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WoWsLIconBlack.pngYamato
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Legends_Battleship_Icon2.png 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.

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WoWsLIconBlack.png Navy: IJN
WoWsLIconBlack.png Ship: Japanese
WoWsLIconBlack.png Nation: Japan
WoWsLIconBlack.png Categoy: Premium

WoWsLIconBlack.png Tier: Legendary
WoWsLIconBlack.png Class: Battleship
WoWsLIconBlack.png Cost: (Research Bureau)

WoWsLIconBlack.png Entered Service: 1941
WoWsLIconBlack.png Ships in Series: 4
WoWsLIconBlack.png Predecessor: Izumo

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Ironclad: Above average armor thickness. Greater resisitance to all forms of armor penetration.

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Superior AP pen: Above-average AP shell penetration.

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Big Guns: This ship is armed with high-caliber main battery guns.



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SURVIVBILITY STOCK UPGRADED
• Hitpoints 90 000 -
• Armor (mm) 16 - 650 -
• Torpedo Damage Reduction (%) 55 -
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MANEUVERABILITY STOCK UPGRADED
• Maximum Speed (kn) 27 -
• Turning Circle Radius (m) 900 -
• Rudder Shift Time (sec) 19.2 -
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CONCEALMENT STOCK UPGRADED
• Detectability by Sea (km) 16.1 -
• Detectability by Air (km) 12.9 -
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km) 15.1 -
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MAIN BATTERY STOCK UPGRADED
• Main Artillery Name 460mm Type94 -
• Main Artillery Arrangement 3x3 -
• Firing Range (km) 17.7 -
• Reload Time (sec) 30 -
• 180° Turn Time (sec) 45 -
• HE Maximum Damage 7300 -
• HE Fire Chance (%) 35 -
• HE Penetration (mm) 115 -
• AP Maximum Damage 14 800 -
• Sigma 1.8 -
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SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1 STOCK UPGRADED
• Name 127mm Type89 mod. 3 -
• Arrangement 12x2 -
• Firing Range (km) 5 -
• Reload Time (sec) 6 -
• HE Maximum Damage 2100 -
• HE Fire Chance (%) 8 -
• HE Penetration (mm) 21 -
SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2 STOCK UPGRADED
• Name 155mm 3rd Year Type -
• Arrangement 2x3 -
• Firing Range (km) 5 -
• Reload Time (sec) 12 -
• HE Maximum Damage 3300 -
• HE Fire Chance (%) 11 -
• HE Penetration (mm) 26 -
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AA ARMAMENT 1 STOCK UPGRADED
• Name 13mm Type93 -
• Arrangement 2x2 -
• DPS 7 -
• Range (km) 1.2 -
AA ARMAMENT 2 STOCK UPGRADED
• Name 25mm/60 Type96 mod. 1 -
• Arrangement 6x1 -
• DPS 11 -
• Range (km) 3.1 -
AA ARMAMENT 3 STOCK UPGRADED
• Name 25mm Type96 mod. 2 -
• Arrangement 52x3 -
• DPS 317 -
• Range (km) 3.1 -
AA ARMAMENT 4 STOCK UPGRADED
• Name 127mm Type89 mod. 3 -
• Arrangement 12x1 -
• DPS 121 -
• Range (km) 5 -


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Modules

Battleship - Yamato



Legends_Hull.png 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



Legends_Artillery.png 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
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Stock 17.7 km
Legends_Engine.png Maximum Speed
Stock 27 kn

Modifications

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

Consumables

Battleship - Yamato
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Damage Control Party
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Accelerates repairs to damage modules, firefighting efforts and recovery from flooding.
  • Duration: 8s
  • 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: +450
  • Duration: 28s
  • Reload time: 80s
  • Number of consumables: 2
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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: 4
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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: 4
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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 - Yamato

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 PartyLegends_Repair_Party.pngconsumable, instead of the standard 3


Performance

Changes

Battleship - Yamato

The Redinforcements

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