Yahagi

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 Yahagi — Japanese • Premium • Tier IV • Cruiser.

One of the Agano-class cruiser—a new generation of ships designed to replace the cruisers built in the 1920s. She was relatively small, quick, and sported powerful torpedo armament.

Yahagi was first released as a mid-campaign reward of the Big Mamie campaign, which took place from December 21st, 2020 to February 1st, 2021. The ship is now available in the store for 187 500 Global XP.

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

 Tier: IV
 Class: Cruiser
 Cost:

 Entered Service: 1943
 Ships in Series: 4

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Big Yield: Above average torpedo damage.

Fast: Above average maximum movement speed.

Narrow Launch: Limited maximum spread of the torpedo launcher.

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

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	25 700	-
• Armor (mm)	6 - 60	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	0	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	35	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	690	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	5.1	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	10.6	-
• Detectability by air (km)	6.4	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	4.8	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	610mm quadruple	-
• Arrangement	2x4	-
• Reload time (sec)	120	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	-
• Maximum simulated damage	17 233	-
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.6	-
• Range (km)	12	-
• Speed (kt)	60	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	152mm/50 Type41	-
• Main artillery arrangement	3x2	-
• Firing range (km)	13.5	-
• Reload time (sec)	9	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	30	-
• HE maximum damage	2600	-
• HE fire chance (%)	13	-
• HE penetration (mm)	25	-
• AP maximum damage	2900	-
• Sigma	2.0	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	76mm/60 Type98	-
• Arrangement	2x2	-
• Firing range (km)	4.2	-
• Reload time (sec)	2	-
• HE maximum damage	1300	-
• HE fire chance (%)	4	-
• HE penetration (mm)	13	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	25mm/60 Type96 mod. 1	-
• Arrangement	18x1	-
• DPS	32	-
• Range (km)	3.1	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	25mm Type96 mod. 1	-
• Arrangement	10x3	-
• DPS	61	-
• Range (km)	3.1	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	76mm/60 Type98	-
• Arrangement	2x2	-
• DPS	21	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Cruiser - Yahagi

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	25 700	6	60	0	3x2	2	5.1

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
152mm/50 Type41	3x2	9	30	2600	13	2900

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	13.5 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
610mm quadruple	2x4	120s	7.2s	17 233	12	60	1.6

	Maximum Speed
Stock	35 kn

Modifications

Cruiser - Yahagi

SLOT 1

Main Battery Mod 2 Main Battery traverse speed +20%

Aiming Systems Mod 1 Dispersion of Main Battery -7% Torpedo tubes traverse speed +20% Secondary Battery firing range +5% Dispersion of secondary battery -5%

Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary Battery firing range +20% Dispersion of Secondary Battery -20%

AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%

Consumables

Cruiser - Yahagi

Damage Control Party

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

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

Sonar

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

Detection of torpedoes: 2.7km Detection of ships: 3.7km Duration: 90s 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: 2

Engine Boost

Temporarily increases the maximum ship speed.

Maximum speed: +8% Duration: 120s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Cruiser - Yahagi

Pros:

• Powerful HE shells with high damage and fire chance
• Torpedoes have a long range and high damage
• Good concealment
• High top speed

Cons:

• Slow turret traverse
• Slow reload for the gun caliber
• Weak AP shells
• Poor firing arcs on torpedo tubes
• Torpedoes are slow and easily spotted
• Low survivability
• No long range AA defenses

Performance

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