Ship:Xuan Wu

IX

21,500 doubloons

Xuan Wu — Pan-Asia Premium Tier IX Battleship.

Xuan Wu (the Black Tortoise) is one of the Four Symbols in ancient Chinese mythology. It originated from celestial worship in ancient times and represents a divine being formed by the combination of a tortoise and a serpent, residing in the extreme cold of the northern regions.

Pros

• High firing accuracy of the main battery
• High AA defense efficiency

Cons

• Low gun traverse speed
• Shooting accurately over long ranges is challenging

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	79000
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	25

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	38
• Deck (mm)	38
• Superstructure (mm)	19
• Extremities (mm)	32

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	33.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	920
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	17.1

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	15.71
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	15.64
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	3×3.0 406mm
• Firing range (km)	23.35
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2
• 180° turn time (sec)	45.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 10 × range(km) + 60
• Sigma	1.9
• Maximum dispersion (m)	293
• Dispersion at 5 km	110
• Dispersion at 10 km	160
• Dispersion at 15 km	210
• Dispersion at 20 km	260
• Dispersion at 23.35 km	294

HE SHELL
• Name	406 mm HE/HC Mk13
• Maximum damage	5700
• Fire chance (%)	36.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	820
• Shell weight (kg)	862
• Penetration (mm)	68

AP SHELL
• Name	406 mm AP Mk8
• Maximum damage	13500
• Shell velocity (m/s)	762
• Shell weight (kg)	1225
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	68

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	7.0

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	127 mm HE Mk32
• Arrangement	10x2 127mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	10.0
• Maximum damage	1800
• Shell velocity (m/s)	792
• Penetration (mm)	21
• Fire chance (%)	5.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	10
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	2
• Damage	4200
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
127 mm	10 × 2
40 mm	19 × 4
20 mm	32 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	374.5	70%	2.0
Mid-range	483	75%	3.5
Long-range	175	75%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
8	1610	75%	3.5–5.8

Compatible Upgrades

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

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (20.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (4 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 521.4 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft  (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown) or Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)

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