Ship:Fusō

VI

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Fusō — Japan Tech Tree Tier VI Battleship.

Battlecruiser Kongō was used as the basis for the design of a new battleship. To surpass the New York-class dreadnoughts being built in the U.S., Japanese shipbuilders raised the number of 356 mm guns to 12 in six turrets, preferring twin-gun turrets to triple-gun ones to boost survivability. During World War II, the ship covered the Pearl Harbor raid, as well as participated in the Aleutian Islands campaign and the Battle of Surigao Strait. On October 25, 1944, the battleship was hit by torpedoes from U.S. destroyers and sank, breaking into several pieces.

Pros

Powerful main battery firepower: Very high main battery output at her tier, with 12 long ranged and quick reloading 356mm guns providing over 262000 AP and 146500 HE DPM
Great survivability: High HP pool and torpedo protection for the tier. Her distributed armor, with a 152mm upper belt, 35mm deck and relatively sparse superstructure (despite its height) make her resilient to both enemy AP and HE fire.
Combining her comprehensive protection with firepower output that matches her higher tier counterparts, Fuso can be effective across her entire map and tier spread

Cons

Unreliable gunnery: Two amidships turrets cannot fire perfectly ahead or behind, low sigma and inability to overmatch other Tier VI and VII battleships
Questionable armour layout: Her distributed armour works when angled, but renders Fuso vulnerable to citadel hits or heavy damage when not, and in general is vulnerable to heavy damage from air attack
Very poor concealment: Her default detectability by sea is 18.3km. Of all the pagoda masts, this one is by far the hardest to hide

Ship Stats

Hull Information

Main Battery

Secondary Battery

Airstrike

AA Defense

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

Gallery

SURVIVABILITY	Fusō (A)	Fusō (B)
• Hit Points	44900	57100
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	34

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	229-305
• Deck (mm)	35
• Superstructure (mm)	16
• Extremities (mm)	26

MANEUVERABILITY	Fusō (A)	Fusō (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	24.5	24.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	740	740
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	17.1	14.9

CONCEALMENT	Fusō (A)	Fusō (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	18.33	18.33
• Detectability by air (km)	9.74	9.74
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	17.18
• Detectability by depths (km)	9.74	9.74

MAIN BATTERY	Type6 mod. 1	Type6 mod. 2
• Arrangement	6×2 356mm
• Firing range (km)	19.82	21.8
• Reload time (sec)	28.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2.1
• 180° turn time (sec)	56.2

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	IJN BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 7.2 × range(km) + 84
• Sigma	1.5
• Maximum dispersion (m)	226
• Dispersion at 5 km	120
• Dispersion at 10 km	156
• Dispersion at 15 km	192
• Dispersion at 19.82 km	227

HE SHELL
• Name	356 mm HE Type 01
• Maximum damage	5700
• Fire chance (%)	25.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	805
• Shell weight (kg)	625
• Penetration (mm)	59

AP SHELL
• Name	356 mm AP Type 92
• Maximum damage	10200
• Shell velocity (m/s)	775
• Shell weight (kg)	673.5
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	59

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	152 mm HE Type4
• Arrangement	14x1 152mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	6.0
• Maximum damage	2500
• Shell velocity (m/s)	825
• Penetration (mm)	25
• Fire chance (%)	9.0%

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