Kongō

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 Kongō — Japanese • Tech Tree • Tier IV • Battleship.

When she was commissioned, Kongō was the most advanced battlecruiser in the world. She was the first among battlecruisers and battleships to be equipped with 356 mm main battery guns. Unlike previous Japanese dreadnoughts, Kongō received a thinner armor belt whle her deck armor and torpedo protection were reinforced.

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

 Tier: IV
 Class: Battleship
 Cost: 500 000
 XP: 24 000

 Entered Service: 1913
 Ships in Series: 4
 Predecessor: Ishizuchi
 Successors: Fusō, Nagato
 Variants: ARP Haruna, ARP Kirishima

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Fast: Above average maximum movement speed.

Long Reach: Above average main battery range. Hit them before they can hit you.

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

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	49 500	54 100
• Armor (mm)	6 - 254	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	25	25

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	24.9	30
• Turning circle radius (m)	770	770
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	17.2	14.9

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	13.6	-
• Detectability by air (km)	10.9	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	11.8	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	356mm 41st Year Type	356mm 41st Year Type
• Main artillery arrangement	4x2	4x2
• Firing range (km)	14	15.4
• Reload time (sec)	31	30
• 180° turn time (sec)	60	54.5
• HE maximum damage	5700	5700
• HE fire chance (%)	25	25
• HE penetration (mm)	59	59
• AP maximum damage	10 000	10 200
• Sigma	1.8	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Type89 A1	127mm Type89 A1
• Arrangement	4x2	4x2
• Firing range (km)	4	4
• Reload time (sec)	5	5
• HE maximum damage	2100	2100
• HE fire chance (%)	8	8
• HE penetration (mm)	21	21
SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	152mm 41st Year Type	152mm 41st Year Type
• Arrangement	14x1	14x1
• Firing range (km)	4	4
• 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	13mm Type93	13mm Type93
• Arrangement	12x2	4x2
• DPS	42	14
• Range (km)	1.2	1.2
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Type89 A1	13mm Type93
• Arrangement	4x2	2x4
• DPS	40	10
• Range (km)	5	1.2
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	-	25mm Type96 mod. 1
• Arrangement	-	6x2
• DPS	-	30
• Range (km)	-	3.1

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - Kongō

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	49 500	6	254	25	4x2	17.2	0
Hull B	54 100	6	254	25	4x2	14.9	100 000

Upgrading to Hull (B) also provides the following changes

	Main Battery Caliber	Main Battery Firing Range (km)	Main Battery 180° Traverse (s)	Main Battery HE Damage	Main Battery HE Fire Chance (%)	Main Battery AP Damage
Stock	-	-	60	-	-	10 000
Hull (B)	-	-	54.5	-	-	10 200

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
356mm 41st Year Type	4x2	31	60	5700	25	10 000
356mm 41st Year Type	4x2	30	54.5	5700	25	10 200

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	14 km	0
Targeting System Type4 mod. 2	10 %	15.4 km	12 500

	Maximum Speed	Purchase Price
Stock	24.9 kn	0
Engine: 136 000 hp	30 kn	12 500

Modifications

Battleship - Kongō

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%

Consumables

Battleship - Kongō

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: +270 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: 3

Observation Seaplane

Temporarily tightens main battery shell grouping.

Main battery shell grouping: +10% Duration: 30s Reload time: 200s 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 - Kongō

Pros:

• Great main battery range.
• Can reach 30 knots, allowing her to keep up with cruisers and relocate if needed.
• Surprisingly maneuverable and can cover her turning circle quite quickly.
• Decent penetration of main battery AP shells.
• Feels like a modern battleship in a world of outdated WWI era ships.
• Good firing angles.

Cons:

• Low AA suite potency.
• Weak armor is easily penetrated by battleship shells, though it can be partially overcome with angling.
• Being a mid-tier battleship, her dispersion is still somewhat high at longer range.
• Turret traverse is rather sluggish like most other Tier IV battleships.

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