Bluewater Fleet
IJN Takao
V
Rank
AB
6.0
RB
6.0
Battle rating
Japan
Research country
Heavy cruiser
Main role
90,000
Research
280,000
Purchase
General information
Specification
Armour
Hull
25 mm (steel)
Superstructure
8 mm (steel)
Number of sections
9
Displacement
15,933 t
Crew
990 persons
Max speed
Forward
64547454 km/h
Backward
20172317 km/h
Primary armament
5 × Turret — 2 × 20 cm/50 3rd year type No.2 cannon
Ammunition
1,200 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
15.7 → 12 s
Vertical guidance
-5 / 70°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
43.443.4 °/s
Vertical
1210.21210.2 °/s
| Ammunition | Type | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 m | 2500 m | 5000 m | 7500 m | 10000 m | 15000 m | ||
| HE | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | |
| APHEBC | 365 | 327 | 269 | 219 | 176 | 116 | |
| HE-TF | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | |
Secondary 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
-10 / 85°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
65.165.1 °/s
Vertical
1210.21210.2 °/s
| Ammunition | Type | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 m | 2500 m | 5000 m | 7500 m | 10000 m | 15000 m | ||
| HE | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | |
| HE-TF | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | |
Anti-aircraft armament
6 × Turret — 2 × 25 mm/60 Type 96 automatic cannon
Ammunition
18,000 rounds
Belt capacity
15 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
2.6 → 2 s
Fire rate
261 shots/min
Vertical guidance
-10 / 80°
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 | |
2 × Turret — 3 × 25 mm/60 Type 96 automatic cannon
Ammunition
9,000 rounds
Belt capacity
15 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
2.6 → 2 s
Fire rate
261 shots/min
Vertical guidance
-10 / 80°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
1512.81512.8 °/s
Vertical
108.5108.5 °/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 | |
8 × Turret — 25 mm/60 Type 96 automatic cannon
Ammunition
12,000 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
7563.87563.8 °/s
Vertical
6555.36555.3 °/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 | |
Additional armament
Setup 1
24 × 610 mm Type 93 Model 1, Mod 2 torpedo
Economy
Repair cost
Basic → Reference
AB
12,168 → 16,427
RB
11,946 → 16,127
Crew training
80,000
Experts
280,000
Aces
1,400 
Research Aces
620,000
Reward multiplier
AB / RB
450 / 600 %
184 %
Total cost of modifications
84,200
146,000
Talisman cost
1,900
Research order:
Seakeeping |
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Unsinkability | |
|---|---|
Firepower | ||
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