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Tier V Cruiser Premium

Japan

Yahagi

Agano-class cruiser. Yahagi participated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea in June 1944 as the flagship of a consolidated destroyer division and provided cover for the aircraft-carrying strike group. She also participated in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, leading the consolidated destroyer division. On April 7, 1945, during an American attack near Okinawa,...

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Agano-class cruiser. Yahagi participated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea in June 1944 as the flagship of a consolidated destroyer division and provided cover for the aircraft-carrying strike group. She also participated in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, leading the consolidated destroyer division. On April 7, 1945, during an American attack near Okinawa, Yahagi received multiple torpedo and bomb hits, stopped in her course, and sank.

Doubloons
4,000
Official profile image of Yahagi

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
25,700
Maximum speed
35.0 knots
Surface detection
11.0 km
Main battery range
14.9 km
Main battery reload
9.0 s

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 detection11 km
  • Main battery14.9 km
  • Secondary battery4.3 km
  • Torpedoes12 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 · 152 mm HE Type4 2,600
  • AP · 152 mm AP Type4 2,900
  • Torpedo · Type8 17,233
  • Depth charge 4,600
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
35.0 knots
Turning circle radius
690 m
Rudder shift time
5.1 s
Maneuverability API rating 62

Concealment

Surface detection
11.0 km
Air detection
5.1 km
Submarine detection
5.1 km
Concealment API rating 67

Survivability

Hit points
25,700
Torpedo damage reduction
0 %
Survivability API rating 33

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
10–60 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 63
Maximum range
14.9 km
Reload time
9.0 s
Rate of fire
6.7 rounds/min
180° turn time
30.0 s
Maximum dispersion
135 m

Shells

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

152 mm HE Type4
HE
Maximum damage per hit
2,600
Fire chance
13.0 %
Muzzle velocity
850 m/s
Shell mass
45 kg
152 mm AP Type4
AP
Maximum damage per hit
2,900
Muzzle velocity
850 m/s
Shell mass
45 kg
Gun layout
Mount
152 mm/50 41st Year Type in a twin-gun turret
Mounts
3
Barrels each
2

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
4.3 km
Mount
76 mm HE Type 98
Maximum damage per hit
1,300
Fire chance
4.0 %
Rate of fire
25.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
920 m/s

Underwater armament

Torpedoes

Torpedoes API rating 24

Type8

Maximum range
12.0 km
Maximum damage per hit
17,233
Reload time
120 s
Speed
60 knots
Detectability
1.6 km
180° turn time
7.2 s
Torpedo-tube layout
Mount
610 mm Quad
Mounts
2
Tubes each
4

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 43
Aura
25 mm/60 Type 96 on a single mount
Calibre
25 mm
Mounts
18
Aura
25 mm/60 Type 96 on a triple mount
Calibre
25 mm
Mounts
10
Aura
76 mm/60 Type 98 on a Type A mount
Calibre
76 mm
Mounts
2

Depth charges

Maximum damage per charge
4,600
Maximum packs
2
Charges per pack
6
Reload time
40.0 s
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
25,700
Main-battery barrels
3
Secondary barrels
2
Torpedo tubes
2
AA mounts
30

Engine

Published maximum speed
35.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

Type5 mod. 1

Default
Type
Suo

Yahagi

Default
Type
Hull

Propulsion: 100,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine

Type8

Default
Type
Torpedoes

152 mm/50 41st Year Type in a twin-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.

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Main Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Aiming Systems Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Main Battery Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Damage Control System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
250,000

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
8
Upgrade slots
3
Published battle levels
5–7

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