Heat Ray

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 Heat Ray — Japanese • Premium • Tier V • Battleship.

The design of this battleship is based on Godzilla from Godzilla vs. Kong.

Heat Ray was temporarily released in the store as part of the Godzilla vs. Kong collaboration on May 17th, 2021.

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

 Tier: V
 Class: Battleship

 Entered Service: 2021
 Ships in Series: 1
 Variants: Fusō, AL Fusou

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Guns Aplenty: A high number of guns allows for a lot of damage from a single salvo.

Long Reach: Above average main battery range. Hit them before they can hit you.

Compromising: High caliber AP shells overpen the armor, but may still arm, depending on shell velocity.

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

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	57 100	-
• Armor (mm)	6 - 305	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	34	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	24.5	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	740	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	14.9	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	14.9	-
• Detectability by air (km)	11.9	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	13	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	356mm 41st Year Type	-
• Main artillery arrangement	6x2	-
• Firing range (km)	16.7	-
• Reload time (sec)	28	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	56.3	-
• HE maximum damage	5700	-
• HE fire chance (%)	25	-
• HE penetration (mm)	59	-
• AP maximum damage	10 200	-
• Sigma	1.5	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Type89 A1	-
• Arrangement	4x2	-
• Firing range (km)	4	-
• Reload time (sec)	5	-
• HE maximum damage	2100	-
• HE fire chance (%)	8	-
• HE penetration (mm)	21	-
SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	152mm 41st Year Type	-
• Arrangement	14x1	-
• Firing range (km)	4	-
• Reload time (sec)	10	-
• HE maximum damage	2500	-
• HE fire chance (%)	9	-
• HE penetration (mm)	25	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	25mm Type96 mod. 1	-
• Arrangement	17x1	-
• DPS	31	-
• Range (km)	3.1	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	25mm Type96 mod.1	-
• Arrangement	10x2	-
• DPS	50	-
• Range (km)	3.1	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Type89 A1	-
• Arrangement	4x2	-
• DPS	40	-
• Range (km)	5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - Heat Ray

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	57 100	6	305	34	6x2	14.9

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
356mm 41st Year Type	6x2	28	56.3	5700	25	10 200

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	16.7 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	24.5 kn

Modifications

Battleship - Heat Ray

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main battery traverse speed +20% Torpedo launchers traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Main battery dispersion -7% Secondary battery firing range +5% Secondary battery dispersion -5%	Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary battery firing range +20% Secondary battery dispersion -20%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Damage Control Party duration +20% Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder-shift time -25%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%

Consumables

Battleship - Heat Ray

Damage Control Party

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

Duration: 10s Reload time: 80s The number of consumables is unlimited

Repair Party

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

HP per second: +286 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 90s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Observation Seaplane

Temporarily tightens main battery shell grouping.

Main battery shell grouping: +10% Duration: 30s Reload time: 200s Number of consumables: 3

Enhanced Secondary Targeting

Reduces secondary battery dispersion and tightens shell grouping.

Secondary battery shell grouping: +100% Secondary battery dispersion: -50% Duration: 30s Reload time: 160s Number of consumables: 3

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Battleship - Heat Ray

Pros:

• Large HP pool.
• Decent top speed for her tier.
• Powerful battery of twelve 14-inch guns in six dual mount turrets.
• A faster rate of fire than Kongō.
• Decent mobility.
• Good torpedo protection; similar to American dreadnought battleships.
• Impressive range of 16.7 km when upgraded.
• Broadside can potentially destroy anything in a single salvo provided all shots connect and they penetrate.
• Surprisingly well armored against HE shells and even 16 inchers if angled right.
• Favorable gun firing angles.

Cons:

• Sluggish handling characteristics.
• Very high detection range.
• Poor AA suite even when upgraded.
• Poor deck and bulkhead armor don't allow for immune positioning; extremely vulnerable to fires.
• Uses the same guns as Kongō, which has difficulty dealing with more the heavily armored battleships at her tier
• Having two turrets amidships limits forward and rear firepower; turning broadside to use them invites serious damage from enemy battleships.
• Still suffers from battleship dispersion and a terrible sigma value of 1.5, though her shell volume partially compensates.

Performance

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How It's Done: Heat Ray

Changes

Battleship - Heat Ray

From Rome to Edo

• Improved dispersion with a new variant of Japanese dispersion inspired by Amagi

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