Yamashiro
Tier VII · Battleship · Japan · Premium
Rating S- (Near elite within its tier and class · overall score 82) · High-firepower battleship
High-firepower battleship, suited to fire pressure. Its AP main battery DPM of 51,315 is 20% above the same-tier battleship average. Effective HP of 51,953 is 6% above average. High HE fire potential (2.4 fires/min before hit rate and resistance). Key skills: Rapid Reload II ×2 (main battery reload +43%, 20 s); Engine Accelerator I ×2 (top speed +8%, 25 s). Detectability of 11.82 km is 0.92 km above average, so it gets spotted early; move behind islands.
Key stats
- HP: 44,160
- Top speed: 24.88 kn
- Surface detectability: 11.82 km
- Main battery: 356 mm 6X2 · reload 21 s · range 13.14 km
Yamashiro was the second of two Fusō-class battleships. She was modernized between 1930 and 1935, with improvements to her armor and machinery, as well as a rebuilt superstructure in the pagoda mast style.