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 V
Cruiser
Japan
Furutaka
The design of a new scout cruiser was based on the British Hawkins-class cruisers, and it incorporated design solutions tested on cruiser Yūbari. The armament consisted of six 200 mm guns. During World War II, Furutaka participated in the operation in the Solomon Islands, as well as in the Battles of the Coral Sea and Savo Island. On October 11, 1942,...
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The design of a new scout cruiser was based on the British Hawkins-class cruisers, and it incorporated design solutions tested on cruiser Yūbari. The armament consisted of six 200 mm guns. During World War II, Furutaka participated in the operation in the Solomon Islands, as well as in the Battles of the Coral Sea and Savo Island. On October 11, 1942, during the battle of Cape Esperance, Furutaka was hit by about ninety shells, resulting in her torpedoes detonating. The cruiser sank on the morning of October 12.
- Credits
- 1,370,000
At a glance
The numbers that shape the ship
- Hit points
- 28,300
- Maximum speed
- 34.5 knots
- Surface detection
- 11.9 km
- Main battery range
- 12.6 km
- Main battery reload
- 22.0 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
- 750 m
- Rudder shift time
- 9.2 s
Concealment
- Surface detection
- 11.9 km
- Air detection
- 5.8 km
- Submarine detection
- 5.8 km
Survivability
- Hit points
- 28,300
- Torpedo damage reduction
- 4 %
Published armour thickness
Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.
- Overall published range
- 6–105 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament
Surface armament
Main battery
- Maximum range
- 12.6 km
- Reload time
- 22.0 s
- Rate of fire
- 2.7 rounds/min
- 180° turn time
- 30.0 s
- Maximum dispersion
- 109 m
Shells
Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.
200 mm HE Common Type4
HE- Maximum damage per hit
- 3,300
- Fire chance
- 17.0 %
- Muzzle velocity
- 870 m/s
- Shell mass
- 110 kg
200 mm AP Type5
AP- Maximum damage per hit
- 4,500
- Muzzle velocity
- 870 m/s
- Shell mass
- 110 kg
Gun layout
- Mount
- 200 mm/50 3rd Year Type No.1 in a Model E2 turret
- Mounts
- 3
- Barrels each
- 2
Automatic armament
Secondary battery
- Maximum range
- 4.3 km
- 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
Underwater armament
Torpedoes
Type8
- Maximum range
- 6.0 km
- Maximum damage per hit
- 14,600
- Reload time
- 90 s
- Speed
- 63 knots
- Detectability
- 1.6 km
- 180° turn time
- 7.2 s
Torpedo-tube layout
- Mount
- 610 mm Quad
- Mounts
- 2
- Tubes each
- 4
Anti-aircraft defence
- Aura
- 7.7 mm/80 Type 92 on a single mount
- Calibre
- 7 mm
- Mounts
- 2
- Aura
- 13 mm/76 Type 93 on a twin mount
- Calibre
- 13 mm
- Mounts
- 4
- Aura
- 76 mm /40 3rd Year Type on a single mount
- Calibre
- 76 mm
- Mounts
- 4
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data
Default hull
- Hull hit points
- 28,300
- Main-battery barrels
- 3
- Secondary barrels
- 4
- Torpedo tubes
- 2
- AA mounts
- 10
Engine
- Published maximum speed
- 34.5 knots
Fire control
Module research tree
Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.
Type8
Default- Type
- Torpedoes
- Purchase
- 120,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
Type8 mod. 2
- Type
- Torpedoes
- Research
- 3,600 XP
- Purchase
- 400,000 credits
Furutaka (A)
Default- Type
- Hull
- Purchase
- 150,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
Furutaka (B)
- Type
- Hull
- Research
- 6,300 XP
- Purchase
- 480,000 credits
- Next ships
- 1
200 mm/50 3rd Year Type No 1 in a Model E2 turret
Default- Type
- Artillery
- Purchase
- 130,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
203 mm/50 3rd Year Type No 2 in a Model E2 turret
- Type
- Artillery
- Research
- 3,200 XP
- Purchase
- 320,000 credits
Type5 mod. 1
Default- Type
- Suo
- Purchase
- 100,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
Type5 mod. 2
- Type
- Suo
- Research
- 2,400 XP
- Purchase
- 260,000 credits
Propulsion: 102,000 hp
Default- Type
- Engine
- Purchase
- 90,000 credits
Compatible upgrades
Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.
Torpedo Tubes Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 500,000
Main Armaments Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 125,000
Aiming Systems Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 500,000
Main Battery Modification 2
Modernization- Credits
- 500,000
Damage Control System Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 250,000
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
- Aoba
- Research cost
- 30,000 XP
- Available module groups
- 10
- Compatible upgrades
- 8
- Researchable next ships
- 1
- Upgrade slots
- 3
- Published battle levels
- 5–7
Cross-nation comparison
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