Combat envelope
Range and detection
Every bar uses the same 10 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.
Ship Database
Tier III
Battleship
Japan
Kawachi
The Satsuma-class ships were to become the first Japanese dreadnoughts, but given the shortage of 305 mm guns, two 254 mm guns were installed in their side turrets instead. Two Kawachi-class ships equipped with 305 mm guns in six turrets embodied the further development of the Satsuma class. During World War I, the lead ship of the series participated in...
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The Satsuma-class ships were to become the first Japanese dreadnoughts, but given the shortage of 305 mm guns, two 254 mm guns were installed in their side turrets instead. Two Kawachi-class ships equipped with 305 mm guns in six turrets embodied the further development of the Satsuma class. During World War I, the lead ship of the series participated in the Siege of Tsingtao. On July 12, 1918, as a result of her bow turret magazines detonating, Kawachi sank in Tokuyama Bay.
- Credits
- 318,000
At a glance
The numbers that shape the ship
- Hit points
- 35,800
- Maximum speed
- 18.4 knots
- Surface detection
- 9.3 km
- Main battery range
- 9.9 km
- Main battery reload
- 30.0 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
- 18.4 knots
- Turning circle radius
- 560 m
- Rudder shift time
- 13.4 s
Concealment
- Surface detection
- 9.3 km
- Air detection
- 6.7 km
- Submarine detection
- 6.7 km
Survivability
- Hit points
- 35,800
- Torpedo damage reduction
- 13 %
Published armour thickness
Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.
- Overall published range
- 10–305 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament
Surface armament
Main battery
- Maximum range
- 9.9 km
- Reload time
- 30.0 s
- Rate of fire
- 2.0 rounds/min
- 180° turn time
- 36.0 s
- Maximum dispersion
- 155 m
Shells
Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.
305 mm HE
HE- Maximum damage per hit
- 4,350
- Fire chance
- 28.0 %
- Muzzle velocity
- 810 m/s
- Shell mass
- 386 kg
305 mm AP/APC Type41year
AP- Maximum damage per hit
- 6,700
- Muzzle velocity
- 810 m/s
- Shell mass
- 386 kg
Gun layout
- Mount
- 305 mm/45 41st Year Type in a twin-gun turret
- Mounts
- 6
- Barrels each
- 2
Automatic armament
Secondary battery
- Maximum range
- 3.2 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
- 120 mm Common Type0 HE
- Maximum damage per hit
- 2,100
- Fire chance
- 10.0 %
- Rate of fire
- 12.0 rounds/min
- Muzzle velocity
- 660 m/s
- Mount
- 76 mm HE Mk2
- Maximum damage per hit
- 1,300
- Fire chance
- 5.0 %
- Rate of fire
- 12.0 rounds/min
- Muzzle velocity
- 680 m/s
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data
Default hull
- Hull hit points
- 35,800
- Main-battery barrels
- 6
- Secondary barrels
- 22
Engine
- Published maximum speed
- 18.4 knots
Fire control
Module research tree
Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.
Kawachi (A)
Default- Type
- Hull
- Purchase
- 72,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
Kawachi (B)
- Type
- Hull
- Research
- 1,400 XP
- Purchase
- 160,000 credits
- Next ships
- 1
Type3 mod. 1
Default- Type
- Suo
- Purchase
- 20,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
Type3 mod. 2
- Type
- Suo
- Research
- 950 XP
- Purchase
- 80,000 credits
Propulsion: 22,500 hp
Default- Type
- Engine
- Purchase
- 18,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
Propulsion: 27,300 hp
- Type
- Engine
- Research
- 350 XP
- Purchase
- 40,000 credits
305 mm/45 41st Year Type in a twin-gun turret
Default- Type
- Artillery
- Purchase
- 34,000 credits
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
- Myōgi
- Research cost
- 6,700 XP
- Available module groups
- 10
- Compatible upgrades
- 3
- Researchable next ships
- 1
- Upgrade slots
- 2
- Published battle levels
- 3–4
Cross-nation comparison
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