BA Takahashi: Tier IX Japanese Cruiser 1944

This ship's look is inspired by Okusora Ayane from Blue Archive, known as the brains and common sense of Abydos High School.

 

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BA Takahashi Info

Ship Name: IX BA Takahashi

Level: 9

Collaboration: Blue Archive

Class: Project cruiser

WG introduction: August 2024

Released: 13.7

Base value:  19,000

Nation:   Japan

Current development status: Released

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Armor

Hit Points: 49,500 hp

Armour: 13-160 mm

Fires Duration: 30 s

Fore Athwartships: 25 mm

Aft Athwartships: 25 mm

Citadel Fore Athwartships: 100-160 mm

Citadel Aft Athwartships: 100-160 mm

Armor Belt: 25-105 mm

Superstructure: 13 mm

Citadel Torpedo bulkhead: 40 mm

Armoured Deck Slopes: 65 mm

Citadel Deck: 33-60 mm

Citadel Bottom: 40 mm

Turret Plating: 25-32 mm

Torpedo Protection, Damage Reduction: 13%

Tonnage: 21,270

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Main Battery Armament

5x3 150 mm/60 5th Year Type in a triple turret:

Max Range: 16.5 km

Reload: 15.0 s

Minimum Shell Type Switching Time: 15.0 s

180° Turn Time: 6.0 s

Dispersion at Max Range: 147 m

Sigma: 2.05σ

 

Shell Types

High Explosive Shells

15x 150 mm HE Type 0:

Max HE Shell Damage: 2,350

Alpha Piercing HE: 30.0 mm

Shell Air Drag: 0.278

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.01

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Krupp: 1150.0

Shell Mass: 41.0 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Shell Velocity: 930.0 m/s

Chance of Fire: 11%

 

Armor Piercing Shells

15x 150 mm AP Type 0:

Max AP Shell Damage: 2,850

Shell Air Drag: 0.278

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.025

Shell Detonator Threshold: 25.0 mm

Shell Krupp: 2400.0

Shell Mass: 41.0 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 45.0°

Shell Velocity: 930.0 m/s

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Secondaries

4x2 100 mm/65 Type 98 on a twin mount HE

Max HE Shell Damage: 1,700

Range: 7.0 km

Reload: 2.9 s

Alpha Piercing HE: 30.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Velocity: 1000.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 6%

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Torpedoes:

4x4 610 mm Quad/Type93:

Reload: 120.0 s

180° Turn Time: 7.2 s

Range: 15.0 km

Damage: 20,967 hp

Speed: 57 kts

Visibility Distance: 1.7 km

Enemy response time after spotting these torps: 11.1 s

Chance of Flood: 355%

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Depth Charge Airstrike

Aircraft HP: 2,000

Available Flights: 2

No of Aircraft in Attacking Flight: 1

Bombs in Payload: 2x Experimental 45 kg

Max Bomb Damage: 4200

Max Range: 7 km

Reload: 30 s

Chance of Fire: 24%

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Anti Aircraft Defence

Long Range:

5×3 150 mm/60 5th Year Type in a triple turret:
4x2 100.0 mm/65 Type 98 on a twin mount:

Firing range: 6.9 km

Hit Probability: 90 %

Damage Within an Explosion: 1610

Damage by long range AA guns: 197

Number of Explosions Per Salvo: 8

Continuous damage: 267

Action Zone: 3.5-6.9 km

 

Medium Range:

6x2 40 mm/60 Type 5 on a twin mount:

Firing Range: 3.5 km

Hit Probability: 90 %

Damage by Zone Area AA: 112

Action Zone: 3.5 km

 

Short Range:

12x1 20 mm/65 C/38 on an L/30 single mount:
8x4 20 mm/65 C/38 on a Flak 35 Vierling L/38 mount:

Firing Range: 2.5 km

Hit Probability: 85 %

Damage by Zone Area AA: 126

Action Zone: 2.5 km

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Mobility

Maximum speed: 34.5 knots

Turning circle radius: 860 m

Rudder shift time: 8.5 s

Propulsion: 152,000 hp

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Detection

Surface Detectability: 12.5 km

Air Detectability: 8.5 km

Detectability by depths: 0-8.5 km

Detectability after Firing Main Guns in Smoke: 6.3 km

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Available Consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party:

Charges: Infinte

Work Time: 5 s

Reload Time: 60 s

 

Slot 2: Defensive AA Fire:

Charges: 3

Action Time: 40 s

Reload Time: 80 s

 

Slot 2: Hydroacoustic Search:

Charges: 3

Action time: 100 s

Reload time: 120 s

Torpedo detection range: 3.5 km

Ship detection range: 5.0 km

Submarine detection range at max depth: 2.0 km

 

Slot 3: Fighter:

Charges: 3

Action Time: 60 s

Reload Time: 90 s

Radius : +3.0 km

Fighters: x4

 

Slot 4: Repair Party:

Charges 3

Action Time: 28 s

Reload Time: 80 s

HP per Second: +247 hp/s

 

Slot 5: Submarine Surveillance:

Charges 3

Action Time: 20 s

Reload Time: 120 s

Ship Distance: 7 km

 

All statistics are presented without crew and upgrade modifiers, but with the best modules available. Please note that these statistics may change at any time.

 

Please be aware that all information in this post is 'Work in Progress', the announced adjustments and features may undergo multiple changes during testing, all changes will be added to this post immediately after they become available, the final details will be officially published and labelled in the ship info as 'Released' on this post.