Chikuma
Tier II · Cruiser · Japan
Rating B- (Below average within its tier and class · overall score 41) · Gunnery cruiser
Gunnery cruiser. Its HE broadside of 2,345 is 5% above average, so every salvo hits hard. High HE fire potential (1.7 fires/min before hit rate and resistance). Its large hull soaks up shells, so avoid showing broadside for long. A survival equipment build adds damage reduction +4 pp, torpedo damage reduction +-3 pp to shore up survivability.
Key stats
- HP: 11,990
- Top speed: 24.74 kn
- Surface detectability: 6.72 km
- Main battery: 152 mm 8X1 · reload 8 s · range 8.58 km
Designed as part of the program to create a "high-speed fleet" using the latest technology of the time. The first in Japan, and one of the first light cruisers in the world, to be equipped with turbine-driven propulsion. The ship carried decent armament and had a high top speed for her time.