Ship Database

Tier IV Battleship Premium

Japan

Ishizuchi

The original Vickers project commissioned by Japan had five twin-gun turrets with 305 mm guns. The client, however, was not satisfied with the test results of the British 305 mm guns. Further development led to the creation of the Kongō-class battleships.

Doubloons: 2,500

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points: 45,700
Maximum speed: 27.5 knots
Surface detection: 14.7 km
Main battery range: 15.3 km
Main battery reload: 25.0 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 detection14.7 km
Main battery15.3 km
Secondary battery4 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 · 305 mm HE Mk2a 5,200
AP · 305 mm AP Mk6 8,000

Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed: 27.5 knots
Turning circle radius: 740 m
Rudder shift time: 12.9 s

Maneuverability API rating 40

Concealment

Surface detection: 14.7 km
Air detection: 8.9 km
Submarine detection: 8.9 km

Concealment API rating 42

Survivability

Hit points: 45,700
Torpedo damage reduction: 4 %

Survivability API rating 53

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range: 13–254 mm

Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 79

Maximum range: 15.3 km
Reload time: 25.0 s
Rate of fire: 2.4 rounds/min
180° turn time: 41.9 s
Maximum dispersion: 194 m

Shells

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

305 mm HE Mk2a

Maximum damage per hit: 5,200
Fire chance: 32.0 %
Muzzle velocity: 831 m/s
Shell mass: 386 kg

305 mm AP Mk6

Maximum damage per hit: 8,000
Muzzle velocity: 831 m/s
Shell mass: 386 kg

Gun layout

Mount: 305 mm/45 41st Year Type in a twin-gun turret
Mounts: 5
Barrels each: 2

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range: 4.0 km

Mount: 152 mm HE Type4
Maximum damage per hit: 2,500
Fire chance: 9.0 %
Rate of fire: 6.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 825 m/s

Mount: 76 mm HE Mk2
Maximum damage per hit: 1,300
Fire chance: 5.0 %
Rate of fire: 17.1 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 680 m/s

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 12

Aura: 76 mm /40 3rd Year Type on a single mount
Calibre: 76 mm
Mounts: 6

Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points: 45,700
Main-battery barrels: 5
Secondary barrels: 22
AA mounts: 6

Engine

Published maximum speed: 27.5 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

Ishizuchi

Default

Type: Hull

Propulsion: 64,000 hp

Default

Type: Engine

Type4 mod. 1

Default

Type: Suo

305 mm/45 41st Year Type in a twin-gun turret

Default

Type: Artillery

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

Available module groups: 10
Compatible upgrades: 3
Upgrade slots: 2
Published battle levels: 4–5

Cross-nation comparison

Ships that fill a similar slot

Closest same-tier, same-class matches from other nations, ranked by published base statistics.

U.S.A.

Arkansas Beta

HP: 43,800
Speed: 20.5 kn
Guns: 14.4 km

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United Kingdom

Queen Mary

HP: 42,600
Speed: 27.5 kn
Guns: 13.2 km
Torps: 6 km

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Germany

Kaiser

HP: 39,900
Speed: 22.3 kn
Guns: 14.5 km

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