Izumo

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15,900,000

Izumo — Japanese Tier IX battleship.

One of the draft designs for a "super battleship" concept, preceding the appearance of the Yamato-class battleships. This design featured heavy armor and a sufficiently high speed complemented by powerful main battery guns that were unconventionally placed in three turrets located at the ship's front end.

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 ()
410 mm/50 10th Year Type in a triple turret	2	40	225	6,500	30	12,900		0	1,300,000

	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 ()
Izumo (A)	76,500	19	508	3	12/1	24/12/12				0	1,800,000
Izumo (B)	78,900	19	508	3	12/1	28				60,000	5,500,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Type9 mod. 1		0		0	1,000,000
Type9 mod. 2		0		26,000	2,400,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 132,000 hp	27.2		0	550,000
Propulsion: 135,000 hp	28		16,000	1,000,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

Player Opinion

Performance

Once considered by many to be among the worst Tier IX ships in the game, Izumo has seen a variety of improvements since the launch of World of Warships. While her stock hull still has mediocre secondaries, a weak anti-aircraft battery, and bad turning characteristics, the AP shell penetration of Hull (A) has been significantly improved, allowing her guns (at least) to remain competitive against the likes of Iowa and Friedrich der Große beyond 15km. The central weather deck was increased to 57mm to mitigate damage from high explosive shells from 203mm and IFHE 152mm guns. The concealment, once among the worst of any ship in the game, has been considerably improved, though still on the lower end of the spectrum for Tier IX battleships.

Izumo’s armor on her sharply-angled bow can deflect most AP shells fired at the hull, save for ships whose guns can overmatch 32mm bow plating. Once Hull (B) is unlocked, she gains somewhat better secondaries and AA. While the middle weather deck was buffed, she remains vulnerable to full penetration damage from high explosive shells in upper belt, bow, and stern and the fully upgraded AA suite is not adequate enough to fend off air attacks, even with support from allies. Pointing her bow at enemies and reversing at mid range — similar to how many captains play Dunkerque, Iowa, and North Carolina — is a valid tactic in Izumo, and is quite effective against enemy AP rounds. Like all high tier battleships, she remains vulnerable to fire.

Pros:

Main battery gun penetration is excellent, with very high shell velocity for a battleship.
Great dispersion due to IJN battleship dispersion and sigma.
Small superstructure means that incoming shells don't have a whole lot to hit, and the 57mm weather deck over the middle shatters all cruiser HE, besides Goliath.
Good belt armor.
Great angling potential due to guns having favorable arcs front and rear.
Decent speed for a tier IX battleship.

Cons:

Izumo is a large target (larger than Yamato!).
Has one less gun barrel compared to Amagi.
In many respects, Izumo is inferior to Amagi - including size, speed, torpedo protection, and maneuverability.
Second turret's tall barbette makes the turret vulnerable to getting knocked out.
The middle turret does not have full 360 degree rotation, even though it seems possible.
While she has a turtleback, it is not as effective as the German's, meaning turning broadside can result in multiple citadels.
Turret placement leaves ship extremely vulnerable to attacks in aft arc and makes the No. 3 turret somewhat difficult to use.
Though buffed, concealment is still mediocre, with only the Friedrich der Große and Minnesota being worse.

Research

Unlocking and investing in both hull upgrades will greatly improve Izumo’s handling and performance. With those out of the way, either of the remaining modules can be improved in whichever order suits individual captains as they are relatively minor buffs.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Izumo are as follows:

Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
Slot 2: Damage Control System Modification 1 
Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1 *
Slot 4: Damage Control System Modification 2
Slot 5: Concealment System Modification 1 
Slot 6: Main Battery Modification 3 *

Because of the limited field of fire of Izumo's secondary batteries, a secondary build is not recommended.

Slot 3 allows for further specialization. Generally, Aiming Systems Modification 1 is recommended because it reduces shell dispersion of the main and secondary armaments. Main Battery Modification 2 is worth serious consideration to speed the glacial turret rotation. To increase the effectiveness of the anti-aircraft armament, mount AA Guns Modification 1 .

Slot 6 gives players options to finalize their build. For gunnery, mount Main Battery Modification 3 to decrease the reload time of the main battery at the cost of turret rotation. Auxiliary Armaments Modification 2 improves the effectiveness of both secondaries and AA.

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack			Defense
1	Gun Feeder -40% time to switch shell type.	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire +15% to the fragmentation damage area of HE ordnance when firing at submarines.	Consumables Specialist −7.5% cooldown time of all Consumables except: Damage Control Party , Repair Party .	Emergency Repair Specialist -3% cooldown time of Damage Control Party  and Repair Party . ★★	Incoming Fire Alert Receive a warning about a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5 km.	Preventive Maintenance −30% chance of main armament, engines, steering becoming incapacitated +15% to HP of secondary and AA guns.
2	Grease the Gears +20% main turret traverse speed. ★★	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells. Base fire chance reduced by half.	Brisk So long as the ship remains undetected: +10% ship speed.	Vigilance +25% detection range of enemy torpedoes +7% damage reduction of Torpedo Protection System. . ★★	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies targeting you with main battery. ★★	AAA & ASW Expert +15% continuous AAA and flak damage . +10% damage inflicted by depth charges. While AAA is active: −40% ship consumables reload time..
3	Super-Heavy AP Shells +7.5% AP shell damage −10% fire and flood damage received +25% fire and flood duration.	Long-Range Secondary Battery Shells +20% secondary battery firing range.	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★	Basics of Survivability -15% repair, fire, and flooding duration. ★★	Improved Repair Party Readiness −0.8% reload time of Repair Party each time your ship receives potential damage equal to 100% of the ship's base HP. After receiving 2M HP potential damage: +1 charge of Repair Party ..	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..
4	Furious 1st fire / flood −10% Main battery reload time 2nd etc. (up to 5), each −5% Main battery reload time	Manual Secondary Battery Aiming −10% secondary battery reload time. −10% secondary battery dispersion. When firing at a manually selected target: dispersion gradually improves from -25% to -50%.	Close Quarters Combat -10% reload time of main battery if an enemy ship is spotted within secondary range.	Emergency Repair Expert Damage Control Party  and Repair Party : +1 charge (each). +10% action time . ★★	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship.	Fire Prevention Expert -10% risk of fire. Three fires maximum. ★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Players can equip the following consumables on Izumo:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
Slot 2: Repair Party 
Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft  or 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 Izumo with Type 19 camouflage that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, reduces her repair costs, increases her credit earnings, and increases the amount of experience she earns.

Signals

Izumo comes with 21 signal flag slots. The three most important flags are India Delta, Juliet Yankee Bissotwo and India Yankee; all of which will improve your survivability. If the captain goes with the Secondary Build, the addition of Mike Yankee Soxisix will further improve the performance of Izumo’s secondaries.

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

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

Battleships

Japan	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
U.K.	III Bellerophon • III Indefatigable • III Dreadnought • IV Orion • IV Queen Mary • V Iron Duke • V Tiger • V Agincourt • VI Warspite • VI Queen Elizabeth • VI Renown • VI Repulse • VI Repulse B • VII King George V • VII Rooke • VII Hood • VII Nelson • VII Duke of York • VII Collingwood • VII Renown '44 • VII Duke of Bronte • VIII Monarch • VIII Hawke • VIII Vanguard • IX Lion • IX Duncan • IX Marlborough • IX Scarlet Thunder • X Conqueror • X St. Vincent • X Thunderer • X Incomparable • ★ Devastation
France	III Turenne • IV Courbet • V Bretagne • VI Normandie • VI Dunkerque • VI Dunkerque B • VII Lyon • VII Strasbourg • VIII Richelieu • VIII Gascogne • VIII Champagne • VIII Flandre • VIII Picardie • IX Alsace • IX Jean Bart • IX Jean Bart B • X République • X Bourgogne • ★ Patrie
U.S.S.R.	III Knyaz Suvorov • IV Imperator Nikolai I • IV Gangut • V Pyotr Velikiy • V Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya • VI Izmail • VI Novorossiysk • VII Sinop • VII Poltava • VIII Vladivostok • VIII Lenin • VIII Borodino • IX Sovetsky Soyuz • IX Navarin • IX AL Sov. Rossiya • X Kremlin • X Slava • ★ Admiral Ushakov
U.S.A.	III South Carolina • IV Wyoming • IV Arkansas Beta • V New York • V Oklahoma • V Texas • VI New Mexico • VI Arizona • VI W. Virginia '41 • VII Colorado • VII Florida • VII West Virginia '44 • VII California • VIII North Carolina • VIII Kansas • VIII Nebraska • VIII Alabama • VIII Massachusetts • VIII Alabama VL • VIII Constellation • VIII Massachusetts B • VIII Alabama ST • VIII North Carolina CLR • IX Iowa • IX Minnesota • IX Delaware • IX Missouri • IX Kearsarge • IX Illinois • IX Kearsarge B • IX Georgia • X Montana • X Vermont • X Louisiana • X Ohio • X Rhode Island • X Wisconsin • ★ Maine
Germany	III Nassau • III Von der Tann • III König Albert • IV Kaiser • IV Moltke • V König • V Derfflinger • VI Bayern • VI Mackensen • VI Prinz Eitel Friedrich • VII Gneisenau • VII Prinz Heinrich • VII Scharnhorst • VII AL Prinz Heinrich • VII Scharnhorst B • VII Scharnhorst '43 • VIII Tirpitz • VIII Bismarck • VIII Zieten • VIII Odin • VIII Brandenburg • VIII Anhalt • VIII Brandenburg B • VIII Tirpitz B • IX Friedrich der Grosse • IX Prinz Rupprecht • IX Pommern • IX Pommern B • X Grosser Kurfürst • X Schlieffen • X Preussen • X Mecklenburg • ★ Hannover
Pan-Asia	IX Bajie • IX Wujing • IX Sun Yat-Sen • IX Louchuan
Spain	IX Victoria
Europe	V Viribus Unitis • IX Karl XIV Johan
Netherlands
Italy	IV Dante Alighieri • V Conte di Cavour • V Giulio Cesare • VI Andrea Doria • VII Francesco Caracciolo • VIII Vittorio Veneto • VIII Roma • VIII AL Littorio • IX Lepanto • IX Marco Polo • IX Giuseppe Verdi • X Cristoforo Colombo • X Ruggiero di Lauria • X Sicilia
Commonwealth	VII Yukon
Pan-America	V Rio de Janeiro • VIII Atlântico

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 |Pros=<!-- write list of positive points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
-* Good range on secondary battery.
 * Main battery gun penetration is excellent, with very high shell velocity for a battleship.
-* Great dispersion due to high sigma and concentrated turret arrangement.
+* Great dispersion due to IJN battleship dispersion and sigma.
-* Decent hull armor along the front half of the ship.
+* Small superstructure means that incoming shells don't have a whole lot to hit, and the 57mm weather deck over the middle shatters all cruiser HE, besides ''[[Goliath]]''.
-* Good belt armor, with thick turtleback giving good protection even at moderate angles.
+* Good belt armor.
-* Small superstructure means that incoming shells don't have a whole lot to hit, 57mm weather deck over the middle shatters all cruiser high explosive shells.
+* Great angling potential due to guns having favorable arcs front and rear.
-* Great angling potential.
+* Decent speed for a tier IX battleship.
 |Cons=<!-- write list of negative points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
 * ''Izumo'' is a large target (larger than ''[[Yamato]]''!).
-* Has one less gun barrel and lower damage per minute than the preceding ''[[Amagi]]'', even when upgraded.
+* Has one less gun barrel compared to ''[[Amagi]]''.
 * In many respects, ''Izumo'' is inferior to ''[[Amagi]]'' - including size, speed, torpedo protection, and maneuverability.
-* Slowest Tier IX battleship.
 * Second turret's tall barbette makes the turret vulnerable to getting knocked out.
 * The middle turret does not have full 360 degree rotation, even though it seems possible.
-* Turtleback angle is not as ideal as her German counterparts, so showing full broadside will make the citadel vulnerable.
+* While she has a turtleback, it is not as effective as the German's, meaning turning broadside can result in multiple citadels.
-* Turret placement leaves ship extremely vulnerable to attacks in aft arc and makes the No. 3 turret very difficult to use.
+* Turret placement leaves ship extremely vulnerable to attacks in aft arc and makes the No. 3 turret somewhat difficult to use.
-* Very weak stern.
+* Though buffed, concealment is still mediocre, with only the ''[[Friedrich der Große]]'' and ''[[Minnesota]]'' being worse.
-* Secondaries only fire to the side and rear, making them nearly useless in the typical play style of the ship.
-* Though buffed, concealment is still mediocre, with only the ''[[Friedrich der Große]]'' being worse.
-* Poor firing angles
 |Research=<!-- write text about priority sequence of research below -->
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 |CommanderSkills=<!-- write text about best set of Commander Skills below -->
-{{Commander Skills 2
+{{Commander Skills 3 BB
-<!-- This version enables a '0' rating. Use it for skills that have no effect (e.g. Improved Engines on a non-CV) or are detrimental to the ship.  They should mirror what appears in the game client. -->
+| rating11 =  <!-- Gun Feeder -->
-| rating11 = 1 <!-- Priority Target -->
+| rating12 =  <!-- Pyrotechnician -->
-| rating12 = 3 <!-- Preventive Maint -->
+| rating13 =  <!-- Consumables Specialist -->
-| rating13 =  <!-- Expert Loader -->
+| rating14 = 2 <!-- Emergency Repair Specialist -->
-| rating14 = 0 <!-- Air Supremacy -->
+| rating15 =  <!-- Incoming Fire Alert -->
-| rating15 = 2 <!-- Direction Center for Fighters -->
+| rating16 =  <!-- Preventive Maintenance -->
-| rating16 = 0 <!-- Improved Engine Boost -->
-| rating17 = 1 <!-- Incoming Fire Alert -->
-| rating18 = 0 <!-- Last Gasp -->
-| rating21 = 2 <!-- High Alert -->
+| rating21 = 2 <!-- Grease the Gears -->
-| rating22 = 2 <!-- Jack of All Trades -->
+| rating22 =  <!-- Inertial Fuse for HE Shells -->
-| rating23 = 3 <!-- Expert Marksman -->
+| rating23 =  <!-- Consumables Enhancements -->
-| rating24 = 0 <!-- Torpedo Acceleration -->
+| rating24 = 2 <!-- Vigilance -->
-| rating25 = 0 <!-- Smoke Screen Expert -->
+| rating25 = 2 <!-- Priority Target -->
-| rating26 = 0 <!-- Improved Engines -->
+| rating26 =  <!-- AA Gunner -->
-| rating27 = 1 <!-- Adrenaline Rush -->
-| rating28 =  <!-- Last Stand -->
-| rating31 = 2 <!-- Basics of Survivability -->
+| rating31 =  <!-- Super-Heavy AP Shells -->
-| rating32 =  <!-- Survivability Expert-->
+| rating32 =  <!-- Long-Range Secondary Battery Shells -->
-| rating33 = 0 <!-- Torpedo Armament Expertise-->
+| rating33 = 2 <!-- Adrenaline Rush -->
-| rating34 = 0 <!-- Aircraft Armor -->
+| rating34 = 2 <!-- Basics of Survivability -->
-| rating35 = 2 <!-- Basic Firing Training -->
+| rating35 =  <!-- Enhanced Anti-Torpedo Protection -->
-| rating36 = 3 <!-- Superintendent -->
+| rating36 =  <!-- Expert AA Marksman -->
-| rating37 =  <!-- Demolition Expert -->
-| rating38 = 2 <!-- Vigilance -->
-| rating41 = 2 <!-- Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament -->
+| rating41 =  <!-- Dead Eye -->
-| rating42 = 3 <!-- Fire Prevention -->
+| rating42 =  <!-- Improved Secondary Battery Aiming -->
-| rating43 = 0 <!-- Inertia Fuse for HE Shells -->
+| rating43 =  <!-- Close Quarters Combat -->
-| rating44 = 0 <!-- Sight Stabilization -->
+| rating44 = 2 <!-- Emergency Repair Expert -->
-| rating45 = 2 <!-- Advanced Firing Training -->
+| rating45 =  <!-- Concealment Expert -->
-| rating46 = 0 <!-- Massive AA Fire -->
+| rating46 = 2 <!-- Fire Prevention Expert -->
-| rating47 =  <!-- Radio Position Finding -->
-| rating48 = 3 <!-- Concealment Expert -->
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