Yimeng: Tier IX Pan-Asian Battleship

A Soviet Project A battleship with radically redesigned armament during a late 1940s hypothetical modernization based on the experience of the previous war. In 1954–1955, the battleship could have been transferred to the People's Republic of China.
The ship is named after the Yimeng Mountains, a region closely associated with China's ancient history.

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Key Features

• Main battery of twelve 356mm guns with improved AP ricochet angles.
• Strong, long-range, and accurate secondary battery.
• Good hull plating for weathering incoming fire.
• Access to an improved Repair Party with unlimited charges (but a long cooldown).
• First ship with the new Aerial & Torpedo Defense System to greatly reduce torpedo damage.

Battle Tips

• Use your survivability to lead pushes or anchor a flank for your team.
• Manage your Repair Party consumable carefully to avoid long periods without it.
• Activate the Aerial & Torpedo Defense System to withstand torpedo volleys when pushing or being focused.
• Be aware of your short main battery range and lack of stealth/agility.
• Once committed to an engagement, you cannot easily disengage, so choose your fights wisely.

Ship Info:

Ship Name:   IX Yimeng

Level: 9

WG Introduction: October 27th, 2025

Rarity Level: Soon

Base Value: soon

Estimated Release: 15.0

Nation:  Pan-Asia

Current Development Status: Work in Progress

Note: Basic WG devs stats, I will update the stats when they become available ~November 6th.

Armor:

Hit points: 73,500

Plating: 32 mm

Torpedo protection: 21%

Main Battery Armament:

3 x 4 356 mm

Firing range: 18.6 km

Reload time: 30.0 s

180-degree turn time: 40.0 s

Maximum dispersion: 246 m

Sigma: 1.90

Shell Types:

HE Shells:

12x 356 mm HE

Maximum HE shell damage: 4,950

HE shell armor penetration: 59 mm

Chance to cause fire: 30.0%

HE initial velocity: 895 m/s

AP Shells:

12x 356 mm AP

Maximum AP shell damage: 9,800

AP initial velocity: 895 m/s

Depth Charge Airstrike:

Reload time: 30.0 s

Available flights: 2

Number of Aircraft in Attacking Flight: 1

Maximum range: 10.0 km

Number of Bombs in Payload: 2x

Maximum bomb damage: 4200

Secondary Armament:

10 x 3 152.0 mm

Maximum range: 7.5 km

Reload time: 5.7 s

Maximum HE shell damage: 2,200

Chance to cause fire: 12%

HE initial velocity: 950 m/s

HE shell armor penetration: 25 mm

AA Defense:

Long-Range:

10 x 3 152.0 mm

Continuous damage per second: 252

Hit probability: 75 %

Action zone: 5.8 km

Number of explosions in a salvo: 10

Damage within an explosion: 1820

Contiuous damage: soon

Action zone 3.5: 5.8 km

Mid-Range:

10 x 4 45.0 mm

Continuous damage per second: 340

Hit probability: 75 %

Action zone: 3.5 km

Mobility:

Maximum speed: 29.0 kt

Turning circle radius: 880 m

Rudder shift time: 13.3 s

propulsion: soon

Detection:

Surface detectability: 16.7 km

Air detectability: 10.0 km

Detectability after firing main guns in smoke: 15.3 km

Available consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party

Duration time: 15 s

Reload time: 80 s

Equipment is unlimited

Slot 2: Heavy Repair Teams

Duration time: 45 s

HP per second: 367.5

Reload time: 100 s

Charges: 2

Slot 3: Aerial & Torpedo Defense System

Number of charges: 3

Action time: 5 s

Reload time: 150 s

Effects:

Damage taken from aircraft torpedoes: -70%

Torpedo damage taken: -70%

Slot 4: Fighter

Duration time: 60 s

Fighters: 4

Action radius: 3.0 km

Reload time: 90 s

Charges: 3

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

Important: 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.