Ship:Mutsu

VI

4,500 doubloons

Mutsu — Japan Premium Tier VI Battleship.

Mutsu, the second Nagato-class battleship, entered service when the Washington Naval Conference was already in full swing. The ship took part in World War II: She covered the Pearl Harbor attack and participated in the Battles of Midway and the Solomon Islands. On June 8, 1943, Mutsu sank in Hashirajima port as a result of an explosion in her third turret magazines.

Pros

• Pro 1: AP shells do not ricochet off the plating of ships of an equal tier
• Pro 2: Torpedo armament available

Cons

• Con 1: Low AA efficiency

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	58400
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	22

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	305
• Deck (mm)	26
• Superstructure (mm)	16
• Extremities (mm)	26

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	26.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	750
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	17.9

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	16.41
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	16.51
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	4×2 410mm
• Firing range (km)	20.35
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2
• 180° turn time (sec)	47.4

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	IJN BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 7.2 × range(km) + 84
• Sigma	1.8
• Maximum dispersion (m)	230
• Dispersion at 5 km	120
• Dispersion at 10 km	156
• Dispersion at 15 km	192
• Dispersion at 20 km	228
• Dispersion at 20.35 km	231

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 Type88
• Maximum damage	12400
• Shell velocity (m/s)	790
• Shell weight (kg)	1000
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	68

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS
• Number of launchers	1
• Torpedo name	PJPT028
• Reload time (sec)	21.0
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	29800
• Range (km)	0.2
• Speed (kt)	57
• Detectability (km)	1.2
• Flooding chance (%)	1.75%

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	5.0

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	140 mm HE Type0
• Arrangement	1x140mm
• 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	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

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
127 mm	4 × 2
40 mm	2 × 2
8 mm	3 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	14	85%	1.5
Mid-range	38.5	75%	2.5
Long-range	66.5	75%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
2	360	75%	3.5–5.8

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, 292 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft  (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown)

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