Ship Database
Tier VIII Battleship

Japan

Amagi

With the outbreak of World War I, Japan started designing battlecruisers. Between 1916 and 1918, about 20 variants of a preliminary draft project were developed. As a result of the Washington Naval Conference, the construction of battleships was canceled, but Japan was allowed to convert two battlecruisers into aircraft carriers. The conversion of Amagi...

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With the outbreak of World War I, Japan started designing battlecruisers. Between 1916 and 1918, about 20 variants of a preliminary draft project were developed. As a result of the Washington Naval Conference, the construction of battleships was canceled, but Japan was allowed to convert two battlecruisers into aircraft carriers. The conversion of Amagi commenced in 1923, but the hull on the stocks of Yokosuka was destroyed by the Great Kantō earthquake.

Credits
10,900,000
Official profile image of Amagi

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
59,300
Maximum speed
28.1 knots
Surface detection
16.8 km
Main battery range
18.1 km
Main battery reload
30.0 s

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 detection16.8 km
  • Main battery18.1 km
  • Secondary battery6.6 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 · 410 mm HE Type0 6,500
  • AP · 410 mm AP/APC Type91 12,600
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
28.1 knots
Turning circle radius
870 m
Rudder shift time
20.8 s
Maneuverability API rating 34

Concealment

Surface detection
16.8 km
Air detection
10.0 km
Submarine detection
10.0 km
Concealment API rating 30

Survivability

Hit points
59,300
Torpedo damage reduction
43 %
Survivability API rating 74

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
19–458 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 86
Maximum range
18.1 km
Reload time
30.0 s
Rate of fire
2.0 rounds/min
180° turn time
41.9 s
Maximum dispersion
214 m

Shells

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

410 mm HE Type0
HE
Maximum damage per hit
6,500
Fire chance
30.0 %
Muzzle velocity
805 m/s
Shell mass
938 kg
410 mm AP/APC Type91
AP
Maximum damage per hit
12,600
Muzzle velocity
806 m/s
Shell mass
1,020 kg
Gun layout
Mount
410 mm/45 3rd Year Type in a twin-gun turret
Mounts
5
Barrels each
2

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
6.6 km
Mount
140 mm HE Type0
Maximum damage per hit
2,400
Fire chance
10.0 %
Rate of fire
7.5 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
850 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

AA defence API rating 59
Aura
13 mm/76 Type 93 on a quadruple mount
Calibre
13 mm
Mounts
12
Aura
25 mm/60 Type 96 on a single mount
Calibre
25 mm
Mounts
42
Aura
127 mm/40 Type 89 on a Model A1 mount
Calibre
127 mm
Mounts
8
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
59,300
Main-battery barrels
5
Secondary barrels
24
AA mounts
62

Engine

Published maximum speed
28.1 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

Amagi (A)

Default
Type
Hull
Purchase
1,100,000 credits
Next modules
1

Amagi (B)

Type
Hull
Research
39,000 XP
Purchase
2,300,000 credits
Next ships
1

Type8 mod. 1

Default
Type
Suo
Purchase
640,000 credits
Next modules
1

Type8 mod. 2

Type
Suo
Research
22,500 XP
Purchase
1,300,000 credits

Propulsion: 132,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine
Purchase
440,000 credits
Next modules
1

Propulsion: 150,000 hp

Type
Engine
Research
12,500 XP
Purchase
900,000 credits

410 mm/45 3rd Year Type in a twin-gun turret

Default
Type
Artillery
Purchase
1,300,000 credits

Compatible upgrades

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

Propulsion Modification 1

Modernization

Reduces 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 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

Next ships

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

Ship
Izumo
Research cost
178,000 XP
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
12
Researchable next ships
1
Upgrade slots
5
Published battle levels
8–10

Cross-nation comparison

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Speed
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Guns
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