Kushiro: Tier X Japanese Premium Heavy Cruiser 1945

A high-speed heavy cruiser, representing a hypothetical further development of the Mogami-class ships, featuring more powerful anti-aircraft and torpedo armament.

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Key Features

• Strong HE Shells: Effective firestarter with good damage output.
• Torpedoes: Useful for close-range engagements, though with shorter range than typical Japanese cruisers.
• Improved Repair Party: Faster cooldown and better HP recovery compared to Zaō.
• Flexible Consumables: Access to Hydroacoustic Search/Defensive AA Fire and Spotter/Fighter.
• Exhaust Smoke Generator: Unique for a Japanese heavy cruiser, allowing tactical repositioning.
• Weaknesses: Slow turret traverse, large turning circle, and vulnerable citadel.

Gameplay Tips:

• Positioning is Key: Use islands and cover to minimize exposure due to her large citadel.
• Exhaust Smoke Usage: Great for disengaging or making aggressive pushes—time it well!
• Turret Management: Pre-aim guns due to slow traverse, and avoid broadside turns.
• Torpedo Caution: Limited range means using them defensively or in ambush situations.
• Repair Party Efficiency: Heal proactively to offset incoming damage.
• Hydro/AA Flexibility: Adapt consumables based on enemy team composition (DD-heavy or CV-focused).

Remember: Kushiro rewards careful play—use her smoke and heal to survive, then punish enemies with her strong HE!

Kushiro Info

Ship Name: X Kushiro

Level: 10

Rarity Level: Epic Ship. Requires significant time, effort, or high investment. Typically limited-time and difficult to reobtain.

Class:  Project Heavy Cruiser

WG introduction:  June 5th, 2025

Estimated release: 14.8

How to Obtain: 14.8 Armory for 10,000 Festive Tokens

Base Value: 41,500

Nation:   Japan

Current development status: 14.8 Released

How to obtain

In the 14.8 Armory for 10,000 Festive Tokens

Armor

Health Points: 50,200 hp

Overall Armour: 13-160 mm

Fires Duration: 30s

Side Plating: Fore/Mid/Aft: 25/30/25 mm

Deck: Fore/Mid/Aft: 25/30/25 mm

Superstructure: 13-16 mm

Fore Athwartships: 25 mm

Aft Athwartships: 25 mm

Citadel Fore Athwartships: 100-160 mm

Citadel Aft Athwartships: 150-160 mm

Armor Belt: 30 mm

Citadel Armor Belt: 105 mm

Citadel Torpedo Bulkhead: 40 mm

Citadel Deck Slopes: 65 mm

Citadel Deck: 33-60 mm

Turret Plating: 25 mm

Citadel Bottom: 40 mm

Tonnage: 21,270 tn

Torpedo Protection: 13%

Main Battery Armament

5x2 203 mm/50 3rd Year Type No.2 in a Model E turret:

Max Range: 14.4 km

Reload: 11.0 s

180° Turn Time: 22.5 s

Dispersion at Max Range: 132 m

Sigma: 2.05σ

Shell Types

HE Shells

10x 203 mm HE Type0:

Alpha Damage: 3,300

Alpha Piercing HE: 34.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

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: 203 mm

Shell Krupp: 560.0

Shell Mass: 125.85 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Shell Speed: 840.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 17%

AP Shells

10x 203 mm HE Type0:

Alpha Damage: 4,700

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.337

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 7.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.033

Shell Detonator Threshold: 34.0

Shell Diameter: 203 mm

Shell Krupp: 2468.0

Shell Mass: 125.85 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 45.0°

Shell Speed: 840.0 m/s

Secondaries

6x2 100 mm HE Type98:

Max HE Shell Damage: 1,700

Range: 7.3 km

Reload: 2.9 s

Alpha Piercing HE: 30 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Speed: 1000 m/s

Burn Probability: 6%

Depth Charge Airstrike

Aircraft HP: 2,000 - Kawanishi H6K

Reload time: 30.0 s

Available flights: 2

Number of Aircraft in Attacking Flight: 1

Maximum range: 8.0 km

Number of Bombs in Payload: 2x Type 1 No. 25 MK 2 Mod. 1

Maximum bomb damage: 4900

Burn Probability: 28%

Torpedoes

4x4 610 mm Type 93/Type F3

Reload: 100 s

180° Turn Time:  7.2 s

Range: 8.0 km

Damage: 21,367 hp

Speed: 76 kts

Visibility Distance: 1.8 km

AA Defence:

Long Range

6×2 100 mm/65 Type 98 on a twin mount:

Firing range: 5.8 km

Hit Probability: 90 %

Damage by Zone Area AA: 151

Damage Caused by Shell Explosions: 1540

Number of Explosions Per Salvo: 6

Continuous damage: soon

Action zone: 3.5-5.8 km

Mid Range

10×2 40 mm/60 Type 5 on a twin mount:

Firing range: 3.5 km

Hit Probability: 90 %

Damage by Zone Area AA: 189

Short Range

20×1 25 mm/60 Type 96 on a single mount:
10×3 25 mm/60 Type 96 on a triple mount:

Firing range: 2.5 km

Hit Probability: 85 %

Damage by Zone Area AA: 144

Mobility

Maximum Speed: 34.5 kts

Turning Circle Radius: 860 m

Rudder Shift Time: 8.5 s

Propulsion: 152,000 hp

Detection

Surface Detectability: 12.7 km

Air Detectability: 7.6 km

Detectability after Firing Main Guns in Smoke: 7.6 km

Consumables

Slot 1 Damage Control Party:

Charges:  infinite.

Action Time: 5 s.

Reload Time: 60 s.

Slot 2 Repair Party:

Charges: 3.

Action Time: 28 s.

Reload Time: 80 s.

HP Regenerated per Second: +251 hp/s.

Slot 3 Exhaust Smoke Generator:

Charges: 4

Action time: 30 s

Smoke screen lifetime: 10 s

Reload time: 120 s

Smoke Radius: 450.0 m

Slot 4: 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 4 Defensive AA Fire:

Charges: 3.

Action Time: 40 s.

Reload Time: 80 s.

Average AA Damage: +50%

Damage within the explosion radius of shells fired from medium and long-range AA defenses: 300%.

Slot 5: Fighter:

Charges: 3

Action time: 60 s

Reload time: 90 s

Radius: 3 km

Fighters: 4

Slot 5: Spotter Plane:

Charges: 4.

Main battery firing range: +20%

Action time: 100s.

Reload: 240s.

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