IJN Yubari

IJN Yubari

IJN Yubari

Japan

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
4.7	4.7	4.7

Class:

PREMIUM

Light cruiser

Purchase:1 750

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Description

The Yubari-class, IJN Yubari, 1944 is a premium rank III Japanese light cruiser with a battle rating of 4.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Direct Hit".

The IJN Yubari was built between 1922 and 1923 as an experimental test bed for various new innovations made by the Imperial Japanese Navy, such as weight-saving design and the then state-of-the-art Kampon boilers. As a result, the Yubari ended up being something between a very heavy destroyer and a very light cruiser.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Citadel25 / 38 / 25 mm

Main fire tower20 / 20 / 20 mm

Hull25 mm (steel)

Superstructure13 mm (steel)

Number of section8

Displacement4 450 t

Crew368 people

The Yubari is a very small cruiser, being only slightly longer and heavier than the Akizuki at 138.9 metres in length and 4,450 tons of displacement. When combined with her decent mobility, she can be somewhat harder to hit at range.

Being such a small and very light cruiser also means that the Yubari doesn't have much protection. Her armour profile is roughly the same as the Kuma with smaller shell rooms, which means it's very poorly protected against any other cruisers and even destroyers at closer range. Yubari's fatal weakspot is her rear ammunition storage that sits above the waterline and is very easy to hit and detonate.

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB69 / 32 km/h

RB59 / 27 km/h

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Mobility Characteristics
Game Mode	Upgrade Status	Maximum Speed (km/h)		Turn Time (s)	Turn Radius (m)
		Forward	Reverse
AB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	69	32
RB/SB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	59	27

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB3 716

RB3 187

Crew training10 000

Experts290 000

Aces700

Research Aces790 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 400 / 600 / 50 %

2 × 154 / 154 / 154 %

Modifications

Seakeeping	Unsinkability	Firepower
Dry-Docking Rudder Replacement Propeller Replacement Engine Maintenance	Damage Control Division Fire Division Smokescreen Shrapnel Protection Ventilation New Pumps Ammo Wetting	Anti-Air Armament Targeting 140mm_jp_1940_type1_naval_sap_ammo_pack Auxiliary Armament Targeting 120mm_jp_type0_distant_fuse_naval_he_ammo_pack 140mm_jp_1940_type0_aa_distant_fuse_naval_he_ammo_pack Primary Armament Targeting Improved Rangefinder 140mm_jp_1940_mod1_naval_sap_ammo_pack Torpedo Mode

Armament

Primary armament

2 х Turret2 x 140 mm/50 3rd Year Type cannon

Ammunition410 rounds

Vertical guidance-5° / 30°

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Secondary armament

Turret120 mm/45 10th year type cannon

Ammunition250 rounds

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Anti-aircraft armament

8 х Turret25 mm/60 Type 96 automatic cannon

Ammunition1500 rounds

Belt capacity15 rounds

Fire rate261 shots/min

4 х Turret2 x 25 mm/60 Type 96 automatic cannon

Ammunition3000 rounds

Belt capacity15 rounds

Fire rate261 shots/min

3 х Turret3 x 25 mm/60 Type 96 automatic cannon

Ammunition4500 rounds

Belt capacity15 rounds

Fire rate261 shots/min

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Additional armament

Setup 18 x 610 mm Type 8 No.2 wet-heater torpedo

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Small size (comparable to some destroyers) makes her harder to target
• Sufficient armaments and armour to take on any destroyers at range
• Good AA armament

Cons:

• Terrible survivability against other cruisers
• Only 4 main guns, very poor damage output against cruisers
• Carries only 8 torpedoes, only 4 can be launched before reloading
• Average top speed and mobility
• Rear ammo racks sit above the waterline and are thus prone to detonation
• Outclassed by almost every cruiser she will face

History

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See also

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External links

• [Devblog] IJN Yubari: The Sensei

Japan light cruisers
Kuma-class	IJN Tama
	IJN Yubari*
Nagara-class	IJN Isuzu
Sendai-class	IJN Sendai
Agano-class	IJN Agano
Mogami-class	IJN Mikuma · IJN Suzuya
	* Unique ship

Japan premium ships
Motor torpedo boats	Type T-14 (mod. 1) · Type T-51a
Motor gun boats	Type 4 (Mod 4) · PG 02
Sub-chasers	Type K-8 No.13
Frigates	Akebono
Destroyers	IJN Satsuki · IJN Nenohi · IJN Hayanami · IJN Kiyoshimo · IJN Yuudachi · JDS Yūgure (DD-184)
Light cruisers	IJN Yubari · IJN Mikuma
Heavy cruisers	IJN Myoko
Battleships	IJN Yamashiro