World of Warships Supertest: Japanese Tier V Cruiser Agano

Historical background

The Agano-class was a group of four ships (Agano, Noshiro, Yahagi, and Sakawa) built by the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War. These ships were meant to replace the completely obsolete Tenryu, Kuman, and Nagara-class cruisers as flagships of destroyers squadrons. However, due to Japanese shipyards being overloaded, the ships only started construction at the start of the 1940s while the design was ready by 1937.
The ships’ main armament consisted of six 152 mm guns in three twin turrets as well as two quadruple 610 mm torpedo launchers.

Agano herself was laid down in June 1940, launched in October 1941 and commissioned in October 1942. The ship took part in the battles of Guadalcanal and the Solomon Islands in 1943. However, later that year, Agano was attacked by aircraft from TF38 and was hit by a torpedo that blew off a part of her stern, forcing her to return home for repairs. Sadly, she and her escort were spotted on the way home and was hit by a torpedo from the submarine USS Scamp. The hit flooded the boiler rooms, leading the ship to lose power completely. She was then towed on the rest of her journey to Truk by her sistership Noshiro.

After emergency repairs were performed by the repair ship Akashi, the ship left Truk on the 15th of February 1944 with a small escort. The ships were then attacked by the submarine USS Skate and Agano was hit by 2 torpedoes. The ship steadily flooded and 523 members of her crew were rescued by the destroyer Oite… before she was sunk by TBF Avengers from TF58 the next morning with only 20 members of the destroyer’s crew surviving.

In World of Warships, Agano introduces us to the new Japanese light cruiser line.

Ship’s preview

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
Agano (A)	Propulsion: 100 000 HP	‎Type5 mod. 1	152 mm/50 41st Year Type in a twin turret	Type 93
Agano (B)		‎Type5 mod. 2

Stock Ship

General Characteristics

Main Armament

3 x 2 152 mm/50 41st Year Type in a twin turret Front turrets can rotate at 360°
Maximum Firing Range	13.300 km
Reloading Time	9.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time	30.0 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	30°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	26°
Sigma	2.0 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	125 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 152 mm HE Type4
Alpha Damage	2 600
Penetration capacity	25 mm
Explosion size	0.58
Fire chance	13 %
Projectile Speed	850 m/s
Air Drag	0.356
Projectile Mass	45.4 kg
Type of Projectile	AP – 152 mm AP Type4
Alpha Damage	2 900
Projectile Speed	850 m/s
Air Drag	0.356
Projectile Mass	45.4 kg
Projectile Krupp	1 900
Projectile Detonator	0.025 s
Detonator threshold	25 mm
Ricochet Angles	45° – 60°

Secondary Armament

2 x 2 76 mm/60 Type 98 on a Type A mount
Maximum Firing Range	4.300 km
Reloading Time	2.4 s
Sigma	1.0 sigma
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 76 mm HE Type98
Alpha Damage	1 300
HE penetration	13 mm
Explosion Size	0.18
Chance to Cause Fire	4 %
Projectile Speed	920 m/s
Air Drag	0.347
Projectile Mass	5.99 kg

Torpedo Armament

2 x 4 610 mm Quad Type93
Reloading Time	120 s
Maximum Distance	12.000 km
Optimal firing angles at the front	78°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	77°
Damage	20 967
Flooding Chance	355%
Speed	60 knots
Surface Detectability	1.6 km

Anti-air Armament

Consumables

Consumables
Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 3
Damage Control Party Work time: 5 s Cooldown: 60 s	Hydroacoustic Search Number of charges: 3 Work time: 100 s Cooldown: 120 s Torpedo spotting range: 3.0 km Ship spotting range: 4.0 km	Fighter Number of charges: 3 Work time: 60 s Cooldown: 90 s Number of planes in a squadron: 2 Patrol radius: 3.0 km

Fully Upgraded Ship

General Characteristics

Main Armament

3 x 2 152 mm/50 41st Year Type in a twin turret Front turrets can rotate at 360°
Maximum Firing Range	14.630 km
Reloading Time	9.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time	30.0 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	30°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	26°
Sigma	2.0 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	134 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 152 mm HE Type4
Alpha Damage	2 600
Penetration capacity	25 mm
Explosion size	0.58
Fire chance	13 %
Projectile Speed	850 m/s
Air Drag	0.356
Projectile Mass	45.4 kg
Type of Projectile	AP – 152 mm AP Type4
Alpha Damage	2 900
Projectile Speed	850 m/s
Air Drag	0.356
Projectile Mass	45.4 kg
Projectile Krupp	1 900
Projectile Detonator	0.025 s
Detonator threshold	25 mm
Ricochet Angles	45° – 60°

Secondary Armament

2 x 2 76 mm/60 Type 98 on a Type A mount
Maximum Firing Range	4.300 km
Reloading Time	2.4 s
Sigma	1.0 sigma
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 76 mm HE Type98
Alpha Damage	1 300
HE penetration	13 mm
Explosion Size	0.18
Chance to Cause Fire	4 %
Projectile Speed	920 m/s
Air Drag	0.347
Projectile Mass	5.99 kg

Torpedo Armament

2 x 4 610 mm Quad Type93
Reloading Time	120 s
Maximum Distance	12.000 km
Optimal firing angles at the front	78°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	77°
Damage	20 967
Flooding Chance	355%
Speed	60 knots
Surface Detectability	1.6 km

Anti-air Armament

Consumables

Consumables
Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 3
Damage Control Party Work time: 5 s Cooldown: 60 s	Hydroacoustic Search Number of charges: 3 Work time: 100 s Cooldown: 120 s Torpedo spotting range: 3.0 km Ship spotting range: 4.0 km	Fighter Number of charges: 3 Work time: 60 s Cooldown: 90 s Number of planes in a squadron: 2 Patrol radius: 3.0 km

The Armor

External armor protection:

Front and rear armor protection of the middle section:

Citadel armor protection:

Personal Opinion

As of right now, Agano is looking… painful to say the least. Stats-wise, she is very similar to Yahagi but without the Engine Boost. The only thing where Agano is better is with the front turrets being able to rotate at 360°. Other than that, considering how horrible Yahagi is to play, I’m not looking forward to playing this ship at all.

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