Amagi
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Amagi
Battleship | Japan | Tier VIII
Tech Tree Position
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Main Battery
410 mm/45 3rd Year Type in a twin turret5 х 2 pcs. |
Rate of Fire2 shots/min. |
Reload Time30 sec. |
Rotation Speed4.3 deg./sec. |
180 Degree Turn Time41.86 sec. |
Firing Range18.07 km. |
Maximum Dispersion227 m. |
HE Shell410 mm HE Type0 |
Maximum HE Shell Damage6,500 |
Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell30 % |
Initial HE Shell Velocity805 m./s. |
HE Shell Weight938.5 kg. |
AP Shell410 mm AP/APC Type91 |
Maximum AP Shell Damage12,600 |
Initial AP Shell Velocity806 m./s. |
AP Shell Weight1020 kg. |
Secondary Armament #1
140 mm/50 3rd Year Type on a casemate mount16 х 1 pcs. |
Firing Range6.6 km. |
Rate of Fire7.5 shots/min. |
Reload Time8 sec. |
HE Shell140 mm HE Type0 |
Maximum HE Shell Damage2,400 |
Initial HE Shell Velocity850 m./s. |
Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell10 % |
Secondary Armament #2
127 mm/40 Type 89 on a Model A1 mount8 х 2 pcs. |
Firing Range6.6 km. |
Rate of Fire10 shots/min. |
Reload Time6 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 % |
AA Defense
127 mm/40 Type 89 on a Model A1 mount8 х 2 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second80.8 |
. . . Firing Range5.01 km. |
13 mm/76 Type 93 on a quadruple mount12 х 4 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second34.8 |
. . . Firing Range1.2 km. |
25 mm/60 Type 96 on a single mount42 х 1 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second75.6 |
. . . Firing Range2.49 km. |
Maneuverability
Maximum Speed28.05 knot |
Turning Circle Radius870 m. |
Rudder Shift Time20.8 sec. |
Concealment
Surface Detectability Range16.76 km. |
Air Detectability Range10.97 km. |
Battle Levels
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Amagi — Japanese Tier VIII battleship.
With the outbreak of World War I, Japan started designing battlecruisers. Between 1916 and 1918, about 20 variants of a preliminary draft project were developed. As a result of the Washington Naval Conference, the construction of battleships was canceled, but Japan was allowed to convert two battlecruisers into aircraft carriers. The conversion of Amagi commenced in 1923, but the hull on the stocks of Yokosuka was destroyed by the Great Kantō earthquake.
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Player Opinion
Performance
The Amagi is one ship at her tier you would be impressed with. Sporting five dual mount turrets with each packing a pair of 16 inch guns, the Amagi is literally unmatched in terms of raw broadside potential despite being a battlecruiser although to be fair, her upgraded hull retrofits and reformats her into a fast battleship much like what happens to her battlecruiser colleague that had a reformat the Kongo. Her main batteries and sound speed can match or destroy any late stage battleship and give cruisers something to be wary of when attempting to get close enough at effective firing range and despite having a sound AA suite, its generally recommended to have cruisers that have good AA suites themselves whenever there's a carrier or two in a match. The biggest catch with Amagi is the nonexistant armor, which allows for easy citadel hits if you don't react to enemy fire.
Pros:
- Highest Broadside damage of the tier 8 battleships with 10 41cm guns.
- Fast for a battleship at 30 kts
- Armor is surprisingly troll when you angle or face frontally; hull silhouette profile is very low!
- Pretty high HP pool
- Extremely accurate guns that can be almost considered a con if you are not good with your aim, as you will miss.
Cons:
- Torpedo bulge is very poor on her stock hull
- Rather underwhelming firing range compared to her tier 8 battleship colleague, the North Carolina, and even some cruisers can out-range her.
- Slow rudder shift (slower than Izumo's despite being a tier lower)
- Main batteries often gets knocked out
- Mediocre AA combined with her long length make her a favorite CV target
- Rather low AP penetration
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