Ship Database

Tier ★ Aircraft Carrier

Japan

Sekiryu

A hypothetical development of the Taihō and Taihō Kai aircraft carriers with larger hangars, an enhanced propulsion plant with cruising diesel engines, and the same dual-purpose 100 mm artillery guns used on the Akizuki-class destroyers.

Credits: 48,000,000

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points: 71,300
Maximum speed: 35.0 knots
Surface detection: 15.5 km

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 detection15.5 km
Secondary battery5 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.

Aircraft torpedo 9,333

Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed: 35.0 knots
Turning circle radius: 1,360 m
Rudder shift time: 17.5 s

Maneuverability API rating 47

Concealment

Surface detection: 15.5 km
Air detection: 10.0 km
Submarine detection: 10.0 km

Concealment API rating 36

Survivability

Hit points: 71,300
Torpedo damage reduction: 25 %

Survivability API rating 91

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range: 13–150 mm

Weapons and payloadsArmament

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range: 5.0 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

AA defence API rating 98

Aura: 40 mm/60 Type 5 on a twin mount
Calibre: 40 mm
Mounts: 30

Aura: 100 mm/65 Type 98 on a Model A mount
Calibre: 100 mm
Mounts: 14

Carrier aviationClass system

The public API still uses legacy aircraft categories and does not expose every modern carrier payload mechanic. Only fields returned by Wargaming are shown.

Dive bombers

J5N Tenrai

Aircraft tier: 11
Squadrons: 4
Cruise speed: 152 knots
Aircraft health: 1,790

Torpedo bombers

J5N Tenrai

Aircraft tier: 11
Squadrons: 6
Cruise speed: 145 knots
Aircraft health: 1,820
Maximum damage per torpedo: 9,333
Torpedo range: 6.0 km
Torpedo speed: 50 knots

Attack aircraft (legacy API field)

A8M Rikufū

Aircraft tier: 11
Squadrons: 3
Cruise speed: 165 knots
Aircraft health: 1,510

Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points: 71,300
Secondary barrels: 14
AA mounts: 44

Engine

Published maximum speed: 35.0 knots

Module research tree

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

Propulsion: 264,480 hp

Default

Type: Engine

A8M Rikufū

Default

Type: Fighter

Sekiryu

Default

Type: Hull

J5N Tenrai

Default

Type: DiveBomber

J5N Tenrai

Default

Type: TorpedoBomber

Compatible upgrades

Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.

Concealment System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 2,000,000

Air Groups Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 3,000,000

Damage Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 1,000,000

Flight Control Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 3,000,000

Air Groups Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 125,000

Damage Control System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 250,000

Flight Control Modification 1

Modernization

Does not increase the maximum number of each type of tactical squadron aircraft on deck.

Credits: 2,000,000

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 125,000

Available module groups: 10
Compatible upgrades: 9
Upgrade slots: 6
Published battle levels: 11–11

Cross-nation comparison

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Speed: 33 kn

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HP: 68,700
Speed: 31 kn

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