Kaga

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 Kaga — Japanese • Premium • Tier VII • Aircraft Carrier.

Until Earl 1940s, she was one of the biggest aircraft carriers of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Initially laid down as a battleship, she was redesigned during construction to become a carrier. The ship had good armor protection for her type, powerful secondary battery guns, and carried quite a numerous air group.

Kaga was released as a Bureau project reward on January 31st, 2022.

 Navy: IJN
 Ship: Japanese
 Nation: Japan
 Category: Premium

 Tier: VII
 Class: Aircraft Carrier
 Cost: (Research Bureau)

 Entered Service: 1928
 Ships in Series: 1

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Deckful: Carrier has more units of aircraft on the deck than average.

Stealthy Aircraft: Aircraft with good concealment.

Precise Bombs: Aicraft with High-Precision bombs.

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

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	54 200	-
• Armor (mm)	13 - 152	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	25	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	28	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	1080	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	14.4	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	13.8	-
• Detectability by air (km)	9.7	-

Dive Bombers

DIVE BOMBER	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Plane name	Yokosuka D4Y3	-
• Hit points	1550	-
• Maximum speed (kt)	185	-
• Attack unit size	4	-
• Aircraft per squadron	12	-
• Detectability range (km)	7	-
• Bombs in payload	1	-
• HE maximum bomb damage	8000	-
• HE fire-setting chance (%)	50	-
• HE bomb penetration (mm)	55	-
• Aircraft maximum flight range (km)	32	-
• Aircraft restoration time (sec)	22	-
• Aircraft on deck	24	-
• Aircraft per restoration	1	-

Torpedo Bombers

TORPEDO BOMBER	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Plane name	Nakajima B6N2	-
• Hit points	1550	-
• Maximum speed (kt)	173	-
• Attack unit size	4	-
• Aircraft per squadron	12	-
• Detectability range (km)	7	-
• Torpedoes in payload	1	-
• Maximum torpedo damage	5400	-
• Torpedo speed (kt)	47	-
• Torpedo range (km)	5	-
• Aircraft maximum flight range (km)	30	-
• Aircraft restoration time (sec)	22	-
• Aircraft on deck	24	-
• Aircraft per restoration	1	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Type89 MOD. 2	-
• Arrangement	2x2	-
• Firing range (km)	4.5	-
• Reload time (sec)	6	-
• HE maximum damage	2100	-
• HE fire chance (%)	6	-
• HE penetration (mm)	21	-
SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Type89 A1	-
• Arrangement	6x2	-
• Firing range (km)	4.5	-
• Reload time (sec)	5	-
• HE maximum damage	2100	-
• HE fire chance (%)	8	-
• HE penetration (mm)	21	-
SECONDARY ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	200mm 3rd year type MOD. A	-
• Arrangement	10x1	-
• Firing range (km)	4.5	-
• Reload time (sec)	15	-
• HE maximum damage	3300	-
• HE fire chance (%)	17	-
• HE penetration (mm)	33	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	25mm Type96 MOD. 1	-
• Arrangement	14x2	-
• DPS	70	-
• Range (km)	3.1	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	25mm Type96 MOD. 2	-
• Arrangement	2x2	-
• DPS	20	-
• Range (km)	5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules for Aircraft Carriers

Aircraft Carrier - Kaga

	Ship Hit Points	Rudder Shift (s)	AA Mounts
Stock	54 200	14.4	22

	Torpedo Bomber Hit Points	Maximum Speed	Maximum Torpedo Damage	Purchase Price
Stock	1550	173	5400	0

	Dive Bomber Hit Points	Maximum Speed	Maximum Bomb Damage	Purchase Price
Stock	1550	185	8000	0

Modifications for Aircraft Carriers

Aircraft Carrier - Kaga

SLOT 1	Secondary Battery Mod 1 Secondary battery firing range +10% Secondary battery dispersion -10%	Flight Control Mod 1 Aircraft restoration time -15%
SLOT 2	Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary Battery firing +20% Dispersion of Secondary Battery -20%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%	Air Groups Mod 2 Dive and skip bomber HP +3% Torpedo bombers HP +3%
SLOT 3	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	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%	Air Groups Mod 3 Aircraft return speed +25% Dive and skip bomber HP +4% Torpedo bombers HP +4%	Flight Control Mod 2 Aircraft cruising speed +5%

Consumables

Aircraft Carrier - Kaga

Damage Control Party

Accelerates repairs to damage modules, firefighting efforts and flooding recovery.

Duration: 60s Reload time: 90s The number of consumables is unlimited

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 600s Reload time: 40s Number of consumables: 4

Consumables for Aircraft

Aircraft Carrier - Kaga

Patrol Fighters

Patrol the area and automatically attack enemy aircraft.

Duration: 60s Reload time: 10s Number of consumables: 3

Evasive Maneuver

Incoming damage to your squadron is reduced by 50% while the consumable is active.

Duration: 10s Reload time: 150s Number of consumables: 2

Return to Carrier

All aircraft return to carrier.

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