Amagi
Revision as of 04:32, 27 December 2016 by
Amagi
Battleship | Japan | Tier VIII
Tech Tree Position
stock
top
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
12345678910
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.
Modules
Compatible Upgrades
Slot 1 |
|||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Slot 2 |
|||||
Slot 3 |
|||||
Slot 4 |
|||||
Slot 5 |
Player Opinion
Performance
What can be said as the final gameplay deviation for the Japanese battleship branch, Amagi is one ship at her tier you might be impressed with. Sporting five dual mount turrets with each packing a pair of 410mm guns, Amagi is literally unmatched in terms of raw broadside weight despite being a reformatted 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 fast speed can match or destroy any post-dreadnought battleship at high tiers, dominate dreadnoughts if she's the top tier by dealing heavy damage per salvo should they connect and as well as run down cruisers with her fast speed. However, despite the solid appearance and heavy broadside weight, Amagi can only take so much punishment before she breaks and its inadvisable to heavily invest in your armor or even prolonging shot per shot trading and the AA suite can only do so much to defend herself from aerial assaults.
Pros:
- Heaviest broadside weight at her tier with ten 410mm guns in five dual mount turrets.
- Fast speed.
- Angling can bring about surprising bounces and/or mitigate heavy damage .
- Good health pool.
- Fairly accurate guns; combined with her broadside, one salvo can potentially destroy anything even up to Tier X.
Cons:
- Torpedo bulge is very poor on her stock hull.
- Rather underwhelming firing range compared to her Tier VIII battleship colleagues, North Carolina and Bismarck.
- Slow rudder shift combined with large turning radius will give you a hard time to maneuver against torpedoes.
- Main batteries often gets knocked out.
- Mediocre AA combined with her long length make her a favorite CV target.
- Rather low AP penetration, uses the same guns as the Nagato’s.
- Rather high detection radius.
- Questionable AA suite; don't expect full deterrence or a lot of plane kills.
Gallery
Historical Info
Historical Gallery
Ships of Japan
Battleships
Categories: