Ishizuchi

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 Ishizuchi — Japanese • Tech Tree • Tier III • Battleship.

One of the draft designs for a battlecruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that subsequently materialized as the Kongō class. The ship had a high speed and an impressive artillery. The arrangement of main turrets allowed her to fire a full broadside with all main battery guns. The known drawback of the ship's design was her very weak horizontal armor.

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

 Tier: III
 Class: Battleship
 Cost: 85 000
 XP: 6300

 Year of Design: 1909
 Predecessor: Kuma
 Successors: Kongō, Fusō

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Fast: Above average maximum movement speed.

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

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	43 200	45 700
• Armor (mm)	13 - 254	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	4	4

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	24.7	27.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	740	740
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	18.1	12.9

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	12.9	-
• Detectability by air (km)	10.3	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	9.8	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	305mm Mk10	305mm Mk10
• Main artillery arrangement	5x2	5x2
• Firing range (km)	13	14.3
• Reload time (sec)	25	25
• 180° turn time (sec)	41.9	41.9
• HE maximum damage	5200	5200
• HE fire chance (%)	32	32
• HE penetration (mm)	51	51
• AP maximum damage	8000	8000
• Sigma	2.0	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	152mm 41st Year Type	152mm 41st Year Type
• Arrangement	16x1	16x1
• Firing range (km)	3.5	3.5
• 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	76.2mm 3rd Year Type	40mm Type91
• Arrangement	6x1	8x2
• DPS	10	63
• Range (km)	3	2

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - Ishizuchi

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	43 200	13	254	4	5x2	18.1	0
Hull B	45 700	13	254	4	5x2	12.9	17 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
305mm Mk10	5x2	25	41.9	5200	32	8000
305mm Mk10	5x2	25	41.9	5200	32	8000

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	13 km	0
Targeting System Type3 mod. 2	10 %	14.3 km	2120

	Maximum Speed	Purchase Price
Stock	24.7 kn	0
Engine: 64 000 hp	27.5 kn	2120

Modifications

Battleship - Ishizuchi

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%

Consumables

Battleship - Ishizuchi

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: +215 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

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

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Player Opinion

Battleship - Ishizuchi

Pros:

• Great maneuverability for a battleship.
• Good HP pool for her tier at 45 000.
• Very good main battery reload time for her tier.
• Better-than-average turret traverse for IJN battleships.
• Range is good for a battleship of her tier at 14.3 km.
• 305 mm guns deadly to cruisers.

Cons:

• Terrible anti-aircraft suite.
• Paper-thin armor; most battleships and some cruisers can penetrate her main armor belt.
• 305 mm AP shells are defective historically, and shatter on practically everything.
• Abysmal anti-torpedo protection.
• Citadel is easily reached.

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