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Amagi

Also called: 天城 Beta

Japan · Tier VII · Battleship · Tech Tree: Outranging Battleships

AP-DPM battleshipHigh gun throughput: keep the mains firing and bleed every broadside that shows.

Playstyle

Hold 14-17 km on a flank with firing arcs into rotating cruisers and broadside BBs
Avoid: Idle reloads

Key characteristics

410 mm AP overmatchHeavy HE shellsHigh HE DPMLobs over islandsSpotter planeEasily spotted

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Playstyle

Overview

Amagi is a Tier VII Japanese AP-DPM battleship (311,111 AP DPM): her main battery throughput is top-decile, so the kit pays out by punishing every broadside she catches rather than waiting for a perfect alpha salvo. Keep the guns reloading on targets, not on cover. She also puts out top-decile HE (160,494 HE DPM), making her a dual-threat gunship: keep AP up against broadsides and citadels, and switch to HE against bow-in ships, superstructures, and the thin or angled targets AP over-penetrates or bounces off. Standout traits: top-decile high-arc HE shells in T7 BBs (20.2°) and top-decile secondary dispersion in T7 BBs (195 m).

Positioning

Hold 14-17 km on a flank with firing arcs into rotating cruisers and broadside BBs. The kit's value is salvo cycle count, so prioritize a position where the next reload always has a target; bow on between salvos and trade angles rather than holding broadside for a single shot. With 18.2 s on the rudder she starts turning late, so the angle has to be set before you are shot at.

Potato Avoidance

Idle reloads

The kit pays for itself when the guns are cycling on targets; a 24.3-second window between salvos because no broadside is available is the kit doing nothing. Pre-rotate turrets toward likely-broadside ships before you need the shot.

Signature Traits

LOBBING BATTERY ↗

High-arc HE shells · 20.23°
HE DPM machine · 160494 HE
AP DPM machine · 311111 AP
Big-caliber AP overmatch · 28.6 mm

Tighter secondary dispersion ↗

195 m secondary dispersion at max secondary range, top decile of T7 BBs. Lower is tighter: the auto-fire cone is narrower, so more of each burst lands on the target. This is DISPERSION, not sigma -- secondary sigma is the separate 'Sharp secondaries' trait.

Strong torpedo belt ↗

43% torpedo damage reduction, top decile of T7 BBs.

Easily spotted ↗

15.6 km surface detect, bottom decile of T7 BBs. Visible before you can react; position early.

Sluggish rudder ↗

18.2 s rudder shift, bottom decile of T7 BBs. Hard to dodge incoming AP; lean on island cover.

Acquisition

How to get Amagi

Amagi is available in the Outranging Battleships branch of the Japan Tech Tree for 18,000,000 credits after researching it in the branch. Known module upgrades cost up to 4,500,000 credits.

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Japan Tech Tree

Amagi sits in the Outranging Battleships branch. The highlighted path shows the local branch context inside the full Japan tree.

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Official WG availability sources

Join the Planet Clash - Fight Against Evil Forces! 12,500 Doubloons 2024-03-24 Tier VII default; exact price not in source

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Cohort position

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Where Amagi sits among Tier VII BBs (48 ships). Notable standouts are shown first; the rest of the cohort-ranked stats are in the expand below. Acquisition variants (Black Friday, Founders Edition) are counted once with their base ship, not as separate peers.

Top 10%Main battery caliber410 mm (5/49) Top 10%HE DPM160,494 (3/48) Top 10%AP DPM311,111 (4/49) Top 10%Secondary dispersion bracket33 (5/49) Top 10%Secondary HE alpha2,400 (5/46) Top 10%Effective HE DPM (incl. fire)215,460 (3/48) Top 25%Secondary DPM (per side)312,000 (9/49) Bottom 25%Hit points62,300 HP (38/49) Bottom 25%Rudder shift18.2 s (45/49) Bottom 25%Traverse-to-turn ratio3.94 × (41/49) Bottom 25%HE fire chance30% (37/48) Bottom 25%Max armor330 mm (43/49) Bottom 25%Citadel belt254 mm (39/48) Bottom 10%Stealth profile15.57 km / 12.46 km (46/49 / 46/49) Bottom 10%Smoke fire bloom15.14 km (48/49) WorstNo torpedoes (33 of 49 in cohort)

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Not standouts for Amagi -- here's where she sits on every other ranked stat in the cohort. Stats tagged NORM are tied across more than half the cohort, so the value is the cohort default rather than a standout.

Max speed30 kt(29/49) Turning circle870 m(33/49) Main battery range17.24 km(19/49) Main battery reload24.3 s(19/49) Sigma1.8(29/49) Fires per minute7.41(19/48) AP shell damage12,600(19/49) Main dispersion206.9 m(15/49) Secondary fire chance10%(17/46) Secondary HE pen23 mm(31/46) AP velocity806 m/s(29/49) HE velocity805 m/s(33/48) Acceleration35.6 s(21/49) AP arming threshold68 mm(35/49) Engine power150,000 hp(32/49) Turn-speed retention172.4 hp/m(34/49) Displacement47,000 t(23/49) Power-to-weight3.19 hp/t(28/49) AP pen at 10 km587 mm(17/49) Secondary range5 km(35/49) AA DPS376(35/49) AA range5 km(19/49) AA threat1,310(35/49) Flak per wave (expected)1,155(37/49) Repair charges3(23/49) Deck armor76 mm(14/46) NormSecondary sigma1(48 of 49 tied at this value) NormAP fuse timer0.03 s(40 of 49 tied at this value) NormAP ricochet start45°(47 of 49 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(46 of 49 tied at this value) NormRepair heal rate0.5 %/s(35 of 49 tied at this value) NormBow armor32 mm(36 of 48 tied at this value) NormStern armor32 mm(35 of 48 tied at this value)

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Survivability

Hit PointsInitial: 56,300 → 62,300

Displacement47,000 t

Hull dimensions

Length x beam at the waterline, with the hull's draft where the client carries one. Ships whose client entry holds only the 260 x 20 m placeholder use a curated real-world figure instead, and any ship we have no trustworthy size for omits this row rather than print the placeholder. Length matters when dodging torpedoes; beam and draft shape how hard the ship is to hit.

252.4 x 32.3 m, draft 9.5 m

Armor range6–330 mm

Plate armor thicknesses6, 19, 25, 32, 48, 50, 70, 76, 89, 95, 102, 114, 152, 229, 254, 330 mm

Armor material/layer entries54

Fire resistance

Does not reduce the damage a burning fire does per second: replay-measured burn ticks run at the full rate on every ship. By elimination it lowers how often hits set you on fire; ignition-rate replay data is consistent with that but too confounded by attacker mix to measure the reduction directly.

Initial: 33.3% → 36.6%

Fire duration60 s

Fire damage

Each fire ticks 0.3% of max HP per second for the full 60 s, so one unattended fire burns 18% of the pool (11,214 HP on this ship). 4 fire points can burn at once. Verified against measured burn ticks in replay data.

0.3% of HP per second

Flood duration40 s

Flood damage

A flood ticks 0.5% of max HP per second for the 40 s duration, so one unattended flood costs 20% of the pool (12,460 HP on this ship). Verified against measured flood ticks in replay data.

0.5% of HP per second

Torp Reduction

Reduces torpedo hit damage. Replay data shows no effect on floods: flood ticks run at the full rate and flood frequency does not decline with protection.

43%

Magazine HP

Per-turret powder-magazine HP, a separate pool from the ship's. Penetrating hits wear it down and the turret is likelier to be knocked out as it falls, so a larger pool keeps the guns firing through punishment that silences a peer's.

33,200

Steering gear HP

Durability of the steering gears. As this pool drops, hits are likelier to jam the rudder; unlike most modules the steering can be knocked out and repaired but is never permanently destroyed.

19,900

Effective HP

Base 62,300 HP plus everything Repair Party can restore: 0.5%/s x 28 s = 8,722 HP per charge, x3 charges = 26,166 HP. Ceiling, not a prediction: a charge only restores damage actually taken, and only the regeneratable share of it. Across 1,826 players in our replay corpus the median ship realized about half of this, mostly because half the charges go unspent — when Repair Party IS pressed it returns ~97% of the per-charge figure above.

88,466

Repairable: penetration50%

Repairable: citadel10%

Repairable: steering gear50%

Main Battery

ModuleArtillery: 410 mm/45 Type3

Mounts / barrels5 mounts / 10 barrels

Reload time27 s

Firing range (base)15.7 km

Firing range (top fire control)17.2 km

Turret traverse4 °/s

Turret armor458 mm

Turret traverse arcs

How far each mount can train, in degrees to either side of the mount's own facing, read from in-game data. A rear turret with ±150° leaves a 60° blind wedge over the bow; one-sided arcs are wing mounts that cover a single side. The data does not say which way each mount faces, so the arcs are listed per mount without bow/stern angles.

4x ±145°, ±143°

Guns to bear

How far off the bow (or stern) the ship must angle before every main turret can fire: the widest blind wedge among the rear-facing (or forward-facing) mounts, from each mount's trainable arc. Mount facing is inferred from turret stations and verified against known layouts, including Izumo's aft-facing forward turret.

37° off bow / 35° off stern

See the firing-arcs diagram ↓

AP pen max range464 mm

HE fire DPM vs T7 BB49452

Effective HE DPM vs T7 BB193896

Shell Grouping (σ)1.8

Max Horiz Disp

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the verified WoWS dispersion model:

σ_{H} = (\frac{R}{30} \cdot \frac{idealRadius - minRadius}{idealDistance} + minRadius) \cdot 30

= (\frac{17240.3}{30} \cdot \frac{10 - 2.7}{1000} + 2.7) \cdot 30 = 206.9 m

206.9 m at 17.2 km

Max Vert Disp

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range:

σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot radiusOnMax

= 206.9 \cdot 0.7 = 144.8 m

144.8 m at 17.2 km

Med Horiz Disp

50%-hit horizontal radius:

σ_{H, 50} = σ_{H} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 206.9 \cdot \frac{0.6}{1.8} = 69 m

69 m at 17.2 km

Med Vert Disp

50%-hit vertical radius:

σ_{V, 50} = σ_{V} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 144.8 \cdot \frac{0.6}{1.8} = 48.3 m

48.3 m at 17.2 km

Turret turn time

180 degrees / 4 deg/s traverse speed = 45 s.

45 s

Shells/min

Zero upgrades: 10 broadside guns x 60 / 27 s base reload = 22.2. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 10 broadside guns x 60 / 24.3 s all-upgrades reload = 24.7.

Initial: 22.2 → 24.7

HE shells

HE Damage6,500

HE Velocity805 m/s

Fire Chance30%

HE penetration

68 mm ≈ 410 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

68 mm

HE full-salvo alpha

6,500 HE damage x 10 broadside guns = 65,000.

65,000

HE DPM

Zero upgrades: 65,000 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 27 s base reload = 144,444. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 65,000 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 24.3 s all-upgrades reload = 160,494.

Initial: 144,444 → 160,494

Fires/min

Zero upgrades: 22.2 shells/min x 30% fire chance = 6.67. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 24.7 shells/min x 30% fire chance = 7.41.

Initial: 6.67 → 7.41

AP shells

AP Damage12,600

AP Velocity806 m/s

Min Ricochet45 deg

Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg

Fuse Timer0.033 s

Fuse Threshold68 mm

AP overmatch

floor(410 mm caliber / 14.3) = 28 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

28 mm

AP Pen Close

Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v_{0}^{1.38}

= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2711 \cdot 1020^{0.69} \cdot {0.41}^{- 1.07} \cdot 806^{1.38} = 859.3 mm

. Matches the in-game spec card.

859.3 mm point-blank

AP Pen Far

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (17.2 km), where the shell has slowed to 515.5 m/s:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot 2711 \cdot 1020^{0.69} \cdot {0.41}^{- 1.07} \cdot {515.5}^{1.38} = 463.7 mm

463.7 mm at 17.2 km

AP full-salvo alpha

12,600 AP damage x 10 broadside guns = 126,000.

126,000

AP DPM

Zero upgrades: 126,000 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 27 s base reload = 280,000. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 126,000 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 24.3 s all-upgrades reload = 311,111.

Initial: 280,000 → 311,111

AP AOE Radius

AP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.

150

AA Defense

AA mount points54

Maximum AA range

Longest-reaching family on the in-game AA card. Base AirDefense aura max range is 3.1 km; dual-purpose mount auras extend it.

5 km

25 mm Type96 mod. 1 (upgraded hull only)12×3 25mm

25 mm/60 Type96 mod. 1Initial: 42×1 → 18×1 25mm

25 mm Type96 mod. 1 (upgraded hull only)24×2 25mm

13 mm Type93 (stock hull only)12×4 13mm

127 mm Type89 A1 (DP)

Dual-purpose: your secondaries doing double duty against aircraft. The same mounts appear on the Secondary Battery card - shared guns, not extra hardware.

8×2 127mm

Guns127 mm Type89 A1 (DP)

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS in in-game units (raw aura damage × 3.5 × hit probability, summed per contributing aura) - matches the Close-range AA DPS headline's currency. Includes 76 from dual-purpose secondaries firing as AA in this range band.

Range5 km

Guns25 mm Type96 mod. 1 + 25 mm/60 Type96 mod. 1

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS: 114 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.75 hit probability = 299 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

Initial: 110 → 299

Range3.1 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 76 + Medium 299 = 375

375

Bursts

Each ~2 s wave fires 2 quick salvos of 3 clouds ahead of the attacking squadron, plus 1 stray cloud farther out that appear off-beat between waves - up to 7 clouds per wave × 220 damage each. Planes that fly into a cloud take its damage; clouds dissipate before the next wave lands. Defensive AA Fire, where fitted, multiplies the salvo repeats within each wave.

2 salvos × 3 clouds + 1 outer

Cloud damage

Damage a plane takes for flying into one flak cloud, before any reductions.

220

Cloud spawn chance

Each cloud in the pattern rolls this chance to spawn, so waves average fewer clouds than the maximum. Often called flak 'hit chance', but spawned clouds always damage planes that fly into them - the roll is on spawning.

75%

Wave rate

A flak wave spawns roughly every 2 s - timed frame-by-frame from gameplay footage and consistent across ships.

every ~2 s

Fired by

Flak keeps firing while at least one secondary battery mount is operational - even losing every other AA mount does not stop it.

Secondary battery

Flak zone

The activation band: flak fires while attacking planes are inside it. Clouds are placed ahead of the planes' path, so bursts can land short of 2.5 km or past 5 km - once planes get inside the band, new waves stop. AA range bonuses push the outer edge out; the 2.5 km inner edge does not move.

2.5-5 km

See the AA layers diagram ↓

Secondary Battery

Mounts24

Firing range5.0 km

Shell Grouping (σ)1

Secondary dispersion type

This ship's secondary families don't share one dispersion bracket. Each family is listed below with its own slope; max dispersion = secondary range (km) × that family's slope + 30 m.

Improved (40%) + Standard

Caliber127 mm

Reload time6 s

HE Damage2,100

Muzzle Velocity725 m/s

Fire Chance8%

Armor Pen21 mm

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Caliber140 mm

Reload time8 s

HE Damage2,400

Muzzle Velocity850 m/s

Fire Chance10%

Armor Pen23 mm

Maneuverability

Engine power150,000 hp

Maximum speed30 kt

Turning circle radius870 m

Rudder shift time18.2 s

Engine power-boost threshold7 kt

Engine spool-up time23 s

Reverse spool-up time11.5 s

Reverse speed

top speed / 4 + 4.9 = 30 / 4 + 4.9 = 12.4 kt. The community reverse-speed model from the WoWs ShipBuilder project, the same source as the acceleration model on this card. Base value; speed modifiers scale it. Not shown on the in-game card.

12.4 kt

Crash stop

Seconds from top speed to a dead stop after ordering full reverse: reverse power winds in over the reverse spool-up while water drag does most of the braking. Same community-model simulation as the acceleration times, using the ship's own reverse-power ratio from in-game data. The full curve is on the acceleration chart.

42.4 s

Engine boost threshold (reverse)

Speed below which the engine's built-in power boost applies in reverse. Matches the in-game maneuverability card's reverse threshold (Vampire II reads 10.5 here and the card shows 11; the card rounds half up).

8.8 kt

Acceleration 0-90%

Time to reach 90% of top speed (27.0 kt of 30 kt), from our in-house acceleration model.

35.6 s

Acceleration 0-99%

Time to reach 99% of top speed (29.7 kt of 30 kt). 99% rather than 100% because true top speed is asymptotic (thrust meets drag), so the last fraction of a knot is never quite gained.

57.2 s

Traverse-to-turn ratio

How many degrees the turret can swing for each degree the hull turns. Turn rate

ω_{hull} = \frac{180}{π} \cdot \frac{V_{max} (m/s)}{R_{turn}} = \frac{180}{π} \cdot \frac{30.0 \cdot 0.5144}{870} = 1.02 ° / s

, so

ratio = \frac{ω_{turret}}{ω_{hull}} = \frac{4}{1.02} = 3.9 \times

. Below 5 the turrets drag in a turning fight; 25+ keeps up with any rudder.

3.9× drags

See the full acceleration curve ↓

Concealment

Detectability by sea15.57 km

Detectability by air12.46 km

Smoke firing penalty15.14 km

Detect when firing (sea)

Equal to the ship's main battery range (never below base detectability): firing makes you visible to everyone you can reach. Matches the in-game 'Detect Firing Sea' value on all 8 unmodified captures, and range-modified captures track the modified range.

17.24 km

Detect when firing (air)

Air detectability plus the gun-firing bloom (8.2 km, which tracks main-battery caliber x 0.020). Matches the in-game 'Detect Firing Air' value on every captured ship.

20.66 km

Detect when on fire (sea)

Base sea detectability + 2.0 km while burning; matches the in-game 'Detect Fire Sea' value on every captured ship.

17.57 km

Detect when on fire (air)

Base air detectability + 3.0 km while burning; matches the in-game 'Detect Fire Air' value on every captured ship.

15.46 km

Guaranteed Detect2 km

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Consumables

Damage Control Party∞ charges · 80 s reload · 10 s active

Repair Party3 charges · 80 s reload · 28 s active · 8,722 HP (14% of max HP) total heal (per charge)
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Heal per second (0.5%) x effective active time (28 s) = up to 14% of max HP restored per charge.
· 26,166 HP (42% of max HP) total heal (all charges)
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14% per charge x 3 charges = up to 42% of max HP if the whole Repair Party loadout is used.
· 312 HP/s (0.5% of max HP) heal per second
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0.5% of max HP (62,300 HP) per second = 312 HP/s. WoWS heals a flat percent of MAX HP each second, so this rate holds at any health level.

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Catapult Fighter4 charges · 80 s reload · 90 s active · 5 km patrol radius
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Derived from the consumable's 30 m grid-unit range (km = grid units x 30 / 1000): $\frac{167 \times 30}{1000} = 5 km$
· 1 squadron size

Observation Seaplane4 charges · 200 s reload · 30 s active · 1 squadron size · Tightens main-battery shell grouping

Secondary Battery Booster3 charges · 160 s reload · 30 s active · +100% grouping · -50% dispersion

Module options (3)

Stats above use the fully-upgraded modules. These are the research-tree alternatives; trade-offs are flagged.

HullUpgrade

Hit points56,300 → 62,300
Rudder shift28.2 → 23.6 s
Close-range AA DPS81 → 114

Fire controlUpgrade

Main battery range15,673 → 17240.3 m

EngineUpgrade

Time to 90% speed36.9 → 35.6 s

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Numbers the spec table cannot show directly: alpha-strike math, DPM, dispersion, AP penetration. Click the formula chip on any row to reveal how it is calculated.

Main battery formulas

Shell Grouping (σ)1.8

Max Horiz Disp206.9 m at 17.2 km

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the verified WoWS dispersion model:  $σ_{H} = (\frac{R}{30} \cdot \frac{idealRadius - minRadius}{idealDistance} + minRadius) \cdot 30$   $= (\frac{17240.3}{30} \cdot \frac{10 - 2.7}{1000} + 2.7) \cdot 30 = 206.9 m$

Shell scatter width @ 5 km117.5 m

Horizontal scatter at a fixed 5 km, from the same verified dispersion model as the rows below - a knife-fight-range anchor comparable across ships.

Shell scatter width @ 10 km154 m

How wide your shells scatter at 10 km, from the same dispersion model as the max-range figure above. Picking a fixed range makes this number directly comparable from ship to ship: max-range dispersion makes a longer-range gun look worse even when it's tighter at any common range. The interactive Dispersion tab on the Charts card plots the full curve from 0 to max range.

Shell scatter width @ 15 km190.5 m

Horizontal scatter at a fixed 15 km, from the same verified dispersion model - the long-range anchor. Only shown when the ship's guns reach 15 km.

Max Vert Disp144.8 m at 17.2 km

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range: $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot radiusOnMax$ $= 206.9 \cdot 0.7 = 144.8 m$

Shell scatter height @ 10 km88.4 m

How tall the same scatter ellipse is at 10 km. Comparable from ship to ship for the same reason as the width value above. The height/width ratio is a piecewise-linear curve through three points from the ship's own dispersion data:  $radiusOnZero = 0.2$  at 0 m,  $radiusOnDelim = 0.55$  at  $delim \cdot R_{m a x} = 0.5 \cdot 17240.3 = 8620$  m, and  $radiusOnMax = 0.7$  at 17240.3 m. Above the kink:  $k = 0.55 + (0.7 - 0.55) \cdot \frac{10000 - 8620}{17240.3 - 8620} = 0.574$ , so  $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot k = 154 \cdot 0.574 = 88.4 m$ .

Med Horiz Disp69 m at 17.2 km

50%-hit horizontal radius: $σ_{H, 50} = σ_{H} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}$ $= 206.9 \cdot \frac{0.6}{1.8} = 69 m$

Med Vert Disp48.3 m at 17.2 km

50%-hit vertical radius: $σ_{V, 50} = σ_{V} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}$ $= 144.8 \cdot \frac{0.6}{1.8} = 48.3 m$

AP Pen Close859.3 mm point-blank

Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity:  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v_{0}^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2711 \cdot 1020^{0.69} \cdot {0.41}^{- 1.07} \cdot 806^{1.38} = 859.3 mm$ . Matches the in-game spec card.

AP Pen Far463.7 mm at 17.2 km

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (17.2 km), where the shell has slowed to 515.5 m/s:  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot 2711 \cdot 1020^{0.69} \cdot {0.41}^{- 1.07} \cdot {515.5}^{1.38} = 463.7 mm$ .

AP pen 5 km708 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 5 km, read off the same PC-validated ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the canonical community AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$ . Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

AP pen 10 km587 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 10 km, read off the same PC-validated ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the canonical community AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$ . Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

AP pen 15 km496 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 15 km, read off the same PC-validated ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the canonical community AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$ . Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

AP flight time @ 10 km5.18 s

How long an AP shell takes to reach a target at a fixed 10 km, from the same numerically integrated trajectory the Charts card plots. The shell slows under quadratic air drag,  $a_{drag} = k ρ v^{2}$ , where  $ρ$  is air density from a standard-atmosphere profile and  $k$  bundles the shell's drag coefficient, caliber and mass:  $k = \frac{π C_{d} d^{2}}{8 m} = \frac{π \cdot 0.355 \cdot {0.41}^{2}}{8 \cdot 1020} = 2.3 \times 10^{- 5}$ . That runs from a 806 m/s muzzle velocity in 0.02 s steps under gravity 9.8 m/s² until the shell lands, then divides by 2.77: the game clock runs faster than real time, and that factor was measured against stopwatch runs in the Training Room. Lower is better, since a faster shell is harder to dodge and needs less lead.

HE flight time @ 10 km5.63 s

How long an HE shell takes to reach a target at a fixed 10 km, from the same numerically integrated trajectory the Charts card plots. The shell slows under quadratic air drag,  $a_{drag} = k ρ v^{2}$ , where  $ρ$  is air density from a standard-atmosphere profile and  $k$  bundles the shell's drag coefficient, caliber and mass:  $k = \frac{π C_{d} d^{2}}{8 m} = \frac{π \cdot 0.505 \cdot {0.41}^{2}}{8 \cdot 938.5} = 3.55 \times 10^{- 5}$ . That runs from a 805 m/s muzzle velocity in 0.02 s steps under gravity 9.8 m/s² until the shell lands, then divides by 2.77: the game clock runs faster than real time, and that factor was measured against stopwatch runs in the Training Room. Lower is better, since a faster shell is harder to dodge and needs less lead.

HE penetration68 mm

68 mm ≈ 410 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

AP overmatch28 mm

floor(410 mm caliber / 14.3) = 28 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

AP AOE Radius150

AP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.

Broadside guns used for alpha10

All 10 barrels bear on the broadside.

Turret turn time45 s

180 degrees / 4 deg/s traverse speed = 45 s.

HE full-salvo alpha65,000

6,500 HE damage x 10 broadside guns = 65,000.

AP full-salvo alpha126,000

12,600 AP damage x 10 broadside guns = 126,000.

HE DPMInitial: 144,444 → 160,494

Zero upgrades: 65,000 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 27 s base reload = 144,444. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 65,000 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 24.3 s all-upgrades reload = 160,494.

AP DPMInitial: 280,000 → 311,111

Zero upgrades: 126,000 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 27 s base reload = 280,000. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 126,000 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 24.3 s all-upgrades reload = 311,111.

Shells/minInitial: 22.2 → 24.7

Zero upgrades: 10 broadside guns x 60 / 27 s base reload = 22.2. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 10 broadside guns x 60 / 24.3 s all-upgrades reload = 24.7.

Fires/minInitial: 6.67 → 7.41

Zero upgrades: 22.2 shells/min x 30% fire chance = 6.67. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 24.7 shells/min x 30% fire chance = 7.41.

AA defense

AA DPS at max range76

Only families that reach 5 km contribute at the outer edge of the AA bubble. In-game families: 25mm Type96 12x3 -> 67 DPS @ 3.1 km; 25mm Type96 single 18x1 -> 100 DPS @ 3.1 km; 25mm Type96 double 24x2 -> 133 DPS @ 3.1 km; 127mm40 Type 89 8x2 -> 76 DPS @ 5 km.

Maximum AA range5 km

Longest-reaching family on the in-game AA card. Base AirDefense aura max range is 3.1 km; dual-purpose mount auras extend it.

AA DPS layered by range76 DPS @ 5 km, 376 DPS @ 3.1 km

Cumulative AA DPS at each family range threshold. Inner ranges stack the outer families, so a target closing the distance hits stronger AA bubbles as it crosses each band.

AA DPS at point-blank376

Sum of every family's average DPS, achievable only inside the closest-range family (3.1 km).

AA threat index1310

SUM over AA auras of (aura DPS x aura range km). A plane crossing the AA bubble is exposed to each aura for a time proportional to that aura's range, so long-reach DPS is worth more than the same DPS in a short bubble. Units: DPS*km; used to rank overall AA threat across the cohort.

Secondary battery dispersion

Secondary dispersion typeImproved (40%) + Standard

This ship's secondary families don't share one dispersion bracket. Each family is listed below with its own slope; max dispersion = secondary range (km) × that family's slope + 30 m.

127 mm × 8 dispersion typeStandard

Max dispersion = range (km) × 57 + 30 for this family. Slope is set per gun model.

127 mm × 8 max disp @ 5 km315 m

5 km × 57 + 30 = 315 m.

140 mm × 16 dispersion typeImproved (40%, German battlecruiser type)

Max dispersion = range (km) × 33 + 30 for this family. Slope is set per gun model.

140 mm × 16 max disp @ 5 km195 m

5 km × 33 + 30 = 195 m.

Secondary battery firepower

Secondary DPM (per side)312,000

Sum across all secondary families of (per-side barrels × 60 / reload_s × alpha), where per-side barrels = mounts × barrels-per-mount / 2 (the guns that bear on one broadside target). Per-family: 8×2 127 mm (8/side) × 60/6 × 2100 = 168,000 + 16×1 140 mm (8/side) × 60/8 × 2400 = 144,000. Assumes every shell hits (real hit rate is lower; the Brawl matchup tool on the Compare page folds in dispersion + target armor).

Max HE alpha2400

Maximum HE damage per shell across secondary HE families. Best on this ship: 2400 from the 140 mm family.

Max HE fire chance10%

Maximum per-shell fire chance across secondary HE families (before target fire resistance is applied). Best on this ship: 10% from the 140 mm family.

Max HE pen23 mm

Maximum HE armor penetration across secondary HE families (caliber × 1/6 for most nations; 1/4 for German/UK BBs). Shells whose pen falls under a plate's armor thickness shatter for 0 hull damage though fire chance still applies. Best on this ship: 23 mm from the 140 mm family.

Armor Beta

Hull HP 56,300 → 62,300 with hull upgrade, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds. HP caps are the exact in-game values, not estimated.

Bow & stern32 mm

Overmatched by AP from only MusashiARP Musashi. Angled, everything else bounces.

Belt / citadel254 mm

Citadels come from a flat broadside at close range; held past ~30° of angle, AP shatters or bounces.

Farming19 mm

Superstructure and extremities take HE pens and AP overpens from nearly any gun: steady chip damage. Fire resistance 37%, fires burn 60s. Range-by-range in the Compare tool →

Section	Plates	HP cap	Threats	Tactic
Bow	32 mm primary (range 32–76 mm)	3,700 (6% of HP)	Overmatched by 460mm+ AP (Aki, Musashi)Angle bounces 410mm32 mm: HE pens from 203mm+	Bow-tank fits behind this exterior plate. Saturation is FAST here; the cap is often only a few thousand HP.
Hull (midship)	32 mm primary (range 19–152 mm)	49,700 (80% of HP)	Overmatched by 460mm+ AP (Aki, Musashi)Angle bounces 410mm32 mm: HE pens from 203mm+	Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest.
Stern	32 mm primary (range 6–254 mm)	3,500 (6% of HP)	Overmatched by 460mm+ AP (Aki, Musashi)Angle bounces 410mm32 mm: HE pens from 203mm+	Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel	254 mm primary (range 25–254 mm)	≈ 165,500 (effectively no cap)	Citadel pen: full damageOver-pen: ×0.10 damage	Effectively no cap; citadel pool sits at ~165k HP on every ship. An AP citadel penetration deals the shell's full damage, the biggest single hit available; only over-penetrations are damped, to ×0.10.
Superstructure	19 mm	2,700 (4% of HP)	Any HE ≥16 mm pens at full damage	Any HE ≥16 mm pens at full damage. HE-spam target, and the section saturates fast (often only a few thousand HP).
Turret (module, per magazine)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	33,200 magazine HP	Turret knocked out	Per-turret powder-magazine HP, a separate pool that does not drain ship HP. As it is worn down the turret is likelier to be knocked out, and a smaller pool gets there faster.
Secondary mount (140 mm mount)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	800 per-mount HP	Destroyed at 0 HP	Per-mount HP for the heaviest secondary on this ship. A mount destroyed at 0 HP is out for the rest of the battle; DCP does not repair destroyed mounts. Smaller (lighter-caliber) secondaries typically share the same HP value.
AA mount (25 mm mount)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	200 per-mount HP	Destroyed at 0 HP	Per-mount HP for the heaviest AA on this ship. An AA mount destroyed at 0 HP stops shooting down planes for the rest of the battle; DCP does not repair destroyed mounts. HE shells specifically target AA mounts since the small-caliber HP pool falls fast.
Engine (module, research)	engine coefficient (unconfirmed)	-0.065 research estimate	Largest on BB/BC; zero on destroyers	Engine durability isn't a per-ship value in the game data. This small negative coefficient is non-zero only on battleships, battlecruisers, and the heaviest cruisers, and is exactly zero on every destroyer, so it scales with hull displacement rather than any commander skill. Most likely an engine drag or power term in the same family as the deceleration stats; its exact meaning is not yet confirmed.
Rudder (module)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	19,900 module HP	Incapacitated at 0 HP	When module HP reaches 0 the rudder locks at its current angle until DCP repairs it. Repair via Damage Control Party.

Saturation cap = HP a section can absorb before further damage to it is reduced (the "bow-tank" effect). Citadel pool is ~165k on every ship (effectively no cap); damage is gated by pen/over-pen multipliers instead. Superstructure saturates fast but HE always pens regardless of the plate thickness. Rudder (and other module HPs) are a separate pool from ship HP: damaging a module doesn't drain ship HP. Incapacitated modules like the rudder and engine are restored by DCP, but secondary and AA mounts destroyed at 0 HP stay out for the rest of the battle.

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Balance History

Balance updates affecting Amagi. Cards are condensed; use each source link for full context.

Nerf ×1Buff ×1Main Battery ×2

2026-07-30

Ministry of Balance: Anniversary Tune-Up

As for the original Japanese battleship line, we found that Amagi is an almost ideal example of how these ships should perform. We are therefore buffing Izumo and Nagato to bring them closer to her performance level. As regards Nagato, we have also made her main guns significantly stronger and removed the main gun bonus provided by Hull B, so she no longer relies on this upgrade to perform at her best.

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2025-04-03

April Update: The Bonds of Loyalty

Main battery reload time reduced from 30 to 27 s.

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2020-06-18

Update: June 2020

Despite Amagi not losing much in the way of statistical success, her popularity took a big hit and many players suggested that her accuracy was very unreliable. To compensate, we’ve narrowed her dispersion ellipse a little, which should bump up the hit rate for her shells by about 6.5%.

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Exteriors

Skins & permanent camouflages

Every custom exterior Amagi can equip, from in-game data.

DefaultThe ship’s standard exterior
Decorative
Amagi Bighunt 21Decorative
Shiro
Shiro skin for AmagiShiro
Space
Space skin for AmagiSpace

Primary official WG sources

Filtered to official World of Warships: Legends pages where this ship is a focus, reward, line member, or high-context variant mention.

2022-07-14 · Official ship feature / stats Strive for Greatness: Tier VIII development blog Official source 2020-06-18 · Patch notes Update: June 2020 Patch notes 2021-12-16 · Patch notes Holiday Update: Chilling With the Beasts Patch notes 2022-12-08 · Patch notes December Update: The Most Wonderful Tide of the Year Patch notes 2025-04-03 · Patch notes April Update: The Bonds of Loyalty Patch notes

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Ministry of Balance: Anniversary Tune-Up

April Update: The Bonds of Loyalty

Update: June 2020

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