Azuma B: Tier IX Japanese Premium Heavy Cruiser 1940 (Cost Revealed)

 

  Azuma B: Tier IX Japanese Premium Heavy Cruiser 1940 (Black Friday 2024)

A powerful high-speed ship (Project B-65) designed to destroy American heavy cruisers and confront Alaska-class "large cruisers". Some design solutions were borrowed from Yamato-class battleships. She was armed with nine 310 mm guns and had good anti-torpedo protection.

 

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Developed in 1941, the super cruisers of Project B-65 were supposed to play a key role in the "Kantai Kessen" or "Decisive Battle" doctrine for the defeat of the U.S. Navy in the impending war.

 

 

Features and Tactics

• Main Strengths:
  • 310 mm Guns: Excellent base range of 19.1 km, pinpoint accuracy, high-damage HE shells, and powerful AP shells.
  • Versatility: Ability to deal significant damage to both cruisers and battleships.
• Survivability:
  • HP Pool: Considerable pool of 58,350 HP.
  • Repair Party: Augmented Repair Party consumable for better survivability.
• Weaknesses:
  • Armor: Vulnerable to battleship AP salvos and torpedo spreads.
  • Positioning: Important to keep distance and avoid close engagements.
• Tactics:
  • Target Selection: Focus on vulnerable targets.
  • Awareness: Stay aware of enemy positions and how many ships are targeting you.

 

Azuma B Info:

Ship Name:   IX Azuma B

Level: 9

Class: WG Project Heavy Cruiser

WG introduction:  September 30th, 2024

Resource Cost:  16,350 doubloons or Cash, also can be obtained in Black Friday Containers (See below)

Nation:   Japan

Current development status: Released

 

How to Obtain during the 2024 Black Friday Event

Black Friday 2024 Premium Container Contents - 12%

Black Friday 2024 standard Container Contents - 0.4%

Find out more about the '2024 Black Friday' containers in this link
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Azuma Armor:

Health Points: 58,350 hp

Overall: 13~305 mm

Superstructure: 16 mm

Fore Athwartships: 21 mm

Citadel Fore Athwartships: 101-195 mm

Aft Athwartships: 21 mm

Citadel Aft Athwartships: 101-195 mm

Armor Belt: 27 mm

Citadel Armor Belt: 96-178 mm

Citadel Deck: 125 mm

Citadel Armored Deck Slopes: 125 mm

Citadel Bottom: 40 mm

Turret Plating: 102-305 mm

Conning Tower: 215 mm

Torpedo Protection: 22%

Tonnage: 34,689 t

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Main Battery Armament:

3 × 3 310 mm/50 Type 0 in a triple turret:

Max Range: 19.1 km

Reload: 20.0 s

180° Turn Time: 36.0 s

Dispersion at Max Range: 196 m

Sigma: 2.00σ

 

Shell Types:

HE Shells:

9x 310 mm HE Type92:

Alpha Damage: 5,100

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Alpha Piercing HE: 52.0 mm

Shell Air Drag: 0.337

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 8.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 310 mm

Shell Krupp: 1.0

Shell Mass: 448.8 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Velocity: 836.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 27%

 

AP Shells:

9x 310 mm AP Type92:

Alpha Damage: 8,650

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.244

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 6.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.033

Shell Detonator Threshold: 52.0 mm

Shell Diameter: 310 mm

Shell Krupp: 2365.0

Shell Mass: 448.8 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 45.0°

Velocity: 836.0 m/s

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Depth Charges Airstrike:

Aircraft HP: 2,000

Available Flights: 2

No of Aircraft in Attacking Flight: 1

Bombs Type: 2 × Experimental 45 kg

Max Bomb Damage: 4200

Max Range: 7 km

Reload: 30 s

Chance of Fire: 24%

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Secondaries:

8 × 2 100 mm HE Type98:

Max HE Shell Damage: 1,700

Range: 7.0 km

Reload: 3.0 s

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Alpha Piercing HE: 30.0 mm

Shell Air Drag: 0.331

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 68.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 100 mm

Shell Krupp: 480.0

Shell Mass: 13.0 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Velocity: 1000.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 6%

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AA Defence:

Long Range:

8 × 2 100 mm/65 Type 98 on a Model A mount:

Firing range:  ~5.8 km

Hit Probability:  90 %

Damage Within an Explosion:  1470

Damage by long range AA guns:  207

Continuous Damage:  261

Number of Explosions Per Salvo:  8

Action Zone:  3.5 - 5.8 km

 

Short Range:

24 × 3 25 mm/60 Type 96 on a triple mount
6 × 2 25 mm/60 Type 96 on a twin mount:

Firing range:  2.5 km

Hit Probability:  85 %

Damage by Zone Area AA:  203

Action Zone:  0.1 - 2.5 km

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Mobility:

Maximum Speed: 34.0 kts

Turning Circle Radius: 920 m

Rudder Shift Time: 13.9 s

Propulsion: 170,000 hp

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Detection:

Surface Detectability:  14.7 km

Detectability by depths:  0-10.7 km

Air Detectability:  10.7 km

Detectability after Firing Main Guns in Smoke: 11.8 km

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Consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party:

Work Time: 5 s

Reload Time: 60 s

 

Slot 2: Defensive AA:

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 spotting range max depth: 5.0 km.

 

Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft:

Charges: 4.

Action Time: 100 s.

Reload time: 240 s.

Range: +20%.

 

Slot 4: Repair Party:

Charges: 4

Action time: 28 s

Reload Time: 40 s

HP Per sec: +291 hp/s

 

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