Bluewater Fleet
IJN Sendai
III
Rank
AB
5.0
RB
5.0
Battle rating
Japan
Game nation
Light cruiser
Main role
25,000
Research
87,000
Purchase
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: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 m | 2500 m | 5000 m | 7500 m | 10000 m | 15000 m | ||
| HE | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| SAP | 86 | 75 | 59 | 46 | 37 | 35 | |
| HE-TF | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| SAPBC | 116 | 102 | 81 | 64 | 50 | 33 | |
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 | 5 | 5 | 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
25,000
Experts
87,000
Aces
700 
Research Aces
390,000
Reward multiplier
AB / RB
360 / 600 %
154 %
Total cost of modifications
24,330
49,000
Talisman cost
1,300
Seakeeping |
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Unsinkability | |
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Firepower | ||
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