Furutaka

13.3

Furutaka

Cruiser | Japan | Tier V

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price11500 exp

Purchase price1,370,000

Hit Points28,300

Main Battery

IDS_PJGM144_200MM50_TYPE_E_RF3 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire2.73 shots/min.

Reload Time22 sec.

Rotation Speed6 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time30 sec.

Firing Range12.62 km.

Maximum Dispersion109 m.

HE Shell200 mm HE Common Type4

Maximum HE Shell Damage3,300

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell17 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity870 m./s.

HE Shell Weight110 kg.

AP Shell200 mm AP Type5

Maximum AP Shell Damage4,500

Initial AP Shell Velocity870 m./s.

AP Shell Weight110 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

76 mm /40 3rd Year Type on a single mount4 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range4.3 km.

Rate of Fire17.14 shots/min.

Reload Time3.5 sec.

HE Shell76 mm HE Mk2

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,300

Initial HE Shell Velocity680 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell5 %

Torpedo Tubes

610 mm Quad2 х 4 pcs.

Rate of Fire0.67 shots/min.

Reload Time90 sec.

Rotation Speed25 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time7.2 sec.

TorpedoType8

Maximum Damage14,600

Torpedo Speed63 knot

Torpedo Range6 km.

AA Defense

76 mm /40 3rd Year Type on a single mount4 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second6.4

. . . Firing Range3 km.

13 mm/76 Type 93 on a twin mount4 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second8

. . . Firing Range1.2 km.

7.7 mm/80 Type 92 on a single mount2 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second3.2

. . . Firing Range0.99 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed34.5 knot

Turning Circle Radius750 m.

Rudder Shift Time9.2 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range11.87 km.

Air Detectability Range5.78 km.

Battle Levels

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13.3

Furutaka

Cruiser | Japan | Tier V

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price11500 exp

Purchase price1,370,000

Hit Points30,700

Main Battery

IDS_PJGM146_203MM50_TYPE_E3 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire4 shots/min.

Reload Time15 sec.

Rotation Speed6 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time30 sec.

Firing Range13.88 km.

Maximum Dispersion109 m.

HE Shell203 mm HE Type0

Maximum HE Shell Damage3,300

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell17 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity840 m./s.

HE Shell Weight125.85 kg.

AP Shell203 mm AP Type91

Maximum AP Shell Damage4,700

Initial AP Shell Velocity840 m./s.

AP Shell Weight125.85 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

120 mm/45 10th Year Type on a Model B2 mount4 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range4.3 km.

Rate of Fire10 shots/min.

Reload Time6 sec.

HE Shell120 mm HE Type0

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,000

Initial HE Shell Velocity825 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell8 %

Torpedo Tubes

610 mm Quad2 х 4 pcs.

Rate of Fire0.64 shots/min.

Reload Time94 sec.

Rotation Speed25 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time7.2 sec.

TorpedoType8 mod. 2

Maximum Damage16,267

Torpedo Speed59 knot

Torpedo Range9.99 km.

AA Defense

120 mm/45 10th Year Type on a Model B2 mount4 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second20.4

. . . Firing Range4.5 km.

25 mm/60 Type 96 on a twin mount4 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second10.8

. . . Firing Range2.49 km.

13 mm/76 Type 93 on a twin mount2 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second4

. . . Firing Range1.2 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed34.5 knot

Turning Circle Radius750 m.

Rudder Shift Time5.7 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range11.87 km.

Air Detectability Range5.78 km.

Battle Levels

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V

1,370,000

Furutaka — Japanese Tier V cruiser.

A powerful scout cruiser employed to carry out reconnaissance operations and to protect battleship fleets from enemy light naval forces. Furutaka’s primary distinction from her predecessors was an enhanced artillery armament featuring a pyramid arrangement of turret mounts.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
200 mm/50 3rd Year Type No 1 in a Model E2 turret	2.7	30	109	3,300	17	4,500		0	130,000
203 mm/50 3rd Year Type No 2 in a Model E2 turret	4	30	109	3,300	17	4,700		3,200	320,000

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Furutaka (A)	28,300	6	105	3	4	2/4/4	2			0	150,000
Furutaka (B)	30,700	6	105	3	4	2/4/4	2			6,300	480,000

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	Torpedo Tubes Reload Time (sec)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Damage (HP)	Torpedo Speed (knot)	Torpedo Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Type8	0.7	90	7.2	14,600	63	6		0	120,000
Type8 mod. 2	0.6	94	7.2	16,266	59	10		3,600	400,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Type5 mod. 1		0		0	100,000
Type5 mod. 2		0		2,400	260,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 102,000 hp	34.5		0	90,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3

Player Opinion

Performance

Tier V Furutaka marks the beginning of the Japanese heavy cruiser line. She mounts a small battery of 203 mm guns but carries a powerful torpedo armament. The switch to larger guns results in lower DPM but allows for crippling salvos.

Furutaka mounts a standard cruiser Damage Control Party , with a 5 second active time and a 60 second cool down period between uses. She also carries a Hydroacoustic Search  which can detect torpedoes at 3 km and enemy ships at 4 km. This comes with 3 charges as standard and is active for 100 seconds with a 120 second cool down between uses. Her third slot has a Catapult Fighter  with 3 uses. This launches a pair of fighters which patrol around the player ship for up to 100 seconds.

Furutaka’s top speed is rather typical of a Tier V cruiser at 34.5 knots. This allows her to keep pace with most of her peers, although she trails some distance behind Émile Bertin and Montecuccoli. She has a fast rudder shift time of just 5.7 seconds which allows her to quickly change direction. Unfortunately, that benefit is somewhat reduced by a large 750 meter turning circle, which can make maneuvering in confined spaces difficult. With the Concealment Expert skill her detection can be reduced to 10.7 km, which allows players to reach advantageous positions.

Armament

Furutaka mounts a small main battery of 203 mm guns rather than the 152 mm or smaller guns carried by most other Tier V cruisers. Her main guns also feature improved accuracy compared to her peers, using destroyer dispersion rather than cruiser dispersion. This means that shells will tend to group closer to the aiming point and helps to compensate for her small main battery. Furutaka also introduces players to another key characteristic of Japanese cruisers, a painfully slow turret traverse time which makes it difficult to rapidly change or track targets at short ranges.

As a heavy cruiser, Furutaka has increased striking power when compared to most other ships at Tier V. Her AP rounds have better penetration and cause more damage than the 152 mm guns found on most other cruisers. They have sufficient penetration at most combat ranges to pose a threat to the citadel armor of enemy cruisers which show broadside. They can also penetrate battleship upper belt armor at short to medium ranges. Unlike light cruisers, her AP can overmatch the bow and stern plating of Tier IV and V cruisers, dealing damage regardless of their angle.

Against most angled targets or destroyers, her HE rounds are a better choice. With high damage and good fire chance per shell, they allow players to reliably damage most targets, although the slow reload and low number of guns mean that Furutaka is a poor fire starter. She is unlikely to seriously tax the Damage Control Party of enemy ships.

Furutaka carries a quad torpedo launcher on each side, with hard hitting and long range torpedoes. With a 10 km range they can be used against targets at a distance. Although they hit hard, the torpedoes travel rather slowly and have a large detection range. Targets will have 9.5 seconds of reaction time to take avoiding action.

Armor & Survivability

Like other Tier V cruisers, Furutaka can feel fragile if players are not careful. Her bow and stern plating is 13 mm thick, which is sufficient to bounce AP rounds from light cruisers as well as Kirov and Mikoyan, but will be overmatched by the 203 mm guns found on other heavy cruisers. Additionally, it is easily penetrated by all calibers of HE round. She has thicker armor along her hull, where 25 mm plating will shatter small-caliber HE rounds and can bounce AP shells from many battleships she will face when angled.

Furutaka has a large citadel which runs for most of the ship between the fore and aft turrets. Additionally, there is a large section between the bridge and the catapult that is raised above the waterline . With only 75 mm of armor protection, the citadel is highly vulnerable if players show too much broadside. At ranges below 5 km, even many Tier V destroyers are capable of penetrating this citadel armor.

Although her armor may be thin, Furutaka has one of the largest health pools at her tier. With effective maneuvering and use of cover to limit damage taken, she can remain in the fight for longer than players might expect.

Anti-Aircraft

Furutaka has fairly weak AA defenses. She has some long-range AA guns which reach out to 5.2 km, but she only puts out a single flak cloud that is unlikely to pose much threat to enemy aircraft. Much of Furutaka’s continuous DPS comes from her short-range weapons, which are limited to 2.5 km range and will not engage enemy aircraft until they are already established on an attack run.

Anti-Submarine

Furutaka has an ASW airstrike which can attack submarines at up to 5 km range, with a minimum range of 500 meters. This drops a single depth charge which causes 3,400 damage on a direct hit. This has a 30 second reload between uses.

Battle Performance

Players will need to use effective positioning and ammunition selection in order to compensate for Furutaka’s low base damage output. A well-aimed salvo can potentially cripple an enemy cruiser or destroyer, if the right ammunition is selected. For this reason, the Gun Feeder captain skill is recommended as it will allow players to more quickly switch ammunition types.

Furutaka is not suited to close range fighting, where her long reload, slow turret traverse and wide turning circle will reduce her effectiveness. At medium ranges she will be able to use her concealment to reach good firing positions, which will combine with her improved dispersion to allow some powerful strikes against enemy ships. Against enemy cruisers, remaining bow-in can be a viable tactic, as she can bounce the AP rounds of most same-tier cruisers. With two-thirds of her firepower forward, she will not lose much potential DPM this way. Enemy cruisers that attempt to unmask more guns or launch torpedoes will need to risk showing broadside. Against destroyers or angled targets, HE rounds should be the usual choice.

Although her torpedoes can be devastating, their slow speed and high reaction time mean that they cannot be relied on to regularly land serious hits. But their long range and relatively slow speed make them good area denial weapons and they can dissuade enemy ships from pursuing or moving too close. They are potentially powerful, but unreliable, weapons that can turn the tide of a battle. Or, they are just as likely to be dodged by an enemy who is not asleep at the wheel.

Pros:

• Guns are very accurate
• 203 mm guns are powerful weapons at her tier
• Can overmatch Tier IV and V cruiser plating
• Torpedoes have high damage
• Decent concealment
• Has access to Hydroacoustic Search consumable

Cons:

• Slow turret traverse
• Low DPM due to reload and number of guns
• Torpedoes are easily detected and slow
• Poor AA defenses
• Large turning circle

Research

Captains should first research the second main battery module for the reduction in reload time it provides. Then the B Hull for the reconfigured main battery, two more torpedo tubes, better maneuverability, health pool, and better AA suite. Next either the gun range buff or the much better mod.2 torpedoes, depending on whether you value her guns or torpedoes more highly.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Furutaka are as follows:

• Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1 keeps the guns and torpedo tubes active and firing.
• Slot 2: Damage Control System Modification 1  makes the ship more resistant to fires and flooding.
• Slot 3: Main Battery Modification 2 makes her guns more comfortable and saves a skill point that would otherwise be spent on Grease the Gears to improve her gun handling. Aiming Systems Modification 1 gives her guns more accuracy and is an option.

Commander Skills

The key skills for Furutaka include Grease the Gears at Level 1, Priority Target at Level 2, Adrenaline Rush at Level 3, and Concealment Expert at Level 4. Captains who use the ship’s torpedoes often may also wish to invest in one or more of the torpedo skills if they have points remaining after investing in her main guns and concealment. The AA skills, particularly Expert AA Marksman, are almost always a good choice for leftover skill points on cruisers. While Pyrotechnician could be taken at Level 2 to improve her shells' fire chances, her rate of fire is too low to properly take advantage of the relative small boost to fire chance per shell. Captains may also with to invest in Top Grade Gunner to improve the slow rate of fire when they find themselves unable to drop off detection using her concealment.

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack				Defense
1	Grease the Gears +15% main battery traverse speed. ★★★	Swift Fish +5% torpedo speed. ★	Consumables Specialist −7.5% cooldown time of all Consumables except:  Damage Control Party   Repair Party .	Gun Feeder -40% time to switch shell type. ★★★	Incoming Fire Alert Receive a warning of a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5km.	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver - slowly - while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★★
2	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire. +15% to the fragmentation damage area of HE ordnance fired at submarines. ★	Fill the Tubes -10% torpedo tubes reload time. ★	Consumables Enhancements +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search, Surveillance Radar, Smoke Generator, & Engine Boost.	Eye in the Sky Spotting Aircraft: • +2 charges • -50% cooldown time.	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies targeting you with main battery. ★★★	Focus Fire Training In an active priority AA sector: •  +1.5% (to 5%) immediate damage. •  +25% continuous damage. •  +1 flak burst per salvo. −10% aircraft preparation time. −15% reload time of Airstrike armament.. ★
3	Heavy HE and SAP Shells +10% HE and SAP shell damage. +15% ship detectability guns 149mm and up.	Pack a Punch +15% torpedo damage. +20% secondary battery range.. ★	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★★	Heavy AP Shells +5% damage for AP shells 190mm and larger.	Superintendent +1 charge to all consumables. ★	Survivability Expert +450 HP per ship tier. ★★
4	Top Grade Gunner -10% reload time of secondary batteries If enemy ship is spotted within detectability range, -8% reload time of main battery. ★	Outnumbered If there are fewer allies than visible enemies within the ship's base main caliber firing range: +8% ship speed -10% main battery dispersion.	Radio Location Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken..	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells Base fire chance reduced by half.	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★★★	AAA & ASW Expert +25% continuous AA and flak damage. +15% damage inflicted by depth charges. While AAA is active: −50% ship consumables reload time..
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful      ★★ - Frequently Useful      ★ - Occasionally Useful     No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Furutaka equips the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
• Slot 2: Hydroacoustic Search  – 3 charges
• Slot 3: Catapult Fighter  – 3 charges
• Slot 4: Submarine Surveillance  – 3 charges

Signals

Furutaka captains should mount the standard flags to improve the ship's performance in battle. To improve upon the ship's armaments, India X-Ray (), Victor Lima (), and Juliet Whiskey Unaone () flags are recommended to increase the fire chance and flooding chances respectively. To improve the ship’s survivability, captains should mount November Foxtrot () and India Yankee () flags. Sierra Mike () flags are recommended to increase the ship’s already high top speed. Lastly, economic and special signal flags can be mounted to improve the ship’s economic gains per battle.

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Juliet Charlie -100% to the risk of magazine detonation. ★	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration.	India Yankee -20% to fire duration. ★★	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy. ★	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding. ★★★	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating. ★★
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating. ★	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time. ★	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts. ★★	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★★★	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables. ★★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used.
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire .

Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.

Gallery

Historical Info

Furutaka, 1926

Construction

Builder: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,
   Nagasaki, Japan

Laid down: 5th December 1922

Launched: 25th February 1925

Commissioned: 31st March 1926

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Specifications

7,100 tons displacement, standard

183.1m length

16.5m beam

5.6m draft

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Machinery

10 Kanpon oil-fired boilers

2 Kanpon mixed-firing boilers

4 Parsons geared turbine engines

1,400 tons of oil, 400 tons of coal

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Performance

33.5 knots at 102,000 shaft horsepower

6,000nm at 14 knots

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Armor

Main belt: 76mm

Decks: 48mm

Conning Tower: 25mm

Turrets: 25mm

Fore and Aft Plating: 13mm

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Armament

Main

Six (6x1) 20cm/50 3rd Year Type No.1 guns

Secondary

Four (4x1) 8cm/50 3rd Year Type High-Angle guns

Anti-aircraft

Two (2x1) 7.7mm machine guns

Torpedoes

Twelve (6x2) 610mm Type 8 no.2 Torpedoes

Aircraft Facilities

1 Kawanishi E7K1 “Alf” floatplane

1 aircraft catapult

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Complement

616

Furutaka, 1942

Specifications

7,100 tons displacement, standard

183.1m length

16.5m beam

5.6m draft

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Armament

Main

Six (3x2) 20.3cm/50 3rd Year Type No. 2 guns

Secondary

Four (4x1) 12cm/45 10th Year Type High-Angle guns

Anti-aircraft

Eight (4x2) 25mm Type 96 AA guns

Four (2x2) 13.2mm Type 93 AA guns

Torpedoes

Eight (2x4) 61cm Type 93 mod 2 torpedoes

Aircraft Facilities

2 Aichi E13A “Jake” seaplanes

1 aircraft catapult

Furutaka performing sea trials in 1939.

Design

Following the experimental light Cruiser Yubari, the Furutaka class adapted several of her lessons and was the first heavy Cruiser that entered service in the Imperial Japanese Navy.

Despite numerous efforts to reduce the displacement of this class, they still overshot their designed displacement by almost 1000 tons, with a standard displacement of 7500 tons. With a length of 185m and a width of 16.5m, these ships were heavier and larger than any preceding Cruiser of their Navy.

The original armament consisted of six 20cm/50 3rd Year Type guns in single mounts, those were supposed to deliver heavy strikes in night battles before the ship would then disappear into the darkness again. However problems with the ammunition supply meant that the reload of these guns could not go faster than 30 seconds. Dual purpose armament consisted of four single mounted 8 cm/40 3rd Year Type, and two machine guns caliber 7.7mm were her close range AA armament.

To increase the stability of the ship it was decided to make the Torpedo Tubes fixed into the hull, with three twin 61cm Torpedo launchers on each side of the ship.

Aviation facilities originally consisted of a flying-off platform on turret 4, but it was deemed as insufficient and replaced with a proper catapult during the later career.

Her armor was 76mm thick at her main armor belt, with the deck being 35mm strong. The turrets themselves only had a 25mm strong splinter protection, in order to save weight.

Their machinery allowed for 34.5 knots of speed while having an engine output of 102,000shp, and while going 14 knots they were able to sail for 6000 nautical miles.

Modernizations during the career included a rework of the aviation facilities in 1930, during the next years the AA armament was reworked, which included new dual purpose guns with a caliber of 12cm. In 1936/1937, the main armament received a complete overhaul. The single mounts were all replace by three twin turrets, two quadruple Torpedo launchers on the deck replaced the fixed launchers in the hull and the engine got upgraded to modern standards as well. Wider Torpedo bulges were an attempt to increase the stability, however this was not successful.

Historical Gallery

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  Furutaka performing sea trials in 1939.]]

References

1. Japanese cruiser Furutaka - Wikipedia
2. Furutaka-class cruiser - Wikipedia

Ship Change Log

See here for links to Update notes.

• Added to the game in Update 0.3.1.
• Update 0.3.1.2:
  • The duration of the Spotting aircraft consumable was increased.
• Update 0.4.0:
  • The Fighter Aircraft consumable was added for use on the top researchable hull.
• Update 0.4.0.4:
  • The "Hydroacoustic Search" consumable was added to the base hull configuration.
• Update 0.5.0:
  • Rudder shift time on the upgraded hull was decreased by 1.1 s.
  • Type 8 mod 2 torpedoes were added.
  • The gun modules are now researched sequentially.
  • Increased 203 mm main battery turret traverse speed from 4 to 5 degrees per second.
  • Main battery reload time decreased from 17 to 15 s.
• Update 0.5.2:
  • Experience earnings reduced by 7%.
• Update 0.5.6:

• Performance characteristics were improved for the top hull.
• Hull (C) was replaced by a new one, with improved performance characteristics:
• Her main guns were reinforced: now the ship is equipped with three twin main turrets (3х2) instead of the previous 6х1 arrangement. Now her new twin main turrets are arranged in a more reasonable and conventional way (two forward turrets and one aft turret) and have higher traverse speed.
• Her torpedo tubes were reinforced: 2х4 instead of the previous 2х3 configuration. The new torpedo tubes reload slower, but they can launch one extra torpedo in each torpedo salvo.
• New set of AA defenses: 2х2 13mm/76 Type93 Twin, 4x2 25mm/60 Type96 Twin mod. 1, and 4х1 120mm/40 10th Year Type mod. B2/C:

• The AA damage within the 1km AA engagement area radius was nullified (3 -> 0 points).
• The average AA damage within the 1.2km AA engagement area did not change (7 points).
• The average AA damage within the 3.1km AA engagement area was added (0 -> 20 points).
• The average AA damage within the 4.5km AA engagement area radius increased by 10 points (from 10 to 20 points).

• Hull (В): rudder shift speed and amount of HP now correspond with Hull (C).
• The hull will now reflect the landmark modernization of the ship when she had her main gun turrets upgraded. By making this change, we moved the ship a bit closer to later-period Japanese heavy cruisers to better prepare the player for a change in battle tactics.

• • Added anti-torpedo protection like that of Tier VI Aoba.
• Update 0.5.8:
  • The armor model of the hull was refined.
• Update 0.5.10:
  • Fixed display of the rangefinder.
• Update 0.5.11:
  • Secondary Battery Modification 2 is now available in Upgrade Slot 2.
• Update 0.6.2:
  • The national flag was moved from the stern to the mast.
• Update 0.6.3:
  • Base firing range increased from 11,790 to 12,620 m.
  • Fixed the operation of the "Manual Fire Control for AA Armament" Skill.
• Update 0.6.12:
  • Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 6.92 km.
• Update 0.6.13:
  • Fire extinguishing time now 30 s instead of 60 s.
  • Improved display of thin elements.
  • Minor fixes to ship geometry and textures.
  • Hull (B): durability of the casemate reduced by 200, durability of the superstructure increased by 200. The change does not affect the HP of the ship in any way.
• Update 0.6.14:
  • The position of the catapult in the stowed position was changed, the guns now elevate over the catapult when shifting the barrels to the other side. The changes do not affect the game balance in any way.
• Update 0.7.6:
  • Improved display of thin elements on the hull.
• Update 0.7.10:
  • The range of the Hydroacoustic Search consumable was unified: 4 km for detecting ships, 3 km for detecting torpedoes.
• Update 0.7.11:
  • Accuracy of the main battery was improved to be similar to that of Zao.
• Update 0.8.8:
  • Fixed a bug due to which the accuracy of the Hull (C) guns was lower than the accuracy of the Hull (A) and (B) guns.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 4.3 km.
• Update 0.10.3:
  • Hulls (A) and (B) were removed, Hull (C) was renamed to (B). A new base hull was created on the basis of Hull (C) with a modified air defense composition.
• Update 0.10.11:
  • Fixed model and textures of the ship.
• Updated 0.11.8:
  • Fixed the display of the ship's silhouette in the battle interface.
• Update 13.1:
  • Added the Submarine Surveillance consumable with the following characteristics:
    • Range: 5 km.
    • Reload: 120 s.
    • Number of charges: 3.
    • Action time: 20 s.

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