Hizen
Hizen
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.
Navy: IJN
Ship: Japanese
Nation: Japan
Categoy: Premium
Tier: VIII
Class: Battleship
Cost:
Year of Design: 1935
Ship Traits
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.
Survivability Stats| SURVIVBILITY | STOCK | UPGRADED |
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| • Hitpoints | 75 900 | - |
| • Armor (mm) | 19 - 493 | - |
| • Torpedo Damage Reduction (%) | 37 | - |
Maneuverability| MANEUVERABILITY | STOCK | UPGRADED |
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| • Maximum Speed (kn) | 29 | - |
| • Turning Circle Radius (m) | 880 | - |
| • Rudder Shift Time (sec) | 17.1 | - |
Concealment| CONCEALMENT | STOCK | UPGRADED |
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| • Detectability by Sea (km) | 15.5 | - |
| • Detectability by Air (km) | 12.5 | - |
| • Detectability while firing in smoke (km) | 15.1 | - |
Main Artillery Stats| MAIN BATTERY | STOCK | UPGRADED |
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| • Main Artillery Name | 410mm/50 10th Year Type mod. A | - |
| • Main Artillery Arrangement | 4x3 | - |
| • Firing Range (km) | 17.4 | - |
| • Reload Time (sec) | 33.5 | - |
| • 180° Turn Time (sec) | 45 | - |
| • HE Maximum Damage | 6500 | - |
| • HE Fire Chance (%) | 30 | - |
| • HE Penetration (mm) | 68 | - |
| • AP Maximum Damage | 12 100 | - |
| • Sigma | 1.85 | - |
Secondary Artillery Stats| SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1 | STOCK | UPGRADED |
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| • Name | 127mm Type89 mod. 3 | - |
| • Arrangement | 2x2 | - |
| • Firing Range (km) | 5 | - |
| • Reload Time (sec) | 6 | - |
| • HE Maximum Damage | 2100 | - |
| • HE Fire Chance (%) | 8 | - |
| • HE Penetration (mm) | 21 | - |
| SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2 | STOCK | UPGRADED |
| • Name | 127mm Type89 A1 mod. 2 | - |
| • Arrangement | 6x2 | - |
| • Firing Range (km) | 5 | - |
| • Reload Time (sec) | 7.5 | - |
| • HE Maximum Damage | 2100 | - |
| • HE Fire Chance (%) | 8 | - |
| • HE Penetration (mm) | 21 | - |
| SECONDARY ARMAMENT 3 | STOCK | UPGRADED |
| • Name | 155mm 3rd Year Type | - |
| • Arrangement | 3x3 | - |
| • Firing Range (km) | 5 | - |
| • Reload Time (sec) | 12 | - |
| • HE Maximum Damage | 2600 | - |
| • HE Fire Chance (%) | 10 | - |
| • HE Penetration (mm) | 26 | - |
Anti-Aircraft Artillery Stats| AA ARMAMENT 1 | STOCK | UPGRADED |
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| • Name | 25mm/60 Type96 mod. 1 | - |
| • Arrangement | 18x1 | - |
| • DPS | 32 | - |
| • Range (km) | 3.1 | - |
| AA ARMAMENT 2 | STOCK | UPGRADED |
| • Name | 25mm Type96 mod. 1 | - |
| • Arrangement | 24x2 | - |
| • DPS | 120 | - |
| • Range (km) | 3.1 | - |
| AA ARMAMENT 3 | STOCK | UPGRADED |
| • Name | 25mm Type96 mod. 2 | - |
| • Arrangement | 12x3 | - |
| • DPS | 73 | - |
| • Range (km) | 3.1 | - |
| AA ARMAMENT 4 | STOCK | UPGRADED |
| • Name | 127mm Type89 mod. 3 | - |
| • Arrangement | 2x2 | - |
| • DPS | 20 | - |
| • Range (km) | 5 | - |
| AA ARMAMENT 5 | STOCK | UPGRADED |
| • Name | 127mm Type89 A1 mod. 2 | - |
| • Arrangement | 6x2 | - |
| • DPS | 61 | - |
| • Range (km) | 5 | - |
Modules, Modifications & ConsumablesModules
Battleship - Hizen
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Hit Points | Min Armor (mm) | Max Armor (mm) | Torpedo Damage Reduction (%) | Main Battery Turrets | Rudder Shift (s) |
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| Stock | 75 900 | 19 | 493 | 37 | 4x3 | 17.1 |
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Turret Arrangement | Reload Time (s) | 180° Turn Time (s) | Max HE Damage | HE Fire Chance (%) | Max AP Damage |
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| 410mm/50 10th Year Type mod. A | 4x3 | 33.5 | 45 | 6500 | 30 | 12 100 |
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Main Battery Firing Range |
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| Stock | 17.4 km |
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Maximum Speed |
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| Stock | 29 kn |
Modifications
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Consumables
Battleship - Hizen
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| Accelerates repairs to damage modules, firefighting efforts and recovery from flooding. |
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| Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing light damage. |
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| Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft. |
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| Temporarily tightens main battery shell grouping. |
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| Lower the dispersion and improve the shell grouping of your secondary armament. |
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Community ContributionsPlayer Opinion
Battleship - HizenPros:
- 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 Party
consumable, instead of the standard 3
Performance
Changes
Battleship - Hizen- 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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