Aoba

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Aoba — Japanese Tier VI cruiser.

Aoba represented a further development of Furutaka with main battery guns placed in twin turrets to achieve a longer gun range. Moreover, she outstripped her predecessor in torpedo armament power and AA defense capabilities.

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 ()
203 mm/50 3rd Year Type No.2 in a Model C turret	5.5	36	116	3,300	17	4,700		0	240,000

	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 ()
Aoba (A)	30,500	6	105	3	4	15/2/4	2			0	380,000
Aoba (B)	31,900	6	105	3	4	15/2/4	2			14,000	980,000

	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 ()
Type8 mod. 2	0.6	102	7.2	16,266	59	10		0	400,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Type6 mod. 1		0		0	240,000
Type6 mod. 2		0		6,000	520,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 102,000 hp	35		0	180,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Player Opinion

Performance

Aoba isn't really much of a departure from her predecessor Furutaka. She is very similar to Furutaka's C Hull and continues traits that will persist through the entire Japanese heavy cruiser line. They are anti-ship combatants, skirmishers that specialize in medium to long ranges, and are ships that need other ships to draw fire or to support in order to do well in. Aoba is a very good vessel to be a captain in, so long as the captain knows her well.

One of thing to notice is the slightly less responsive turrets (common to the next two tiers, culminating in Mogami's super-slow 155 mm turrets) and faster gun reload time of 4 seconds at best over her predecessor. Her responsiveness to fluid situations is improved for a Japanese cruiser. This allows her to be where needed and to support when it is asked. Aoba can smash tier V light cruisers with ease and be a wary force for other heavy cruisers and battleships but not so much with carriers as her AA suite is sufficient to only defend herself alone.

Her torpedoes are the same Type 8 mod.2 of the Furutaka upgrade but, perplexingly, their reload is longer. Unfortunately, the positioning of the racks at the rear of the ship is a sort of downgrade from Furutaka. Granted, this makes Aoba a dangerous ship to chase, but it also makes it more obvious to the enemy when she launches torpedoes, as the forward firing angle is quite shallow. [Annoyingly enough, these rear mounted torpedoes also creates a blind spot where you cannot spot friendly ships trying to pass close to you. -- Huh? - Ed.]

It's best that to let Aoba behave as an anti-ship combatant rather than a AA screen. Aoba retains the narrow hull of Furutaka and thus can bow in and expect not to be hit (very often) by battleship guns at longer ranges allowing continued fire. Combined with her excellent maneuverability and fast reverse speed of 17 knots, holding that heading is not difficult and while she can still dodge the occasional torpedo salvo if coming from the front or rear, especially with Hydroacoustic Search  active to give more time.

That being said, while Aoba is an anti-ship combatant, it does not have the armor or the reload speed to engage in gunnery duels with rapid firing American cruisers such as the equivalent tier Dallas and come out unscathed. It is a threat to equivalent tier cruisers, but like Furutaka, Aoba is a skirmisher, good at harassment, great at medium to long ranges at about 8-15 kilometers where she can still use her maneuverability to avoid gunfire, and requires friendly ships to draw fire, or islands to duck behind to give her breathing space.

Pros:

Narrow hull like most Japanese cruisers making it hard to hit her when she is facing bow or stern to enemy shells, also provides protection from bombs.
Very thick central deck armor (48 mm): even the biggest AP shells can ricochet.
Guns beat the equivalent ships of other nations, much better for dealing with cruisers of the equivalent tier.
Rate of fire, while slow for the tier, beats any Japanese heavy cruiser.
Good torpedo range for a heavy cruiser allowing uses as last ditch weapons.
Good anti-destroyer and anti-cruiser screen.
Good rudder shift and turning circle, makes it slightly easier to re-position and dodge shells.
Above average AA suite when Defensive AA Fire  is equipped and activated.

Cons:

Like most Japanese cruisers her armor is weak and her citadel is easy to hit although this can be mitigate by angling.
Bow/stern armor can be smashed even with destroyer HE shells.
Slower firing rate of guns compared to many equivalent tier cruisers.
Torpedo tubes have a very limited launching arc.
Slow speed of the torpedoes, and wide spread
Looks large when showing broadside. Meeting a BB in open waters will often end up in disaster.

Research

Captains should first research Aoba's second hull for the increase in health and maneuverability it provides. Lastly, captains should research the upgraded Gun Fire Control System to increase the ship's maximum firing range.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1 keeps the guns and torpedo tubes active and firing.
Slot 1: Damage Control System Modification 1  makes the ship more resistant to fires and flooding.
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. Aiming Systems Modification 1 gives her guns more accuracy and is an alternative.
Slot 4: Steering Gears Modification 1 allows for a faster rudder shift to dodge incoming fire. Propulsion Modification 1 improves the ship's acceleration and is a viable alternative if you prefer to dodge incoming fire and torpedoes by changing speed in addition to changing direction.

Commander Skills

The key skills for Aoba are identical to those used on Furutaka and include Grease the Gears at Level 1, Adrenaline Rush at Level 3, and Concealment Expert at Level 4. Captains who use the ship’s torpedoes often may also wish to invest in one or more of the torpedo skills if they have points remaining after investing in her main guns and concealment. The AA skills, particularly Expert AA Marksman, are almost always a good choice for leftover skill points on cruisers. While Pyrotechnician could be taken at Level 2 to improve her shells' fire chances, her rate of fire is too low to properly take advantage of the relative small boost to fire chance per shell. Captains may also with to invest in Top Grade Gunner to improve the slow rate of fire when they find themselves unable to drop off detection using her concealment.

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

Aoba can equip the following consumables:

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

Camouflage

Type 1, 2, or 5 camouflage can be equipped for credits; Types 2 or 5 are recommended at a minimum to reduce the accuracy of incoming shells.

Players who wish to spend doubloons can equip Aoba with Type 16 camouflage that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells and increases the amount of experience she earns.

Signals

Aoba captains should mount the standard flags to improve the ship's performance in battle. To improve upon the ship's armaments, India X-Ray (), Victor Lima (), and Juliet Whiskey Unaone () flags are recommended to increase the fire chance and flooding chances respectively. To improve the ship’s survivability, captains should mount November Foxtrot () and India Yankee () flags. Sierra Mike () flags are recommended to increase the ship’s already high top speed. Lastly, economic and special signal flags can be mounted to improve the ship’s economic gains per battle.

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

Ships of Japan

Destroyers	II Tachibana • II Umikaze • II Tachibana Lima • III Wakatake • IV Isokaze • V Minekaze • V Fūjin • V Kamikaze • V Kamikaze R • V Mutsuki • VI Fubuki • VI Hatsuharu • VI Shinonome B • VI Shinonome • VII Akatsuki • VII Shiratsuyu • VII Yūdachi • VIII Akizuki • VIII Kagerō • VIII Asashio • VIII HSF Harekaze II • VIII Asashio B • VIII HSF Harekaze • VIII AL Yukikaze • IX Yūgumo • IX Kitakaze • IX Minegumo • IX STAR Kitakaze • X Shimakaze • X Harugumo • X Hayate • ★ Yamagiri
Cruisers	I Hashidate • II Chikuma • III Tenryū • III Katori • IV Yūbari • IV Kuma • IV Iwaki Alpha • V Furutaka • V Agano • V Yahagi • VI Aoba • VI Gokase • VII Myōkō • VII Omono • VII Tokachi • VII Maya • VII ARP Myōkō • VII ARP Ashigara • VII ARP Haguro • VII Southern Dragon • VII Eastern Dragon • VII ARP Nachi • VIII Mogami • VIII Tone • VIII Atago • VIII Shimanto • VIII Atago B • VIII ARP Takao • VIII ARP Maya • IX Ibuki • IX Takahashi • IX Azuma • IX AL Azuma • IX Chikuma II • X Zaō • X Yodo • X Yoshino • X Yoshino B • X Kitakami
Battleships	II Mikasa • III Kawachi • IV Myōgi • IV Ishizuchi • V Kongō • V ARP Kongō • V ARP Kirishima • V ARP Haruna • V ARP Hiei • V HSF Hiei • VI Fusō • VI Mutsu • VI Ise • VII Nagato • VII Ashitaka • VII Hyūga • VIII Amagi • VIII Yumihari • VIII Kii • VIII Ignis Purgatio • VIII Ragnarok • IX Izumo • IX Adatara • IX Musashi • IX Hizen • IX Iwami • IX Daisen • IX Tsurugi • IX Iwami B • X Yamato • X Bungo • X Shikishima • X ARP Yamato • ★ Satsuma
Aircraft Carriers	IV Hōshō • VI Ryūjō • VIII Shōkaku • VIII Kaga • VIII Kaga B • X Hakuryū • ★ Sekiryu

Cruisers

Japan	I Hashidate • II Chikuma • III Tenryū • III Katori • IV Yūbari • IV Kuma • IV Iwaki Alpha • V Furutaka • V Agano • V Yahagi • VI Aoba • VI Gokase • VII Myōkō • VII Omono • VII Tokachi • VII Maya • VII ARP Myōkō • VII ARP Ashigara • VII ARP Haguro • VII Southern Dragon • VII Eastern Dragon • VII ARP Nachi • VIII Mogami • VIII Tone • VIII Atago • VIII Shimanto • VIII Atago B • VIII ARP Takao • VIII ARP Maya • IX Ibuki • IX Takahashi • IX Azuma • IX AL Azuma • IX Chikuma II • X Zaō • X Yodo • X Yoshino • X Yoshino B • X Kitakami
U.K.	I Black Swan • II Weymouth • III Caledon • IV Danae • V Emerald • V Hawkins • V Exeter • VI Leander • VI Devonshire • VI London • VI Dido • VI Orion '44 • VII Fiji • VII Surrey • VII Belfast • VIII Edinburgh • VIII Albemarle • VIII Cheshire • VIII Tiger '59 • VIII Belfast '43 • VIII Hampshire • VIII Nottingham • VIII AL Cheshire • VIII STAR Edinburgh • IX Neptune • IX Drake • X Monmouth • X Minotaur • X Goliath • X Plymouth • X Gibraltar • X Defence • ★ Edgar
France	I Bougainville • II Jurien de la Gravière • III Friant • IV Duguay-Trouin • V Émile Bertin • VI La Galissonnière • VI De Grasse • VI Dupleix • VI Montcalm • VII Algérie • VII Toulon • VIII Charles Martel • VIII Cherbourg • VIII Bayard • IX Saint-Louis • IX Brest • IX Carnot • X Henri IV • X Marseille • X Colbert • ★ Condé
U.S.S.R.	I Orlan • II Diana • II Diana Lima • II Novik • III Aurora • III Bogatyr • III Oleg • III Varyag • III AL Avrora • IV Svietlana • V Murmansk • V Kotovsky • V Krasny Krym • V Mikoyan • V Kirov • VI Budyonny • VI Molotov • VI Admiral Makarov • VII Shchors • VII Lazo • VII Lazo B • VIII Chapayev • VIII Tallinn • VIII Mikhail Kutuzov • VIII Ochakov • VIII Pyotr Bagration • VIII Dmitry Pozharsky • IX Dmitri Donskoi • IX Riga • IX Kronshtadt • X Moskva • X Alexander Nevsky • X Petropavlovsk • X Stalingrad • X Smolensk B • X Smolensk • X Sevastopol • X Kommissar • ★ Novosibirsk
U.S.A.	I Erie • II Chester • II Albany • III St. Louis • III Charleston • IV Phoenix • V Omaha • V Marblehead • V Marblehead Lima • V Rattlehead • VI Pensacola • VI Dallas • VII Atlanta • VII New Orleans • VII Helena • VII Indianapolis • VII Atlanta B • VII Boise • VII Flint • VIII Baltimore • VIII Cleveland • VIII Wichita • VIII Anchorage • VIII Congress • VIII Rochester • VIII San Diego • VIII AL Montpelier • IX Buffalo • IX Seattle • IX Vallejo • IX Alaska • IX Tulsa • IX Alaska B • X Des Moines • X Worcester • X Puerto Rico • X Salem • X Austin • ★ Annapolis
Germany	I Hermelin • II Dresden • II Emden • III Kolberg • IV Karlsruhe • V Königsberg • VI Nürnberg • VI Admiral Graf Spee • VI Leipzig • VI HSF Admiral Graf Spee • VII Yorck • VII München • VII Weimar • VIII Admiral Hipper • VIII Prinz Eugen • VIII Mainz • VIII Schill • VIII Mainz B • VIII Cross of Dorn • VIII Wiesbaden • IX Roon • IX Siegfried • IX Ägir • IX Admiral Schröder • IX Roon CLR • X Hindenburg • ★ Clausewitz
Pan-Asia	I Chengan • III Ning Hai • V Chungking • VI Rahmat • VI Huanghe • VII Chumphon • VIII Harbin • VIII Irian • VIII Wukong • IX Sejong • IX Dalian • IX Mengchong • IX Tianjin • X Jinan
Spain	I Júpiter • II Méndez Núñez • III Navarra • IV Almirante Cervera • V Galicia • VI Baleares • VI Canarias • VII Asturias • VIII Cataluña • VIII Numancia • IX Andalucía • X Castilla
Europe	I Gryf • VI Elli
Netherlands	I Van Kinsbergen • II Gelderland • III Java • IV De Ruyter • V Celebes • VI Kijkduin • VII Eendracht • VIII Haarlem • VIII De Zeven Provinciën • IX Johan de Witt • IX Van Speijk • X Gouden Leeuw • X Prins van Oranje
Italy	I Eritrea • II Nino Bixio • III Taranto • IV Alberto di Giussano • V Raimondo Montecuccoli • V Genova • VI Trento • VI Duca d'Aosta • VII Zara • VII Duca degli Abruzzi • VII Francesco Ferruccio • VII Gorizia • VIII Amalfi • IX Brindisi • IX Michelangelo • X Venezia • X Napoli • X Napoli B • ★ Piemonte
Commonwealth	I Sutlej • II Port Jackson • III Caradoc • IV Dunedin • V Delhi • VI Hobart • VI Perth • VI Mysore • VII Uganda • VIII Auckland • IX Encounter • IX Hector • X Cerberus • X Brisbane
Pan-America	I Hércules • II Almirante Barroso • II Almirante Abreu • III Vicente Guerrero • IV Córdoba • V La Argentina • VI Almirante Cochrane • VII Coronel Bolognesi • VII Nueve de Julio • VIII Ignacio Allende • VIII Almirante Grau • IX Santander • X San Martín

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 |Anno=<!-- you can write below short description for the ship. it will replace default once. -->
 ''Aoba'' represented a further development of ''[[Furutaka]]'' with main battery guns placed in twin turrets to achieve a longer gun range. Moreover, she outstripped her predecessor in torpedo armament power and AA defense capabilities.
+<!-- <br><br>{{Model3DViewer|448123bb936f4eb0a2ff82dedca40dbb}}-->
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-The Aoba isn't really much of a departure from her predecessor the Furutaka. In fact, ever since the addition of the Hull C upgrade to the Furutaka, which gives the Furutaka the exact same loadout as the Aoba, the Aoba's role as a 'seat adjuster' to get you accustomed to the aspects of the Japanese heavy cruiser became redundant. That being said, if the Furutaka is the seat, then Aoba is still pretty much you sinking into the seat as it solidifies aspects of the Japanese cruisers introduced in the Furutaka. It's still an anti-ship combatant, it's still a skirmisher that specializes in medium to long ranges, it's still a ship that requires other ships to draw fire or to support in order to do well in. It's still a very good vessel to be a captain in, so long as you know her well.
+''Aoba'' isn't really much of a departure from her predecessor ''[[Furutaka]]''. She is very similar to ''Furutaka's'' C Hull and continues traits that will persist through the entire Japanese heavy cruiser line.  They are anti-ship combatants, skirmishers that specialize in medium to long ranges, and are ships that need other ships to draw fire or to support in order to do well in. ''Aoba'' is a very good vessel to be a captain in, so long as the captain knows her well.
-One of the things you will notice is the slightly less responsive(but common to the next two tiers, culminating in the Mogami's superslow 155 mm gun turrets) turrets and improved loading time of 4 seconds at best over her predecessor.  Her responsiveness to fluid situations is also vastly improved for a Japanese cruiser. This allows you to be where you are needed and support when it is asked. It is with this that the Aoba can smash tier V light cruisers with ease and be a wary force for other heavy cruisers and battleships but not so much with carriers as her AA suite is sufficient to only defend herself alone.
+One of thing to notice is the slightly less responsive turrets (common to the next two tiers, culminating in ''[[Mogami]]'''s super-slow 155 mm turrets) and faster gun reload time of 4 seconds at best over her predecessor.  Her responsiveness to fluid situations is improved for a Japanese cruiser. This allows her to be where needed and to support when it is asked. ''Aoba'' can smash tier V light cruisers with ease and be a wary force for other heavy cruisers and battleships but not so much with carriers as her AA suite is sufficient to only defend herself alone.
-Her torpedoes are nothing special with the addition of the C hull for Furutaka and the much older 10 km torpedo addition, but, perplexingly, their reload is longer. Unfortunately, the positioning of them at the rear of the ship is a sort of downgrade from the Furutaka. Granted, this makes the Aoba a dangerous ship to chase, but it also makes it more obvious for enemy players to figure out when you launch torpedoes, as the rear mounts require you to turn the ship quite hard. Annoyingly enough, these rear mounted torpedoes also creates a blind spot where you cannot spot friendly ships trying to pass close to you.
+Her torpedoes are the same Type 8 mod.2 of the ''Furutaka'' upgrade but, perplexingly, their reload is longer. Unfortunately, the positioning of the racks at the rear of the ship is a sort of downgrade from ''Furutaka''. Granted, this makes ''Aoba'' a dangerous ship to chase, but it also makes it more obvious to the enemy when she launches torpedoes, as the forward firing angle is quite shallow. [Annoyingly enough, these rear mounted torpedoes also creates a blind spot where you cannot spot friendly ships trying to pass close to you. -- ''Huh? - Ed.'']
+It's best that to let ''Aoba'' behave as an anti-ship combatant rather than a AA screen. ''Aoba'' retains the narrow hull of ''Furutaka'' and thus can bow in and expect not to be hit (very often) by battleship guns at longer ranges allowing continued fire. Combined with her excellent maneuverability and fast reverse speed of 17 knots, holding that heading is not difficult and while she can still dodge the occasional torpedo salvo if coming from the front or rear, especially with {{Hydroacoustic Search}} active to give more time.
-It's best that you let the Aoba behave as an anti-ship combatant rather than a solid AA screen. Yet, considering how useless Hydroacoustic search is in detecting destroyers, it's simply better to stick with the Defensive Fire cooldown and use it to at least disrupt enemy torpedo and dive bombers.  The Aoba retains the narrow hull of the Furutaka and thus can bow in and expect to not be hit by battleship guns at longer ranges allowing continued fire. Combined with her excellent maneuverability and fast reverse speed of 17 knots holding that head on is rather easy and can still allow to you dodge the occasional torpedo salvo if coming from the front and the rear.
+That being said, while ''Aoba'' is an anti-ship combatant, it does not have the armor or the reload speed to engage in gunnery duels with rapid firing American cruisers such as the equivalent tier ''[[Dallas]]'' and come out unscathed. It is a threat to equivalent tier cruisers, but like ''Furutaka'', ''Aoba'' is a skirmisher, good at harassment, great at medium to long ranges at about 8-15 kilometers where she can still use her maneuverability to avoid gunfire, and requires friendly ships to draw fire, or islands to duck behind to give her breathing space.
-That being said, while the Aoba is a anti-ship combatant, it does not have the armor or the reload speed to engage in prolonged gunnery duels with rapid firing American cruisers such as the equivalent tier Cleveland and come out unscathed. It is a threat to equivalent tier cruisers, but like the Furutaka, the Aoba is a skirmisher, good at harassment, great at medium to long ranges at about 8-15 kilometers where it can still use its maneuverability to avoid gunfire, and requires friendly ships to draw fire, or islands to duck behind to give it breathing space.
 |Pros=<!-- write list of positive points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
-* Retains the narrow hull of ''[[Furutaka]]'' making this ship a beast in head on situations
+* Narrow hull like most Japanese cruisers making it hard to hit her when she is facing bow or stern to enemy shells, also provides protection from bombs.
-* Additional armor compared to ''Furutaka''.
+* Very thick central deck armor (48 mm): even the biggest AP shells can ricochet.
-* Rate of fire beats any Japanese heavy cruiser.
-* Few researchable modules.
-* Good torpedo range for a heavy cruiser.
-* Reasonable AA suite.
-* Good anti-destroyer and anti-cruiser screen.
 * Guns beat the equivalent ships of other nations, much better for dealing with cruisers of the equivalent tier.
-* Fast. It can make 35 knots and has fairly quick acceleration, allowing it to keep up, outrun and support destroyers.
+* Rate of fire, while slow for the tier, beats any Japanese heavy cruiser.
-* Better turning circle than ''Furutaka'' makes it slightly easier to re-position and dodge shells.
+* Good torpedo range for a heavy cruiser allowing uses as last ditch weapons.
-* Gains [[Ship:Upgrades#Tier_VI.2B_Equipment_.28Slot_5.29|Upgrade Slot 5]]. This is very helpful as Aoba frequently is up-tiered in Tier VIII battles, where battleships get seriously more threatening with better accuracy and of course shell damage.
+* Good anti-destroyer and anti-cruiser screen.
+* Good rudder shift and turning circle, makes it slightly easier to re-position and dodge shells.
+* Above average AA suite when {{Defensive AA Fire}} is equipped and activated.
 |Cons=<!-- write list of negative points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
-* Retains the same ergonomics as her predecessor such as citadel size.
+* Like most Japanese cruisers her armor is weak and her citadel is easy to hit although this can be mitigate by angling.
-* The armor is thicker, but it's still a Japanese cruiser making it dangerous to go toe to toe in prolonged engagements.
+* Bow/stern armor can be smashed even with destroyer HE shells.
-* Torpedo tubes have a very limited launching arc. In fact, the rear mounted torpedoes make it obvious to experienced players when you're shooting them and necessitate the ship to show it's broadside to enemies.
+* Slower firing rate of guns compared to many equivalent tier cruisers.
-* Slow speed of the torpedoes.
+* Torpedo tubes have a very limited launching arc.
-* Deck armor can be smashed even with destroyer guns.
+* Slow speed of the torpedoes, and wide spread
-* Slower firing rate of guns compared to equivalent tier cruisers means it can set fires on battleships, but not as frequently as the Cleveland.
+* Looks large when showing broadside. Meeting a BB in open waters will often end up in disaster.
 |Research=<!-- write text about priority sequence of research below -->
 Captains should first research ''Aoba's'' second hull for the increase in health and maneuverability it provides. Lastly, captains should research the upgraded Gun Fire Control System to increase the ship's maximum firing range.
 |OptimalConfiguration=<!-- write some general text about selection of optimal configuration below (optional)-->
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 * '''Slot 1''': {{Main Armaments Modification 1}} keeps the guns and torpedo tubes active and firing.
 * '''Slot 1''': {{Damage Control System Modification 1}} makes the ship more resistant to [[Ship:Fire|fires]] and [[Ship:Flooding|flooding]].
-* '''Slot 3''': {{Aiming Systems Modification 1}} gives her guns more accuracy.
+* '''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.  {{Aiming Systems Modification 1}} gives her guns more accuracy and is an alternative.
-* '''Slot 4''': {{Steering Gears Modification 2}} allows for a faster rudder shift to dodge incoming fire.
+* '''Slot 4''': {{Steering Gears Modification 1}} allows for a faster rudder shift to dodge incoming fire.  {{Propulsion Modification 1}} improves the ship's acceleration and is a viable alternative if you prefer to dodge incoming fire and torpedoes by changing speed in addition to changing direction.
 |CommanderSkills=<!-- write text about best set of Commander Skills below -->
-The key skills for ''Aoba'' are nearly identical to those used on ''[[Furutaka]]''. They include Expert Loader at Level 1, Expert Marksman at Level 2, Demolition Expert at Level 3, and Concealment Expert at Level 4. Captains who use the ship’s torpedoes often may find Torpedo Armament Expertise useful for reducing the reload time of the launchers. Last Stand is recommended to those who often find their engine or rudder incapacitated. Lastly, Basic Firing Training and Advanced Firing Training can be taken to improve upon the ship’s anti-aircraft armament.
+The key skills for ''Aoba'' are identical to those used on ''[[Furutaka]]'' and include Grease the Gears at Level 1, Adrenaline Rush at Level 3, and Concealment Expert at Level 4. Captains who use the ship’s torpedoes often may also wish to invest in one or more of the torpedo skills if they have points remaining after investing in her main guns and concealment.  The AA skills, particularly Expert AA Marksman, are almost always a good choice for leftover skill points on cruisers.  While Pyrotechnician could be taken at Level 2 to improve her shells' fire chances, her rate of fire is too low to properly take advantage of the relative small boost to fire chance per shell.  Captains may also with to invest in Top Grade Gunner to improve the slow rate of fire when they find themselves unable to drop off detection using her concealment.
-{{Commander Skills
+{{Commander Skills 3 CR
-| Priority Target = 2
+<!-- Ratings 1,2,3 are legit. Others are ignored.-->
-| Preventative Maintenance = 2
+| rating11 = 2 <!-- Grease the Gears -->
-| Expert Loader = 3
+| rating12 = 1 <!-- Swift Fish -->
-| Aircraft Servicing Expert =
+| rating13 =  <!-- Consumables Specialist -->
-| Direction Center for Catapult Aircraft = 2
+| rating14 = 1 <!-- Gun Feeder -->
-| Dogfighting Expert =
+| rating15 = 1 <!-- Incoming Fire Alert -->
-| Incoming Fire Alert = 1
+| rating16 = 1 <!-- Last Stand -->
-| Evasive Maneuver =
-| High Alert = 2
+| rating21 = 2 <!-- Pyrotechnician -->
-| Jack of All Trades = 1
+| rating22 = 1 <!-- Fill the Tubes -->
-| Expert Marksman = 3
+| rating23 = 0 <!-- Consumables Enhancements -->
-| Torpedo Acceleration = 1
+| rating24 = 0 <!-- Eye in the Sky -->
-| Smoke Screen Expert =
+| rating25 = 2 <!-- Priority Target -->
-| Expert Rear Gunner =
+| rating26 = 2 <!-- Expert AA Marksman -->
-| Adrenaline Rush = 2
-| Last Stand = 2
-| Survivability Expert =
+| rating31 =  <!-- Heavy HE and SAP Shells -->
-| Basics of Survivability = 2
+| rating32 = 1 <!-- Enhanced Torpedo Explosive Charge -->
-| Torpedo Armament Expertise = 2
+| rating33 = 3 <!-- Adrenaline Rush -->
-| Emergency Takeoff =
+| rating34 = 1 <!-- Heavy AP Shells -->
-| Basic Firing Training = 1
+| rating35 = 2 <!-- Superintendent -->
-| Superintendent = 2
+| rating36 = 1 <!-- Survivability Expert -->
-| Demolition Expert = 2
-| Vigilance = 2
-| Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament =
+| rating41 = 1 <!-- Top Grade Gunner -->
-| Fire Prevention =
+| rating42 = 1 <!-- Outnumbered -->
-| Inertia Fuse for HE Shells =
+| rating43 = 1 <!-- Radio Location -->
-| Air Supremacy =
+| rating44 = 0 <!-- Inertial Fuse for HE Shells -->
-| Advanced Firing Training = 2
+| rating45 = 3 <!-- Concealment Expert -->
-| Manual Fire Control for AA Armament = 1
+| rating46 = 1 <!-- AA Gunner -->
-| Radio Position Finding = 2
-| Concealment Expert = 3
 }}
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 * '''Slot 2:'''  {{Defensive AA Fire}} or {{Hydroacoustic Search}}
 * '''Slot 3:'''  {{Catapult Fighter}}
-Premium version of all consumables are useful to reduce the cooldowns.
 |Camouflage=<!-- write text about useful camouflage below -->
 [[Ship:Camouflage#Standard Camouflage|Type 1, 2, or 5 camouflage]] can be equipped for credits; Types 2 or 5 are recommended at a minimum to reduce the accuracy of incoming shells.
-Players who wish to spend doubloons can equip ''Aoba'' with [[Ship:Camouflage#Permanent_Camouflage|Type 16 camouflage]] that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, and increases the amount of experience she earns.
+Players who wish to spend doubloons can equip ''Aoba'' with [[Ship:Camouflage#Permanent_Camouflage|Type 16 camouflage]] that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells and increases the amount of experience she earns.
 |Signals=<!-- write text about best set of signals below -->
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 <div class="thumb tright">
 {{AnnoWiki|content=
-<h2>Aoba, 1927</h2>
+<h2> ''{{#var:ship_name}}'', 1927</h2>
-===Construction===
+====Construction====
-:Mitsubishi Naval Yard; Nagasaki, Japan
+:Builder: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nagasaki, Japan
-:Laid down: 4 February 1924
+:Laid down: 4th February 1924
-:Launched: 25 September 1926
+:Launched: 25th September 1926
-:Commissioned: 20 September 1927
+:Commissioned: 20th September 1927
+----
-===Specifications===
+====Specifications====
 :7,100 tons displacement, standard
-:185.87m length
+:185.2m length
-:15.83m beam
+:15.8m beam
-:5.7m draft
+:5.8m draft
+----
 ====Machinery====
-:12 boilers, 4 turbines
+:10 Kanpon oil-fired boilers
+:2 Kanpon mixed-firing boilers
+:4 Parsons geared turbines
+:1,400 tons of oil, 400 tons of coal
+----
 ====Performance====
-:34.5 knots at 102,000 shaft horsepower
+:35 knots at 106,000 shaft horsepower
-:6,000 nautical miles at 14 knots
+:6,000nm at 14 knots
+----
 ====Armor====
 :Main belt: 76mm
-:Decks: 35mm
+:Decks: 48mm
-:Turrets:25mm
+:Conning Tower: 25mm
+:Turrets: 25mm
+:Fore and Aft Plating: 16mm
+----
 ====Armament====
 =====Main=====
-:Six (3x2) 200mm guns
+:Six (3x2 20cm/50 3rd Year Type No.1 guns
 =====Secondary=====
-:Four (4x1) 120mm guns
+:Four (4x1) 12cm/45 10th Year Type guns
-=====Anti-Aircraft=====
+=====Anti-aircraft=====
-:Two (2x1) 13mm guns
+:Two (1x1) 7.7mm machine guns
 =====Torpedoes=====
-:Twelve (6x2) 610mm fixed torpedo tubes
+:Twelve (6x2) 61cm Type 8 no. 2 Torpedoes
+====Aircraft Facilities====
+:1 Kawanishi E7K1 “Alf” floatplane
+:1 aircraft catapult
-====Aircraft====
+----
-:One Nakajima E2N1 floatplane, one catapult
+====Complement====
+:45 officers, 577 sailors
+}}
+{{AnnoWiki|content=
+<h2> ''{{#var:ship_name}}'', 1945</h2>
+====Specifications====
+:8,900 tons displacement, standard
+:183.5m length
+:17.6m beam
+:5.6m draft
+----
+====Armament====
+=====Main=====
+:Six (3x2) 20.3cm 3rd Year Type No.2 guns
+=====Secondary=====
+:Four (4x1) 12cm/45 10th Year Type guns
+=====Anti-aircraft=====
+:Thirty-six (2x3, 15x2) 25mm Type 96 AA guns
+=====Torpedoes=====
+:Eight (2x4) 61cm Type 93 mod 2 Torpedoes
+====Aircraft Facilities====
+:2 Aichi E13A “Jake” seaplanes
+:1 aircraft catapult
 }}
 </div>
 [[File:Nh97727.jpg|none|frame|x260px|link=|''Aoba'' soon after completion]]
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 |Ref= <!-- write below -->
+# [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Aoba Japanese cruiser ''Aoba'' - Wikipedia]
+# [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aoba-class_cruiser ''Aoba''-class cruiser - Wikipedia]
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