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| ? | {{ShipData|Ship= | | + | #REDIRECT [[Ship:Kuma]] |
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| ? | the Kuma is basically an improved Tenryu sporting a couple more guns. it also shares the rapid fire ability as well as the glaring weaknesses of its predecessor. you will find that she's a more souped up version of her predecessor in terms of surface combat but do not rely on her AA suite to be an effective screen as it is quite subpar for its tier. The Kuma is fast, sleek, and throws a lot of damage with rapid fire guns. Powerful torpedoes and 34.7 km speed make it deadly to anything in its tier and capable of killing battleships a tier or two higher. | | + | |
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| ? | * Get the hull upgrade first for added AA and survivability.<br /> | | + | |
| ? | * Then the fire control for increasing gun range from 11.2 to 12.4 km.<br /> | | + | |
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| ? | '''Pros''' | | + | |
| ? | * Rapid fire guns. | | + | |
| ? | * Long gun range for its tier. | | + | |
| ? | * Powerful and large amount of torpedoes with 7km range. | | + | |
| ? | * Very maneuverable for its size. | | + | |
| ? | * Low slung profile makes it hard to hit. | | + | |
| ? | * Very deadly to enemy destroyers. | | + | |
| ? | * Using HE against battleships can pound them into submission by setting fires. | | + | |
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| ? | '''Cons''' | | + | |
| ? | * Loses Torpedo firing systems easily. | | + | |
| ? | * Catches fire with ease and shares the large citadel of Tenryu. | | + | |
| ? | * AA is all bark and no bite. | | + | |
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| ? | |History=The five Kuma-class cruisers (球磨型軽巡洋艦 Kuma-gata keijun'yōkan?) were light cruisers operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. The Kuma-class cruisers proved useful in combat operations ranging from the Aleutian Islands to the Indian Ocean throughout World War II.<br /> | | + | |
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| ? | The Kuma-class was followed by the very similar Nagara-class. | | + | |
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| ? | File:Light cruiser Kuma on patrol off Tsingtao, China, 1930.jpg{{!}}IJN Kuma, 1930 | | + | |
| ? | File:IJN Kuma U.S. Navy ONI recognition manuals drawing.jpg{{!}}ONI drawing of the Kuma class | | + | |
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