Ship Database
Tier VIII Aircraft Carrier

Japan

Akagi

The first large aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy. To comply with the limitations of the Washington Naval Treaty, the ship was originally laid down as an Amagi-class battlecruiser, but she was eventually completed to a reworked design as an aircraft carrier. As the flagship of the famous First Air Fleet, she played a key role in the Japanese...

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The first large aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy. To comply with the limitations of the Washington Naval Treaty, the ship was originally laid down as an Amagi-class battlecruiser, but she was eventually completed to a reworked design as an aircraft carrier. As the flagship of the famous First Air Fleet, she played a key role in the Japanese Navy's successes during the initial stages of the Pacific War. In June 1942, Akagi was sunk by a U.S. carrier-based aircraft during the Battle of Midway.

Doubloons
13,000
Official profile image of Akagi

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
55,200
Maximum speed
31.3 knots
Surface detection
12.7 km

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 15 km

Every bar uses the same 15 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

  • Surface detection12.7 km
  • Secondary battery4.5 km

Damage comparison

Published maximum per hit

Ship-relative

Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.

  • Aircraft torpedo 7,233
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
31.3 knots
Turning circle radius
1,170 m
Rudder shift time
14.9 s
Maneuverability API rating 41

Concealment

Surface detection
12.7 km
Air detection
10.0 km
Submarine detection
10.0 km
Concealment API rating 49

Survivability

Hit points
55,200
Torpedo damage reduction
28 %
Survivability API rating 70

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
6–152 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
4.5 km
Mount
200 mm Common Type4 HE
Maximum damage per hit
3,300
Fire chance
17.0 %
Rate of fire
4.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
870 m/s
Mount
120 mm HE Type0
Maximum damage per hit
2,000
Fire chance
8.0 %
Rate of fire
10.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
915 m/s

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 46
Aura
25 mm/60 Type 96 on a twin mount
Calibre
25 mm
Mounts
14
Aura
120 mm/45 10th Year Type on a twin mount
Calibre
120 mm
Mounts
6
Carrier aviationClass system

The public API still uses legacy aircraft categories and does not expose every modern carrier payload mechanic. Only fields returned by Wargaming are shown.

Dive bombers

Torpedo bombers

B7A Ryūsei

Aircraft tier
8
Squadrons
4
Cruise speed
137 knots
Aircraft health
1,670
Maximum damage per torpedo
7,233
Torpedo range
5.0 km
Torpedo speed
50 knots
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
55,200
Secondary barrels
12
AA mounts
20

Engine

Published maximum speed
31.3 knots

Module research tree

Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.

D4Y3 Suisei

Default
Type
DiveBomber

B7A Ryūsei

Default
Type
TorpedoBomber

Akagi

Default
Type
Hull

Propulsion: 131,200 hp

Default
Type
Engine

Compatible upgrades

Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.

Concealment System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

Damage Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
1,000,000

Air Groups Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Damage Control System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
250,000

Flight Control Modification 1

Modernization

Does not increase the maximum number of each type of tactical squadron aircraft on deck.

Credits
2,000,000

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
7
Upgrade slots
5
Published battle levels
8–10

Cross-nation comparison

Ships that fill a similar slot

Closest same-tier, same-class matches from other nations, ranked by published base statistics.

Germany

August von Parseval

HP
50,000
Speed
31.8 kn
Open comparison

U.S.S.R.

Pobeda

HP
53,200
Speed
33.5 kn
Open comparison

U.S.A.

Yorktown

HP
48,200
Speed
32.5 kn
Open comparison
All published source fields 129 values

Advanced reference for this saved default configuration. Field names follow Wargaming's source. An em dash replaces the source's −1 placeholder; it is not a negative measurement. These records do not include every mechanic in the game. Read the coverage guide.

Published fieldValue
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default_profile.armour.citadel.min—
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default_profile.armour.deck.min—
default_profile.armour.extremities.max—
default_profile.armour.extremities.min—
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upgrades[0]4265791408
upgrades[1]4269985712
upgrades[2]4290957232
upgrades[3]4273131440
upgrades[4]4284665776
upgrades[5]4281520048
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