Bluewater Fleet
IJN Kirishima
V
Rank
AB
7.0
RB
7.0
Battle rating
Japan
Game nation
Battleship
Main role
Imperial Japan
Operator country
General information
Specification
Armour
Citadel
279 / 203 / 127 mm
Main fire tower
254 / 254 / 254 mm
Hull
25 mm (steel)
Superstructure
16 mm (steel)
Number of sections
9
Displacement
36,314 t
Crew
1,442 persons
Max speed
Forward
57486648 km/h
Backward
25222922 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 / 43°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
32.632.6 °/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 | ||
| SAPCBC | 302 | 282 | 257 | 237 | 221 | 199 | |
| APCBC | 636 | 598 | 545 | 505 | 473 | 427 | |
| HE | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | |
Secondary armament
14 × Turret — 15 cm/50 Type 41 cannon
Ammunition
2,100 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
7.8 → 6 s
Vertical guidance
-5 / 30°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
54.354.3 °/s
Vertical
54.354.3 °/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 | 82 | 71 | 60 | 52 | 47 | 40 | |
Anti-aircraft armament
4 × Turret — 2 × 5 inch/40 Type 89 cannon
Ammunition
1,600 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
5.6 → 4.3 s
Vertical guidance
-7 / 90°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
65.165.1 °/s
Vertical
1210.21210.2 °/s
| Ammunition | Type | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| HE-TF | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | |
10 × Turret — 2 × 25 mm/60 Type 96 automatic cannon
Ammunition
30,000 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 | |
Economy
Repair cost
Basic → Reference
AB
25,256 → 32,883 
RB
30,621 → 39,869
Crew training
230,000
Experts
790,000
Aces
1,800 
Research Aces
780,000 
Reward multiplier
AB / RB
450 / 600 %
202 %
Total cost of modifications
281,000
417,000
Talisman cost
2,200
Seakeeping |
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Unsinkability | |
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Firepower | ||
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