Tenryū
Tier III · Cruiser · Japan
Rating B- (Below average within its tier and class · overall score 39) · Torpedo cruiser
Torpedo cruiser, suited to flanking. A full torpedo spread can deal up to 16,680 (all launchers combined). Torpedo DPM is 42% higher than average. Top speed of 32.2 kn is 6.6 kn above average, with good turning, rudder shift. Its firepower trails other cruisers, so pick favorable angles and ranges over straight DPM races. A firepower equipment build improves reload 7.5→7.12 s, dispersion 150→136 m.
Key stats
- HP: 13,625
- Top speed: 32.25 kn
- Surface detectability: 6.42 km
- Main battery: 140 mm 4X1 · reload 7.5 s · range 8.76 km
An early light cruiser, Tenryū was equipped with 4 140 mm main guns as well as torpedo tubes, which were inherited from destroyers and became a hallmark of subsequent Japanese cruiser designs.