Kawachi

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|Performance= Kawachi is Japan's first dreadnought, and the first battleship in the Japanese Battleship line. First thing to note is that the Kawachi`s turret arrangement, like her German tier counterpart Nassau (which her design was actually based on), uses two wing turrets on each side of the ship in addition to her bow and stern turret; thus there will always be at least two main batteries shadowed regardless of which direction you are shooting at. Kawachi requires thirty seconds to reload a main battery, resulting in the same rate of fire as her American tier counterpart South Carolina, but significantly slower than Nassau. Like all battleships in the lower tiers, Kawachi`s shell dispersion is extremely scattered, resulting is far more misses than hits at any range but point blank.

Comparatively speaking to the South Carolina and USN Standard Battleships, the Kawachi`s speed is standard with a maximum speed of 20.4 knots, which is sufficient to keep pace with most lower tier cruisers but is still not enough for you to freely re-position on the map. Kawachi`s protection is solid, with AP penetrations from similar tier light cruiser guns fairly unlikely. Similarly, her superstructure is small and difficult to hit with HE rounds, affording her some protection from HE damage. However, 305mm cannon fire will penetrate her armor regularly and, if not angled, strike her citadel.South Carolina has the advantage in gun range at 11 km when fully upgraded. However, the IJN Kawachi has the advantage in her far smaller detection radius, allowing her to always close into gun range before being spotted. Since the ship's turrets are not super-firing like South Carolina, a valid strategy to both reduce damage and increase your damage output is to constantly turn to change your angle, allowing the use of both sets of wing turrets.

The Kawachi is not a good ship for her tier and almost always a chore for a first time battleship captain to steer. Her rate of fire is low, her speed average at best and her dispersion horrid. She is easy prey for stealth torpedoes and cannot adequately deal with charging destroyers due to her dispersion (though her secondary weapons may score a few hits). Even perfectly aimed broadsides often fail to achieve anything of notice.All in all, a poor introduction to the battleship line, especially when played poorly. Progress through this ship with haste, the following ships are far better, both in comparison to Kawachi and to their respective tiers.

|Pros=

Large number of main batteries: with turrets on both sides, she can be quite flexible in maneuvering while firing
Low detection range: her concealment is good, with a detection range lower than her firing range upgraded, allowing her to always fire at anything that can see her
Very tight turning circle

|Cons=

Bad mobility: her speed, though appreciably better than her American tier counterpart South Carolina, makes getting anywhere a slow process
Inefficient turret placement: the way her turrets are arranged means that at least 2 turrets will be masked when aiming and firing
Difficult gun characteristics: her guns have low range, slow reload and very large dispersion
Poor Anti-Aircraft armament: almost no AA power, though not as important at her tier as she is unlikely to encounter aircraft
In all, she can be a frustrating experience for inexperienced players graduating from [[Tenryu]] who are unfamiliar with piloting battleships

|Research= Kawachi, while slow, is already able to make a faster speed than South Carolina fully upgraded. The real problem lies in her terrible gun range, which is lower than that of many cruisers at the same tier and can leave her helpless as they bombard her with impunity. The first priority is to improve her firing range, which will require the B hull to be researched first. The B hull provides a modest increase in her HP pool and a very limited AA capability, and while this doesn't affect her gun range, is required to unlock the next ship along the Japanese battleship line as well as make the Gun Fire Control System upgrade available. Next, the Gun Fire Control System can be researched and mounted, which increases gun range from 8.8 km to 9.8 km, expanding her firing range beyond her detection radius and allowing for Kawachi to fire at any enemy that sees her. Then you can top this off with the Propulsion upgrade for sorely needed maneuverability and top speed increase from 18.4 to 20 knots, which doesn't cost much and can make the grind to the next tier battleship, Myogi, more enjoyable.

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|Upgrades= As Kawachi is only a tier three battleship, she only has access to two slots. The best two upgrades for these slots are Main Armaments Modification 1 for slot 1 and Damage Control System Modification 1 for slot 2, to improve her surviveability.

|CommanderSkills=

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

|Consumables= As a tier three battleship, Kawachi can equip the following consumables: Damage Control Party and Repair Party. It is strongly recommended to bring the premium versions of [[Ship:Consumables#Damage_Control_Party|Damage Control Party] and Repair Party.

|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.

|Signals= As with all battleships, Kawachi comes with 8 signal flag slots. The three most important flags are India Delta, Juliet Yankee Bissotwo and India Yankee; all of which will improve your surviveability.

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|History=

Kawachi (河内?) was the lead ship of the two-ship Kawachi-class dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the first decade of the 20th century. Following the Japanese ship-naming conventions, Kawachi was named after Kawachi Province, now a part of Osaka prefecture. During World War I she bombarded German fortifications at Tsingtao during the Battle of Tsingtao in 1914, but saw no other combat. She sank in 1918 after an explosion in her ammunition magazine with the loss of over 600 officers and crewmen.

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-Kawachi is Japan's first dreadnought, and the first battleship in the Japanese Battleship line. First thing to note is that the Kawachi's turret arrangement, like her German tier counterpart [[Ship:Nassau|Nassau]] (which her design was actually based on), uses two wing turrets on each side of the ship in addition to her bow and stern turret; thus there will always be at least two main batteries shadowed regardless of which direction you are shooting at. Kawachi requires thirty seconds to reload a main battery, resulting in the same rate of fire as her American tier counterpart South Carolina, but significantly slower than Nassau. Like all battleships in the lower tiers, Kawachi's shell dispersion is extremely scattered, resulting is far more misses than hits at any range but point blank.
+''Kawachi'' is Japan's first dreadnought, and the first battleship in the Japanese Battleship line. First thing to note is that the ''Kawachi''`s turret arrangement, like her German tier counterpart ''[[Nassau]]'' (which her design was actually based on), uses two wing turrets on each side of the ship in addition to her bow and stern turret; thus there will always be at least two main batteries shadowed regardless of which direction you are shooting at. ''Kawachi'' requires thirty seconds to reload a main battery, resulting in the same rate of fire as her American tier counterpart South Carolina, but significantly slower than Nassau. Like all battleships in the lower tiers, ''Kawachi''`s shell dispersion is extremely scattered, resulting is far more misses than hits at any range but point blank.
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-Comparatively speaking to the [[Ship:South Carolina|South Carolina]] and USN Standard Battleships, the Kawachi's speed is standard with a maximum speed of 20.4 knots, which is sufficient to keep pace with most lower tier cruisers but is still not enough for you to freely reposition on the map. Kawachi's protection is solid, with AP penetrations from similar tier light cruiser guns fairly unlikely. Similarly, her superstructure is small and difficult to hit with HE rounds, affording her some protection from HE damage. However, 305mm cannon fire will penetrate her armor regularly and, if not angled, strike her citadel. The South Carolina has the advantage in gun range at 11 km when fully upgraded.  However, the IJN Kawachi has the advantage in her far smaller detection radius, allowing her to always close into gun range before being spotted. Since the ship's turrets are not super-firing like the S. Carolina, a valid strategy to both reduce damage and increase your damage output is to constantly turn to change your angle, allowing the use of both sets of wing turrets.
+Comparatively speaking to the ''[[South Carolina]]'' and USN Standard Battleships, the ''Kawachi''`s speed is standard with a maximum speed of 20.4 knots, which is sufficient to keep pace with most lower tier cruisers but is still not enough for you to freely re-position on the map. ''Kawachi''`s protection is solid, with AP penetrations from similar tier light cruiser guns fairly unlikely. Similarly, her superstructure is small and difficult to hit with HE rounds, affording her some protection from HE damage. However, 305mm cannon fire will penetrate her armor regularly and, if not angled, strike her citadel.''[[South Carolina]]'' has the advantage in gun range at 11 km when fully upgraded.  However, the IJN ''Kawachi'' has the advantage in her far smaller detection radius, allowing her to always close into gun range before being spotted. Since the ship's turrets are not super-firing like ''[[South Carolina]]'', a valid strategy to both reduce damage and increase your damage output is to constantly turn to change your angle, allowing the use of both sets of wing turrets.
-The Kawachi is not a good ship for her tier and almost always a chore for a first time battleship captain to steer. Her rate of fire is low, her speed average at best and her dispersion horrid. She is easy prey for stealth torpedoes and cannot adequately deal with charging destroyers due to her dispersion (though her secondary weapons may score a few hits). Even perfectly aimed broadsides often fail to achieve anything of notice.All in all, a poor introduction to the battleship line, especially when played poorly. Progress through this ship with haste, the following ships are far better, both in comparison to Kawachi and to their respective tiers.
+The ''Kawachi'' is not a good ship for her tier and almost always a chore for a first time battleship captain to steer. Her rate of fire is low, her speed average at best and her dispersion horrid. She is easy prey for stealth torpedoes and cannot adequately deal with charging destroyers due to her dispersion (though her secondary weapons may score a few hits). Even perfectly aimed broadsides often fail to achieve anything of notice.All in all, a poor introduction to the battleship line, especially when played poorly. Progress through this ship with haste, the following ships are far better, both in comparison to ''Kawachi'' and to their respective tiers.
 |Pros=<!-- write list of positive points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
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 |Cons=<!-- write list of negative points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
-* Bad mobility: her speed, though appreciably better than her American tier counterpart [[Ship:South_Carolina|South Carolina]], makes getting anywhere a slow process
+* Bad mobility: her speed, though appreciably better than her American tier counterpart ''[[Ship:South_Carolina|South Carolina]]'', makes getting anywhere a slow process
 * Inefficient turret placement: the way her turrets are arranged means that at least 2 turrets will be masked when aiming and firing
 * Difficult gun characteristics: her guns have low range, slow reload and very large dispersion
 * Poor Anti-Aircraft armament: almost no AA power, though not as important at her tier as she is unlikely to encounter aircraft
-* In all, she can be a frustrating experience for inexperienced players graduating from [[Ship:Tenryu|Tenryu]] who are unfamiliar with piloting battleships
+* In all, she can be a frustrating experience for inexperienced players graduating from ''[[Tenryu]''] who are unfamiliar with piloting battleships
 |Research=<!-- write text about priority sequence of research below -->
-Kawachi, while slow, is already able to make a faster speed than South Carolina fully upgraded. The real problem lies in her terrible gun range, which is lower than that of many cruisers at the same tier and can leave her helpless as they bombard her with impunity. The first priority is to improve her firing range, which will require the B hull to be researched first. The B hull provides a modest increase in her HP pool and a very limited AA capability, and while this doesn't affect her gun range, is required to unlock the next ship along the Japanese battleship line as well as make the Gun Fire Control System upgrade available. Next, the Gun Fire Control System can be researched and mounted, which increases gun range from 8.8 km to 9.8 km, expanding her firing range beyond her detection radius and allowing for Kawachi to fire at any enemy that sees her. Then you can top this off with the Propulsion upgrade for sorely needed maneuverability and top speed increase from 18.4 to 20 knots, which doesn't cost much and can make the grind to the next tier battleship, [[Ship:Myogi|Myogi]], more enjoyable.
+''Kawachi'', while slow, is already able to make a faster speed than ''[[South Carolina]]'' fully upgraded. The real problem lies in her terrible gun range, which is lower than that of many cruisers at the same tier and can leave her helpless as they bombard her with impunity. The first priority is to improve her firing range, which will require the B hull to be researched first. The B hull provides a modest increase in her HP pool and a very limited AA capability, and while this doesn't affect her gun range, is required to unlock the next ship along the Japanese battleship line as well as make the Gun Fire Control System upgrade available. Next, the Gun Fire Control System can be researched and mounted, which increases gun range from 8.8 km to 9.8 km, expanding her firing range beyond her detection radius and allowing for ''Kawachi'' to fire at any enemy that sees her. Then you can top this off with the Propulsion upgrade for sorely needed maneuverability and top speed increase from 18.4 to 20 knots, which doesn't cost much and can make the grind to the next tier battleship, ''[[Myogi]]'', more enjoyable.
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-Regarding her Equipment, she should be fitted with the Main Armaments Modification 1 to improve the durability of her main batteries, and the Damage Control Systems Modification 1, giving a minor improvement to her fire resistance and torpedo protection.
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-In your time with Kawachi, her captain should get enough Skill points to get a first tier Skill, which should be either Basics of Survivability (reducing the time it takes to extinguish fires without using the Repair ability) or Basic Fire Control (slightly improving the fire rate of her AA and secondaries), and a second tier Skill, which should be Expert Marksman (improving her turret rotation rate).
 |OptimalConfiguration=<!-- write some general text about selection of optimal configuration below (optional)-->
 |Upgrades=<!-- write text about best upgrades below -->
+As ''Kawachi'' is only a tier three battleship, she only has access to two slots. The best two upgrades for these slots are [[Ship:Upgrades#Main_Armaments_Modification.C2.A01|Main Armaments Modification 1]] for slot 1 and [[Ship:Upgrades#Damage_Control_System_Modification.C2.A01|Damage Control System Modification 1]] for slot 2, to improve her surviveability.
 |CommanderSkills=<!-- write text about best set of Commander Skills below -->
-Due to the infamy of ''St. Louis'' setting fires, it's best to take Basics of Survivability and High Alert to counter the damage taken from the fires. Vigilance is not highly necessary due to the rather short range, slow speed, and fast rate of fire of the torpedoes at this tier. Demolition Expert will help deal extra fire damage to enemy ships due to the rather poor dispersion of the Kawachi and the excessively powerful AP rounds she fires. And finally, Concealment Expert, which reduces her detection range to 7.9km when coupled with camouflage, is the best Tier V skill choice because of her poor range and will allow her to get in closer to the fight before being detected.
 {{Commander Skills
-| Expert Loader=1
+| Priority Target = 1
-| Basic Firing Training=2
+| Preventative Maintenance = 2
-| Basics of Survivability=3
+| Expert Loader = 1
-| Expert Rear Gunner=
+| Aircraft Servicing Expert =
+| Direction Center for Catapult Aircraft =
+| Dogfighting Expert =
+| Incoming Fire Alert = 1
+| Evasive Maneuver =
-| Expert Marksman=3
+| High Alert = 2
-| Torpedo Armament Expertise=
+| Jack of All Trades = 1
-| Fire Prevention=2
+| Expert Marksman = 3
-| Incoming Fire Alert=1
+| Torpedo Acceleration =
-| Last Stand=
+| Smoke Screen Expert =
+| Expert Rear Gunner =
+| Adrenaline Rush = 1
+| Last Stand =
-| Torpedo Acceleration=
+| Survivability Expert = 1
-| High Alert=3
+| Basics of Survivability = 2
-| Vigilance=2
+| Torpedo Armament Expertise =
-| Dogfighting Expert =
+| Emergency Takeoff =
-| Superintendent=2
+| Basic Firing Training = 2
+| Superintendent = 3
+| Demolition Expert = 1
+| Vigilance = 1
-| Demolition Expert=3
+| Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament =
-| Advanced Firing Training=2
+| Fire Prevention = 2
-| Survivability Expert=1
+| Inertia Fuse for HE Shells =
-| Aircraft Servicing Expert=
+| Air Supremacy =
-| Manual Fire Control for AA Armament=
+| Advanced Firing Training = 2
+| Manual Fire Control for AA Armament =
-| Last Chance=
+| Radio Position Finding = 1
-| Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament=1
+| Concealment Expert = 2
-| Preventative Maintenance=2
-| Concealment Expert=3
-| Air Supremacy=
-| Jack of All Trades=2
 }}
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+As a tier three battleship, ''Kawachi'' can equip the following [[Ship:Consumables|consumables]]: [[Ship:Consumables#Damage_Control_Party|Damage Control Party]] and [[Ship:Consumables#Repair_Party|Repair Party]]. It is strongly recommended to bring the premium versions of [[Ship:Consumables#Damage_Control_Party|Damage Control Party] and [[Ship:Consumables#Repair_Party|Repair Party]].
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+As with all battleships, ''Kawachi'' comes with 8 [[Ship:Flags#Signals|signal flag]] slots. The three most important flags are India Delta, Juliet Yankee Bissotwo and India Yankee; all of which will improve your surviveability.
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 ===History===
-Kawachi (河内?) was the lead ship of the two-ship Kawachi-class dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the first decade of the 20th century. Following the Japanese ship-naming conventions, Kawachi was named after Kawachi Province, now a part of Osaka prefecture. During World War I she bombarded German fortifications at Tsingtao during the Battle of Tsingtao in 1914, but saw no other combat. She sank in 1918 after an explosion in her ammunition magazine with the loss of over 600 officers and crewmen.
+''Kawachi'' (河内?) was the lead ship of the two-ship Kawachi-class dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the first decade of the 20th century. Following the Japanese ship-naming conventions, ''Kawachi'' was named after Kawachi Province, now a part of Osaka prefecture. During World War I she bombarded German fortifications at Tsingtao during the Battle of Tsingtao in 1914, but saw no other combat. She sank in 1918 after an explosion in her ammunition magazine with the loss of over 600 officers and crewmen.
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