ARP Kirishima

13.3

ARP Kirishima

Battleship | Japan | Tier V

Tech Tree Position

General

Purchase priceSpecial

Hit Points54,100

Main Battery

356 mm/45 41st Year Type in a twin turret4 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire2 shots/min.

Reload Time30 sec.

Rotation Speed3.3 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time54.55 sec.

Firing Range21.2 km.

Maximum Dispersion236 m.

HE Shell356 mm HE Type0

Maximum HE Shell Damage5,700

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell25 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity805 m./s.

HE Shell Weight625 kg.

AP Shell356 mm AP Type91

Maximum AP Shell Damage10,200

Initial AP Shell Velocity775 m./s.

AP Shell Weight673.5 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

127 mm/40 Type 89 on a Model A1 mount4 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range4.3 km.

Rate of Fire12 shots/min.

Reload Time5 sec.

HE Shell127 mm HE Type0

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,100

Initial HE Shell Velocity725 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell8 %

Secondary Armament #2

152 mm/50 41st Year Type on a casemate mount14 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range4.3 km.

Rate of Fire6 shots/min.

Reload Time10 sec.

HE Shell152 mm HE Type4

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,500

Initial HE Shell Velocity825 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell9 %

AA Defense

127 mm/40 Type 89 on a Model A1 mount4 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second40.4

. . . Firing Range5.01 km.

25 mm/60 Type 96 on a twin mount6 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second16.2

. . . Firing Range2.49 km.

13 mm/76 Type 93 on a quadruple mount2 х 4 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second5.8

. . . Firing Range1.2 km.

13 mm/76 Type 93 on a twin mount4 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second8

. . . Firing Range1.2 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed30 knot

Turning Circle Radius770 m.

Rudder Shift Time14.9 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range15.71 km.

Air Detectability Range9.36 km.

Battle Levels

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13.3

ARP Kirishima

Battleship | Japan | Tier V

Tech Tree Position

General

Purchase priceSpecial

Hit Points54,100

Main Battery

356 mm/45 41st Year Type in a twin turret4 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire2 shots/min.

Reload Time30 sec.

Rotation Speed3.3 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time54.55 sec.

Firing Range21.2 km.

Maximum Dispersion236 m.

HE Shell356 mm HE Type0

Maximum HE Shell Damage5,700

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell25 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity805 m./s.

HE Shell Weight625 kg.

AP Shell356 mm AP Type91

Maximum AP Shell Damage10,200

Initial AP Shell Velocity775 m./s.

AP Shell Weight673.5 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

127 mm/40 Type 89 on a Model A1 mount4 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range4.3 km.

Rate of Fire12 shots/min.

Reload Time5 sec.

HE Shell127 mm HE Type0

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,100

Initial HE Shell Velocity725 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell8 %

Secondary Armament #2

152 mm/50 41st Year Type on a casemate mount14 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range4.3 km.

Rate of Fire6 shots/min.

Reload Time10 sec.

HE Shell152 mm HE Type4

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,500

Initial HE Shell Velocity825 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell9 %

AA Defense

127 mm/40 Type 89 on a Model A1 mount4 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second40.4

. . . Firing Range5.01 km.

25 mm/60 Type 96 on a twin mount6 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second16.2

. . . Firing Range2.49 km.

13 mm/76 Type 93 on a quadruple mount2 х 4 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second5.8

. . . Firing Range1.2 km.

13 mm/76 Type 93 on a twin mount4 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second8

. . . Firing Range1.2 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed30 knot

Turning Circle Radius770 m.

Rudder Shift Time14.9 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range15.71 km.

Air Detectability Range9.36 km.

Battle Levels

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V

Special

ARP Kirishima — Japanese special premium Tier V battleship.

A Fleet of Fog battleship modeled after the Imperial Japanese Navy's 4th Kongō-class battleship, Kirishima. She was first seen engaging I-401, along with Haruna, at the battle in Yokosuka Bay. She was eventually defeated by I-401 due to her "trump card" backfiring under her rival's tactics. This warship has been modeled after Kirishima as she appears in "ARPEGGIO OF BLUE STEEL -ARS NOVA-."

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 ()
356 mm/45 41st Year Type in a twin turret	2	54.5	236	5,700	25	10,200		0	0

	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 ()
ARP Kirishima	54,100	13	254	4	4/14	4/2/6/4				0	0

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Type5 mod. 2		0		0	0

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 136,000 hp	30		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3

Player Opinion

Performance

As she performs exactly like standard Kongo, see the article on Kongo for her performance appraisal.

Pros:

• All the pros of the standard Kongo
• Does not take up port slots
• Visible to other players who have enabled Yokosuka port
• Captain starts with 6 free Captain's Skills points
• Skills can be customized for her, as captain is specific to this ship
• Special voice notifications overriding the default voice that reference Arpeggio of Blue Steel

Cons:

• All the cons of the standard Kongo
• Cannot mount functional camouflage
• Captain cannot be transferred to other ships
• Voice notifications are in Japanese
• Does not come with the overwhelming firepower, blistering speed, diving ability, corrosive warheads, supergravity cannon, and impenetrable Klein field of Kirishima in Ars Nova: in other words, a standard Kongo :)

Research

ARP Kirishima comes fully upgraded, with the same upgrade slots found on Kongo and a captain with 6 free Captain's Skills points.

Gallery

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  Kirishima as she appears in Ars Nova

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  Kirishima's original Mental Model as she appears in Ars Nova

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  I-401's, or Iona's, Mental Model, who is assigned as the captain of Kirishima in the game

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  Kirishima's new body after her original was destroyed, available in game from a seperate mission

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  Kirishima as she appears in the game, her glowing patterns clearly visible

Historical Info

Kirishima (kanji: 霧島, katakana: キリシマ) Fast battleship of the Second Oriental Fleet. Later, guardian of Makie Osakabe and member of Blue Steel.

Voiced by: Yumi Uchiyama

Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars Nova

In 2038, a mysterious fleet of warships, who have lurked around the world in the decades decades before, goes on the offensive against humanity. Modelled after ships that appeared in World War II, but possessing weaponry far superior to those in humanity's possession and protected by an indestructible barrier immune to whatever we have to throw at them, humanity quickly loses control of the seas and our military forces are annihilated in the desperate battles against them. The result was a world where humanity's presence in the oceans was no more, with communication via the seas cut off and humans isolated from each other, blockaded by the "Fleet of Fog".

In 2054, a change became across the Fleet of Fog. The ships of the Fog, impersonal and faceless, started developing "Mental Models", human avatars capable of thinking in ways similar to human beings, with personalities unique to each Mental Model. One of these was the I-401, or, Iona, who made contact with Gunzō Chihaya to become his ship. Gunzō, with Iona and a small band of friends who now crew the I-401, as Blue Steel now seek to create a balance to this lopsided status quo with the Fleet of Fog, to bring a peace where humanity and the Fleet of Fog can happily coexist together.

Kirishima is a Fog battleship who joined Haruna's effort to sink the I-401 in Yokosuka. Despite being able to combine with Haruna to form an even stronger vessel, both were defeated by I-401, with only her core surviving her destruction. It is later hidden inside a Teddy bear belonging to Makie. She then slowly gets adjusts to using the Teddy bear as her stand-in Mental Model over the course of the series and assists the Blue Steel Fleet alongside Haruna and Makie.

Historical

Kirishima (霧島, "Misty Island", named for Mount Kirishima) was a warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War I and World War II. Designed by British naval engineer George Thurston, she was the third launched of the four Kongō-class battlecruisers. Laid down in 1912 at the Mitsubishi Shipyards in Nagasaki, Kirishima was formally commissioned in 1915 on the same day as her sister ship, Haruna. Kirishima patrolled on occasion off the Chinese coast during World War I, and helped with rescue efforts following the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake.

Starting in 1927, Kirishima '​s first reconstruction rebuilt her as a battleship, strengthening her armor and improving her speed. From 1934, a second reconstruction completely rebuilt her superstructure, upgraded her engine plant, and equipped her with launch catapults for floatplanes. Now fast enough to accompany Japan's growing carrier fleet, she was reclassified as a fast battleship. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Kirishima acted primarily as a support vessel and troop transport, moving army troops to mainland China. On the eve of World War II, she sailed as part of Vice-Admiral Chuichi Nagumo's Kido Butai as an escort for the six carriers that attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.

As part of the Third Battleship Division, Kirishima participated in many of the Imperial Japanese Navy's early actions in 1942, providing support for the invasion of the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) and in the Indian Ocean raid of April 1942. During the Battle of Midway, she provided escort to Nagumo's four carriers, before redeploying to the Solomon Islands during the Battle of Guadalcanal. She escorted Japanese carrier fleets during the battles of the Eastern Solomons and Santa Cruz Islands, before sailing as part of a bombardment force under Admiral Nobutake Kondō during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. On the evening of 13 November 1942, Kirishima engaged American cruisers and destroyers alongside her sister ship Hiei. On the night of 14/15 November, in one of only two battleship duels of the Pacific War, Kirishima heavily damaged USS South Dakota (BB-57) before being crippled in turn by the battleship USS Washington (BB-56). Kirishima capsized and sank in the early morning on 15 November 1942 in Ironbottom Sound.

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