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Tier III Cruiser

Japan

Tenryū

The Tenryū-class cruisers were intended to be destroyer leaders and were supposed to cooperate in parallel with the Furutaka-class naval scouts. The ships received new 140 mm main battery guns. During World War II, Tenryū was used as an escort ship during the invasions of New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. She participated in the Battle of Savo Island...

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The Tenryū-class cruisers were intended to be destroyer leaders and were supposed to cooperate in parallel with the Furutaka-class naval scouts. The ships received new 140 mm main battery guns. During World War II, Tenryū was used as an escort ship during the invasions of New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. She participated in the Battle of Savo Island and the Battle of Guadalcanal. On December 19, 1942, near the Port of Madang, Tenryū was torpedoed by American submarine USS Albacore and sank.

Credits
256,000
Official profile image of Tenryū

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
15,100
Maximum speed
32.5 knots
Surface detection
8.0 km
Main battery range
11.2 km
Main battery reload
6.0 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 detection8 km
  • Main battery11.2 km
  • Torpedoes7 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 · 140 mm HE Type0 2,400
  • AP · 140 mm Capped Common Shell 2,700
  • Torpedo · 533 mm Type44 mod. 2 9,066
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
32.5 knots
Turning circle radius
560 m
Rudder shift time
5.2 s
Maneuverability API rating 58

Concealment

Surface detection
8.0 km
Air detection
3.8 km
Submarine detection
3.8 km
Concealment API rating 84

Survivability

Hit points
15,100
Torpedo damage reduction
0 %
Survivability API rating 19

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
6–63 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 58
Maximum range
11.2 km
Reload time
6.0 s
Rate of fire
10.0 rounds/min
180° turn time
21.2 s
Maximum dispersion
110 m

Shells

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

140 mm HE Type0
HE
Maximum damage per hit
2,400
Fire chance
10.0 %
Muzzle velocity
850 m/s
Shell mass
38 kg
140 mm Capped Common Shell
AP
Maximum damage per hit
2,700
Muzzle velocity
850 m/s
Shell mass
38 kg
Gun layout
Mount
140 mm/50 3rd Year Type on a single mount
Mounts
4
Barrels each
1

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Underwater armament

Torpedoes

Torpedoes API rating 10

533 mm Type44 mod. 2

Maximum range
7.0 km
Maximum damage per hit
9,066
Reload time
58 s
Speed
57 knots
Detectability
1.2 km
180° turn time
7.2 s
Torpedo-tube layout
Mount
533 mm Triple
Mounts
2
Tubes each
3

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 8
Aura
6.5 mm/115 3rd Year Type on a single mount
Calibre
6 mm
Mounts
2
Aura
76 mm /40 3rd Year Type on a single mount
Calibre
76 mm
Mounts
1
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
15,100
Main-battery barrels
4
Torpedo tubes
2
AA mounts
3

Engine

Published maximum speed
32.5 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

Type3 mod. 1

Default
Type
Suo
Purchase
23,000 credits
Next modules
1

Type3 mod. 2

Type
Suo
Research
500 XP
Purchase
55,000 credits

Type44 mod. 2

Default
Type
Torpedoes
Purchase
88,000 credits

Tenryū (A)

Default
Type
Hull
Purchase
48,000 credits
Next modules
1

Tenryū (B)

Type
Hull
Research
1,300 XP
Purchase
135,000 credits
Next ships
1

Propulsion: 51,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine
Purchase
22,000 credits

140 mm/50 3rd Year Type on a single mount

Default
Type
Artillery
Purchase
18,000 credits
Next ships
1

Compatible upgrades

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

Main Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Damage Control System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
250,000

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Next ships

Research costs published in this ship's official progression data.

Ship
Kawachi
Research cost
2,600 XP
Ship
Kuma
Research cost
5,600 XP
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
3
Researchable next ships
2
Upgrade slots
2
Published battle levels
3–4

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