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Tier IX Battleship Premium

Japan

Hizen

A pre-draft battleship project was developed in the mid-1930s in Japan. It included different versions with speeds varying from 24 to 31 knots, main battery guns from 410 to 460 mm, and displacements from 49,000 to 69,500 tons. One of the variants had a conventional superfiring arrangement of four turrets with three 410 mm guns in each, and its 155 mm...

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A pre-draft battleship project was developed in the mid-1930s in Japan. It included different versions with speeds varying from 24 to 31 knots, main battery guns from 410 to 460 mm, and displacements from 49,000 to 69,500 tons. One of the variants had a conventional superfiring arrangement of four turrets with three 410 mm guns in each, and its 155 mm guns were housed in triple-gun turrets. The project had a hybrid diesel and steam turbine propulsion plant. Further development led to the creation of the Yamato-class battleships.

Doubloons
28,500
Official profile image of Hizen

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
75,900
Maximum speed
28.2 knots
Surface detection
16.9 km
Main battery range
20.3 km
Main battery reload
34.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 25 km

Every bar uses the same 25 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

  • Surface detection16.9 km
  • Main battery20.3 km
  • Secondary battery7 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.

  • HE · 410 mm HE Type 01 6,500
  • AP · 410 mm AP/APC Type 01 12,750
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
28.2 knots
Turning circle radius
880 m
Rudder shift time
17.1 s
Maneuverability API rating 36

Concealment

Surface detection
16.9 km
Air detection
10.0 km
Submarine detection
10.0 km
Concealment API rating 30

Survivability

Hit points
75,900
Torpedo damage reduction
37 %
Survivability API rating 94

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
19–493 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 85
Maximum range
20.3 km
Reload time
34.0 s
Rate of fire
1.8 rounds/min
180° turn time
45.0 s
Maximum dispersion
230 m

Shells

Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.

410 mm HE Type 01
HE
Maximum damage per hit
6,500
Fire chance
30.0 %
Muzzle velocity
834 m/s
Shell mass
1,016 kg
410 mm AP/APC Type 01
AP
Maximum damage per hit
12,750
Muzzle velocity
834 m/s
Shell mass
1,020 kg
Gun layout
Mount
410 mm/50 10th Year Type Mod.A in a triple-gun turret
Mounts
4
Barrels each
3

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
7.0 km
Mount
155 mm HE Type0
Maximum damage per hit
2,600
Fire chance
10.0 %
Rate of fire
5.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
925 m/s
Mount
127 mm HE Type0
Maximum damage per hit
2,100
Fire chance
8.0 %
Rate of fire
12.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
725 m/s
Mount
127 mm HE Type0
Maximum damage per hit
2,100
Fire chance
8.0 %
Rate of fire
8.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
725 m/s

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 62
Aura
25 mm/60 Type 96 on a single mount
Calibre
25 mm
Mounts
18
Aura
25 mm/60 Type 96 on a twin mount
Calibre
25 mm
Mounts
24
Aura
25 mm/60 Type 96 on a triple mount
Calibre
25 mm
Mounts
12
Aura
127 mm/40 Type 89 on a Model A1 mount
Calibre
127 mm
Mounts
2
Aura
127 mm/40 Type 89 on a Model A1 Mod.2 mount
Calibre
127 mm
Mounts
6
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
75,900
Main-battery barrels
4
Secondary barrels
11
AA mounts
62

Engine

Published maximum speed
28.2 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

Type8 mod. 1

Default
Type
Suo

Propulsion: 145,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine

Hizen

Default
Type
Hull

410 mm/50 10th Year Type Mod.A in a triple-gun turret

Default
Type
Artillery

Compatible upgrades

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

Propulsion Modification 1

Modernization

Reduces time to full speed

Credits
1,000,000

Concealment System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

Main Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Aiming Systems Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Damage Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
1,000,000

Torpedo Lookout System

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

Main Battery Modification 3

Modernization

Credits
3,000,000

Main Battery Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Damage Control System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
250,000

Steering Gears Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
1,000,000

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Gun Fire Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
3,000,000

AA Guns Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
14
Upgrade slots
6
Published battle levels
9–11

Cross-nation comparison

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Speed
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Guns
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HP
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Speed
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Guns
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HP
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Speed
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Guns
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Torps
6 km
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