Bluewater Fleet
IJN Sendai
III
Rank
AB
5.0
RB
5.0
Battle rating
Japan
Game nation
Light cruiser
Main role
48,000
Research
180,000
Purchase
Imperial Japan
Operator country
General information
Specification
Armour
Citadel
0 / 63 / 29 mm
Main fire tower
38 / 8 / 0 mm
Hull
25 mm (steel)
Superstructure
13 mm (steel)
Number of sections
8
Displacement
7,180 t
Crew
450 persons
Max speed
Forward
65567656 km/h
Backward
25222922 km/h
Primary armament
7 × Turret — 140 mm/50 3rd Year Type cannon
Ammunition
1,400 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
7.8 → 6 s
Vertical guidance
-7 / 30°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
86.886.8 °/s
Vertical
86.886.8 °/s
| Ammunition | Type | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| HE | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| SAP | 61 | 55 | 47 | 42 | 39 | 35 | |
| HE-TF | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| SAPBC | 115 | 103 | 89 | 79 | 71 | 62 | |
Secondary armament
2 × Turret — 2 × 25 mm/60 Type 96 automatic cannon
Ammunition
6,000 rounds
Belt capacity
15 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
2.6 → 2 s
Fire rate
261 shots/min
Vertical guidance
-10 / 85°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
1311.11311.1 °/s
Vertical
97.797.7 °/s
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| HEF-T/HEF/AP-T/HEI | 55 | 53 | 44 | 37 | 32 | 29 | |
| AP-T/AP-T/AP-T/HEF | 55 | 53 | 44 | 37 | 32 | 29 | |
| HEF-T/HEI/HEI/HEI | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Anti-aircraft armament
4 × 13.2 mm Type 93 machine gun
Ammunition
6,000 rounds
Belt capacity
30 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
2.6 → 2 s
Fire rate
476 shots/min
Vertical guidance
-15 / 85°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
1311.11311.1 °/s
Vertical
97.797.7 °/s
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| T/AP/IAI/AP | 28 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | |
2 × Turret — 7.7 mm Type 92 machine gun
Ammunition
3,880 rounds
Belt capacity
97 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
3.9 → 3 s
Fire rate
600 shots/min
Vertical guidance
-10 / 60°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
7563.87563.8 °/s
Vertical
7563.87563.8 °/s
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| AP/T | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | |
Additional armament
Setup 1
16 × 610 mm Type 8 No.2 wet-heater torpedo
Setup 2
8 × Type 95 depth charge
Setup 3
16 × 610 mm Type 8 No.2 wet-heater torpedo
8 × Type 95 depth charge
8 × Type 95 depth charge
Economy
Repair cost
Basic → Reference
AB
5,834 → 7,911
RB
6,849 → 9,287
Crew training
52,000
Experts
180,000
Aces
700 
Research Aces
390,000
Reward multiplier
AB / RB
360 / 600 %
154 %
Total cost of modifications
45,600
98,100
Talisman cost
1,300
Seakeeping |
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Unsinkability | |
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Firepower | ||
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