Azuma

Tier VII | Type: Cruiser
Cost	Campaign Reward

STOCK STATS

Survivability

Hitpoints52 500

Armor13 - 305 mm

Torpedo Damage Reduction22 %

Artillery

Main Battery

310mm/50 Type03x3

Firing Range15.8 km

Reload Time24 s

180° Turn Time36 s

HE Maximum Damage5100

HE Fire Chance27 %

HE Penetration52 mm

AP Maximum Damage8650

Sigma2.0

Secondary Armament 1

100mm Type988x2

Firing Range5 km

Reload Time3 s

HE Maximum Damage1700

HE Fire Chance6 %

HE Penetration20 mm

AA Defense

AA Armament 1

25mm Type96 mod. 16x2

DPS30

Range3.1 km

AA Armament 2

25mm Type96 mod. 224x3

DPS146

Range3.1 km

AA Armament 3

100mm Type988x2

DPS166

Range5 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed34 kn

Turning Circle Radius920 m

Rudder Shift Time12.3 s

Concealment

Detectability by Sea12.7 km

Detectability by Air7.6 km

Detectability while firing in smoke9.7 km

Azuma — Japanese Premium Tier VII Cruiser.

A powerful high-speed ship (Project B-65) designed to destroy American heavy cruisers and confront Alaska-class "large cruisers". Some design solutions were borrowed from Yamato-class battleships. She was armed with nine 310 mm guns and had good anti-torpedo protection.

Azuma was first released as the final reward of the Yasen Butai Leader campaign, which took place from November 9th to December 7th, 2020. The ship is now available in the store for 750 000 Global XP.


Year of Design: 1941

Ship Traits			Premium Trait
Big Guns: This ship is armed with high-caliber main battery guns.	Sure Shot: Shells with a good ballistic trajectory maintain velocity, making aiming easier.	Pyromania: Above average chance for HE shells to cause a fire.	Money Maker: Grants a significant bonus to XP and credit earnings.

Modules

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	52 500	13	305	22	3x3	12.3

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
310mm/50 Type0	3x3	24	36	5100	27	8650

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	15.8 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	34 kn

Modifications

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main Battery traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Dispersion of Main Battery -7% Torpedo tubes traverse speed +20% Secondary Battery firing range +5% Dispersion of secondary battery -5%	Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary Battery firing range +20% Dispersion of Secondary Battery -20%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder shift time -20%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting Range +20% Torpedo visibility range +20% Range of Guaranteed Acquisition of ships +50%	Steering Gears Mod 3 Rudder shift time -40% Steering gear repair time -80%
SLOT 4	Main Battery Mod 3 Main battery reload time -10% Main battery traverse speed -15%	Secondary Battery Mod 3 Secondary battery reload time -20%	Gun Fire Control System Mod 2 Dispersion of Main Battery -3% Range of main guns +5%	AA Guns Mod 3 Average AA damage +25%

Consumables

Damage Control Party

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

Duration: 5s Reload time: 60s The number of consumables is unlimited

Sonar

Increases the range of guaranteed acquisition of enemy ships and torpedoes, including those within smoke screens.

Detection of torpedoes: 3.1km Detection of ships: 4.4km Duration: 96s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 100s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Repair Party

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

HP per second: +315 Duration: 28s Reload time: 40s Number of consumables: 3

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

Average AA damage: +200% Duration: 40s Reload time: 150s Number of consumables: 2

Player Opinion

Pros:

• Large health pool, though notably smaller than other super cruisers
• Reduced cooldown on her repair party, also starts with 1 extra charge
• Improved main gun accuracy compared to other super cruisers like Alaska
• Excellent HE firepower, high alpha strike damage that can penetrate 52mm of armor
• Powerful AP rounds, a good shot on a broadside cruiser can result in a devastating strike
• Relatively low surface detection for a supercruiser, though still worse than other heavy and light cruisers

Cons:

• Vulnerable citadel placement, easy to hit if Azuma is broadside
• Main gun turrets are surprisingly fragile, gets knocked out often
• Slow turret traverse, more in-line with battleship turret rotation speeds
• Azuma lacks any torpedo armament, unusual for a Japanese cruiser
• Very wide turning circle radius with slow rudder shift time, she has difficulty dodging enemy attacks

Performance

Changes

Marchin' On

• Main battery accuracy improved by about 3%.
• Rudder-shift time decreased from 13.9 to 12.3 seconds.
• Angle at which AP shells start checking for ricochet increased from 45 to 50 degrees
• Repair Party now regenerates 20% more HP per second.

The High Roll

• Main battery reload time decreased from 26 s to 24 s
• HE shell damage increased from 4500 to 5100
• AP shell damage increased from 8150 to 8650
• Main battery AP penetration increased by 18.5%
• Main battery AP minimum ricochet angle decreased from 50° to 45°
• Main battery 180° turn time reduced from 40 s to 36 s
• Shell grouping improved by 7.5%
• Main battery dispersion slightly reduced

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