Combat envelope
Range and detection
Every bar uses the same 15 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.
Ship Database
Tier IV
Cruiser
Japan
Kuma
After learning about the characteristics of the Omaha-class ships, the Japanese engineers prepared a project for a large cruiser with increased combat power. It was planned for the ship to combine the functions of a destroyer leader and a scout. An increase in displacement was used to strengthen the ship's propulsion and raise the number of main battery...
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After learning about the characteristics of the Omaha-class ships, the Japanese engineers prepared a project for a large cruiser with increased combat power. It was planned for the ship to combine the functions of a destroyer leader and a scout. An increase in displacement was used to strengthen the ship's propulsion and raise the number of main battery guns to seven. During World War II, Kuma participated in the landings in the Philippines, in battles in New Guinea, and patrolled the waters of the Dutch East Indies. On January 11, 1944, Kuma was torpedoed by submarine HMS Tally-Ho in the Strait of Malacca. The cruiser caught fire and sank.
- Credits
- 684,000
At a glance
The numbers that shape the ship
- Hit points
- 23,000
- Maximum speed
- 34.5 knots
- Surface detection
- 11.0 km
- Main battery range
- 11.7 km
- Main battery reload
- 6.0 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
- 34.5 knots
- Turning circle radius
- 640 m
- Rudder shift time
- 6.9 s
Concealment
- Surface detection
- 11.0 km
- Air detection
- 5.2 km
- Submarine detection
- 5.2 km
Survivability
- Hit points
- 23,000
- Torpedo damage reduction
- 0 %
Published armour thickness
Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.
- Overall published range
- 10–65 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament
Surface armament
Main battery
- Maximum range
- 11.7 km
- Reload time
- 6.0 s
- Rate of fire
- 10.0 rounds/min
- 180° turn time
- 21.2 s
- Maximum dispersion
- 113 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
- 7
- Barrels each
- 1
Automatic armament
Secondary battery
Underwater armament
Torpedoes
533 mm Type6
- Maximum range
- 7.0 km
- Maximum damage per hit
- 10,833
- Reload time
- 42 s
- Speed
- 57 knots
- Detectability
- 1.2 km
- 180° turn time
- 7.2 s
Torpedo-tube layout
- Mount
- 533 mm Twin
- Mounts
- 4
- Tubes each
- 2
Anti-aircraft defence
- 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
- 2
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data
Default hull
- Hull hit points
- 23,000
- Main-battery barrels
- 7
- Torpedo tubes
- 4
- AA mounts
- 4
Engine
- Published maximum speed
- 34.5 knots
Fire control
Module research tree
Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.
Type4 mod. 1
Default- Type
- Suo
- Purchase
- 60,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
Type4 mod. 2
- Type
- Suo
- Research
- 900 XP
- Purchase
- 140,000 credits
- Next ships
- 1
Type 6
Default- Type
- Torpedoes
- Purchase
- 200,000 credits
140 mm/50 3rd Year Type on a single mount
Default- Type
- Artillery
- Purchase
- 44,000 credits
Propulsion: 90,000 hp
Default- Type
- Engine
- Purchase
- 40,000 credits
Kuma (A)
Default- Type
- Hull
- Purchase
- 80,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
Kuma (B)
- Type
- Hull
- Research
- 2,000 XP
- Purchase
- 300,000 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
- Agano
- Research cost
- 11,500 XP
- Ship
- Furutaka
- Research cost
- 11,500 XP
- Available module groups
- 10
- Compatible upgrades
- 3
- Researchable next ships
- 2
- Upgrade slots
- 2
- Published battle levels
- 4–5
Cross-nation comparison
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