Blazing Dread

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 Blazing Dread — Japanese • Premium • Tier VII • Cruiser.

Blazing Dread is a fearsome sight on the high seas. Her sides glow with an intense, supernatural heat, like overheated metal, ready to ignite anything it touches. It's as if the ship has a soul of her own, driven by an insatiable desire to surge forward and burn enemy vessels in her path. Armed with powerful fire-starting guns, Blazing Dread is a force to be reckoned with, unleashing torrents of flames upon her foes and leaving nothing but smoldering wreckage in her wake.

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

 Tier: VII
 Class: Cruiser
 Cost: (Special)

 Entered Service: 2024
 Ships in Series: 1
 Variants: Suzuya

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Guns Aplenty: A high number of guns allows for a lot of damage from a single salvo.

Fast: Above average maximum movement speed.

Agile: Above average ability to change direction.

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

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	34 200	-
• Armor (mm)	6 - 140	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	10	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	34.5	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	750	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	5.6	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	12.3	-
• Detectability by air (km)	7.4	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	6	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	610mm Quadruple	-
• Arrangement	4x4	-
• Reload time (sec)	109	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	-
• Maximum simulated damage	17 233	-
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.7	-
• Range (km)	11	-
• Speed (kt)	56	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	155mm 3rd Year Type	-
• Main artillery arrangement	5x3	-
• Firing range (km)	15.3	-
• Reload time (sec)	10	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	25.7	-
• HE maximum damage	2300	-
• HE fire chance (%)	15	-
• HE penetration (mm)	26	-
• AP maximum damage	3300	-
• Sigma	1.85	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Type89 A1	-
• Arrangement	4x2	-
• Firing range (km)	5	-
• Reload time (sec)	5	-
• HE maximum damage	2100	-
• HE fire chance (%)	8	-
• HE penetration (mm)	21	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	13mm Type93	-
• Arrangement	2x2	-
• DPS	7	-
• Range (km)	1.2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	25mm Type96 mod. 1	-
• Arrangement	4x2	-
• DPS	20	-
• Range (km)	3.1	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Type89 A1	-
• Arrangement	4x2	-
• DPS	40	-
• Range (km)	5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Cruiser - Blazing Dread

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	34 200	6	140	10	5x3	4	5.6

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
155mm 3rd Year Type	5x3	10	25.7	2300	15	3300

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	15.3 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
610mm Quadruple	4x4	109s	7.2s	17 233	11	56	1.7

	Maximum Speed
Stock	34.5 kn

Modifications

Cruiser - Blazing Dread

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%	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%	Torpedo Launchers Mod 3 Torpedo launcher reload time -15% Risk of torpedo launchers becoming incapacitated +50%	Secondary Battery Mod 3 Secondary battery reload time -20%	Gun Fire Control System Mod 2 Main battery dispersion -3% Main battery range +5%	AA Guns Mod 3 Cooldown time for all consumables -10% Average AA damage per second +25%

Consumables

Cruiser - Blazing Dread

Damage Control Party

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

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

Sonar

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

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 any light damage.

HP per second: +205 Duration: 28s Reload time: 60s Number of consumables: 2

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

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

Smoke Generator

Generates a smoke screen behind the ship that reduces the risk of being detected by the enemy.

Duration: 20s Dispersion time: 65s Reload time: 240s Number of consumables: 2

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Cruiser - Blazing Dread

Pros:

• Great fire starter and good DPM
• 155mm guns allow to penetrate 26mm effectively
• Good rudder shift
• Long torpedo range
• Good concealment

Cons:

• Armor is rather thin
• Weak AA defenses
• Turrets are poorly armored and have bad firing angles
• Slow turret traverse
• Limited torpedo firing arcs

Performance

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