/16/10	4			0	0

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	Torpedo Tubes Reload Time (sec)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Damage (HP)	Torpedo Speed (knot)	Torpedo Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Type 93 mod. 3	0.4	150	7.2	20,966	67	10		0	0

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Type9 mod. 1		0		0	0

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 305,000 hp	35		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

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

Player Opinion

Performance

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Tier IX Japanese premium battleship Daisen combines elements of both traditional Japanese battleships and battlecruisers. She combines the former’s highly accurate guns with the latter’s superb speed and poor survivability.

Hull

Daisen cannot boast of having good survivability. Her main belt is only 305 mm thick and vulnerable to many AP shells. Her deck is only 32 mm thick, leaving her susceptible to most HE shells. Her large size compounds these weaknesses, making her an easy target to hit at any range. Her low HP of just 69,300 means she won’t last long under sustained fire. Her only redeeming factor to her survivability is her torpedo protection of 53%, which reduces the threat of torpedoes. Regardless, captains should seek to avoid any unnecessary damage.

Daisen’s maneuverability is one of extremes. On one end is her speed, reaching a staggering 35 knots and among the best in her tier. This allows her to quickly change positions, responding to new situations in battle. On the other end is her turning circle of 1,100 meters, easily the worst in her tier. Combined with her average rudder shift of 16 s, captains should plan their maneuvers well in advance. Her concealment is mediocre, only 13.4 km when fully specced and somewhat limiting her flexibility in battle.

Armament

Daisen’s main armament comprises eight 410 mm guns housed in four turrets. These guns share similar characteristics to Izumo’s, retaining the great AP penetration, and good ballistics and accuracy. Due to these traits, her AP should be the primary choice for captains. Her HE shells have standard characteristics for her caliber, and captains should only use them against destroyers or heavily angled battleships. Although she loses one barrel compared to Izumo, she has an improved reload of 27 s, allowing her to fire more frequently. She also boasts slightly better sigma over Izumo, further increasing her accuracy. Her guns have a good firing range of 20.6 km, which can be further increased for long periods of time with her unique Spotting Aircraft . Daisen has a fast turret traverse speed of 35 seconds, and good firing angles, which allow her to minimize the damage she takes when bringing her guns to bear.

Daisen sports a rather heavy secondary battery, consisting of sixteen 140 mm guns in single castemates, and ten 127 mm guns in double mounts. Her secondaries have improved accuracy, similar to that of German battleships. While their DPM is high, Daisen’s armor scheme and health do not allow her to make effective use of them, limiting them to self-defense. Captains should not actively seek to use Daisen’s secondaries or build for them.

Daisen also carries torpedoes, with two quadruple launchers on each side. Her torpedoes have a 10 km range, and the classic Japanese traits of high damage and flooding chance. In most situations, captains won’t find themselves using Daisen’s torpedoes as she prefers mid- to long-range engagements. If forced into a brawl, or if enemy ships are closing the distance while she is kiting, they can still be useful. In either situation, however, Daisen has to expose much of her broadside to get all eight torpedoes off.

Daisen’s AA defenses are mediocre. While her DPS values across the board are not terrible, they are not enough to prevent aircraft carriers from getting multiple strikes off. Her flak is decent, producing 6 clouds, but their damage is not impressive. If captains need protection against enemy aircraft, they should seek allied AA.

Daisen carries standard Depth Charge Airstrikes for a Tier IX battleship. She has two charges with a 10 km range and 30 second reload. Each charge has one aircraft armed with two bombs that deal up to 4,200 damage each. Captains should make active use of this armament whenever there are signs of a submarine's presence nearby, such as fuel spills and sonar pings.

Consumables

Daisen carries a Damage Control Party  and Repair Party . The latter has one less charge than normal, reducing her total healing potential. She also carries a unique Spotting Aircraft , with a 240 s duration and a quick reload time of 90 s. This allows her to maintain consistent long-range fire with little downtime, but comes at the price of one less charge. The Spotter is in the same slot as her Catapult Fighter , and captains should opt to use the former at all times.

Gameplay

Due to her large size and good accuracy, Daisen prefers to stay at mid to long range. In the early game, captains should take a central position and look to establish crossfires between themselves and allied ships. Daisen’s gun parameters and Spotting Aircraft mean that she is quite comfortable at punishing both enemy battleships and cruisers from these ranges. Should a situation arise where she needs to change positions, her excellent speed allows her to quickly take up new positions wherever she is needed.

Daisen’s combination of both Japanese battleship and battlecruiser traits make her a unique ship, with a gameplay previously unheard of for Japanese battleships. Captains who are fans of both types will find her to be a great ship, with her blend of characteristics opening up new gameplay opportunities.

Pros:

Great torpedo belt protection
Accurate main battery with a fast reload
AP shells have high penetration
Extensive secondary battery with improved accuracy
Large amount of torpedoes, with have high damage and flooding chance
High speed
Spotting Aircraft  consumable with long duration and short cooldown

Cons:

A large ship with weak armor
Small HP pool
Medicore AA
Enormous turning circle
Repair Party  and Spotting Aircraft  have one less charge

Research

As a premium ship, Daisen has no module upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades are:

Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1 or Spotting Aircraft Modification 1
Slot 2: Damage Control System Modification 1 
Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1
Slot 4: Propulsion Modification 1
Slot 5: Concealment System Modification 1 
Slot 6: Main Battery Modification 3

Commander Skills

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

Daisen equips the following consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
Slot 2: Repair Party  – 3 charges
Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft  – 3 charges

Camouflage

As a premium ship, Daisen comes with Default permanent camouflage and a set of permanent combat bonuses.

Signals

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

References

Ships of Japan

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Cruisers	I Hashidate • II Chikuma • III Tenryū • III Katori • IV Yūbari • IV Kuma • IV Iwaki Alpha • V Furutaka • V Agano • V Yahagi • V Desert Falcon • VI Aoba • VI Gokase • VII Myōkō • VII Omono • VII Tokachi • VII Maya • VII ARP Myōkō • VII ARP Ashigara • VII ARP Haguro • VII Southern Dragon • VII Eastern Dragon • VII ARP Nachi • VIII Mogami • VIII Tone • VIII Atago • VIII Shimanto • VIII Atago B • VIII ARP Takao • VIII ARP Maya • IX Ibuki • IX Takahashi • IX Azuma • IX AL Azuma • IX Chikuma II • IX Chikuma II Golden • IX Suzuya • IX Suzuya Golden • IX Suzuya VL • IX BA Takahashi • IX Azuma B • X Zaō • X Yodo • X Yoshino • X Yoshino B • X Kitakami • X Kushiro • X Zaō CLR
Battleships	II Mikasa • III Kawachi • IV Myōgi • IV Ishizuchi • V Kongō • V ARP Kongō • V ARP Kirishima • V ARP Haruna • V ARP Hiei • V HSF Hiei • VI Fusō • VI Mutsu • VI Ise • VII Nagato • VII Ashitaka • VII Hyūga • VIII Amagi • VIII Yumihari • VIII Kii • VIII Ignis Purgatio • VIII Ragnarok • IX Izumo • IX Adatara • IX Musashi • IX Hizen • IX Iwami • IX Daisen • IX Tsurugi • IX Iwami B • X Yamato • X Bungo • X Shikishima • X ARP Yamato • X Yamato Kai • X Aki • X Aki Golden • ★ Satsuma
Aircraft Carriers	IV Hōshō • VI Ryūjō • VIII Shōkaku • VIII Kaga • VIII Kaga B • X Hakuryū • X Shinano • X AL Shinano • ★ Sekiryu

Battleships

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Japan	II Mikasa • III Kawachi • IV Myōgi • IV Ishizuchi • V Kongō • V ARP Kongō • V ARP Kirishima • V ARP Haruna • V ARP Hiei • V HSF Hiei • VI Fusō • VI Mutsu • VI Ise • VII Nagato • VII Ashitaka • VII Hyūga • VIII Amagi • VIII Yumihari • VIII Kii • VIII Ignis Purgatio • VIII Ragnarok • IX Izumo • IX Adatara • IX Musashi • IX Hizen • IX Iwami • IX Daisen • IX Tsurugi • IX Iwami B • X Yamato • X Bungo • X Shikishima • X ARP Yamato • X Yamato Kai • X Aki • X Aki Golden • ★ Satsuma
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U.S.S.R.	III Knyaz Suvorov • IV Imperator Nikolai I • IV Gangut • V Pyotr Velikiy • V Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya • VI Izmail • VI Novorossiysk • VII Sinop • VII Poltava • VII Arkhangelsk • VIII Vladivostok • VIII Lenin • VIII Borodino • IX Sovetsky Soyuz • IX Navarin • IX AL Sov. Rossiya • IX Zarya Svobody • IX BA Hovercraft • IX Mahtaga • X Kremlin • X Slava • X Sibir • ★ Admiral Ushakov
Pan-Asia	VII Teng She • IX Bajie • IX Wujing • IX Sun Yat-Sen • IX Louchuan • IX Xuan Wu • IX Taihang • IX Yimeng
U.K.	III Bellerophon • III Indefatigable • III Dreadnought • IV Orion • IV Queen Mary • V Iron Duke • V Tiger • V Agincourt • VI Warspite • VI Queen Elizabeth • VI Renown • VI Repulse • VI Repulse B • VII King George V • VII Rooke • VII Hood • VII Nelson • VII Duke of York • VII Collingwood • VII Renown '44 • VII Rodney • VII Royal Sovereign • VII Danu • VIII Monarch • VIII Hawke • VIII Vanguard • VIII Prince of Wales • IX Lion • IX Duncan • IX Marlborough • IX Scarlet Thunder • X Conqueror • X St. Vincent • X Thunderer • X Incomparable • ★ Devastation
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Italy	IV Dante Alighieri • V Conte di Cavour • V Giulio Cesare • VI Andrea Doria • VII Francesco Caracciolo • VIII Vittorio Veneto • VIII Roma • VIII AL Littorio • VIII Marcantonio Colonna • VIII BA Binah • VIII Roma Aeterna • IX Lepanto • IX Marco Polo • IX Giuseppe Verdi • IX Pilus Prior • IX Pilus Posterior • IX AL Marco Polo • X Cristoforo Colombo • X Ruggiero di Lauria • X Sicilia • X Tempesta Nera
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Ship:Daisen

Modules

Compatible Upgrades

Player Opinion

Performance

Hull

Armament

Consumables

Gameplay

Pros:

Cons:

Research

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

Commander Skills

Consumables

Camouflage

Signals

Gallery

Historical Info

Daisen, 19??

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Machinery

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Armor

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Historical Gallery

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