Iwami B


Iwami B — Japanese
• Premium • Tier VIII • Battleship.
A version of the A-140-J3 "super battleship" project that had a smaller number of main battery guns and more effective dual-purpose artillery and torpedo armament.

Navy: IJN
Ship: Japanese
Nation: Japan
Categoy: Premium
Tier: VIII
Class: Battleship
Cost: (Doubloons) 25 000
Year of Design: 1944
Variants: Iwami




SURVIVBILITY | STOCK | UPGRADED |
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• Hitpoints | 80 700 | - |
• Armor (mm) | 19 - 508 | - |
• Torpedo Damage Reduction (%) | 37 | - |


MANEUVERABILITY | STOCK | UPGRADED |
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• Maximum Speed (kn) | 28.2 | - |
• Turning Circle Radius (m) | 880 | - |
• Rudder Shift Time (sec) | 17.1 | - |


CONCEALMENT | STOCK | UPGRADED |
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• Detectability by Sea (km) | 15.8 | - |
• Detectability by Air (km) | 12.7 | - |
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km) | 15.4 | - |


TORPEDOS | STOCK | UPGRADED |
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• Name | 610mm quadruple | - |
• Arrangement | 2x4 | - |
• Reload Time (sec) | 150 | - |
• 180° Turn Time (sec) | 7.2 | - |
• Maximum Damage | 20 967 | - |
• Detectability by Sea (km) | 2.2 | - |
• Range (km) | 15 | - |
• Speed (kn) | 70 | - |


MAIN BATTERY | STOCK | UPGRADED |
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• Main Artillery Name | 410mm/50 10th Year Type mod. A | - |
• Main Artillery Arrangement | 4x2 | - |
• Firing Range (km) | 17.2 | - |
• Reload Time (sec) | 25 | - |
• 180° Turn Time (sec) | 35 | - |
• HE Maximum Damage | 6500 | - |
• HE Fire Chance (%) | 30 | - |
• HE Penetration (mm) | 68 | - |
• AP Maximum Damage | 13 600 | - |
• Sigma | 1.9 | - |


SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1 | STOCK | UPGRADED |
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• Name | 100mm Type98 | - |
• Arrangement | 8x2 | - |
• Firing Range (km) | 6 | - |
• Reload Time (sec) | 3 | - |
• HE Maximum Damage | 1700 | - |
• HE Fire Chance (%) | 6 | - |
• HE Penetration (mm) | 20 | - |
SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2 | STOCK | UPGRADED |
• Name | 155mm 3rd Year Type | - |
• Arrangement | 3x3 | - |
• Firing Range (km) | 6 | - |
• Reload Time (sec) | 12 | - |
• HE Maximum Damage | 2600 | - |
• HE Fire Chance (%) | 10 | - |
• HE Penetration (mm) | 26 | - |


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 | 100mm Type98 | - |
• Arrangement | 8x2 | - |
• DPS | 166 | - |
• Range (km) | 5 | - |


Modules
Battleship - Iwami B
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Hit Points | Min Armor (mm) | Max Armor (mm) | Torpedo Damage Reduction (%) | Main Battery Turrets | Torpedo Launchers | Rudder Shift (s) |
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Stock | 80 700 | 19 | 508 | 37 | 4x2 | 2 | 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 | 4x2 | 25 | 35 | 6500 | 30 | 13 600 |
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Main Battery Firing Range |
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Stock | 17.2 km |
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Launcher Arrangement | Reload Time (s) | 180° Turn Time (s) | Max Damage | Range | Speed | Detection |
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610mm quadruple | 2x4 | 150s | 7.2s | 20 967 | 15 | 70 | 2.2 |
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Maximum Speed |
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Stock | 28.2 kn |
Modifications
Battleship - Iwami BSLOT 1 |
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SLOT 4 |
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Consumables
Battleship - Iwami B
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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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Lower the dispersion and improve the shell grouping of your secondary armament. |
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Player Opinion
Battleship - Iwami BPros:
- Good HP pool
- Decent torpedo protection
- Good main battery reload time, dispersion and firing angles
- Equipped with long range, hard-hitting torpedoes
Cons:
- Citadel "cheek" is easy to hit
- Lower gun count than its counterparts
- Torpedoes have high detection and long reload time
- Lacks a catapult to launch a Catapult Fighter
or Observation Seaplane
Performance
Changes
Battleship - Iwami B- Main battery AP shell maximum damage increased from 12 750 to 13 600
- Torpedo speed increased from 67 kts to 70 kts


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