ARP Takao

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ARP Takao

Cruiser | Japan | Tier VIII

Tech Tree Position

General

Purchase priceSpecial

Hit Points40,100

Main Battery

203 mm/50 3rd Year Type No.2 in a Model E turret5 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire3.75 shots/min.

Reload Time16 sec.

Rotation Speed6.2 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time29.03 sec.

Firing Range15.78 km.

Maximum Dispersion133 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

127 mm/40 Type 89 on a Model A1 mount4 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range6.6 km.

Rate of Fire12 shots/min.

Reload Time5 sec.

HE Shell127 mm HE Type0

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,100

Initial HE Shell Velocity725 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell8 %

Torpedo Tubes

610 mm Quad4 х 4 pcs.

Rate of Fire0.59 shots/min.

Reload Time101 sec.

Rotation Speed25 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time7.2 sec.

TorpedoType90 mod. 1

Maximum Damage17,233

Torpedo Speed62 knot

Torpedo Range9.99 km.

AA Defense

127 mm/40 Type 89 on a Model A1 mount4 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second40.4

. . . Firing Range5.01 km.

25 mm/60 Type 96 on a single mount30 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second54

. . . Firing Range2.49 km.

25 mm/60 Type 96 on a triple mount6 х 3 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second19.8

. . . Firing Range2.49 km.

25 mm/60 Type 96 on a twin mount6 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second16.2

. . . Firing Range2.49 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed35.5 knot

Turning Circle Radius790 m.

Rudder Shift Time8.1 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range11.52 km.

Air Detectability Range7.16 km.

Battle Levels

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13.10

ARP Takao

Cruiser | Japan | Tier VIII

Tech Tree Position

General

Purchase priceSpecial

Hit Points40,100

Main Battery

203 mm/50 3rd Year Type No.2 in a Model E turret5 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire3.75 shots/min.

Reload Time16 sec.

Rotation Speed6.2 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time29.03 sec.

Firing Range15.78 km.

Maximum Dispersion133 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

127 mm/40 Type 89 on a Model A1 mount4 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range6.6 km.

Rate of Fire12 shots/min.

Reload Time5 sec.

HE Shell127 mm HE Type0

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,100

Initial HE Shell Velocity725 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell8 %

Torpedo Tubes

610 mm Quad4 х 4 pcs.

Rate of Fire0.59 shots/min.

Reload Time101 sec.

Rotation Speed25 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time7.2 sec.

TorpedoType90 mod. 1

Maximum Damage17,233

Torpedo Speed62 knot

Torpedo Range9.99 km.

AA Defense

127 mm/40 Type 89 on a Model A1 mount4 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second40.4

. . . Firing Range5.01 km.

25 mm/60 Type 96 on a single mount30 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second54

. . . Firing Range2.49 km.

25 mm/60 Type 96 on a triple mount6 х 3 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second19.8

. . . Firing Range2.49 km.

25 mm/60 Type 96 on a twin mount6 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second16.2

. . . Firing Range2.49 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed35.5 knot

Turning Circle Radius790 m.

Rudder Shift Time8.1 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range11.52 km.

Air Detectability Range7.16 km.

Battle Levels

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VIII

Special

ARP Takao — Japanese special premium Tier VIII cruiser.

The Tsundere Heavy Cruiser of the "Fleet of Fog". Modeled after Takao, the lead ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy's Takao-class cruisers. She loses a duel against I-401 while patrolling the Kumano Sea area. After her defeat, she decides to leave the "Fleet of Fog" to join the "Blue Steel" led by Gunzō Chihaya. Takao’s Mental Model has a great deal of curiosity, which led her to unwittingly collect a lot of information about humanity. This warship has been specially designed for World of Warships, and is modeled after Takao as she appears in "ARPEGGIO OF BLUE STEEL -ARS NOVA-".

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 ()
203 mm/50 3rd Year Type No.2 in a Model E turret	3.8	29	133	3,300	17	4,700		0	0

	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 ()
ARP Takao	40,100	6	127	5	4	30/6/6/4	4			0	0

	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 ()
Type90 mod. 1	0.6	101	7.2	17,233	62	10		0	0

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Type8 mod. 1		0		0	0

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 130,000 hp	35.5		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5

Player Opinion

Performance

Warning: The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.
Refer to the in-game Port screens for more useful data.

ARP Takao is identical to Atago. Bearing the same ABC-XY turret layout of her historical predecessor Myoko, this heavy cruiser is fairly similar to her predecessor, but improves on many traits such as turret traverse and overall handling. While her main battery rate of fire is slower, her torpedoes are quadruple tube mounts (for a total of 16 instead of 12) and the forward launcher on each side fires forwards instead of backwards, making it useful against enemies in front of the ship. She also gains access to the Repair Party consumable, allowing her to recover HP, unlike most other cruisers at Tier VIII). Her impressively low detection range means that she can engage the enemy at her terms, and if situations go awry she can sneak away (providing there are no aircraft patrolling the sky or a nearby destroyer to detect her. With a full concealment build she can even fire torpedoes from beyond her detection radius in certain situations. She does have a few drawbacks, with a very large citadel hitbox — due to the large bridge/boiler area amidships — as well as a slow rate of fire and a mediocre anti-aircraft suite, but she is overall a very powerful ship.

Pros:

• Pros of Atago: good handling characteristics, has access to the Repair Party consumable, much wider torpedo launch arcs than regular tech tree Japanese cruisers, low detection range.
• Comes with free Commander Skill points (varies by region).
• Special unique announcer (voiced by her voice actor from the Ars Nova series).
• Unique announcer can be used as the default announcer for other ships.

Cons:

• Cons of Atago: citadel is fairly easy to punch through, torpedo tubes are likely to be hit and disabled by enemy fire, slow-ish turret traverse, low rate of fire, very mediocre AA suite.
• Does not come with overwhelming firepower, speed, submergence, Klein field, or super graviton cannons of ARP Takao in Ars Nova.

Research

As a premium ship, ARP Takao doesn't have any upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for ARP Takao are as follows:

• Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1 keeps the guns and torpedo tubes active and firing.
• Slot 1: Damage Control System Modification 1  makes the ship more resistant to fires and flooding.
• Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1 gives her guns more accuracy.
• Slot 4: Steering Gears Modification 1 allows for a faster rudder shift to dodge incoming fire.
• Slot 5: Concealment System Modification 1  gets her detection down further allowing better stealth.

Commander Skills

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

ARP Takao has access to:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
• Slot 2: Defensive AA Fire  - 3 charges or Hydroacoustic Search  - 3 charges
• Slot 3: Catapult Fighter  - 3 charges
• Slot 4: Repair Party  - 3 charges

Camouflage

As a premium ship, ARP Takao comes with Default permanent camouflage and a set of permanent combat bonuses.

Signals

ARP Takao is — like Atago — far and away the fastest Tier VIII cruiser in the game; a Sierra Mike flag is recommended for captains who are interested in maximizing that speed. Victor Lima and India X-Ray add an additional 2% to the fire chance of her main battery high explosive shells.

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

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  The mental model of Takao, and captain in the game

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  Takao as she appeared in Ars Nova, after she defected from the Fleet of Fog

Historical Info

Takao (タカオ Takao?)
Voiced by: Rina Satō (Drama CD) Manami Numakura (Anime)

Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova-

In 2038, a mysterious fleet of warships, who have lurked around the world in the decades decades before, went on the offensive against humanity. Modeled after ships that appeared in World War II, but possessing weaponry far superior to those in humanity's possession and protected by an indestructible barrier immune to whatever we have to throw at them, humanity quickly loses control of the seas and our military forces are annihilated in the desperate battles against them. The result was a world where humanity's presence in the oceans is no more, with communication via the seas cut off and humans isolated from each other, blockaded by the "Fleet of Fog".

In 2054, a change became across the Fleet of Fog. The ships of the Fog, impersonal and faceless, started developing "Mental Models", human avatars capable of thinking in ways similar to human beings, with personalities unique to each Mental Model. One of these was the I-401, or, Iona, who made contact with Gunzō Chihaya to become his ship. Gunzō, with Iona and a small band of friends who now crew the I-401, as Blue Steel now seek to create a balance to this lopsided status quo with the Fleet of Fog, to bring a peace where humanity and the Fleet of Fog can happily coexist together.

Takao was originally a heavy cruiser of the First Oriental Fleet within the Fleet of Fog. After Gunzō defeats her in battle, Takao falls in love with him and later joins the Blue Steel fleet. She realizes what a human captain can do. If a human captain can increase the capabilities of a submarine, think of the new abilities of a heavy cruiser! Takao therefore seeks to add Gunzō as her captain to increase her abilities. In the manga, she is almost destroyed for good by Zordan's fleet but is saved in the nick of time by a surprise attack from Iona and Hyūga. However, her core is salvaged by I-402 and delivered to Yamato, who assigns her to infiltrate a human facility in a special mission with the promise of being allowed to return to Gunzō's side once it is accomplished. The spin-off manga Salty Road follows Takao’s days among other humans during said mission.

In the Ars Nova anime adaptation, Takao sacrifices her vessel self to save Gunzō and the critically damaged I-401. This results in a super submarine called the Ars Nova with the processing capabilities of both Takao and Iona. At the end of the anime she regains her Mental Model form. In the Cadenza movie, she regains her ship after negotiating as a messenger to the Japanese government of the vibration warheads' codes with the help of Hyūga’s skills and enters combat to save I-401 from the Fog's student council and buys time in order for I-401 to defeat Musashi.

Historical

Takao (高雄?) was the lead vessel in the Takao-class heavy cruisers, active in World War II with the Imperial Japanese Navy. These were the largest and most modern cruisers in the Japanese fleet, and were intended to form the backbone of a multipurpose long-range strike force. Her sister ships were Atago, Maya and Chōkai.

Historical Gallery

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  Japanese cruiser Takao in 1930.

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  Takao on trials in 1932.

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  Digital colored photograph of the Takao.

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  US Office of Naval Intelligence recognition drawing of the Takao-class.

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  Superstructure of Takao, 1932.

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  The quad 610-mm torpedo tubes on the Takao, 21 December 1939.

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  Takao (center) heads towards Guadalcanal on 14 November 1942 followed by the battleship Kirishima (far background) to bombard Henderson Field. The photograph was taken from cruiser Atago.

References

1. Japanese cruiser Takao (1930) - Wikipedia
2. Takao-class cruiser - Wikipedia

Ship Change Log

See here for links to Update notes.

• Available to supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.5.11.
• Update 0.6.2:
  • Corrected the position of the aircraft on the catapult.
• Update 0.6.11:
  • Fixed a bug that caused the main guns to pass through elements of the ship when in restricted firing angles.
• Update 0.6.12:
  • Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 6.66 km.
• Update 0.6.13:
  • Fire extinguishing time now 30 s instead of 60 s.
• Update 0.6.14:
  • Torpedo tube reload time decreased from 109 to 101 s.
  • Improved display of thin elements. The changes do not affect the game balance in any way.
• Update 0.7.1:
  • Became possible to dismiss unnecessary commanders. Please note: after the removal of commanders, they can no longer be received on the account.
• Update 0.7.4:
  • The ability to sell the ship was added (for 3,375,000 Credits).
• 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 - 5 km for detecting ships, 3.5 km for detecting torpedoes.
• Update 0.7.11:
  • Accuracy of the main battery was improved to be similar to that of Zao.
• Update 0.8.10:
  • The ship's special visual style is highlighted as a separate permanent camouflage with standard combat bonuses. You can also put special upgrades and other camouflages besides permanent ones on the ship. When camouflages are hidden through the additional content settings menu, the camouflage is removed.
• Update 0.9.0:
  • Became a premium ship. Now the ship receives increased profitability in credits, and its permanent camouflage gives economic bonuses.
  • Added new camouflage (the Red one).
  • Fixed camera errors during the game.
• Update 0.9.1:
  • Fixed appearance of main battery turrets in ARPEGGIO RED camouflage.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • The central armor was reinforced from 25 mm to 27 mm.
• Update 0.9.6:
  • The value of the in-game turning circle radius was changed to 790 m to correct prior discrepancy.
• Update 0.9.10:
  • The distribution of HP in the hull was slightly updated.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 6.6 km.
• Update 0.10.10:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.11.1:
  • AA guns changed to be closer to the historical composition:
    • Added six twin and six triple 25 mm/60 Type 96 AA mounts.
    • Added two single 25 mm/60 Type 96 AA mounts increasing the total from 28 to 30.
  • Because of this the characteristics of the ship's AA defenses changed:
    • Port AA rating increased from 47 to 53.
    • Continuous damage per second increased from 105 to 138.
    • Continuous damage per second of short-range AA guns increased from 133 to 221.
  • Engine acceleration values changed:
    • Time to reach full speed forwards from 50 to 40 s.
    • Time to reach full speed in reverse from 30 to 20 s.

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