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Legends_Battleship_Icon2.png 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.

WoWsLIconBlack.png Navy: IJN
 WoWsLIconBlack.png Ship: Japanese
WoWsLIconBlack.png Nation: Japan
WoWsLIconBlack.png Category: Premium

WoWsLIconBlack.png Tier: VIII
WoWsLIconBlack.png Class: Battleship
WoWsLIconBlack.png Cost:

WoWsLIconBlack.png Year of Design: 1935

━━ Ship Traits ━━

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Big Guns: This ship is armed with high-caliber main battery guns.

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

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Reluctant Gunnery: Below-average main battery reload speed.

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


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Survivability
SURVIVBILITY STOCK UPGRADED
• Hitpoints 75 900 -
• Armor (mm) 19 - 493 -
• Torpedo damage reduction (%) 37 -
Maneuverability
MANEUVERABILITY STOCK UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt) 29 -
• Turning circle radius (m) 880 -
• Rudder-shift time (sec) 17.1 -
Concealment
CONCEALMENT STOCK UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km) 15.5 -
• Detectability by air (km) 12.5 -
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km) 15.1 -
Main Artillery
MAIN BATTERY STOCK UPGRADED
• 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
SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1 STOCK UPGRADED
• 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
AA ARMAMENT 1 STOCK UPGRADED
• 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 -


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Modules

Battleship - Hizen



Legends_Hull.png 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



Legends_Artillery.png 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
Legends_Fire_Control.png Main Battery Firing Range
Stock 17.4 km
Legends_Engine.png Maximum Speed
Stock 29 kn

Modifications

Battleship - Hizen
SLOT 1
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Main Battery Mod 2
  • Main battery traverse speed +20%
  • Torpedo launchers traverse speed +20%
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Aiming Systems Mod 1
  • Main battery dispersion -7%
  • Secondary battery firing range +5%
  • Secondary battery dispersion -5%
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Secondary Battery Mod 2
  • Secondary battery firing range +20%
  • Secondary battery dispersion -20%
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AA Guns Mod 2
  • AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2
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Damage Control System Mod 2
  • Damage Control Party duration +20%
  • Fire duration -15%
  • Flood duration -15%
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Steering Gears Mod 2
  • Rudder-shift time -25%
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Propulsion Mod 2
  • Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3
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Chromium Plated Barrels
  • Main battery dispersion -5%
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Concealment System Mod 1
  • Detectability range -10%
  • Incoming fire dispersion +5%
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Target Acquisition System Mod 1
  • Spotting range +20%
  • Torpedo acquisition range +20%
  • RGA of ships +50%
SLOT 4
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Main Battery Mod 3
  • Main battery reload time -10%
  • Main battery traverse speed -15%
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Secondary Battery Mod 3
  • Secondary battery reload time -20%
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AA Guns Mod 3
  • Cooldown time for all consumables -10%
  • Average AA damage per second +25%

Consumables

Battleship - Hizen
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Damage Control Party
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Accelerates repairs to damage modules, firefighting efforts and flooding recovery.
  • Duration: 8s
  • Reload time: 80s
  • The number of consumables is unlimited
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Repair Party
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Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing any light damage.
  • HP per second: +379
  • Duration: 28s
  • Reload time: 80s
  • Number of consumables: 2
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Catapult Fighter
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Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.
  • Duration: 90s
  • Reload time: 80s
  • Number of consumables: 4
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Observation Seaplane
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Temporarily tightens main battery shell grouping.
  • Main battery shell grouping: +10%
  • Duration: 30s
  • Reload time: 200s
  • Number of consumables: 4
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Enhanced Secondary Targeting
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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


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Player Opinion

Battleship - Hizen

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 PartyLegends_Repair_Party.pngconsumable, instead of the standard 3


Performance

Changes

Battleship - Hizen

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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