Hizen

Tier VIII | Type: Battleship
Cost	Campaign Reward

STOCK STATS

Survivability

Hitpoints75 900

Armor19 - 493 mm

Torpedo Damage Reduction37 %

Artillery

Main Battery

410mm/50 10th Year Type mod. A4x3

Firing Range17.4 km

Reload Time33.5 s

180° Turn Time45 s

HE Maximum Damage6500

HE Fire Chance30 %

HE Penetration68 mm

AP Maximum Damage12 100

Sigma1.85

Secondary Armament 1

127mm Type89 mod. 32x2

Firing Range5 km

Reload Time6 s

HE Maximum Damage2100

HE Fire Chance8 %

HE Penetration21 mm

Secondary Armament 2

127mm Type89 A1 mod. 26x2

Firing Range5 km

Reload Time7.5 s

HE Maximum Damage2100

HE Fire Chance8 %

HE Penetration21 mm

Secondary Armament 3

155mm 3rd Year Type3x3

Firing Range5 km

Reload Time12 s

HE Maximum Damage2600

HE Fire Chance10 %

HE Penetration26 mm

AA Defense

AA Armament 1

25mm/60 Type96 mod. 118x1

DPS32

Range3.1 km

AA Armament 2

25mm Type96 mod. 124x2

DPS120

Range3.1 km

AA Armament 3

25mm Type96 mod. 212x3

DPS73

Range3.1 km

AA Armament 4

127mm Type89 mod. 32x2

DPS20

Range5 km

AA Armament 5

127mm Type89 A1 mod. 26x2

DPS61

Range5 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed29 kn

Turning Circle Radius880 m

Rudder Shift Time17.1 s

Concealment

Detectability by Sea15.5 km

Detectability by Air12.5 km

Detectability while firing in smoke15.1 km

Hizen — Japanese Premium Tier VIII Battleship.

A variant of the "super battleship" design (project A-140-J3) that preceded the Yamato-class ships. It was planned for her to have twelve 16.1-inch (410 mm) guns in triple-gun turrets as her main battery.

Hizen was released as the final reward of the Divine Regent campaign, which took place from November 6th to December 11th, 2023.


Year of Design: 1935

Ship Traits			Premium Trait
Big Guns: This ship is armed with high-caliber main battery guns.	Guns Aplenty: A high number of guns allows for a lot of damage from a single salvo.	Reluctant Gunnery: Below-average main battery reload speed.	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	75 900	19	493	37	4x3	17.1

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
410mm/50 10th Year Type mod. A	4x3	33.5	45	6500	30	12 100

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	17.4 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	29 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%
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%	AA Guns Mod 3 Average AA damage +25%

Consumables

Damage Control Party

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

Duration: 8s Reload time: 80s The number of consumables is unlimited

Repair Party

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

HP per second: +379 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 2

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 90s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 4

Observation Seaplane

Temporarily tightens main battery shell grouping.

Main battery shell grouping: +10% Duration: 30s Reload time: 200s Number of consumables: 4

Enhanced Secondary Targeting

Lower the dispersion and improve the shell grouping of your secondary armament.

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

Player Opinion

Pros:

• Strong broadside of twelve 410mm main battery guns
• Good firing angles that make angling fairly easy
• Good dispersion, typical of Japanese battleships
• Decent speed

Cons:

• Weak armor protection - lots of 32mm common plating, and a vulnerable citadel
• Long main battery reload time at 33.5 seconds base
• Poor concealment
• Very poor AA defenses
• Only comes with 2 charges of the Repair Partyconsumable, instead of the standard 3

Performance

Changes

All in Black

• Main battery reload time reduced from 36 s to 33.5 s
• Main battery range increased from 17.18 km to 17.38 km
• Shell grouping increased by 2.5% (from 1.8 to 1.85)
• Maximum speed increased from 28.2 kts to 29 kts
• Detectability range by sea reduced from 15.84 km to 15.51 km
• Detectability range by air reduced from 12.67 km to 12.47 km
• Detectability while firing in smoke reduced from 15.4 km to 15.15 km

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