Fusō

Ship Overview

All Ships

 Fusō — Japanese • Tech Tree • Tier V • Battleship.

One of the mightiest battleships of her time. When built, Fusō was the largest warship in the world. She had a fairly powerful artillery and reasonably heavy armor.

 Navy: IJN
 Ship: Japanese
 Nation: Japan
 Category: Tech Tree

 Tier: V
 Class: Battleship
 Cost: 2 400 000
 XP: 55 000

 Entered Service: 1915
 Ships in Series: 2
 Predecessor: Kongō
 Successors: Nagato, Amagi
 Variants: AL Fusou, Heat Ray

━━ Ship Traits ━━

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

Long Reach: Above average main battery range. Hit them before they can hit you.

Compromising: High caliber AP shells overpen the armor, but may still arm, depending on shell velocity.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	44 900	57 100
• Armor (mm)	6 - 305	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	34	34

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	21.6	24.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	740	740
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	17.1	14.9

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	14.9	-
• Detectability by air (km)	11.9	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	13	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	356mm 41st Year Type	356mm 41st Year Type
• Main artillery arrangement	6x2	6x2
• Firing range (km)	15.2	16.7
• Reload time (sec)	28	28
• 180° turn time (sec)	56.2	56.2
• HE maximum damage	5700	5700
• HE fire chance (%)	25	25
• HE penetration (mm)	59	59
• AP maximum damage	10 200	10 200
• Sigma	1.5	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Type89 A1	127mm Type89 A1
• Arrangement	4x2	4x2
• Firing range (km)	4	4
• Reload time (sec)	5	5
• HE maximum damage	2100	2100
• HE fire chance (%)	8	8
• HE penetration (mm)	21	21
SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	152mm 41st Year Type	152mm 41st Year Type
• Arrangement	14x1	14x1
• Firing range (km)	4	4
• Reload time (sec)	10	10
• HE maximum damage	2500	2500
• HE fire chance (%)	9	9
• HE penetration (mm)	25	25

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	13mm Type93	25mm/60 Type96 mod. 1
• Arrangement	10x2	17x1
• DPS	35	31
• Range (km)	1.2	3.1
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	25mm/60 Type96 mod. 1	25mm Type96 mod. 1
• Arrangement	8x1	10x2
• DPS	14	50
• Range (km)	3.1	3.1
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Type89 A1	127mm Type89 A1
• Arrangement	4x2	4x2
• DPS	40	40
• Range (km)	5	5

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - Fusō

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	44 900	6	305	34	6x2	17.1	0
Hull B	57 100	6	305	34	6x2	14.9	480 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
356mm 41st Year Type	6x2	28	56.2	5700	25	10 200
356mm 41st Year Type	6x2	28	56.2	5700	25	10 200

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	15.2 km	0
Targeting System Type5 mod. 2	10 %	16.7 km	60 000

	Maximum Speed	Purchase Price
Stock	21.6 kn	0
Engine: 70 000 hp	24.5 kn	60 000

Modifications

Battleship - Fusō

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%

Consumables

Battleship - Fusō

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: +285 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 90s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Observation Seaplane

Temporarily tightens main battery shell grouping.

Main battery shell grouping: +10% Duration: 30s Reload time: 200s Number of consumables: 2

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 - Fusō

Pros:

• Large HP pool.
• Decent top speed for her tier.
• Powerful battery of twelve 14-inch guns in six dual mount turrets.
• A faster rate of fire than Kongō.
• Decent mobility.
• Good torpedo protection; similar to American dreadnought battleships.
• Impressive range of 16.7 km when upgraded.
• Broadside can potentially destroy anything in a single salvo provided all shots connect and they penetrate.
• Surprisingly well armored against HE shells and even 16 inchers if angled right.
• Favorable gun firing angles.

Cons:

• Sluggish handling characteristics.
• 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.
• Uses the same guns as Kongō, which has difficulty dealing with more the heavily armored battleships at her tier
• Having two turrets amidships limits forward and rear firepower; turning broadside to use them invites serious damage from enemy battleships.
• Still suffers from battleship dispersion and a terrible sigma value of 1.5, though her shell volume partially compensates.

Performance

Content Links

WoWS Legends  |  All Ships  |  Cruisers  |  Destroyers  |  Battleships  |  Aircraft Carriers  |  Premium Ships  |  Legendary Ships  |  Steel Ships  |  GXP Ships  |  Campaign Ships  |  Bureau Ships  |  Unique to Legends Ships  |  Radar Ships  |  Sonar Ships  |  Repair Party Ships  |  Smoke Generator Ships  |  Short Burst Smoke Ships  |  Crawling Smoke Ships  |  Exhaust Smoke Ships  |  Engine Boost Ships  |  Main Battery Reload Booster Ships  |  Torpedo Reload Booster Ships  |  Ship Sigma Values  |  Overmatch Values  |  Ricochet Angle Values  |  HE Penetration Values