Combat envelope
Range and detection
Every bar uses the same 30 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.
Ship Database
Tier X
Battleship
Japan
Yamato
The preliminary draft design of the battleship developed in Japan in the mid-1930s had a displacement of 49,000–69,500 tons, a speed of 24–31 knots, and a main gun caliber of 410–460 mm in various versions. The final version was Yamato, the largest battleship in the world. Admiral Yamamoto took command of the Japanese forces from her bridge during the...
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The preliminary draft design of the battleship developed in Japan in the mid-1930s had a displacement of 49,000–69,500 tons, a speed of 24–31 knots, and a main gun caliber of 410–460 mm in various versions. The final version was Yamato, the largest battleship in the world. Admiral Yamamoto took command of the Japanese forces from her bridge during the Battle of Midway. On April 7, 1945, Yamato was sunk off Kyūshū island by attacking U.S. Navy aircraft during Operation Ten-Go.
- Credits
- 20,600,000
At a glance
The numbers that shape the ship
- Hit points
- 97,200
- Maximum speed
- 27.0 knots
- Surface detection
- 17.5 km
- Main battery range
- 26.6 km
- Main battery reload
- 30.0 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
- 27.0 knots
- Turning circle radius
- 900 m
- Rudder shift time
- 22.1 s
Concealment
- Surface detection
- 17.5 km
- Air detection
- 10.0 km
- Submarine detection
- 10.0 km
Survivability
- Hit points
- 97,200
- Torpedo damage reduction
- 55 %
Published armour thickness
Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.
- Overall published range
- 19–650 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament
Surface armament
Main battery
- Maximum range
- 26.6 km
- Reload time
- 30.0 s
- Rate of fire
- 2.0 rounds/min
- 180° turn time
- 60.0 s
- Maximum dispersion
- 275 m
Shells
Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.
460 mm HE Type0
HE- Maximum damage per hit
- 7,300
- Fire chance
- 35.0 %
- Muzzle velocity
- 805 m/s
- Shell mass
- 1,360 kg
460 mm AP/APC Type91
AP- Maximum damage per hit
- 14,800
- Muzzle velocity
- 780 m/s
- Shell mass
- 1,460 kg
Gun layout
- Mount
- 460 mm/45 Type 94 in a triple-gun turret
- Mounts
- 3
- Barrels each
- 3
Automatic armament
Secondary battery
- Maximum range
- 7.3 km
- Mount
- 155 mm HE Type0
- Maximum damage per hit
- 2,600
- Fire chance
- 10.0 %
- Rate of fire
- 5.0 rounds/min
- Muzzle velocity
- 925 m/s
- 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
- Mount
- 127 mm HE Type0
- Maximum damage per hit
- 2,100
- Fire chance
- 8.0 %
- Rate of fire
- 10.0 rounds/min
- Muzzle velocity
- 725 m/s
Anti-aircraft defence
- Aura
- 13 mm/76 Type 93 on a twin mount
- Calibre
- 13 mm
- Mounts
- 2
- Aura
- 25 mm/60 Type 96 on a single mount
- Calibre
- 25 mm
- Mounts
- 6
- Aura
- 25 mm/60 Type 96 on a triple mount
- Calibre
- 25 mm
- Mounts
- 52
- Aura
- 127 mm/40 Type 89 on a Model A1 Mod.3 mount
- Calibre
- 127 mm
- Mounts
- 6
- Aura
- 127 mm/40 Type 89 on a Model A1 mount
- Calibre
- 127 mm
- Mounts
- 6
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data
Default hull
- Hull hit points
- 97,200
- Main-battery barrels
- 3
- Secondary barrels
- 14
- AA mounts
- 72
Engine
- Published maximum speed
- 27.0 knots
Fire control
Module research tree
Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.
Type10 mod. 1
Default- Type
- Suo
- Purchase
- 2,100,000 credits
460 mm/45 Type 94 in a triple-gun turret
Default- Type
- Artillery
- Purchase
- 2,300,000 credits
Yamato
Default- Type
- Hull
- Purchase
- 3,300,000 credits
- Next ships
- 1
Propulsion: 150,000 hp
Default- Type
- Engine
- Purchase
- 590,000 credits
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
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
Next ships
Research costs published in this ship's official progression data.
- Ship
- Satsuma
- Research cost
- 0 XP
- Available module groups
- 10
- Compatible upgrades
- 14
- Researchable next ships
- 1
- Upgrade slots
- 6
- Published battle levels
- 10–11
Cross-nation comparison
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