Yamato

Tier Legendary | Type: Battleship
Preceded by	Succeeded by
Izumo	none
Cost (Research Bureau)

STOCK STATS

Survivability

Hitpoints90 000

Armor16 - 650 mm

Torpedo Damage Reduction55 %

Artillery

Main Battery

460mm Type943x3

Firing Range17.7 km

Reload Time30 s

180° Turn Time45 s

HE Maximum Damage7300

HE Fire Chance35 %

HE Penetration115 mm

AP Maximum Damage14 800

Sigma1.8

Secondary Armament 1

127mm Type89 mod. 312x2

Firing Range5 km

Reload Time6 s

HE Maximum Damage2100

HE Fire Chance8 %

HE Penetration21 mm

Secondary Armament 2

155mm 3rd Year Type2x3

Firing Range5 km

Reload Time12 s

HE Maximum Damage3300

HE Fire Chance11 %

HE Penetration26 mm

AA Defense

AA Armament 1

13mm Type932x2

DPS7

Range1.2 km

AA Armament 2

25mm/60 Type96 mod. 16x1

DPS11

Range3.1 km

AA Armament 3

25mm Type96 mod. 252x3

DPS317

Range3.1 km

AA Armament 4

127mm Type89 mod. 312x1

DPS121

Range5 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed27 kn

Turning Circle Radius900 m

Rudder Shift Time19.2 s

Concealment

Detectability by Sea16.1 km

Detectability by Air12.9 km

Detectability while firing in smoke15.1 km

Yamato — Japanese Legendary Tier Battleship.

The biggest warship of World War II and the world's largest battleship. Yamato was designed around the idea that an individual ship could have superiority over any battleship of a potential enemy. Her main guns had overwhelming firepower. The ship maintained a very high level of survivability due to reliable armor and robust torpedo protection. Yamato’s AA capabilities were highly efficient due to carrying numerous AA artillery guns.

Yamato was released as a Bureau project reward on May 18th, 2020.

Entered Service: 1941
Ships in a series: 4

Ship Traits
Ironclad: Above average armor thickness. Greater resisitance to all forms of armor penetration.	Superior AP pen: Above-average AP shell penetration.	Big Guns: This ship is armed with high-caliber main battery guns.

Modules

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	90 000	16	650	55	3x3	19.2

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
460mm Type94	3x3	30	45	7300	35	14 800

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	17.7 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	27 kn

Modifications

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%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder shift time -20%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting Range +20% Torpedo visibility range +20% Range of Guaranteed Acquisition of ships +50%
SLOT 4	Main Battery Mod 3 Main battery reload time -10% Main battery traverse speed -15%	Secondary Battery Mod 3 Secondary battery reload time -20%	AA Guns Mod 3 Average AA damage +25%

Consumables

Damage Control Party

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

Duration: 8s Reload time: 80s The number of consumables is unlimited

Repair Party

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

HP per second: +450 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 2

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 90s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 4

Observation Seaplane

Temporarily tightens main battery shell grouping.

Main battery shell grouping: +10% Duration: 30s Reload time: 200s Number of consumables: 4

Enhanced Secondary Targeting

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

Player Opinion

Pros:

• Yamato's main gun caliber is large enough to let AP shells overmatch 32mm plating
• Decent main battery accuracy
• Shell velocity is average, but does not bleed much at range thanks to shell mass
• Large HP pool and thick deck and belt armor make Yamato durable when properly positioned
• Impressive torpedo damage reduction
• Ridiculous main battery armor; Yamato's main turrets are very hard to disable or destroy

Cons:

• Despite the great accuracy, dispersion can be frustratingly poor at times
• Low top speed and poor maneuverability
• Massive target with poor concealment
• Enormous citadel that, while well armored, rises high above the waterline and makes Yamato exceptionally vulnerable when showing broadside, or when her bow "cheeks" (the bow plating below the main turrets) are presented to enemy guns
• Only comes with 2 charges of the Repair Partyconsumable, instead of the standard 3

Performance

Changes

The Redinforcements

• Shell grouping decreased by 5%
• Main battery turret traverse speed decreased from 4.5°/s to 4°/s

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