Nagato

13.3

Nagato

Battleship | Japan | Tier VII

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price78500 exp

Purchase price6,350,000

Hit Points49,000

Main Battery

410 mm/45 3rd Year Type in a twin turret4 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire2.07 shots/min.

Reload Time29 sec.

Rotation Speed3.8 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time47.37 sec.

Firing Range20.46 km.

Maximum Dispersion231 m.

HE Shell410 mm HE Type0

Maximum HE Shell Damage6,500

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell30 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity805 m./s.

HE Shell Weight938.5 kg.

AP Shell410 mm AP/APC Type91

Maximum AP Shell Damage12,600

Initial AP Shell Velocity806 m./s.

AP Shell Weight1020 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

140 mm/50 3rd Year Type on a casemate mount18 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range5.6 km.

Rate of Fire7.5 shots/min.

Reload Time8 sec.

HE Shell140 mm HE Type0

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,400

Initial HE Shell Velocity850 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell10 %

Secondary Armament #2

127 mm/40 Type 89 on a Model A1 mount4 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range5.6 km.

Rate of Fire12 shots/min.

Reload Time5 sec.

HE Shell127 mm HE Type0

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,100

Initial HE Shell Velocity725 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell8 %

AA Defense

127 mm/40 Type 89 on a Model A1 mount4 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second40.4

. . . Firing Range5.01 km.

25 mm/60 Type 96 on a twin mount14 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second37.8

. . . Firing Range2.49 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed22.25 knot

Turning Circle Radius770 m.

Rudder Shift Time15.2 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range16.59 km.

Air Detectability Range10.63 km.

Battle Levels

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13.3

Nagato

Battleship | Japan | Tier VII

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price78500 exp

Purchase price6,350,000

Hit Points65,000

Main Battery

410 mm/45 3rd Year Type in a twin turret4 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire2.07 shots/min.

Reload Time29 sec.

Rotation Speed3.8 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time47.37 sec.

Firing Range20.46 km.

Maximum Dispersion231 m.

HE Shell410 mm HE Type0

Maximum HE Shell Damage6,500

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell30 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity805 m./s.

HE Shell Weight938.5 kg.

AP Shell410 mm AP/APC Type91

Maximum AP Shell Damage12,600

Initial AP Shell Velocity806 m./s.

AP Shell Weight1020 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

140 mm/50 3rd Year Type on a casemate mount18 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range5.6 km.

Rate of Fire7.5 shots/min.

Reload Time8 sec.

HE Shell140 mm HE Type0

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,400

Initial HE Shell Velocity850 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell10 %

Secondary Armament #2

127 mm/40 Type 89 on a Model A1 mount4 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range5.6 km.

Rate of Fire12 shots/min.

Reload Time5 sec.

HE Shell127 mm HE Type0

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,100

Initial HE Shell Velocity725 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell8 %

AA Defense

127 mm/40 Type 89 on a Model A1 mount4 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second40.4

. . . Firing Range5.01 km.

25 mm/60 Type 96 on a single mount24 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second43.2

. . . Firing Range2.49 km.

25 mm/60 Type 96 on a triple mount14 х 3 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second46.2

. . . Firing Range2.49 km.

25 mm/60 Type 96 on a twin mount12 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second32.4

. . . Firing Range2.49 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed25 knot

Turning Circle Radius770 m.

Rudder Shift Time13.7 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range16.59 km.

Air Detectability Range10.63 km.

Battle Levels

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VII

6,350,000

Nagato — Japanese Tier VII battleship.

The Nagato-class ships were the first battleships fully designed and built in Japan. Their 410 mm guns were developed in response to the British 381 mm ones. The ships' speed also increased compared to their predecessors. During the Pearl Harbor attack, Nagato was Admiral Yamamoto's flagship; she also participated in the Battles of Midway and the Solomon Islands. The battleship was damaged during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, and after the war ended, she was transferred to the U.S. as part of reparations.

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/45 3rd Year Type in a twin turret	2.1	47.4	231	6,500	30	12,600		0	560,000

	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 ()
Nagato (A)	49,000	16	457	4	4/18	14/4				0	690,000
Nagato (B)	65,000	16	457	4	4/18	24/12/14/4				22,000	1,800,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Type7 mod. 1		0		0	310,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 78,000 hp	22.3		0	220,000
Propulsion: 84,000 hp	25		7,500	550,000

Compatible Upgrades

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Player Opinion

Performance

The Nagato is the end stage for all the dreadnoughts of the Japanese battleship line . Her guns changed from the 14 inch guns of the Kongo and Fuso into the mighty 16 inch guns she carries in four dual mount turrets and her handling is quite impressive for a dreadnought, enabling you to be a functional firing platform and ship of the line. She also has a very surprising secondary battery that unloads at a range not really expected for most secondary guns to fire at although her 1921 stock hull may see these guns frequently damaged and her torpedo bulge not that great, upgrading her to WWII specifications turns her into the powerful dread that is worthy to be called one of the Big Seven battleships.

As of 0.5.3, Nagato can be said as practically untouchable in close quarters with the secondary central fire control skill narrowing the shot spread of the secondaries should any enemy get into their firing range.

Pros:

• Insane secondary batteries that have a slightly higher shell volume which may give the impression the battleship cannot be closed in upon
• Impressive handling and speed for a dreadnought
• Good guns, slightly better alpha, accuracy and penetration than her American tier counterpart Colorado
• Impressive range for a dreadnought
• Sub 10 second rudder shift time
• High HP pool at her tier

Cons:

• Despite the solid appearance, concentrated hails of fire WILL eventually cause really heavy damage.
• Armor is zero; virtually no armor at all.
• AA suite is subpar in her tier
• Despite the guns being rather accurate, the dispersion itself is sometimes wonky at long-range
• Abysmal gun reload time, leading to one of the worst DPM in its tier.
• Very weak rudder, constantly gets jammed by HE shells hitting her flattop stern
• Fairly high detection unlike her counterpart

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Historical Info

Nagato (長門), named for Nagato Province, was a dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1910s. The lead ship of her class, she carried supplies for the survivors of the Great Kantō earthquake in 1923. The ship was modernized in 1934–36 with improvements to her armor and machinery and a rebuilt superstructure in the pagoda mast style. Nagato briefly participated in the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937 and was the flagship of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto during the attack on Pearl Harbor. She covered the withdrawal of the attacking ships and did not participate in the attack itself.

Other than participating in the Battle of Midway in June 1942, where she did not see combat, the ship spent most of the first two years of the Pacific War training in home waters. She was transferred to Truk in mid-1943, but did not see any combat until the Battle of the Philippine Sea in mid-1944 when she was attacked by American aircraft. Nagato did not fire her main armament against enemy vessels until the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944. She was lightly damaged during the battle and returned to Japan the following month. The IJN was running out of fuel by this time and decided not to fully repair her. Nagato was converted into a floating anti-aircraft platform and assigned to coastal defense duties. She was attacked in July 1945 as part of the American campaign to destroy the IJN's last remaining capital ships, but was only slightly damaged. In mid-1946, the ship was a target for nuclear weapon tests during Operation Crossroads. She survived the first test with little damage, but was sunk by the second.

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