Furutaka

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Furutaka — Japanese Tier V cruiser.

The design of a new scout cruiser was based on the British Hawkins-class cruisers, and it incorporated design solutions tested on cruiser Yūbari. The armament consisted of six 200 mm guns. During World War II, Furutaka participated in the operation in the Solomon Islands, as well as in the Battles of the Coral Sea and Savo Island. On October 11, 1942, during the battle of Cape Esperance, Furutaka was hit by about ninety shells, resulting in her torpedoes detonating. The cruiser sank on the morning of October 12.

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 ()
200 mm/50 3rd Year Type No 1 in a Model E2 turret	2.7	30	109	3,300	17	4,500		0	130,000
203 mm/50 3rd Year Type No 2 in a Model E2 turret	4	30	109	3,300	17	4,700		3,200	320,000

	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 ()
Furutaka (A)	28,300	6	105	3	4	2/4/4	2			0	150,000
Furutaka (B)	30,700	6	105	3	4	2/4/4	2			6,300	480,000

	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	0.7	90	7.2	14,600	63	6		0	120,000
Type8 mod. 2	0.6	94	7.2	16,266	59	10		3,600	400,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Type5 mod. 1		0		0	100,000
Type5 mod. 2		0		2,400	260,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 102,000 hp	34.5		0	90,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3

Player Opinion

Performance

The first heavy cruiser within Japan's cruiser tree and one of the first heavy cruisers in the game, the Furutaka has a surprisingly powerful complement of six 203mm guns, allowing her to deal with anything it encounters. While slow-firing, their large calibre and accuracy allows the Furutaka to deal large amounts of damage in a single salvo. Fully upgraded, her guns have a range of 13km, while her torpedoes can hit 10km. A common tactic is to fire at the target with her guns, close in and fire off one spread of torpedoes and run away while firing another salvo or spread of torpedoes from the other side when the opportunity arises. While her speed is good, she rapidly loses speed when turning, as such you will be the most vulnerable when turning to run away from the opponent.

If possible, do not draw attention to yourself as your ship has poor armour overall as even destroyers will have no problem making your life miserable. Avoid getting drawn into a close range gunfight at all costs, as the Furutaka will almost always lose - she excels most when firing at unsuspecting targets from a distance (despite having a relatively short range). Except for the poor armour, playing the Furutaka leans more towards behaving like a strike cruiser rather than a typical heavy cruiser. While an experienced player can duel cruisers of equivalent and even of a +1 tier one on one, often the best way to play the cruiser, especially in higher tier battles, is to find a battleship or destroyer to support (and to draw fire).

The Furutaka's weak armor can be compensated by putting the Furutaka in erratic and evasive maneuvers, but be warned, speed will be lost in the turn (which admittedly, can be used to a player's advantage). Moreover, the Furutaka's hull is strong enough so it can be angled against equivalent tier cruisers to improve its survivability and protect its citadel, but Battleship guns will quite easily overmatch such angling. Try to avoid engaging battleships unless supported by other ships.

Due to patches, the Furutaka's Hull C upgrade has changed quite drastically to reflect its historical renovation. Aside from increasing the AA suite's armament, the upgrade now rearranges the cruiser's six guns into three dual-gun turrets, two superfiring turrets on the front and one on the rear, the same configuration that Aoba carries. This basically doubles the Furutaka's forward armament compared to its Hull B, allowing it to chase and track targets far more effectively with its forward guns, and carry out evasive maneuvers while firing. Moreover, the upgrade allows for some of the more awkwardly positioned central turrets to be placed into more effective positions.

Pros:

Powerful, accurate guns at her tier with very large firing arcs on all turrets(which can be a double edged sword)
Upon upgrade to Hull C, Furutaka can bear the majority of her firepower forwards, allowing the cruiser to pursue and harass fleeing ships with relative ease.
Fast when going in a straight line, easily keeping up with destroyers
Low detection range allows her to surprise unsuspecting targets and disengage easily
Has good broadside potential despite carrying single mount turrets and broadsides become easier to use upon final hull upgrade.
Potent torpedoes with good range, decent speed, and powerful warheads (very good for killing battleships).
The hydroacoustic ability, combined with her powerful guns, virtually makes her into a dangerous destroyer killer at her tier.
Excels at Destroyer screening for Battleships

Cons:

She has thin armour for a heavy cruiser and large, easy-to-hit citadel
Loses speed rapidly in turns and rudder shift is sluggish, and has a large turning circle
Her 13km gun range means you need to get in closer than most cruisers; very underwhelming gun range when bottom-tiered
She requires a complete change of play style for players who have only played the preceding light cruisers
Limited ability to fully utilise torpedoes due to mounting only one quadruple-mount on each side and her poor handling
Long gun reload time and arduously slow turret turning time (situation is improved with the Hull C), which can hamper her destroyer fighting efforts
Her AA suite is very weak; carriers hellbent on killing her will practically be like shooting fish in a barrel
Her catapult fighter helps reduce her vulnerability to aircraft, but is ineffective against fully concentrated torpedo assault by multiple squadrons

Research

Get the Type B or Second Hull first, Then get the Fire Control system upgrade for a little added range. If you are able to afford it after upgrading the Fire Control, get the Refitted guns for +200 extra AP damage and increased rate of fire. Lastly Upgrade the hull to Type C. Try to get this ASAP because the dual mounted turrets do make a noticeable difference in increasing the Furutaka's forward firepower. This upgrade also upgrades her torpedo launchers into quadruple torpedo mounts and marginally improves her AA firepower. If you wish to improve your torpedoes as this heavy cruiser can perform torpedo runs to a degree, upgrade the torpedoes.

Furutaka should have the Main Armaments Modification 1 and the Steering Gears Modification 1 installed, because both her guns and torpedoes as well as her steering are vulnerable to being knocked out. Fitting the Aiming Systems Modification 1 will also reduce her already quite accurate shell spread.

Optimal Configuration

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Endurance		Attack		Support		Versatility
1	Priority Target Situational Awareness indicator will show the number of opponents currently aiming at you with main battery guns. ★★★	Preventative Maintenance -30% to the risk of incapacitation of main turrets, torpedo tubes, steering gear, engines. ★★	Expert Loader -50% to reload time when shell type is switched. ★	Air Supremacy -5% aircraft restoration time.	Direction Center for Fighters +1 fighter to carrier fighter squadrons or catapult fighters.	Improved Engine Boost +10% Aircraft engine boost time.	Incoming Fire Alert Indicator of long-range enemy artillery fire. ★	Last Gasp Completely restores the engine boost for the last attack flight of the carrier's planes.
2	High Alert -10% to reload time of Damage Control Party consumable. ★	Jack of All Trades -5% to reload time of all consumables. ★	Expert Marksman +2.5 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber up to 139mm. +0.7 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber above 139mm. ★★★	Torpedo Acceleration +5 knots to torpedo speed. -20% to torpedo range. ★	Smoke Screen Expert +20% to the radius of the smoke screen.	Improved Engines +2.5% Squadron speed.	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% to reload times of all types of armament for each 1% of total health lost. +0.2% squadron speed for each 1% of total health lost. ★★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★★
3	Basics of Survivability -15% to time of repair, fire extinguishing, and recovery from flooding. ★★	Survivability Expert +350 ship HP for each ship tier. +15 aircraft HP for each ship tier. ★	Torpedo Armament Expertise -10% to reload time of torpedo tubes. ★★	Aircraft Armor Reduces continuous damage to aircraft in all AA defense zones. -10% continuous damage.	Basic Firing Training -10% to reload time of main battery guns with a caliber up to and including 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +10% to continuous damage from AA guns. ★	Superintendent +1 additional charge to all consumables mounted on a ship. ★★	Demolition Expert +2% chance of HE shells causing a fire on target. +1% chance of rockets causing a fire on target. +5% chance of HE bombs causing a fire on target. ★★★	Vigilance +25% to detection range of enemy torpedoes. ★★
4	Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament Tightens dispersion of shells from secondary batteries. -15% for Tier I-VI ships. -60% for Tier VII-X ships. Manually selected target only.	Fire Prevention -10% to the risk of fire. The maximum number of fires on a ship is reduced to three.	Inertia Fuse for HE Shells +30% to the armor penetration capacity of HE shells. -1% chance of fire on target caused by shells <=139mm. -3% chance of fire on target caused by shells >139mm. ★	Sight Stabilization Speeds up the aiming of a carrier's aircraft. +5% attack aircraft aiming speed. +5% torpedo bomber aiming speed. +10% dive bomber aiming speed.	Advanced Firing Training +20% to firing range of main battery guns with a caliber up to 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +15% damage/sec. within the explosion radius of shells fired from long-range AA defenses. ★	Massive AA Fire Instantaneous Damage +100%. Priority AA sector cooldown +50%.	Radio Position Finding Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken. ★★	Concealment Expert -10% to the detection radius of all ships and aircraft. ★★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Meh Χ - Not recommended

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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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 Due to patches, the Furutaka's Hull C upgrade has changed quite drastically to reflect its historical renovation. Aside from increasing the AA suite's armament, the upgrade now rearranges the cruiser's six guns into three dual-gun turrets, two superfiring turrets on the front and one on the rear, the same configuration that [[Ship:Aoba|Aoba]] carries. This basically doubles the Furutaka's forward armament compared to its Hull B, allowing it to chase and track targets far more effectively with its forward guns, and carry out evasive maneuvers while firing. Moreover, the upgrade allows for some of the more awkwardly positioned central turrets to be placed into more effective positions.
-|Research=<!-- write text about priority sequence of research below -->
-Get the Type B or Second Hull first, Then get the Fire Control system upgrade for a little added range. If you are able to afford it after upgrading the Fire Control, get the Refitted guns for +200 extra AP damage and increased rate of fire. Lastly Upgrade the hull to Type C. Try to get this ASAP because the dual mounted turrets do make a noticeable difference in increasing the Furutaka's forward firepower. This upgrade also upgrades her torpedo launchers into quadruple torpedo mounts and marginally improves her AA firepower. If you wish to improve your torpedoes as this heavy cruiser can perform torpedo runs to a degree, upgrade the torpedoes.
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-Furutaka should have the Main Armaments Modification 1 and the Steering Gears Modification 1 installed, because both her guns and torpedoes as well as her steering are vulnerable to being knocked out. Fitting the Aiming Systems Modification 1 will also reduce her already quite accurate shell spread.
-Assuming her captain was carried over from the preceding cruisers in her tech tree, the captain should already have or already have enough points for a first and second skill. The first skill can be either Basics Survivability, Basic Fire Control, or Expert Loader, but the second skill should invariably be Expert Marksman, because the Japanese cruisers from Furutaka onwards will be beleaguered by sluggish turret rotation speeds.
 |Pros=<!-- write list of positive points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
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 *Her AA suite is very weak; carriers hellbent on killing her will practically be like shooting fish in a barrel
 *Her catapult fighter helps reduce her vulnerability to aircraft, but is ineffective against fully concentrated torpedo assault by multiple squadrons
+|Research=<!-- write text about priority sequence of research below -->
+Get the Type B or Second Hull first, Then get the Fire Control system upgrade for a little added range. If you are able to afford it after upgrading the Fire Control, get the Refitted guns for +200 extra AP damage and increased rate of fire. Lastly Upgrade the hull to Type C. Try to get this ASAP because the dual mounted turrets do make a noticeable difference in increasing the Furutaka's forward firepower. This upgrade also upgrades her torpedo launchers into quadruple torpedo mounts and marginally improves her AA firepower. If you wish to improve your torpedoes as this heavy cruiser can perform torpedo runs to a degree, upgrade the torpedoes.
+<nowiki> </nowiki>
+Furutaka should have the Main Armaments Modification 1 and the Steering Gears Modification 1 installed, because both her guns and torpedoes as well as her steering are vulnerable to being knocked out. Fitting the Aiming Systems Modification 1 will also reduce her already quite accurate shell spread.
+|OptimalConfiguration=<!-- write some general text about selection of optimal configuration below (optional)-->
+|CommanderSkills=<!-- write text about best set of Commander Skills below -->
+{{Commander Skills
+| Priority Target = 3
+| Preventative Maintenance = 2
+| Expert Loader = 1
+| Aircraft Servicing Expert =
+| Direction Center for Catapult Aircraft = 2
+| Dogfighting Expert =
+| Incoming Fire Alert =1
+| Evasive Maneuver =
+| High Alert = 1
+| Jack of All Trades = 1
+| Expert Marksman = 3
+| Torpedo Acceleration = 1
+| Smoke Screen Expert =
+| Expert Rear Gunner =
+| Adrenaline Rush = 2
+| Last Stand = 2
+| Survivability Expert = 1
+| Basics of Survivability = 2
+| Torpedo Armament Expertise = 2
+| Emergency Takeoff =
+| Basic Firing Training = 1
+| Superintendent = 2
+| Demolition Expert = 3
+| Vigilance = 2
+| Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament =
+| Fire Prevention =
+| Inertia Fuse for HE Shells = 1
+| Air Supremacy =
+| Advanced Firing Training = 1
+| Manual Fire Control for AA Armament = 1
+| Radio Position Finding = 2
+| Concealment Expert = 3
+}}
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