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? | The Fuso is a solid-performing Tier 6 battleship, once the time and effort has dedicated to her. Featuring a powerful armament of six turrets with each packing a pair of 14 inch guns, the battleship can theoretically wipe out anything below and a tier higher than her due to her broadside that's practically unrivaled by any fellow Japanese battleship she will face. At her stock hull which is her 1914 build, she might look unimpressive, clunky and her range being very low which does not help matters of her hull being fairly easy to punch through, but once she has her final 1944 hull and the researchable fire control module with it, she can be a force to be reckoned with as she can now reach targets at about 21+km which will make her one of the battleships that you can both love to be in and a ship to prioritize sinking due to her potential. Her armor is a big improvement over [[Ship:Kongo|Kongo]], giving her the durability to fight pitched battles against other dreadnoughts, though it does not match the armor her other same Tier nation counterparts receive and her citadel is still fairly vulnerable. Fuso also gains a large mobility increase when upgraded, with a speed increase of almost three knots, allowing you to outrun US dreadnoughts and outrange them.<br /><br /> | | + | The first of Japan's locally produced super-dreadnoughts, Fuso is a solid-performing Tier 6 battleship, once the time and effort has dedicated to her. Featuring a powerful armament of six turrets with each packing a pair of 14 inch guns, the battleship can theoretically wipe out anything below and a tier higher than her due to her broadside that's practically unrivaled by any fellow Japanese battleship she will face. At her stock hull which is her 1914 build, she might look unimpressive, clunky and her range being very low which does not help matters of her hull being fairly easy to punch through, but once she has her final 1944 hull and the researchable fire control module with it, she can be a force to be reckoned with as she can now reach targets at about 21+km which will make her one of the battleships that you can both love to be in and a ship to prioritize sinking due to her potential. Her armor is a big improvement over [[Ship:Kongo|Kongo]], giving her the durability to fight pitched battles against other dreadnoughts, though it does not match the armor protection her other same Tier nation counterparts receive and her citadel is still fairly vulnerable. Fuso also gains a large mobility increase when upgraded, with a speed increase of almost three knots, allowing you to outrun US dreadnoughts and outrange them.<br /><br /> |
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| * Unrivaled battery at her tier of twelve 14 inch guns in six dual mount turrets | | | * Unrivaled battery at her tier of twelve 14 inch guns in six dual mount turrets |
| * Dispersion superior to her other nation Tier counterparts | | | * Dispersion superior to her other nation Tier counterparts |
? | * A faster rate of fire as compared to the Kongo | | + | * A faster rate of fire as compared to [[Ship:Kongo|Kongo]] |
| * Decent mobility | | | * Decent mobility |
| * Good torpedo protection is nearly similar to US dreadnoughts | | | * Good torpedo protection is nearly similar to US dreadnoughts |
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Fusō — Japanese Tier VI battleship.
Battlecruiser Kongō was used as the basis for the design of a new battleship. To surpass the New York-class dreadnoughts being built in the U.S., Japanese shipbuilders raised the number of 356 mm guns to 12 in six turrets, preferring twin-gun turrets to triple-gun ones to boost survivability. During World War II, the ship covered the Pearl Harbor raid, as well as participated in the Aleutian Islands campaign and the Battle of Surigao Strait. On October 25, 1944, the battleship was hit by torpedoes from U.S. destroyers and sank, breaking into several pieces.
Modules
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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) |
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356 mm/45 41st Year Type in a twin turret | 2.1 | 56.3 | 226 | 5,700 | 25 | 10,200 |
| 0 | 340,000 |
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Fusō (A) | 44,900 | 16 | 305 | 6 | 4/14 | 10/8/4 | | |
| 0 | 340,000 |
Fusō (B) | 57,100 | 16 | 305 | 6 | 4/14 | 17/10 | | |
| 12,500 | 900,000 |
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Type6 mod. 1 | | 0 |
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Type6 mod. 2 | | 0 |
| 6,500 | 640,000 |
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Propulsion: 57,900 hp | 21.6 |
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Propulsion: 70,000 hp | 24.5 |
| 4,000 | 280,000 |
Compatible Upgrades
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Player Opinion
Performance
Pros:
- High HP pool
- Unrivaled battery at her tier of twelve 14 inch guns in six dual mount turrets
- Dispersion superior to her other nation Tier counterparts
- A faster rate of fire as compared to Kongo
- Decent mobility
- Good torpedo protection is nearly similar to US dreadnoughts
- Impressive range at 21.8 km when upgraded, giving her the highest range among mid-tier ships.
- Broadside can potentially destroy anything in a single salvo provided if all shots connected and they penetrated.
Cons:
- Questionable ergonomics.
- Very high detection range.
- Poor AA suite even when upgraded.
- Poor deck and bulkhead armor don't allow for immune positioning; extremely vulnerable to fires.
- Engine seems to be broken with even the smallest torpedoes.
- Uses the same gun as Kongo, which has difficulty dealing with more the heavily armored battleships at her tier
- Having two midship turrets limits forward and rear firepower; turning broadside to use them invites serious damage from any battleship it faces
- Abysmal gun range in stock configuration at 13.2 km, gets outranged by any cruisers at the same tier
- Grinding for her B hull upgrade, which resolves her stock range problems, without Free XP is long and frustrating
- Dispersion is still questionable, though her shell volume partially compensates
Research
Initially the Fuso is painful, and you might think about getting the propulsion upgrade first. However, Fuso is significantly benefited by the additional gun range (Upgraded hull increases the range from 13.2 to 19.8), the improved addition on the AA suite, the 5 second reduction in rudder shift time, and the additional survivability provided by the Fuso (B) hull upgrade. After the hull upgrade the next most important is probably the propulsion as it will allow her to get somewhere faster. Plus for most situations, the near 20km gun range is good enough. Once you've got the propulsion you can choose to get the firing range increase from the Fire Control module or you can skip the 2km boost in favor of saving more for Nagato (although that 2km can be handy at times).
For her Equipment, she should have the Main Armament Modification 1 installed to improve her main battery's durability, and Aiming Systems Modification 1 to improve her accuracy. Equipping the Damage Control Systems Modification 1 will also give her a very minor reduction to the chance of being set on fire as well as a minor improvement to her anti-torpedo protection.
As for her Captain's Skills, if her captain was transferred from the preceding ships of her line, her captain should be already equipped with either Basics of Survivability or Basic Fire Control, Expert Marksman, and either Vigilance, High Alert, or Superintendent. If you wish to keep her, you can forgo The fourth tier Advanced Fire Control Skill, which improves her AA and secondary ranges (which can be useful as her AA umbrella is centered on her mid-ranged AA batteries), as well as the fifth tier Skills and concentrate on getting more lower tier skills.
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