World of Warships Supertest: Japanese Tier VI Cruiser Gokase

Historical background

Gokase is based on the “Agano-kai” design, also known as C44, from the Imperial Japanese Navy. As the name implies, this class was intended as an improved design over the Agano with an additional turret and stronger engines to maintain the top speed of 35 knots.

Initially, five ships were ordered in 1941 with two more added in September 1942. In the end, none of them were ever laid down or even named.

In World of Warships, we are getting a pretty good representation of the Agano-kai except for the speed that somehow goes up to 37.5 knots instead of what should have been 35 knots.

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
Gokase (A)	Propulsion: 153 000 HP	‎Type6 mod. 1	152 mm/50 41st Year Type in a twin turret	Type 93
Gokase (B)		‎Type6 mod. 2

Stock Ship

General Characteristics

Main Armament

4 x 2 152 mm/50 41st Year Type in a twin turret Turrets n°1, 2, and 4 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	31°
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

4 x 2 76 mm/60 Type 98 on a Type A mount
Maximum Firing Range	4.960 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	70°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	75°
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	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: 2 Patrol radius: 3.0 km
	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

Fully Upgraded Ship

General Characteristics

Main Armament

4 x 2 152 mm/50 41st Year Type in a twin turret Turrets n°1, 2 and 4 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	31°
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

4 x 2 76 mm/60 Type 98 on a Type A mount
Maximum Firing Range	4.960 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	70°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	75°
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	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: 2 Patrol radius: 3.0 km
	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

The Armor

External armor protection:

Front and rear armor protection of the middle section:

Citadel armor protection:

Personal Opinion

Compared to Agano, Gokaze looks somewhat better but not by much. She gets a nice concealment but the problem is that her gun DPM is still tragic, especially considering the ballistics and when compared to Dallas for example.
The torpedoes remain a pain to use because of the firing angles and when it comes to armor… well there is no armor.

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