Ship Database

Tier ★ Battleship

Japan

Satsuma

The plans for the Yamato-class battleships included the construction of eight ships before 1950. In early 1941, the program was adjusted: Using the intelligence data on the construction of capital ships in the U.S., the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff gave the order to build more battleships, some of which were to be based on an improved project with 510 mm main guns.

Credits: 57,000,000

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points: 119,200
Maximum speed: 27.0 knots
Surface detection: 18.0 km
Main battery range: 27.0 km
Main battery reload: 35.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 30 km

Every bar uses the same 30 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

Surface detection18 km
Main battery27 km
Secondary battery7.3 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 · 510 mm HE Type 98 8,100
AP · 510 mm AP Type 98 19,400

Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed: 27.0 knots
Turning circle radius: 1,020 m
Rudder shift time: 22.4 s

Maneuverability API rating 28

Concealment

Surface detection: 18.0 km
Air detection: 10.0 km
Submarine detection: 10.0 km

Concealment API rating 25

Survivability

Hit points: 119,200
Torpedo damage reduction: 59 %

Survivability API rating 100

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range: 10–650 mm

Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 85

Maximum range: 27.0 km
Reload time: 35.0 s
Rate of fire: 1.7 rounds/min
180° turn time: 60.0 s
Maximum dispersion: 278 m

Shells

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

510 mm HE Type 98

Maximum damage per hit: 8,100
Fire chance: 40.0 %
Muzzle velocity: 765 m/s
Shell mass: 2,620 kg

510 mm AP Type 98

Maximum damage per hit: 19,400
Muzzle velocity: 765 m/s
Shell mass: 2,620 kg

Gun layout

Mount: 510 mm/45 Type 98 in a twin-gun turret
Mounts: 4
Barrels each: 2

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range: 7.3 km

Mount: 203 mm HE Type0
Maximum damage per hit: 3,300
Fire chance: 17.0 %
Rate of fire: 5.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 840 m/s

Mount: 100 mm HE Type 98
Maximum damage per hit: 1,700
Fire chance: 6.0 %
Rate of fire: 8.6 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 1,000 m/s

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 82

Aura: 25 mm/60 Type 96 on a triple mount
Calibre: 25 mm
Mounts: 30

Aura: 40 mm/60 Type 5 on a twin mount
Calibre: 40 mm
Mounts: 20

Aura: 100 mm/65 Type 97 on a twin mount
Calibre: 100 mm
Mounts: 14

Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points: 119,200
Main-battery barrels: 4
Secondary barrels: 18
AA mounts: 64

Engine

Published maximum speed: 27.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

510 mm/45 Type 98 in a twin-gun turret

Default

Type: Artillery

Type 11 mod. 1

Default

Type: Suo

Propulsion: 166,000 hp

Default

Type: Engine

Satsuma

Default

Type: Hull

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: 11–11

Cross-nation comparison

Ships that fill a similar slot

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

U.S.A.

Maine

HP: 115,100
Speed: 30.4 kn
Guns: 24.2 km

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France

Patrie

HP: 108,900
Speed: 31 kn
Guns: 26.6 km

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Germany

Hannover

HP: 126,500
Speed: 30 kn
Guns: 21.4 km

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