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WoWsLIconBlack.pngKongō
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Legends_Battleship_Icon.png 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.

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WoWsLIconBlack.png Navy: IJN
WoWsLIconBlack.png Ship: Japanese
WoWsLIconBlack.png Nation: Japan
WoWsLIconBlack.png Categoy: Tech Tree

WoWsLIconBlack.png Tier: IV
WoWsLIconBlack.png Class: Battleship
WoWsLIconBlack.png Cost: 500 000
WoWsLIconBlack.png XP: 24 000

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

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Fast: Above average maximum movement speed.

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

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



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SURVIVBILITY STOCK UPGRADED
• Hitpoints 49 500 54 100
• Armor (mm) 6 - 254 -
• Torpedo Damage Reduction (%) 25 25
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MANEUVERABILITY STOCK UPGRADED
• Maximum Speed (kn) 24.9 30
• Turning Circle Radius (m) 770 770
• Rudder Shift Time (sec) 17.2 14.9
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CONCEALMENT STOCK UPGRADED
• Detectability by Sea (km) 13.6 -
• Detectability by Air (km) 10.9 -
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km) 11.8 -
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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 -
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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
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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


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Modules

Battleship - Kongō




Legends_Hull.png 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




Legends_Artillery.png 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
Legends_Fire_Control.png 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
Legends_Engine.png Maximum Speed Purchase Price
Stock 24.9 kn 0
Engine: 136 000 hp 30 kn 12 500

Modifications

Battleship - Kongō
SLOT 1
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Main Battery Mod 2
  • Main Battery traverse speed +20%
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Aiming Systems Mod 1
  • Dispersion of Main Battery -7%
  • Torpedo tubes traverse speed +20%
  • Secondary Battery firing range +5%
  • Dispersion of secondary battery -5%
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Secondary Battery Mod 2
  • Secondary Battery firing range +20%
  • Dispersion of Secondary Battery -20%
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AA Guns Mod 2
  • AA guns firing range +20%

Consumables

Battleship - Kongō
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Damage Control Party
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Accelerates repairs to damage modules, firefighting efforts and recovery from flooding.
  • Duration: 10s
  • Reload time: 80s
  • The number of consumables is unlimited
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Repair Party
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Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing light damage.
  • HP per second: +270
  • Duration: 28s
  • Reload time: 80s
  • Number of consumables: 3
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Catapult Fighter
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Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.
  • Duration: 90s
  • Reload time: 80s
  • Number of consumables: 3
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Observation Seaplane
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Temporarily tightens main battery shell grouping.
  • Main battery shell grouping: +10%
  • Duration: 30s
  • Reload time: 200s
  • Number of consumables: 3
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Enhanced Secondary Targeting
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Lower the dispersion and improve the shell grouping of your secondary armament.
  • 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.


Performance


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