Chikuma Shō-Gō - Tier IX Japanese Premium Hybrid Cruiser 1939

A Tone-class heavy cruiser, this warship represents an advancement from the Mogami class. Notably, all four main battery turrets are situated on the ship's bow, a distinctive feature of this series. Designed for extended-range reconnaissance, escort duties, and supporting aircraft carrier formations, this warship boasts an augmented cruising range and carries an onboard air group. Throughout World War II, the cruiser took part in most major operations conducted by the Japanese Navy. In October 1944, Chikuma was sunk during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
This version of the ship represents Chikuma II in her final moments.

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Key Features and Battle Tips

Key Features

• Her main battery is represented by eight 203mm guns in four twin turrets with slow traverse speed and limited firing angles, resulting in rather low damage per minute.
• In comparison to her sister ship, Chikuma II’s torpedo bombers will reload more quickly, have more damage potential, and can be stored as up to two charges.
• Additionally, her ship-mounted torpedoes will have long range, high damage, and improved launch angles due to the torpedoes’ ability to turn after hitting the water.
• Excellent concealment and access to the Smoke Generator consumable will be valuable tools, but her small HP pool and weak AA means captains should take care when detected.
• Chikuma II also has access to Hydroacoustic Search and Defensive AA Fire in the same slot.

Battle Tips

Chikuma II heavily relies on her squadrons and will be most effectively played by using her stealth to take advantageous fights. Enemy targets may be softened up by using her torpedo bombers and high-damage torpedoes, then followed up with main battery salvos from the cover of smoke. In direct confrontations, Chikuma II will fare poorly against her peers, so captains will want to avoid engagements in open water against enemy cruisers and battleships.

Ship Info

Ship Name:

  XI Chikuma Sho-Go

Tier / Level:

9

Rarity Level:

Epic Ship

WG Introduction:

August 6th, 2026

Estimated Release:

Update 15.8

Game Nation:

Japan

How to obtain:

According to WG WoWs Devs Blog:
Available via the 15.8 Birthday Wishing Wharf. [Details] More details to follow soon.

Armor

Hit Points: 38,900 hp

Overall: 16-175 mm

Fires Duration: 30 s

Superstructure: 16 mm

Citadel Fore Athwartships: 19-175 mm.

Citadel Aft Athwartships: 19-105 mm.

Citadel Armor Belt: 100-145 mm.

Citadel Armoured deck slopes: 67 mm.

Citadel Torpedo Bulkhead: 40-65 mm.

Citadel Deck: 31-56 mm.

Citadel Bottom: 40 mm.

Turret Plating: 25 mm.

Torpedo protection damage reduction: 13%.

Main Battery Armament

2 x 2 203 mm/50 3rd Year Type No.2 in a Model E turret;
2 x 2 203 mm/50 3rd Year Type No.2 in a Model E3 turret:

Max Range: 15.7 km

Reload: 16.0 s

180° Turn Time: 30.0 s

Dispersion at Max Range: 133 m

Sigma: 2.05σ

Shell Types

HE Shells

8x 203 mm HE Type0:

Alpha Damage: 3,300

Alpha Piercing HE: 34 mm

Air Drag Coefficient: 0.337

Always Ricochet at: 60.0°

Normalization: 8°

Fusetime: 0.001 s

Detonator Threshold: 2.0 mm

Shell Diameter: 0.203 m

Krupp: 560.0

Mass: 125.85 kg

Start Ricochet: 91.0°

Muzzle Velocity: 840 m/s

Burn Probability: 17%

AP Shells

8x 203 mm AP Type91:

Alpha Damage: 4,700

Max AP Shell Damage Per Minute: 141,000

Ammo Type: AP

Air Drag Coefficient: 0.337

Always Ricochet at: 60.0°

Normalization: 7.0°

Fusetime: 0.033 s

Detonator Threshold: 34.0 mm

Shell Diameter: 0.203 m

Krupp: 2468.0

Mass: 125.85 kg

Start Ricochet: 45.0°

Muzzle Velocity: 840 m/s

Air Wing - Torpedo Bombers

Aircraft: Aichi M6A2 Seiran

Aircraft Health: 1950 hp

Cruising Speed: 135 kts

Max Speed: 155 kts

Engine boost time: 15 s.

Engine boost reload time: 30 s.

Attacking Flight Size: 2

Squadron Flight Amount: 2

Detectability range: 7.5 km

Aircraft on Deck: 4

Plane Restoration: 120 s

Torpedoes: 1x Type 91 Mod. 4

Torpedoes in Payload: 1

Max Torpedo Damage: 8318

Aerial Torpedo Speed: 53 kts

Torpedo Range: 6.0 km

Torpedo Arming Distance: 705 m

Secondaries

4 x 2 127 mm HE Type0:

Range: 7.3 km

Reload: 3.0 s

Alpha Damage: 1,700

Alpha Piercing HE: 30.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

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°

Shell Speed: 1000.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 6%

Torpedoes

4 x 3 610 mm Type90 mod. 1:

Range: 15.0 km

Reload Time: 105 s

Maximum Damage: 23,767

Speed: 60 kt

Detectability Range: 1.7 km

180 Degree Turn Time: 7.2 s

Airstrike

Aircraft: Kawanishi H6K

Airstrike range: 7.0 km

Reload time: 30 s

Available flights: 2

Number of aircraft in attacking flight: 1

Aircraft HP: 2000

Bombs in payload: 2x Experimental 45 kg

Maximum bomb damage: 4,200

Chances of causing a fire on target: 24.0%

Depth Charges

Not available

Anti Aircraft Armament

Continuous damage: 126

Long Range

4x2 127 mm/40 Type 89 on a Model A1 Mod.1 mount:

Firing range: 5.8 km

Hit probability: 90 %

Damage Within an Explosion: 1,540

Damage by long-range AA guns: 60

Number of Explosions Per Salvo: 3

Priority sector reinforcement: 50%

Mid Range

Not Available

Short Range

8 x 3 25 mm/60 Type 96 on a triple mount;
4 x 2 25 mm/60 Type 96 on a twin mount;
23 x 1 25 mm/60 Type 96 on a single mount:

Firing range: 2.5 km

Hit probability: 85 %

Damage by medium-range AA guns: 196

Mobility

Maximum speed: 35.0 kt

Turning circle radius: 780 m

Rudder shift time: 10.0 s

Propulsion: 152,000 hp

Detection

Detectability range by sea: 10.8 km

Detectability after firing a main gun shell: 16.8 km

Detectability range by depths: 0.0-7.16 km

Detectability range by air: 7.16 km

Combat Instructions

Not available

Available Consumables

Slot 1: Damage Control Party

Charges: Unlimited

Work time: 5 s

Reload time: 60 s

Slot 2: Hydroacoustic Search

Charges: 3

Action time: 100 s

Reload time: 120 s

Detection of torpedoes: 3.0 km

Detection of ships: 4.0 km

Slot 2: Auxiliary and Torpedo Weaponry Coordination

Charges: 3

Concentrated AA Fire progress per second: +1.2%

Secondary shells damage: +10%

Torpedo reload time: -20%

Airstrike reload time: -20%

Duration time: 30 s

Reload time: 120 s

Slot 3: Smoke Generator

Charges: 3.

Action Time: 20 s.

Reload Time: 160 s.

Radius: 450 m .

Life time: 93 s.

Slot 4: Repair Party

Charges: 3

HP per second: +194

Duration time: 28 s

Reload time: 80 s

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.