Mogami

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Cruiser | Japan | Tier VIII

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8,800,000

Mogami — Japanese Tier VIII cruiser.

Mogami was built as a light cruiser whose characteristics would largely exceed those of her contemporary counterparts. She had good armor along with a powerful artillery and torpedo armament. During the course of her service she was transformed into a heavy cruiser, as intended by the original design.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
155 mm/60 3rd Year Type in a triple turret	6	36	131	2,600	10	3,300		0	700,000
203 mm/50 3rd Year Type No.2 in a Model E3/E turret	4.3	30	121	3,300	17	4,700		15,000	1,600,000

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Mogami (A)	35,500	6	140	5	4	6/6/4	4			0	690,000
Mogami (B)	39,100	6	140	5	4	10/4/8/4	4			28,000	2,100,000

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	Torpedo Tubes Reload Time (sec)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Damage (HP)	Torpedo Speed (knot)	Torpedo Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Type90 mod. 1	0.6	101	7.2	17,233	62	10		0	1,300,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Type8 mod. 1		0		0	420,000
Type8 mod. 2		0		12,000	900,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 152,000 hp	34.5		0	650,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5

Player Opinion

Performance

Warning. The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.
For a graphic summary of ships Tiers VIII thru XI see LittleWhiteMouse's "Actual AA DPS".

Mogami-class has a rather unique style in game play among all the cruisers at the current iteration as she can have two modes of offense: her 155's which can burn or pummel ships or the harder yet slower loading 203's which technically turns her into a heavy cruiser. The 155's guns comes at her stock hull as she was actually armed with them before being reformatted and reclassified as a heavy cruiser in between 1938 to 1939. The 203's make her into a standard heavy cruiser that has good damage at the cost of slower loading time and reasonable turret turn although this gives her the much needed punch to deal with other heavy cruisers and potentially battleships. Whatever guns you mount, you will find her to be one dynamic ship at her tier.

Pros:

Modular gun system which gives you freedom of play style.
Reasonable range.
155's are extremely numerous.
155's have a high initial shell velocity at 925 m/s, making them very good at hunting destroyers.
155's have superb HE penetration if player has Inertia Fuse High Explosive skill.
155's have high damage per minute when compared to her 203's or other same-tier ship
203's have good firing arc and turret rotation speed.
Friendly ergonomics and handling.
Impressive rudder shift.
Good torpedo range.
Very good concealment.

Cons:

Fragile. Armor is made of paper.
the AA suite is insufficient to defend yourself alone.
155's turrets have a good chance to be incapacitated, if not outright destroyed.
155's turrets turn slowly at 36 seconds for 180 degrees.
Without Inertia Fuse High Explosive skill, 155's will have problems against battleships or other highly armored ships as 155's will not penetrate 32 mm of armor, forcing the player to rely on HE to deal damage and set the superstructure and deck on fire.
203's have lesser damage per minute when compared to her 155's.
203's reload time is slower than Myoko's by a second.
Inconvenient torpedo tube placement, very limited arc.

Research

It is suggested to research Hull B first to get more HP, then finally acquire the upgraded Fire Control System to kite away ships better.

As for the gun options, the 155's are best to use (with Inertia Fuse High Explosive skill) if players want to keep the ship in the port. The 203's are generally optional as the 155's with Inertia Fuse High Explosive can deal better damage, meaning it can be skipped entirely or researched depends on player's choice. The 203's however, unlike the 155's, does not need to use Inertia Fuse High Explosive skill as it has enough HE penetration to damage 32 mm of armor.

Optimal Configuration

Mogami is a ship with good handling and can be used to kite battleships and other cruiser from afar and tank damage by dodging enemy shells and/or torpedoes.

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Mogami are as follows:

Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1 keeps the guns and torpedo tubes active and firing.
Slot 2: Engine Room Protection to keep the rudder in action.
Slot 3: Main Battery Modification 2 makes her guns more comfortable and saves a skill point that would otherwise be spent on Grease the Gears to improve her gun handling with the 155 mm guns. Aiming Systems Modification 1 gives her guns more accuracy and is an alternative option, particularly for the 203 mm guns, which have a higher base traverse speed than the 155 mm guns.
Slot 4: Steering Gears Modification 1 allows for a faster rudder shift to dodge incoming fire. Propulsion Modification 1 can also be used to aid dodging incoming fire and torpedoes via speed juking, depending on your preferred play style.
Slot 5: See below.

Concealment Build: Currently the most popular build of the ship. Captains wishing to focus their Mogami to maximize her concealment will opt for Concealment System Modification 1 

in Upgrade Slot 5. This will lower her surface detection up to 9.4 km, enabling her to do stealth torpedo attack since her torpedo range is 10 km. This can be used to ambush ships with more than her concealment. Although, stealth torpedoing will make Mogami prone to radar scan by 9.5 km or more radar-equipped ships like Indianapolis, Baltimore, Neptune, Missouri, Des Moines, Minotaur, and the Russian cruisers. Furthermore, Mogami has bad torpedo firing arc, with the arc only good enough to fire an incoming ship from behind.

Maneuverability Build: A rather advanced build of the ship. Captains wishing to focus maneuverability will opt for Steering Gears Modification 2

in Upgrade Slot 5. This, when combined with Steering Gears Modification 1, will lower her rudder shift time up to 3.4 s, while maintaining 10.3 km surface detection range. 3.4 s rudder shift time can turn Mogami into one of the best kiting ship. Excellent rudder shift time, good turning radius, and great deceleration making her very hard to hit with the right hand. This, however, has to be paid by her concealment as Steering Gears Modification 3 have the same slot as Concealment System Modification 3. Absolute knowledge of situational awareness is also needed to know when and where to shoot and kite.

Commander Skills

The key skills for Mogami represent a continuing evolution of the Japanese cruiser tech tree ships towards improved stealth, with Mogami being the first one since Kuma to drop below 10 km detection when fully built for stealth. As such, the core skills remain the same with Gun Feeder at Level 1, Priority Target at Level 2, Adrenaline Rush at Level 3, and Concealment Expert at Level 4. One caveat to these core skills is that Inertial Fuse for HE Shells is highly suggested for captains who plan to use her 155 mm guns instead of the 203 mm guns so that she can pen 32 mm armor. Additionally, captains planning to use the 155 mm guns who have opted for improving her accuracy with Aiming Systems Modification 1 in Upgrade Slot 3 are encouraged to pick up Grease the Gears as your Level 1 skill instead of Gun Feeder in order to make her sluggish turret traverse more comfortable. As with previous ships, and most cruisers, AA skills continue to be a good choice, especially Expert AA Marksman. Where differences from previous ships start to manifest is in the non-core skills. With a relatively small base detection radius, Top Grade Gunner becomes considerably less useful than it may have been for previous ships in the line. On the other hand, her stealth is so good that taking Heavy HE and SAP Shells in addition to Concealment Expert still leaves her with better concealment than Myoko had at the previous tier; however, this leaves her vulnerable to ships she would otherwise out-spot.

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack				Defense
1	Grease the Gears +15% main battery traverse speed. ★★	Swift Fish +5% torpedo speed. ★	Consumables Specialist −7.5% cooldown time of all Consumables except: Damage Control Party  Repair Party .	Gun Feeder -40% time to switch shell type. ★★★	Incoming Fire Alert Receive a warning of a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5km. ★★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver - slowly - while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★★
2	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire. +15% to the fragmentation damage area of HE ordnance fired at submarines. ★	Fill the Tubes -10% torpedo tubes reload time. ★	Consumables Enhancements +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search, Surveillance Radar, Smoke Generator, & Engine Boost.	Eye in the Sky Spotting Aircraft: • +2 charges • -50% cooldown time.	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies targeting you with main battery. ★★	Focus Fire Training In an active priority AA sector: • +1.5% (to 5%) immediate damage. • +25% continuous damage. • +1 flak burst per salvo. −10% aircraft preparation time. −15% reload time of Airstrike armament.. ★★
3	Heavy HE and SAP Shells +10% HE and SAP shell damage. +15% ship detectability guns 149mm and up. ★	Pack a Punch +15% torpedo damage. +20% secondary battery range.. ★	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★★	Heavy AP Shells +5% damage for AP shells 190mm and larger. ★	Superintendent +1 charge to all consumables. ★★	Survivability Expert +450 HP per ship tier. ★★
4	Top Grade Gunner -10% reload time of secondary batteries If enemy ship is spotted within detectability range, -8% reload time of main battery.	Outnumbered If there are fewer allies than visible enemies within the ship's base main caliber firing range: +8% ship speed -10% main battery dispersion.	Radio Location Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken.. ★	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells Base fire chance reduced by half. ★★	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★★★	AAA & ASW Expert +25% continuous AA and flak damage. +15% damage inflicted by depth charges. While AAA is active: −50% ship consumables reload time.. ★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Mogami can equip the following consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
Slot 2: Defensive AA Fire  or Hydroacoustic Search 
Slot 3: Catapult Fighter

Captains may want to supplement their AA by taking Defensive AA Fire  over Hydroacoustic Search 

Signals

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Juliet Charlie -100% to the risk of magazine detonation. ★	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration.	India Yankee -20% to fire duration. ★★	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy. ★	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding. ★★★	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating. ★★
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating. ★	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time. ★	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts. ★★	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★★★	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables. ★★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used.
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire .

Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.

Gallery

References

Ship Change Log

See here for links to Update notes.

Added to the game in Update 0.1.5 (alpha) as a researchable Tier VII cruiser.
Update 0.3.1:
- Mogami was moved from Tier VII to Tier VIII.
Update 0.4.0:
- Firing range increased by 350 m, and view range increased by 1 km.
- Detectability from ships increased from 10.08 to 12.06 km and to 8.5 km from enemy aircraft.
Update 0.5.0:
- The hull fire reduction coefficient was reduced by 6.6%.
- Rotation speed of 155 mm guns was reduced from 4.5 to 3.5 degrees per second.
- HP of gun turrets decreased by 20%.
Update 0.5.3.2:
- The firing range of the base fire control system module was increased to 14.2 km, and for the improved Type 8 mod. 2 module: up to 15.7 km.
- The Type 8 camouflage was renamed to Type 10.
Update 0.5.8:
- The armored model of the hull was refined.
Update 0.5.9:
- Armor inconsistencies in main battery barbettes corrected and the middle of the hull was modelled with more detail.
Update 0.5.13:
- The firing angles the main battery turrets were increased for the 203 mm main guns due to balance considerations.
- The firing angles were also increased for the second torpedo tube mount in order to make the aiming sectors symmetrical on both sides of the ship:
  - Main turret 1: +5 degrees for both sides of the ship.
  - Main turret 2: +26 degrees for both sides of the ship.
  - Main turret 3: +20 degrees for both sides of the ship.
  - Main turret 4: +5 degrees for both sides of the ship.
  - Main turret 5: +15 degrees for both sides of the ship.
  - Torpedo Tube 2: +10 degrees for one side of the ship.
Update 0.6.2:
- The national flag was moved from the stern to the mast.
Update 0.6.4:
- The traverse time of the main battery turrets (155-mm guns) was reduced from 51.4 to 36 s.
Update 0.6.6:
- Improved appearance of the ship using a special technology for high-quality rendering of thin elements (mainly rigging).
Update 0.6.9:
- Fixed position of the chrysanthemum on the nose.
Update 0.6.12:
- Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 6.79 km.
Update 0.6.13:
- Fire extinguishing time now 30 s instead of 60 s.
Update 0.6.14:
- Type 90 mod. 1 torpedo tubes reload time was decreased from 109 to 101 s.
Update 0.6.15:
- The detectability from aircraft when firing the main battery on Hull A was increased from 3.1 to 4.06 km.
Update 0.7.1:
- Fixed a bug where the personalization of Commander Yamamoto did not work.
Update 0.7.2:
- Players who have collected the "Uniform Elements" sub-collection of the "Yamomoto Isoroku" collection can use an alternate permanent camouflage color.
Update 0.7.6:
- Improved display of thin elements on the hull.
Update 0.7.8:
- Minor fixes to geometry and textures.
Update 0.7.10:
- Added an animated special Octopus camouflage.
- The range of the Hydroacoustic Search consumable was unified: 5 km for detecting ships, 3.5 km for detecting torpedoes.
Update 0.7.11:
- Accuracy of the 203-mm main battery was improved to be similar to that of Zao.
Update 0.9.1:
- Updated geometry of the main battery turrets.
Update 0.9.2:
- Central armor was reinforced from 25 mm to 27 mm.
- (155-mm) HE shell armor penetration was increased from 25 mm to 31 mm.
Update 0.9.5:
- Small changes to geometry and textures.
Update 0.10.0:
- The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 6.6 km.
Update 0.10.3:
- Hull (A) was removed, Hulls (B) and (C) were renamed to (A) and (B), respectively.
Update 12.3:
- Fixed the incorrect display of visual effects on the ship, as well as her Octopus permanent camouflage.
Update 12.5:
- Main battery researchable module reload time reduced from 15 to 14 seconds.

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