Ship:Kaga B

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Kaga B

Aircraft Carrier | Japan | Tier VIII

Tech Tree Position

General

Purchase priceSpecial

Hit Points54,200

Secondary Armament #1

200 mm/50 3rd Year Type No.1 in a Model A turret10 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range4.5 km

Rate of Fire4 shots/min

Reload Time15 sec

HE Shell200 mm Common Type4 HE

Maximum HE Shell Damage3,300

Initial HE Shell Velocity870 m/s

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell17 %

Secondary Armament #2

127 mm/40 Type 89 on a Model A1 mount6 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range4.5 km

Rate of Fire12 shots/min

Reload Time5 sec

HE Shell127 mm HE Type3

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,100

Initial HE Shell Velocity915 m/s

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell8 %

Secondary Armament #3

127 mm/40 Type 89 on a Model A1 Mod.3 mount2 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range4.5 km

Rate of Fire10 shots/min

Reload Time6 sec

HE Shell127 mm HE Type3

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,100

Initial HE Shell Velocity915 m/s

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell8 %

AA Defense

25 mm/60 Type 96 on a twin mount14 х 2 pcs.

127 mm/40 Type 89 on a Model A1 Mod.3 mount2 х 2 pcs.

127 mm/40 Type 89 on a Model A1 mount6 х 2 pcs.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed28 knot

Turning Circle Radius1080 m

Rudder Shift Time14.4 sec

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range12.2 km

Air Detectability Range10 km

Battle Levels

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VIII

Special

Kaga B — Japanese special premium Tier VIII aircraft carrier.

Until the early 1940s, she was one of the biggest aircraft carriers of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Initially laid down as a battleship, she was redesigned during construction to become a carrier. The ship had good armor protection for her type, carried quite numerous air group and powerful secondary battery guns.

Kaga first went on sale on 2 June 2017 on the EU servers, and on 5 June 2017 on the NA servers.

Modules

	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 ()
Kaga B.	54,200	13	152		10/6/2	14/2/6				0	0

	Speed (knot)	Average Damage per Second (HP/min)	Loadout	Hit Points (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
A6M5 Zero	144			1,330		0	0

	Maximum Torpedo Damage (HP)	Speed (knot)	Hit Points (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
B6N Tenzan	5,400	133	1,600		0	0

	Maximum Bomb Damage (HP)	Speed (knot)	Hit Points (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
D4Y3 Suisei		142	1,580		0	0

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 125,000 hp	28		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5

Player Opinion

Performance

Warning: The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.
Refer to the in-game Port screens for more useful data.

Kaga B is a Tier VIII premium Japanese aircraft carrier. Unlike Saipan’s style of having fewer, higher tier aircraft, Kaga B instead provided her captain with large numbers of lower tier aircraft. She is able to launch copious amounts of bombers at the enemy team, but must be careful of the anti-aircraft abilities of same and higher-tier ships. With proper target selection and flak avoidance, Kaga B can strike even Tier X targets and still have full squadrons ready to go in the latter stages of the game.

Unlike the IJN tech tree carriers, Kaga B has HE dive bombers. She drops four bombs per drop with 3 drops per squadron. What makes these dive bombers special is not the bombs, but the attack pattern. The dive bombers dive low very quickly and travel laterally at a very low height at fast speeds, which allows players to drop on targets at a very low height and ensure a high percentage of bomb hits. This is very useful for dropping maneuverable targets such as destroyers and light cruisers. The low height of the drop allows several bomb hits on destroyers per attack, dealing high amounts of damage in proportion to their maximum health.

Kaga B's torpedo bombers are also powerful, but take practice to use. The torpedo bombers drop four torpedoes per drop with 3 drops per squadron. Stealth is one of the biggest strengths of the torpedo bombers, with a base detect of 7.5km. Kaga B can use this stealth to get a perfect drop angle on targets without the target knowing that they are being targeted. Aim time is another strength of the torpedo bombers, with the lowest aiming time of all Tier VIII carriers. However, the biggest drawback of the torpedoes is long arm time. Due to this, dropping on more agile targets is not advised. Thus, the torpedo bombers are best suited for landing hard hits on slower targets like battleships.

Her rocket aircraft should only be used as a last resort. The rockets are stock Shokaku rockets, except with less health. Dive bombers do a better job on smaller targets, and torpedo bombers do a better job on larger targets.

Pros:

• Ridiculous amount of planes immediately available on deck
• Torpedo bombers can reach as low as 6.1km detectability with the right upgrades
• Torpedo bombers drop four (4) torpedoes per attack run
• Dive bombers are accurate and use HE bombs, unlike techtree Japanese carriers
• Heavy secondary armament for self-defense
• Very good ship concealment with all the relevant upgrades

Cons:

• Poor ship mobility - not the best speed, huge turn radius and slow rudder shift
• Planes have a low healthpool and are not very fast
• Ineffective rockets with low penetration and damage
• Aerial torpedoes have an extremely long arming distance
• Torpedo bombers and dive bombers fly in large squadrons, vulnerable to enemy flak bursts
• Plane restoration is very slow for a Japanese aircraft carrier
• Kaga B's hull is poorly armored and can take heavy damage from pretty much anything
• Hull secondary armaments have very poor range

Research

As a Premium ship, Kaga doesn't have any upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack			Defense		Support
1	Last Gasp Completely restores engine boost for the last attack squadron. ★	Improved Engine Boost +10% Aircraft engine boost time. ★	Engine Techie -20% Engine Cooling cooldown time.	Air Supremacy -5% aircraft restoration time. ★★★	Direction Center for Fighters +1 fighter to CAP squadrons.	Search and Destroy +10% to action radius of Patrol Fighter and Interceptor squadrons.
2	Torpedo Bomber -10% torpedo arming distance. ★★	Swift Fish +5% to torpedo speed. ★★	Improved Engines +2.5% aircraft squadron speed. ★★★	Repair Specialist +1 In-flight Repair consumable +10% its action time.	Secondary Armament Expert +10% flak and continuous damage -10% secondary battery reload time.	Patrol Group Leader +1 fighter to Patrol Fighter or Interceptor squadrons.
3	Sight Stabilization +7.5% aiming speed. ★	Enhanced Armor-Piercing Ammunition +3% damage from AP bombs and rockets.	Pyrotechnician +1% chance of HE rockets causing a fire. +5% chance of HE bombs causing a fire. ★	Aircraft Armor -10% continuous AA damage while in an aura. ★★★	Survivability Expert +25 aircraft HP per ship tier. ★★★	Interceptor Interceptors replace Patrol Fighters:  +10% action radius.  Invulnerable to fighters.  Cannot attack fighters.  Cannot spot ships.
4	Bomber Flight Control +5% speed all bomber types. ★	Proximity Fuze -10% (absolute) to target's torpedo protection. ★★★	Close Quarters Expert Secondary batteries: +20% range -30% dispersion.	Enhanced Aircraft Armor -25% damage from flak. ★★	Hidden Menace -15% ship detectability range. -20% Damage Control Party cooldown. +50% aircraft return time.	Enhanced Reactions -80% time before activated Patrol Fighters or Interceptors attack. +25% action time. +50% cooldown time.
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful      ★★ - Frequently Useful      ★ - Occasionally Useful     No stars - Not Useful

Camouflage

As a premium ship, Kaga B 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

Historical Gallery

References

Ship Change Log

• Available in the game since Update 0.9.10.
• Update 0.10.7:
  • Fixed an issue that caused the camera to get stuck by the ship after the ship was destroyed, with no possibility to change the camera angle.
  • Fixed the designations of armament.
• Update 0.10.8:
  • Fixed the incorrect rocket travel time of attack aircraft.
• Update 0.11.9:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 12.8:
  • Fixed textures for the ship.
• Update 12.10:
  • Improved the visual details of the armor layout for the ship.
• Update 13.3:
  • Fixed textures and geometry for the ship.

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