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Tier VII Cruiser Premium

Japan

Maya

Takao-class cruiser. She participated in the Sino-Japanese War, escorting transport ships. During World War II, she supported assault groups on the Philippine and Aleutian Islands, and she also participated in the Battles of the Eastern Solomons, the Santa Cruz Islands, the Commander Islands, and the Philippine Sea. On October 23, 1944, during the Battle...

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Takao-class cruiser. She participated in the Sino-Japanese War, escorting transport ships. During World War II, she supported assault groups on the Philippine and Aleutian Islands, and she also participated in the Battles of the Eastern Solomons, the Santa Cruz Islands, the Commander Islands, and the Philippine Sea. On October 23, 1944, during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Maya was torpedoed by submarine USS Dace and quickly sank.

Doubloons
7,500
Official profile image of Maya

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
39,200
Maximum speed
35.5 knots
Surface detection
12.4 km
Main battery range
15.3 km
Main battery reload
16.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 20 km

Every bar uses the same 20 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

  • Surface detection12.4 km
  • Main battery15.3 km
  • Secondary battery5.6 km
  • Torpedoes8 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 · 203 mm HE Type0 3,000
  • AP · 203 mm AP Type91 4,700
  • Torpedo · Type90 mod. 3 20,966
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
35.5 knots
Turning circle radius
780 m
Rudder shift time
10.1 s
Maneuverability API rating 58

Concealment

Surface detection
12.4 km
Air detection
7.2 km
Submarine detection
7.2 km
Concealment API rating 57

Survivability

Hit points
39,200
Torpedo damage reduction
19 %
Survivability API rating 51

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
13–127 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 71
Maximum range
15.3 km
Reload time
16.0 s
Rate of fire
3.6 rounds/min
180° turn time
30.0 s
Maximum dispersion
129 m

Shells

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

203 mm HE Type0
HE
Maximum damage per hit
3,000
Fire chance
17.0 %
Muzzle velocity
840 m/s
Shell mass
126 kg
203 mm AP Type91
AP
Maximum damage per hit
4,700
Muzzle velocity
840 m/s
Shell mass
126 kg
Gun layout
Mount
203 mm/50 3rd Year Type No.2 in a Model E turret
Mounts
4
Barrels each
2

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
5.6 km
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

Underwater armament

Torpedoes

Torpedoes API rating 50

Type90 mod. 3

Maximum range
8.0 km
Maximum damage per hit
20,966
Reload time
120 s
Speed
76 knots
Detectability
2.5 km
180° turn time
7.2 s
Torpedo-tube layout
Mount
610 mm Quad
Mounts
4
Tubes each
4

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 56
Aura
25 mm/60 Type 96 on a single mount
Calibre
25 mm
Mounts
27
Aura
25 mm/60 Type 96 on a triple mount
Calibre
25 mm
Mounts
13
Aura
127 mm/40 Type 89 on a Model A1 mount
Calibre
127 mm
Mounts
6
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
39,200
Main-battery barrels
4
Secondary barrels
6
Torpedo tubes
4
AA mounts
46

Engine

Published maximum speed
35.5 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

Type8 mod. 1

Default
Type
Suo

Propulsion: 130,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine

Type 93 mod. 1

Default
Type
Torpedoes

Maya

Default
Type
Hull

203 mm/50 3rd Year Type No.2 in a Model E 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

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

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

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

AA Guns Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
11
Upgrade slots
4
Published battle levels
7–9

Cross-nation comparison

Ships that fill a similar slot

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

Italy

AL Gorizia

HP
37,100
Speed
33 kn
Guns
15.6 km
Open comparison

United Kingdom

Belfast

HP
35,700
Speed
32.5 kn
Guns
15.4 km
Open comparison

Pan-Asia

Lanzhou

HP
31,500
Speed
35 kn
Guns
17.6 km
Open comparison