Myōkō

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 Myōkō — Japanese • Tech Tree • Tier VI • Cruiser.

The first Japanese cruiser built after the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 came into force. Unlike foreign Treaty Cruisers, Myōkō's armor was good enough to withstand artillery strikes from ships of the same type. One of the features of the project was well-developed torpedo protection. Following a series of upgrades, cruisers of this class got a substantially reinforced AA and torpedo armament.

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

 Tier: VI
 Class: Cruiser
 Cost: 9 000 000
 XP: 143 000

 Entered Service: 1929
 Ships in Series: 4
 Predecessor: Aoba
 Successors: Mogami, Ibuki
 Variants: ARP Nachi, ARP Haguro, S. Dragon, E. Dragon

━━ 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	37 400	39 200
• Armor (mm)	6 - 102	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	0	13

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	35	35
• Turning circle radius (m)	780	780
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	9.3	6.4

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	12	-
• Detectability by air (km)	7.2	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	6.7	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	610mm triple	Type90 mod. 1
• Arrangement	2x3	4x3
• Reload time (sec)	76	82
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	7.2
• Maximum simulated damage	16 267	17 233
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.5	1.6
• Range (km)	10	10
• Speed (kt)	59	62

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	203mm 3rd Year Type mod. C	203mm 3rd Year Type mod. C
• Main artillery arrangement	5x2	5x2
• Firing range (km)	13.5	14.9
• Reload time (sec)	14	14
• 180° turn time (sec)	45	45
• HE maximum damage	3300	3300
• 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)	4.5	4.5
• Reload time (sec)	7.5	7.5
• HE maximum damage	2100	2100
• HE fire chance (%)	8	8
• HE penetration (mm)	21	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	7.7mm Type92	25mm/60 Type96 mod. 1
• Arrangement	2x1	26x1
• DPS	3	47
• Range (km)	1	3.1
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	13mm Type93	25mm Type96 mod. 1
• Arrangement	4x2	8x2
• DPS	14	40
• Range (km)	1.2	3.1
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Type89 mod. A1	25mm Type96 mod. 1
• Arrangement	4x2	4x3
• DPS	40	24
• Range (km)	5	3.1

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Cruiser - Myōkō

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	37 400	6	102	0	5x2	2	9.3	0
Hull B	39 200	6	102	13	5x2	4	6.4	1 800 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
203mm 3rd Year Type mod. C	5x2	14	45	3300	17	4700
203mm 3rd Year Type mod. C	5x2	14	45	3300	17	4700

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	13.5 km	0
Targeting System Type6 mod. 2	10 %	14.9 km	225 000

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection	Purchase Price
610mm triple	2x3	76s	7.2s	16 267	10	59	1.5	0
Type90 mod. 1	4x3	82s	7.2s	17 233	10	62	1.6	225 000

	Maximum Speed
Stock	35 kn

Modifications

Cruiser - Myōkō

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%

Consumables

Cruiser - Myōkō

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: 2.9km Detection of ships: 4.2km Duration: 94s 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

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 - Myōkō

Pros:

• Largest amount of hit points for a Tier VI cruiser.
• Torpedo bulges cover 85% of the citadel which makes it really small and hard to hit, something that almost all non-Japanese cruisers can only dream of.
• Torpedo bulges which is a rare addition to a heavy cruiser shatter small shells often when they hit it rather than penetrating.
• The main battery's HE shells have high damage, penetration, and fire chance, making them effective against most targets Myoko may encounter.
• The ship carries six torpedo launchers per side. Additionally, her torpedoes have a high top speed and long range, making them effective for area denial or hitting distant targets.
• High top speed and quick rudder shift time allows the ship to dodge long range fire easily.
• Thick central deck armor (32 mm): only AP shells below 457 mm never ricochet.

Cons:

• Very weak armor for a heavy cruiser, often takes a large chunk of damage from anything fired at her.
• Shorter main battery range than other heavy cruisers at her tier.
• Rather slow reload time and turret traverse speed for a heavy cruiser.
• Turrets often gets knocked out or destroyed because of its thin 25mm armor.
• Torpedo bulges are largely useless against battleship AP shells.
• Torpedo mounts are also rear facing and with very narrow firing arcs, requiring the ship to expose her side to make use of them.
• Thin bow/stern armor (16 mm): all battleship and some cruiser AP shells (>228 mm) never ricochet, penetrated even by destroyer HE shells.

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