Combat envelope
Range and detection
Every bar uses the same 10 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.
Ship Database
Tier X
Submarine
Special
U.S.A.
Gato
The U.S. Navy High Command conceived that "fleet submarines" were to complement the sluggish conventional battleships. With a high surface speed, heavy armament, and long operational range, they were supposed to conduct reconnaissance and finish off enemy ships once artillery duels between battleships ceased. However, after the attack on Pearl Harbor,...
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The U.S. Navy High Command conceived that "fleet submarines" were to complement the sluggish conventional battleships. With a high surface speed, heavy armament, and long operational range, they were supposed to conduct reconnaissance and finish off enemy ships once artillery duels between battleships ceased. However, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, their strategy changed, and a new type—Gato—was geared for extended patrols. Comfortable for their crews, these submarines carried a large fuel supply and torpedoes. USS Gato was laid down in October 1940 and commissioned in December 1941. The submarine conducted thirteen combat missions, earning the same number of battle stars and the Presidential Unit Citation.
- Doubloons
- 31,000
At a glance
The numbers that shape the ship
- Hit points
- 20,200
- Maximum speed
- 34.0 knots
- Surface detection
- 5.8 km
- Torpedo range
- 6.0 km
- Torpedo reload
- 55 s
Damage comparison
Published maximum per hit
Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview
Handling
- Maximum speed
- 34.0 knots
- Turning circle radius
- 520 m
- Rudder shift time
- 7.2 s
Concealment
- Surface detection
- 5.8 km
- Air detection
- 2.1 km
- Submarine detection
- 2.1 km
Survivability
- Hit points
- 20,200
- Torpedo damage reduction
- 0 %
Published armour thickness
Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.
- Overall published range
- 16–25 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament
Automatic armament
Secondary battery
- Maximum range
- 4.9 km
Underwater armament
Torpedoes
Mark 29 mod 1
- Maximum range
- 6.0 km
- Maximum damage per hit
- 10,000
- Reload time
- 55 s
- Speed
- 89 knots
- Detectability
- 2.4 km
Torpedo-tube layout
- Mount
- Torpedo Tubes: Bow Group
- Mounts
- 6
- Tubes each
- 1
- Mount
- Torpedo Tubes: Stern Group
- Mounts
- 4
- Tubes each
- 1
Submarine systemsClass system
Dive capacity
- Maximum capacity
- 240.0
- Consumption rate (API value)
- 1.0
- Regeneration rate (API value)
- 1.2
Underwater handling
- Maximum underwater speed
- 17 knots
- Maximum dive/ascent speed
- 3.3 knots
- Dive-plane shift time
- 20.0 s
Sonar ping
- Maximum range
- 6.0 km
- Ping width (API value)
- 18
- Ping velocity (API value)
- 600
- Reload time (API value)
- 7.0
- Single-sector duration (API value)
- 25
- Double-sector duration (API value)
- 65
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data
Default hull
- Hull hit points
- 20,200
- Secondary barrels
- 1
- Torpedo tubes
- 10
Engine
- Published maximum speed
- 34.0 knots
Module research tree
Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.
Gato
Default- Type
- Hull
Mk10 mod. 1
Default- Type
- Sonar
Propulsion: 5,400 hp
Default- Type
- Engine
Default
- Type
- Torpedoes
Compatible upgrades
Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.
Propulsion Modification 1
ModernizationReduces time to full speed
- Credits
- 1,000,000
Torpedo Tubes Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 500,000
Damage Control System Modification 3
Modernization- Credits
- 250,000
Main Armaments Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 125,000
Torpedo Tubes Modification 2
Modernization- Credits
- 3,000,000
Damage Control System Modification 2
Modernization- Credits
- 1,000,000
Torpedo Tubes Modification 3
Modernization- Credits
- 2,000,000
- Available module groups
- 10
- Compatible upgrades
- 7
- Upgrade slots
- 6
- Published battle levels
- 10–11
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