World of Warships Supertest: Japanese Tier IX Cruiser Takahashi

Historical background

Just like Shimanto is an upscaled Mogami using the army 150 mm guns, Takahashi is an upscaled Ibuki using the same armament. As I already said before, the ship is completely fake.

Ship’s preview

Ship’s camouflages

For the classic reminder, this is a ship in testing, anything can change so don’t look at her like she would already be released.

Modules

Hull	Engine	Gun Fire Control System	Main battery	Torpedoes
Takahashi (A)	Propulsion: 152 000 HP	‎Type9 mod. 1	150 mm/60 5th Year Type in a triple turret	Type 93
Takahashi (B)		‎Type9 mod. 2

Stock Ship

General Characteristics

Main Armament

5 x 3 150 mm/60 5th Year Type in a triple turret All turrets except n°1 can rotate at 360°
Maximum Firing Range	17.000 km
Reloading Time	14.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time	6.0 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	31°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	32°
Sigma	2.05 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	150 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 150 mm HE Type 0
Alpha Damage	2 500
Penetration capacity	30 mm
Explosion size	0.52
Fire chance	10 %
Projectile Speed	930 m/s
Air Drag	0.278
Projectile Mass	41.0 kg
Type of Projectile	AP – 150 mm AP Type 0
Alpha Damage	2 850
Projectile Speed	930 m/s
Air Drag	0.278
Projectile Mass	41.0 kg
Projectile Krupp	2 400
Projectile Detonator	0.025 s
Detonator threshold	25 mm
Ricochet Angles	45° – 60°

Secondary Armament

4 x 2 100 mm/65 Type 98 on a twin mount
Maximum Firing Range	6.950 km
Reloading Time	2.86 s
Sigma	1.0 sigma
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 100 mm HE Type98
Alpha Damage	1 700
HE penetration	30 mm
Explosion Size	0.28
Chance to Cause Fire	6 %
Projectile Speed	1 000 m/s
Air Drag	0.331
Projectile Mass	13.0 kg

Torpedo Armament

4 x 4 610 mm Quad Type93 Torpedoes can be fired beyond their normal firing angles
Reloading Time	120 s
Maximum Distance	15.000 km
Optimal firing angles at the front	74°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	41°
Damage	23 767
Flooding Chance	406%
Speed	57 knots
Surface Detectability	1.7 km

Anti-air Armament

Consumables

Consumables
Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 3	Slot 4
Damage Control Party Work time: 5 s Cooldown: 60 s	Defensive AA Fire Number of charges: 3 Work time: 40 s Cooldown: 80 s Continuous Damage: +50% Damage from shell explosions: +300%	Fighter Number of charges: 3 Work time: 60 s Cooldown: 90 s Number of planes in a squadron: 3 Patrol radius: 3.0 km	Repair Party Number of charges: 3 Work time: 28 s Cooldown: 80 s HP regeneration: 0.5%/s Casemate damage regeneration: 50% Citadel damage regeneration: 10%
	Hydroacoustic Search Number of charges: 3 Work time: 100 s Cooldown: 120 s Torpedo spotting range: 3.5 km Ship spotting range: 5.0 km

Fully Upgraded Ship

General Characteristics

Main Armament

5 x 3 150 mm/60 5th Year Type in a triple turret All turrets except n°1 can rotate at 360°
Maximum Firing Range	18.700 km
Reloading Time	14.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time	6.0 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	31°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	32°
Sigma	2.05 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	162 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 150 mm HE Type 0
Alpha Damage	2 500
Penetration capacity	30 mm
Explosion size	0.52
Fire chance	10 %
Projectile Speed	930 m/s
Air Drag	0.278
Projectile Mass	41.0 kg
Type of Projectile	AP – 150 mm AP Type 0
Alpha Damage	2 850
Projectile Speed	930 m/s
Air Drag	0.278
Projectile Mass	41.0 kg
Projectile Krupp	2 400
Projectile Detonator	0.025 s
Detonator threshold	25 mm
Ricochet Angles	45° – 60°

Secondary Armament

4 x 2 100 mm/65 Type 98 on a twin mount
Maximum Firing Range	6.600 km
Reloading Time	2.86 s
Sigma	1.0 sigma
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 100 mm HE Type98
Alpha Damage	1 700
HE penetration	30 mm
Explosion Size	0.28
Chance to Cause Fire	6 %
Projectile Speed	1 000 m/s
Air Drag	0.331
Projectile Mass	13.0 kg

Torpedo Armament

4 x 4 610 mm Quad Type93 Torpedoes can be fired beyond their normal firing angles
Reloading Time	120 s
Maximum Distance	15.000 km
Optimal firing angles at the front	74°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	41°
Damage	23 767
Flooding Chance	406%
Speed	57 knots
Surface Detectability	1.7 km

Anti-air Armament

Consumables

Consumables
Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 3	Slot 4
Damage Control Party Work time: 5 s Cooldown: 60 s	Defensive AA Fire Number of charges: 3 Work time: 40 s Cooldown: 80 s Continuous Damage: +50% Damage from shell explosions: +300%	Fighter Number of charges: 3 Work time: 60 s Cooldown: 90 s Number of planes in a squadron: 3 Patrol radius: 3.0 km	Repair Party Number of charges: 3 Work time: 28 s Cooldown: 80 s HP regeneration: 0.5%/s Casemate damage regeneration: 50% Citadel damage regeneration: 10%
	Hydroacoustic Search Number of charges: 3 Work time: 100 s Cooldown: 120 s Torpedo spotting range: 3.5 km Ship spotting range: 5.0 km

The Armor

External armor protection:

Front and rear armor protection of the middle section:

Citadel armor protection:

Personal Opinion

Just like Shimanto before, Takahashi looks quite lackluster. In terms of firepower, her DPM is underwhelming and the high firing range isn’t properly usable because of the ballistics. The torpedoes, while having high damage and flooding chances, have terrible speed and rather poor concealment. Even for area denial, they wouldn’t be particularly useful.

Finally, she combines weak armor protection and large size, which means that battleships will have no trouble clapping her hard.

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