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 VIII
Cruiser
Premium
Japan
Atago
Takao-class cruiser. During World War II, she supported assault groups during the invasions of Malaya and the Philippines, participated in the Battle of the Java Sea, and operated near the Eastern Solomon Islands, the Santa Cruz Islands, Guadalcanal, and the Philippine Sea. On October 23, 1944, during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Atago was sunk by submarine USS Darter.
- Doubloons
- 11,000
At a glance
The numbers that shape the ship
- Hit points
- 40,100
- Maximum speed
- 35.5 knots
- Surface detection
- 11.5 km
- Main battery range
- 15.8 km
- Main battery reload
- 16.0 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
- 35.5 knots
- Turning circle radius
- 790 m
- Rudder shift time
- 8.1 s
Concealment
- Surface detection
- 11.5 km
- Air detection
- 7.2 km
- Submarine detection
- 7.2 km
Survivability
- Hit points
- 40,100
- Torpedo damage reduction
- 16 %
Published armour thickness
Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.
- Overall published range
- 6–127 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament
Surface armament
Main battery
- Maximum range
- 15.8 km
- Reload time
- 16.0 s
- Rate of fire
- 3.8 rounds/min
- 180° turn time
- 29.0 s
- Maximum dispersion
- 133 m
Shells
Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.
203 mm HE Type0
HE- Maximum damage per hit
- 3,300
- Fire chance
- 17.0 %
- Muzzle velocity
- 840 m/s
- Shell mass
- 126 kg
203 mm AP Type91
AP- Maximum damage per hit
- 4,700
- Muzzle velocity
- 840 m/s
- Shell mass
- 126 kg
Gun layout
- Mount
- 203 mm/50 3rd Year Type No.2 in a Model E turret
- Mounts
- 5
- Barrels each
- 2
Automatic armament
Secondary battery
- Maximum range
- 6.6 km
- Mount
- 127 mm HE Type0
- Maximum damage per hit
- 2,100
- Fire chance
- 8.0 %
- Rate of fire
- 12.0 rounds/min
- Muzzle velocity
- 725 m/s
Underwater armament
Torpedoes
Type90 mod. 1
- Maximum range
- 10.0 km
- Maximum damage per hit
- 17,233
- Reload time
- 101 s
- Speed
- 62 knots
- Detectability
- 1.6 km
- 180° turn time
- 7.2 s
Torpedo-tube layout
- Mount
- 610 mm Quad
- Mounts
- 4
- Tubes each
- 4
Anti-aircraft defence
- Aura
- 25 mm/60 Type 96 on a single mount
- Calibre
- 25 mm
- Mounts
- 30
- 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
- 6
- Aura
- 127 mm/40 Type 89 on a Model A1 mount
- Calibre
- 127 mm
- Mounts
- 4
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data
Default hull
- Hull hit points
- 40,100
- Main-battery barrels
- 5
- Secondary barrels
- 4
- Torpedo tubes
- 4
- AA mounts
- 46
Engine
- Published maximum speed
- 35.5 knots
Fire control
Module research tree
Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.
Atago
Default- Type
- Hull
Type90 mod. 1
Default- Type
- Torpedoes
203 mm/50 3rd Year Type No.2 in a Model E turret
Default- Type
- Artillery
Propulsion: 130,000 hp
Default- Type
- Engine
Type8 mod. 1
Default- Type
- Suo
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
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
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
AA Guns Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 500,000
- Available module groups
- 10
- Compatible upgrades
- 14
- Upgrade slots
- 5
- Published battle levels
- 8–10
Cross-nation comparison
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