Yamato


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.

Navy: IJN
Ship: Japanese
Nation: Japan
Categoy: Premium
Tier: Legendary
Class: Battleship
Cost: (Research Bureau)
Entered Service: 1941
Ships in Series: 4
Predecessor: Izumo




SURVIVBILITY | STOCK | UPGRADED |
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• Hitpoints | 90 000 | - |
• Armor (mm) | 16 - 650 | - |
• Torpedo Damage Reduction (%) | 55 | - |


MANEUVERABILITY | STOCK | UPGRADED |
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• Maximum Speed (kn) | 27 | - |
• Turning Circle Radius (m) | 900 | - |
• Rudder Shift Time (sec) | 19.2 | - |


CONCEALMENT | STOCK | UPGRADED |
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• Detectability by Sea (km) | 16.1 | - |
• Detectability by Air (km) | 12.9 | - |
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km) | 15.1 | - |


MAIN BATTERY | STOCK | UPGRADED |
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• 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 | - |


SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1 | STOCK | UPGRADED |
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• 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 | - |


AA ARMAMENT 1 | STOCK | UPGRADED |
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• 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 | - |


Modules
Battleship - Yamato
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Hit Points | Min Armor (mm) | Max Armor (mm) | Torpedo Damage Reduction (%) | Main Battery Turrets | Rudder Shift (s) |
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Stock | 90 000 | 16 | 650 | 55 | 3x3 | 19.2 |
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Turret Arrangement | Reload Time (s) | 180° Turn Time (s) | Max HE Damage | HE Fire Chance (%) | Max AP Damage |
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460mm Type94 | 3x3 | 30 | 45 | 7300 | 35 | 14 800 |
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Main Battery Firing Range |
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Stock | 17.7 km |
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Maximum Speed |
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Stock | 27 kn |
Modifications
Battleship - YamatoSLOT 1 |
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Consumables
Battleship - Yamato
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Accelerates repairs to damage modules, firefighting efforts and recovery from flooding. |
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Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing light damage. |
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Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft. |
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Temporarily tightens main battery shell grouping. |
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Lower the dispersion and improve the shell grouping of your secondary armament. |
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Player Opinion
Battleship - YamatoPros:
- 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 Party
consumable, instead of the standard 3
Performance
Changes
Battleship - Yamato- Shell grouping decreased by 5%
- Main battery turret traverse speed decreased from 4.5°/s to 4°/s

