Izumo

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 Izumo — Japanese • Tech Tree • Tier VIII • Battleship.

One of the draft designs for a "super battleship" concept, preceding the appearance of the Yamato-class battleships. This design featured heavy armor and a sufficiently high speed complemented by powerful main battery guns that were unconventionally placed in three turrets located at the ship's front end.

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

 Tier: VIII
 Class: Battleship
 Cost: 25 000 000
 XP: 300 000

 Year of Design: 1935
 Predecessor: Amagi
 Successors: Yamato

━━ Ship Traits ━━

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

Superior AP pen: Above-average AP shell penetration.

Sure Shot: Shells with a good ballistic trajectory maintain velocity, making aiming easier.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	76 500	78 900
• Armor (mm)	19 - 508	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	25	25

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	27.2	28
• Turning circle radius (m)	890	890
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	26	19.7

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	15.9	-
• Detectability by air (km)	12.7	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	15.4	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	410mm 10th Year Type	410mm 10th Year Type
• Main artillery arrangement	3x3	3x3
• Firing range (km)	15.9	17.5
• Reload time (sec)	26	26
• 180° turn time (sec)	45	45
• HE maximum damage	6500	6500
• HE fire chance (%)	30	30
• HE penetration (mm)	68	68
• AP maximum damage	12 900	12 900
• Sigma	2.0	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Type89 mod. 2	127mm Type89 mod. 2
• Arrangement	12x2	12x2
• Firing range (km)	5	5
• Reload time (sec)	6	6
• HE maximum damage	2100	2100
• HE fire chance (%)	8	8
• HE penetration (mm)	21	21
SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	155mm 3rd Year Type	155mm 3rd Year Type
• Arrangement	1x3	1x3
• Firing range (km)	5	5
• Reload time (sec)	12	12
• HE maximum damage	2600	2600
• HE fire chance (%)	10	10
• HE penetration (mm)	26	26

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	25mm/60 Type96 mod. 1	25mm/60 Type96 mod. 1
• Arrangement	24x1	24x1
• DPS	43	43
• Range (km)	3.1	3.1
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	25mm Type96 mod. 1	25mm Type96 mod. 1
• Arrangement	12x3	28x3
• DPS	73	171
• Range (km)	3.1	3.1
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Type89 mod. 2	127mm Type89 mod. 2
• Arrangement	12x2	12x2
• DPS	121	121
• Range (km)	5	5

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - Izumo

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	76 500	19	508	25	3x3	26	0
Hull B	78 900	19	508	25	3x3	19.7	5 000 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
410mm 10th Year Type	3x3	26	45	6500	30	12 900
410mm 10th Year Type	3x3	26	45	6500	30	12 900

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	15.9 km	0
Type9 mod. 2	10 %	17.5 km	625 000

	Maximum Speed	Purchase Price
Stock	27.2 kn	0
Engine: 135 000 hp	28 kn	625 000

Modifications

Battleship - Izumo

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

Consumables

Battleship - Izumo

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: +394 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

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

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

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Battleship - Izumo

Pros:

• Main battery gun penetration is excellent, with very high shell velocity for a battleship.
• Great dispersion due to IJN battleship dispersion and sigma.
• Small superstructure means that incoming shells don't have a whole lot to hit, and the 57mm weather deck over the middle shatters almost all cruiser HE.
• Good belt armor.
• Great angling potential due to guns having favorable arcs forwards.

Cons:

• Izumo is a large target.
• Has one less gun barrel compared to its predecessor.
• In many respects, Izumo is inferior to Amagi - including size, speed, torpedo protection, and maneuvrability.
• Second turret's tall barbette makes the turret vulnerable to getting knocked out.
• While she has a turtleback, it is not as effective as the Germans', meaning turning broadside can result in multiple citadels.
• Turret placement leaves ship extremely vulnerable to attacks in aft arc and makes the third turret somewhat difficult to use.
• Though buffed, concealment is still mediocre.

Performance

Changes

Battleship - Izumo

Under the Black Flag

• Fast trait changed to Superior AP Pen

Ship Trimming

• Detectability range by sea improved from 16.2 km to 15.9 km
• Detectability range by air improved from 13 km to 12.7 km
• Detectability while firing in smoke improved from 15.8 km to 15.4 km

The Stars Align

• Credit-earning rate increased by 11%

The Bonds of Loyalty

• Main battery reload time reduced from 30 s to 27 s

Christmas on the Waves

• Main battery reload time reduced from 27 s to 26 s
• Enabled 360-degree rotation for B turret

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