Ashitaka

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 Ashitaka — Japanese • Premium • Tier VI • Battleship.

An Amagi-class battlecruiser. Like the lead ship in the series, her construction was not completed. Boasted a very high speed and carried ten 410 mm guns.

 Navy: IJN
 Ship: Japanese
 Nation: Japan
 Category: Premium

 Tier: VI
 Class: Battleship

 Year of Design: 1919

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Fast: Above average maximum movement speed.

Big Guns: This ship is armed with high-caliber main battery guns.

Inferior AP pen: Below average AP shell penetration.

Money Maker: Grants a significant bonus to XP and credit earnings.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	59 400	-
• Armor (mm)	6 - 330	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	25	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	30	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	870	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	14.9	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	14.2	-
• Detectability by air (km)	11.9	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	14.5	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	410mm 3rd Year Type	-
• Main artillery arrangement	5x2	-
• Firing range (km)	16.2	-
• Reload time (sec)	30	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	45	-
• HE maximum damage	6500	-
• HE fire chance (%)	30	-
• HE penetration (mm)	68	-
• AP maximum damage	12 400	-
• Sigma	1.8	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	120mm 10th Year Type mod. C	-
• Arrangement	4x1	-
• Firing range (km)	5	-
• Reload time (sec)	5	-
• HE maximum damage	2000	-
• HE fire chance (%)	8	-
• HE penetration (mm)	20	-
SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	140mm 3rd Year Type	-
• Arrangement	16x1	-
• Firing range (km)	5	-
• Reload time (sec)	8	-
• HE maximum damage	2400	-
• HE fire chance (%)	10	-
• HE penetration (mm)	23	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	25mm Type96 mod. 1	-
• Arrangement	4x2	-
• DPS	20	-
• Range (km)	3	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	25mm Type96 mod. 1	-
• Arrangement	9x3	-
• DPS	55	-
• Range (km)	3	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	120mm 10th Year Type mod. C	-
• Arrangement	4x1	-
• DPS	10	-
• Range (km)	4.5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - Ashitaka

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	59 400	6	330	25	5x2	14.9

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
410mm 3rd Year Type	5x2	30	45	6500	30	12 400

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	16.2 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	30 kn

Modifications

Battleship - Ashitaka

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main battery traverse speed +20% Torpedo launchers traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Main battery dispersion -7% Secondary battery firing range +5% Secondary battery dispersion -5%	Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary battery firing range +20% Secondary battery dispersion -20%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Damage Control Party duration +20% Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder-shift time -25%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Chromium Plated Barrels Main battery dispersion -5%	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting range +20% Torpedo acquisition range +20% RGA of ships +50%

Consumables

Battleship - Ashitaka

Damage Control Party

Accelerates repairs to damage modules, firefighting efforts and flooding recovery.

Duration: 10s Reload time: 80s The number of consumables is unlimited

Repair Party

Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing any light damage.

HP per second: +297 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Enhanced Secondary Targeting

Reduces secondary battery dispersion and tightens shell grouping.

Secondary battery shell grouping: +100% Secondary battery dispersion: -50% Duration: 30s Reload time: 160s Number of consumables: 3

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Battleship - Ashitaka

Pros:

• Like her sister-ship Amagi, Ashitaka boasts an impressive main battery armament of ten 410mm guns.
• Main guns are accurate and usually have little trouble hitting distant targets.
• Can outrun most other Tier VI battleships with her 30 knot speed.
• The ship’s main armor belt extends to cover most of the stern, allowing her to tank more effectively when angled away.
• Immense broadside firepower; number of shells will frequently guarantee citadel hits against broadside targets.

Cons:

• Lacks the large torpedo bulge found on Amagi.
• Main armor belt is thinner than most other Tier VI battleships.
• Lacks a catapult to launch a Catapult Fighteror Spotter Plane.
• The ship’s AA armament is light, leaving her vulnerable to attacks from enemy aircraft carriers.

Performance

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How It's Done: Ashitaka

Changes

Battleship - Ashitaka

Two Years Strong

• Main battery reload time reduced from 31 s to 30 s.

History

Battleship - Ashitaka

Ashitaka was a Japanese Amagi-class battlecruiser under construction in the early 1920s. She was laid down in December 1921 as the final planned ship of the class. She was only initially named Ashitaka and was quickly renamed Takao. Construction stopped on the Ashitaka after the Washington Naval Treaty was signed in February 1922 and the project was officially canceled in July 1924. All of the Amagi-class battlecruisers were scrapped except for the Akagi which was eventually converted into a successful aircraft carrier. If Ashitaka was completed, she would have been an exceptionally powerful battlecruiser.

• Ashitaka was ordered as part of an expansion to the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Eight-Four naval construction plan made in 1917.
• She was intended to replace the Kongo-class battlecruisers in front-line service.
• The Amagi-class had limited inner-hull space due to the high-speed design. Unusual design choices, such as moving the forecastle, were made to add interior space.
• Her in-game model is based on a recently uncovered blueprint dated September 10, 1921.
• Ashitaka is represented in-game based on her original designs, unlike the refit version of Amagi.
• Designed as a battlecruiser, Ashitaka leaves more to be desired in regards to armor.

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