Kitakami - Japanese Tier X Special Cruiser 1921

A unique "torpedo cruiser". Originally designed as a Kuma-class scout cruiser. In 1941, along with one of her sister ships, Kitakami was laid up for major retrofitting to be equipped with an unusually powerful torpedo armament of ten quadruple torpedo tubes.

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CT 12.10 Changes to  X Kitakami

• Action time of the "Exhaust Smoke Generator" consumable reduced: 40 to 30s.

 

Kitakami Commemorative Flag

The fourth Kuma-class cruiser was named after the river Kitakami—the fourth largest river in Japan.

Kitakami Info:

Ship Name:  X Kitakami

WG Introduction: July 6th, 2020

Tier: 10

Class: Kuma-class cruiser

Status during testing and when final:  Special Ship

Estimated ship release: 12.8/9

Base value: 34,650  doubloons

How to obtain: 2nd week of 12.11, In the "Salvage for Victory" event she will be your reward at the 80th Stage! 

More details here >> 

Nation:  Japanese

Current Status: Work in Progress

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Kitakami Armor: 

Hit Points: 28,500 hp

Fires duration: 30 s

Armour: 13-65 mm

Side plating fore/mid/aft: 16/16-65/16 mm

Deck plating fore/mid/aft: 16/30/16 mm

Superstructure: 13 mm

Armor Belt: 30 mm

Citadel Armor Belt: 65 mm

Citadel plating: 25 mm

Citadel Fore Athwartships: 40 mm

Citadel Aft Athwartships: 40 mm

Citadel Deck: 30 mm

Turret Plating: 25 mm

Citadel Bottom: 40 mm

Conning Tower: 51 mm

Tonnage: 7,800

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Main Battery Armament:

4x1 140 mm/50 3rd Year Type on a single mount:

Max Range: 11.2 km

Reload: 3.0 s

180° Turn Time: 21.2 s

Dispersion at Max Range: 110 m

Sigma: 2.05σ

Shell Types:

HE Shells: 4x 140 mm HE Type0 HE Shells:

Max HE Shell Damage: 2,700

Alpha Piercing, HE: 23.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.34

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 68.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 140 mm

Shell Krupp: 360.0

Shell Mass: 38.0 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Shell Speed: 850.0 m/s

Chance of causing fire: 11%

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Torpedoes:

10x4 610 mm Quad/Type90 mod 5

Reload: 81 s

180° Turn Time: 7.2 s

Range: 12 km

Damage: 11,833 hp

Speed: 86 kts

Visibility Distance: 1.7 km

Reaction Time: 7.97 s

Alternative

Switching Time: 5s

10x4 610 mm Quad/Type93 mod. 2 dw

Can only damage CV's and BB's

Reload: 81 s

180° Turn Time: 7.2 s

Range: 20 km

Damage: 20,967 hp

Speed: 67 kts

Visibility Distance: 0.9 km

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Depth Charges:

Maximum damage: 4,600

Charges: 2

Bombs in a charge: 10.0

Reload: 40 s

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AA Defense:

Short Range

2x2 25 mm/60 Type 96 on a twin mount

Action Zone: 2.5 km

Hit Probability: 85 %

Continuous Damage Per Second: 11

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Mobility:

Maximum Speed: 36.0 kts

Turning Circle Radius: 640 m

Rudder Shift Time: 7.0 s

Propulsion: 78,000 hp

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Visibility:

Surface Detectability: 9.8 km

Air Detectability: 5.0 km

Detectability after Firing Main Guns in Smoke: 4.3 km

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Consumable:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party

Work Time: 5 s

Reload Time: 60 s

Slot 2: Exhaust Smoke Generator

Charges: 4.

Action time: 30 s.

Smoke screen lifetime: 10 s.

Reload time: 80 s.

Smoke Radius: 450.0 m.

Slot 3: Engine Boost

Charges: 3

Action time: 180 s

Reload Time: 90 s

Speed Boost: +15%

Slot 4: Repair party

Charges: 3

Action time: 28 s

Reload Time: 80 s

HP Per sec: +142

All stats are listed without crew and upgrade modifiers but with best available modules. The stats are subject to change at any time.

Please note! that all information in this post is preliminary. Announced adjustments and features may change multiple times during testing. The final information will be published stated as Released on our WGB website.