Combat envelope
Range and detection
Every bar uses the same 20 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.
Ship Database
Tier IX
Cruiser
Premium
Japan
Azuma
Shortly before the beginning of World War II, Japan found out that the U.S. had started designing Alaska-class large cruisers. They almost immediately began designing projects for this type of ship to counter the American cruisers. The ships of this project were similar in architecture to the Yamato-class battleships and carried nine new 310 mm guns in...
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Shortly before the beginning of World War II, Japan found out that the U.S. had started designing Alaska-class large cruisers. They almost immediately began designing projects for this type of ship to counter the American cruisers. The ships of this project were similar in architecture to the Yamato-class battleships and carried nine new 310 mm guns in three turrets. The development was stopped in November 1941 and eventually canceled after the Battle of Midway.
- Doubloons
- 18,000
At a glance
The numbers that shape the ship
- Hit points
- 58,350
- Maximum speed
- 34.0 knots
- Surface detection
- 14.7 km
- Main battery range
- 19.1 km
- Main battery reload
- 20.0 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
- 920 m
- Rudder shift time
- 13.9 s
Concealment
- Surface detection
- 14.7 km
- Air detection
- 10.0 km
- Submarine detection
- 10.0 km
Survivability
- Hit points
- 58,350
- Torpedo damage reduction
- 22 %
Published armour thickness
Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.
- Overall published range
- 13–305 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament
Surface armament
Main battery
- Maximum range
- 19.1 km
- Reload time
- 20.0 s
- Rate of fire
- 3.0 rounds/min
- 180° turn time
- 36.0 s
- Maximum dispersion
- 196 m
Shells
Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.
310 mm HE Type92
HE- Maximum damage per hit
- 5,100
- Fire chance
- 27.0 %
- Muzzle velocity
- 836 m/s
- Shell mass
- 449 kg
310 mm AP Type92
AP- Maximum damage per hit
- 8,650
- Muzzle velocity
- 836 m/s
- Shell mass
- 449 kg
Gun layout
- Mount
- 310 mm/50 Type 0 in a triple-gun turret
- Mounts
- 3
- Barrels each
- 3
Automatic armament
Secondary battery
- Maximum range
- 7.0 km
- Mount
- 100 mm HE Type 98
- Maximum damage per hit
- 1,700
- Fire chance
- 6.0 %
- Rate of fire
- 20.0 rounds/min
- Muzzle velocity
- 1,000 m/s
Anti-aircraft defence
- Aura
- 25 mm/60 Type 96 on a twin mount
- Calibre
- 25 mm
- Mounts
- 6
- Aura
- 25 mm/60 Type 96 on a triple mount
- Calibre
- 25 mm
- Mounts
- 24
- Aura
- 100 mm/65 Type 98 on a Model A mount
- Calibre
- 100 mm
- Mounts
- 8
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data
Default hull
- Hull hit points
- 58,350
- Main-battery barrels
- 3
- Secondary barrels
- 8
- AA mounts
- 38
Engine
- Published maximum speed
- 34.0 knots
Fire control
Module research tree
Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.
Type10 mod. 1
Default- Type
- Suo
Propulsion: 170,000 hp
Default- Type
- Engine
Azuma
Default- Type
- Hull
310 mm/50 Type 0 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
ModernizationReduces 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
Steering Gears Modification 2
Modernization- Credits
- 2,000,000
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
- 15
- Upgrade slots
- 6
- Published battle levels
- 9–11
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