Bluewater Fleet
IJN Hiei
V
Rank
AB
6.7
RB
6.7
Battle rating
Japan
Game nation
Battlecruiser
Main role
180,000
Research
540,000
Purchase
General information
Specification
Armour
Citadel
127 / 203 / 19 mm
Main fire tower
254 / 254 / 254 mm
Hull
25 mm (steel)
Superstructure
16 mm (steel)
Number of sections
9
Displacement
29,988 t
Crew
1,336 persons
Max speed
Forward
51446044 km/h
Backward
22192519 km/h
Primary armament
4 × Turret — 2 × 36 cm/45 Type 41 cannon
Ammunition
720 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
39 → 30 s
Vertical guidance
-5 / 33°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
32.632.6 °/s
Vertical
86.886.8 °/s
| Ammunition | Type | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 m | 2500 m | 5000 m | 7500 m | 10000 m | 15000 m | ||
| SAPCBC | 298 | 273 | 236 | 205 | 179 | 140 | |
| APCBC | 602 | 551 | 477 | 414 | 361 | 282 | |
| APCBC | 663 | 607 | 525 | 456 | 397 | 309 | |
Secondary armament
16 × Turret — 15 cm/50 Type 41 cannon
Ammunition
2,400 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
7.8 → 6 s
Vertical guidance
-7 / 19°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
54.354.3 °/s
Vertical
54.354.3 °/s
| Ammunition | Type | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 m | 2500 m | 5000 m | 7500 m | 10000 m | 15000 m | ||
| HE | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| SAP | 116 | 97 | 71 | 50 | 36 | 34 | |
Anti-aircraft armament
4 × Turret — 8 cm/40 3rd Year Type cannon
Ammunition
1,600 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
5.2 → 4 s
Vertical guidance
-10 / 75°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
119.4119.4 °/s
Vertical
108.5108.5 °/s
| Ammunition | Type | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 1000 m | 2000 m | 3000 m | 4000 m | 5000 m | ||
| HE-TF | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Additional armament
Setup 1
24 × 21 inch Type 43 (1910) torpedo
Economy
Repair cost
Basic → Reference
AB
25,114 → 31,543
RB
30,894 → 38,803
Crew training
155,000
Experts
540,000
Aces
1,800 
Research Aces
780,000
Reward multiplier
AB / RB
450 / 600 %
202 %
Total cost of modifications
164,900
280,000
Talisman cost
2,200
Research order:
Seakeeping |
|---|
Unsinkability | |
|---|---|
Firepower | ||
|---|---|---|
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