Ryujo

13.3

Ryūjō

Aircraft Carrier | Japan | Tier VI

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General

Research price40000 exp

Purchase price4,500,000

Hit Points38,400

Secondary Armament #1

127 mm/40 Type 89 on a Model A1 mount6 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range4 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 mount6 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second60.6

. . . Firing Range5.01 km.

25 mm/60 Type 96 on a twin mount9 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second24.3

. . . Firing Range2.49 km.

25 mm/60 Type 96 on a single mount5 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second9

. . . Firing Range2.49 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed28 knot

Turning Circle Radius770 m.

Rudder Shift Time13.4 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range9.6 km.

Air Detectability Range6.82 km.

Battle Levels

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13.3

Ryūjō

Aircraft Carrier | Japan | Tier VI

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price40000 exp

Purchase price4,500,000

Hit Points39,600

Secondary Armament #1

127 mm/40 Type 89 on a Model A1 mount6 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range4 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 mount6 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second60.6

. . . Firing Range5.01 km.

25 mm/60 Type 96 on a triple mount10 х 3 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second33

. . . Firing Range2.49 km.

25 mm/60 Type 96 on a single mount8 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second14.4

. . . Firing Range2.49 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed28 knot

Turning Circle Radius770 m.

Rudder Shift Time9.5 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range9.6 km.

Air Detectability Range6.82 km.

Battle Levels

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VI

4,500,000

Ryūjō — Japanese Tier VI aircraft сarrier.

An aircraft carrier built under the restrictions of the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922. Owing to a double-deck hangar, she could carry an impressive air group despite her limited displacement. Her drawbacks were low survivability and the small size of her flight deck, which hampered takeoff and landing for squadrons.

Modules

	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 ()
Ryūjō (A)	38,400	6	30		6	5/9/6				0	400,000
Ryūjō (B)	39,600	6	30		6	8/10				10,000	1,100,000

	Speed (knot)	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SQUADRON_MED_DAMAGE (HP/min)	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SQUADRON_AMMO_AMOUNT	Hit Points (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
A5M Claude	134			1,210		0	300,000
A6M2 Zero	139			1,270		7,000	750,000

	Maximum Torpedo Damage (HP)	Speed (knot)	Hit Points (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
B4Y Jean	5,000	120	1,460		0	300,000
B5N2 Kate	5,000	128	1,530		7,000	750,000

	Maximum Bomb Damage (HP)	Speed (knot)	Hit Points (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
D3A Val		133	1,430		0	300,000
D4Y2 Suisei		137	1,500		7,000	750,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 65,000 hp	28		0	250,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Player Opinion

Performance

The Ryūjō is the best ship for players to get accustomed to the Japanese carrier play. As a tier 6 ship, the player will face many opponents where they can citadel with AP bombs. The player will be able to learn which targets they can citadel and which they should avoid. Torpedo bombers now launch two torpedoes at a time and can attack up to four times per squadron. Learning to hit those torps, especially against destroyers, will be the gateway to success in higher tier games.

Pros:

• Low concealment.
• Highest aerial torpedo damage and speed.
• Fast plane cruising speed
• AP bombs very effective against German cruisers and battleships

Cons:

• Poor armor protection and large size make her prone to taking large hits and HE damage.
• AA is weaker than her counterpart Ranger.
• Low health pool of planes
• Bombers carry AP bombs that are effective only against select targets (ex. German cruisers and battleships, French battlesips, some American cruisers and battleships) but not to destroyers as they overpen.

Research

This is a suggested upgrade path:

• B2N2 Kate for better torpedo damage and plane HP
• A6M2 Zero for enhanced anti-destroyer capability
• D4Y2 Suisei for better AP bomb damage
• Hull(B), (C) for better rudder shift and AA

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Ryūjō are as follows:

• Slot 1: Air Groups Modification 1
• Slot 2: Aircraft Engines Modification 1
• Slot 3: Torpedo Bombers Modification 1
• Slot 4: Torpedo Bombers Modification 2

Commander Skills

Ryūjō uses the standard Japanese carrier captain skill setup. Emphasis should be on skills that boost fighter and bomber health pools.

Any skills that are related to an enemy vessel firing on your carrier are not useful, as the cost-benefit of investing in survivability skills is not worth the minimal benefit they offer. Ryūjō has a low HP pool and is large and unarmored, and will not survive an attack by any ship larger than a destroyer. Ryūjō captains must position their ship near friendlies and far back from the enemy fleet. Concealment Expert may be taken to further reduce detection range if the captain so desires.

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

The consumables available for the ship and each plane type for Ryūjō is as follows:

Ship

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
• Slot 2: Template:Fighter I

Attack Aircraft

• Slot 1: Engine Cooling 
• Slot 2: Patrol Fighter 

Torpedo Bombers

• Slot 1: Engine Cooling 
• Slot 2: Patrol Fighter 

Dive Bombers

• Slot 1: Engine Cooling 
• Slot 2: Patrol Fighter 

Camouflage

Type 1, 2, or 5 camouflage can be equipped for credits; Types 1 or 5 are recommended at a minimum to reduce detectability range.

Players who wish to spend doubloons can equip Ryūjō with Type 16 camouflage that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, and increases the amount of experience she earns.

Signals

As a carrier, Ryūjō can only mount at most four signals at a time and has no risk of detonating. Players should mount Equal Speed Charlie London (🚫), Zulu Hotel (🚫), and, for the last two: November Echo Setteseven () and Juliet Whiskey Unaone (). However, the last two recommended signal flags are not highly recommended if the player wishes to conserve the signal for later tiers.

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

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  Ryūjō’s aircraft preparing to takeoff.

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  Ryūjō’s fighter squadron taking off.

Historical Info

Ryūjō (Japanese: 龍驤 "prancing dragon") was a light aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the early 1930s. Small and lightly built in an attempt to exploit a loophole in the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, she proved to be top-heavy and only marginally stable and was back in the shipyard for modifications to address those issues within a year of completion. With her stability improved, Ryūjō returned to service and was employed in operations during the Second Sino-Japanese War. During World War II, she provided air support for operations in the Philippines, Malaya, and the Dutch East Indies, where her aircraft participated in the Second Battle of the Java Sea. During the Indian Ocean raid in April 1942, the carrier attacked British merchant shipping with both her guns and her aircraft. Ryūjō next participated in the Battle of the Aleutian Islands in June. She was sunk by American carrier aircraft at the Battle of the Eastern Solomons on 24 August 1942.

Historical Inaccuracies

• The blue fuselage stripes on the A6M2 denotes an aircraft from the carrier Hiryū; Ryūjō’s fighters wore a yellow stripe.
• The red fuselage stripe on the D3A1 and B5N2 denotes aircraft from the carrier Akagi. The yellow tail stripes on the latter aircraft represent the carrier group leader. "AI-301" belonged to Mitsuo Fuchida.
• Ryūjō’s overall dark gray camouflage is missing.
• Light and dark green camouflage was only applied to aircraft carriers beginning in mid-1944; Ryūjō was sunk in August 1942.

Historical Gallery

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  Oblique view of Ryūjō at speed, September 1934.

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  Bow view of Ryūjō, June 1933.

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  Ryūjō during the 1930s with a pair of Aichi D1A2 dive bombers overhead.

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  Overhead view of Ryūjō at sea around 1935.

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  The disabled Ryūjō (top center) being bombed from high altitude by B-17 bombers on 24 August 1942. The destroyer Amatsukaze (lower left) is moving away from Ryūjō at full speed and the destroyer Tokitsukaze (faintly visible, upper right) is backing away from the bow of Ryūjō in order to evade the B-17s' falling bombs.

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  Cockpit view from a B5N of a Ryūjō squadron in flight.

Ships of Japan

Aircraft Carriers