Ship:Southern Dragon

VII

9,000 doubloons

Southern Dragon — Japan Premium Tier VII Cruiser.

In Chinese tradition, dragons are usually depicted as long, scale-covered, snake-like creatures with four legs. Four brothers—the Kings of Dragons—each represent one of the four seas. The name of the Dragon King of the South Sea is Ào Qin.

Pros

• High firing accuracy of the main battery
• Main battery salvo deals heavy damage
• Heavy torpedo damage

Cons

• Low gun traverse speed
• Low AA defense efficiency

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	39200
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	13

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	102
• Deck (mm)	32
• Superstructure (mm)	13
• Extremities (mm)	16

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	35.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	780
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	7.1

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	12.76
• Detectability by air (km)	6.56
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	7.6
• Detectability by depths (km)	6.56

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	5×2 203mm
• Firing range (km)	15.58
• Reload time (sec)	14.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	4.3
• 180° turn time (sec)	36.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard DD dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 7.5 × range(km) + 15
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	131
• Dispersion at 5 km	52
• Dispersion at 10 km	90
• Dispersion at 15 km	128
• Dispersion at 15.58 km	132

HE SHELL
• Name	203 mm HE Type0
• Maximum damage	3300
• Fire chance (%)	17.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	840
• Shell weight (kg)	125.85
• Penetration (mm)	34

AP SHELL
• Name	203 mm AP Type91
• Maximum damage	4700
• Shell velocity (m/s)	840
• Shell weight (kg)	125.85
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	7
• Arming threshold (mm)	34

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS	Type90 mod. 1
• Torpedo tubes (launchers × tubes)	4 × 3
• Torpedo name	Type90 mod. 1
• Reload time (sec)	76
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	17,233
• Range (km)	10.0
• Speed (kt)	62
• Detectability (km)	1.6
• Flooding chance (%)	287

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	5.6

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	127 mm HE Type0
• Arrangement	4x2 127mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	8.0
• Maximum damage	2100
• Shell velocity (m/s)	725
• Penetration (mm)	21
• Fire chance (%)	8.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	6
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	25.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	1
• Damage	3400
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
127 mm	4 × 2
25 mm	4 × 3 + 8 × 2 + 26 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Mid-range	203	85%	2.5
Long-range	59.5	90%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
2	380	90%	3.5–5.8

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 60.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Defensive AA Fire  (3 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown) or Hydroacoustic Search  (3 charges, 100.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
• Slot 3: Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Submarine Surveillance  (3 charges, 20.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
• Slot 5: Repair Party  (2 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 196 hp/s)

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