Mogami

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 Mogami — Japanese • Tech Tree • Tier VII • Cruiser.

Mogami was built as a light cruiser whose characteristics would largely exceed those of her contemporary counterparts. She had good armor along with a powerful artillery and torpedo armament. During the course of her service, she was transformed into a heavy cruiser, as intended in the original design.

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

 Tier: VII
 Class: Cruiser
 Cost: 18 000 000
 XP: 210 000

 Entered Service: 1935
 Ships in Series: 4
 Predecessor: Myōkō
 Successors: Ibuki, Zaō

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Pyromania: Above average chance for HE shells to cause a fire.

Superior HE Damage: Above-average HE shell damage.

Sluggish Aim: Below average main battery traverse speed. Close quarters combat problematic.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	35 500	39 100
• Armor (mm)	6 - 140	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	10	16

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	34.5	34.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	750	750
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	8.3	6.4

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	12.3	-
• Detectability by air (km)	7.4	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	6.9	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	610mm quadruple	610mm quadruple
• Arrangement	4x4	4x4
• Reload time (sec)	109	109
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	7.2
• Maximum simulated damage	17 233	17 233
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.7	1.7
• Range (km)	11	11
• Speed (kt)	60	60

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	203mm 3rd Year Type mod. E	203mm 3rd Year Type mod. E
• Main artillery arrangement	5x2	5x2
• Firing range (km)	13.9	15.3
• Reload time (sec)	13	13
• 180° turn time (sec)	25.7	25.7
• HE maximum damage	3400	3400
• HE fire chance (%)	17	17
• HE penetration (mm)	34	34
• AP maximum damage	4700	4700
• Sigma	2.0	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Type89 A1	127mm Type89 A1
• Arrangement	4x2	4x2
• Firing range (km)	5	5
• Reload time (sec)	5	5
• HE maximum damage	2100	2100
• HE fire chance (%)	8	8
• HE penetration (mm)	21	21

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	13mm Type93	25mm/60 Type96 mod. 1
• Arrangement	2x2	10x1
• DPS	7	18
• Range (km)	1.2	3.1
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	25mm Type96 mod. 1	25mm Type96 mod. 1
• Arrangement	4x2	4x2
• DPS	20	20
• Range (km)	3.1	3.1
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Type89 A1	25mm Type96 mod. 1
• Arrangement	4x2	8x3
• DPS	40	49
• Range (km)	5	3.1

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Cruiser - Mogami

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	35 500	6	140	10	5x2	4	8.3	0
Hull B	39 100	6	140	16	5x2	4	6.4	3 600 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
203mm 3rd Year Type mod. E	5x2	13	25.7	3400	17	4700
203mm 3rd Year Type mod. E	5x2	13	25.7	3400	17	4700

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	13.9 km	0
Targeting System Type7 mod. 2	10 %	15.3 km	450 000

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
610mm quadruple	4x4	109s	7.2s	17 233	11	60	1.7	0
610mm quadruple	4x4	109s	7.2s	17 233	11	60	1.7

	Maximum Speed
Stock	34.5 kn

Modifications

Cruiser - Mogami

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%	Steering Gears Mod 3 Rudder-shift time -40% Steering gear repair time -80%
SLOT 4	Main Battery Mod 3 Main battery reload time -10% Main battery traverse speed -15%	Torpedo Launchers Mod 3 Torpedo launcher reload time -15% Risk of torpedo launchers becoming incapacitated +50%	Secondary Battery Mod 3 Secondary battery reload time -20%	Gun Fire Control System Mod 2 Main battery dispersion -3% Main battery range +5%	AA Guns Mod 3 Cooldown time for all consumables -10% Average AA damage per second +25%

Consumables

Cruiser - Mogami

Damage Control Party

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

Duration: 5s Reload time: 60s The number of consumables is unlimited

Sonar

Increases the guaranteed acquisition range of enemy ships and torpedoes, including those located within a smoke screen.

Detection of torpedoes: 3.1km Detection of ships: 4.4km Duration: 96s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 90s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Repair Party

Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing any light damage.

HP per second: +213 Duration: 28s Reload time: 60s Number of consumables: 2

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

Average AA damage: +200% Duration: 40s Reload time: 150s Number of consumables: 2

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Cruiser - Mogami

Pros:

• Good rudder shift
• Long torpedo range
• Good concealment
• Very good HE damage, fire chance and penetration

Cons:

• Armor is rather thin
• Weak AA defenses
• Slow turret traverse
• Limited torpedo firing arcs

Performance

Changes

Cruiser - Mogami

May 2020

• Rudder-shift time lowered by 10% for both hulls.
• Repair Party cooldown time reduced (from 80 s to 60 s) and her HP now restores 20% faster.

May 2021

• Main battery turret traverse speed increased from 6°/s to 7°/s
• Torpedo speed increased from 58 to 60 kts
• Torpedo detectability range by sea decreased from 1.8 to 1.7 km

All in Black

• Main battery HE shell damage increased from 3300 to 3400
• Main battery reload time reduced from 15 s to 14 s

Glimpse Into the Future

• Main battery reload time reduced from 14 s to 13 s

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