Black Nagato
Tier VII · Battleship · Japan
Rating A (Strong within its tier and class · overall score 73) · Secondary-brawler battleship
Secondary-brawler battleship, suited to long-range fire support. Secondary DPM of 36,726 and 51,412 effective HP make it a brawler that gets stronger up close, boosted further by its secondary skill. With 4 Damage Control charges it shrugs off fire and flooding combos. Main battery range is 13.7 km (0.6 km longer than average). Effective HP of 51,412 is 5% above average, so it holds up well. Key skills: Secondary Overload II ×2 (secondary reload +33%, secondary range +25%, 20 s); Sonar I ×2 (3.75 km, 25 s).
Key stats
- HP: 43,700
- Top speed: 24.88 kn
- Surface detectability: 11.76 km
- Main battery: 410 mm 4X2 · reload 21 s · range 13.68 km
Nagato was equipped with 410 mm main guns in four twin-gun turrets. Compared to the preceding class, Nagato and her sister ship, Mutsu, had better defenses, making them among the best battleships of their time.