IJN Aoba - Revision history

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‎Description: New Description Project + ‎External links

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‎Secondary armament

U17577377: /* Armament */

2023-02-14T22:24:40Z

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U44629479: Edits

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Edits

U87996988: Radar antenna as a "pro"

2022-11-05T21:48:03Z

Radar antenna as a "pro"

U87996988: /* Pros and cons */

2022-11-05T17:11:41Z

‎Pros and cons

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‎Primary armament

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the first part of the description, cover the history of the ship's creation and military application. In the second part, tell the reader about using this ship in the game. Add a screenshot: if a beginner player has a hard time remembering vehicles by name, a picture will help them identify the ship in question.'' -->
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' (青葉, [[Abbreviations#.28JP.29_Naval|namesake]]: Mount Aoba) is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Japanese heavy cruiser {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Direct Hit"]].
+The '''Aoba''' (青葉, [[Abbreviations#.28JP.29_Naval|namesake]]: Mount Aoba) was a Japanese heavy cruiser commissioned in September 1927, designed as a modified version of the [[Furutaka (Family)|Furutaka-class]] with improved twin [[20 cm/50 3rd year type No.2 (203 mm)|20.3 cm gun]] turrets and aircraft catapults. Despite being overweight upon completion, she joined the Sixth Squadron alongside her sister ship Kinugasa and the two Furutaka-class vessels, participating in patrols along the China coast during the 1920s and 1930s. During the Second World War, Aoba took part in the invasions of Guam and Wake Island in December 1941, escorted the light carrier Shōhō during the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942, and was involved in the Battle of Savo Island in August 1942, where she contributed to the sinking of several Allied cruisers. In October 1942, at the Battle of Cape Esperance, Aoba was severely damaged, losing her second and third turrets and suffering heavy casualties, including the death of Rear Admiral Goto. After repairs, she returned to action but was damaged again by an air raid in April 1943, leading to her being disguised as an island, nicknamed "The Aoba Island", to avoid detection while undergoing emergency repairs. She continued to serve in escort and patrol duties despite engine damage limiting her speed but suffered further torpedo and air attack damages in late 1944, eventually being deemed irreparable and reclassified as a reserve ship. In 1945, Aoba was converted into a floating anti-aircraft battery but was sunk during air raids on Kure in July, settling at the bottom of the harbour with her stern broken off. Her wreck was scrapped between 1946 and 1947.
-While originally part of the Furutaka class of heavy cruisers first laid down in 1922, the development of new guns and turrets prompted the modification of Aoba and her sister ship Kinugasa in 1924, placing them into their own class with Aoba being the lead ship. Aoba shares her armour and main armament with [[IJN Furutaka|Furutaka]] while having vastly improved anti-aircraft capability and can be played in a similar manner.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was introduced in [[Update "Direct Hit"]]. She shares her survivability, mobility, and main armament with [[IJN Furutaka|Furutaka]], with the key difference being her vastly improved anti-aircraft capability, which also includes a simple air-search radar but lacks the [[Shipboard reconnaissance aircraft|hydroplane]]. In all other ways, the vessel performs exactly the same as its direct predecessor, possessing excellent main guns, outstanding torpedoes, and a decent capability for dealing with coastal vessels. One of the class's biggest advantages are its deeply submerged magazines, making direct explosions of the [[ammo racks]] much less likely than among the foreign equivalents. However, her poorly protected turrets are easy to knock out, even by enemy destroyers or frigates.
 == General info ==
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 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.'' -->
+* [[wikipedia:Japanese cruiser Aoba|[Wikipedia] Japanese cruiser Aoba]]
-* [https://www.world-war.co.uk/japan/aoba.php <nowiki>[WW2Cruisers]</nowiki> Aoba Class Heavy Cruiser]
+* [https://japanese-warship.com/battleship/ise-class/ <nowiki>[大日本帝国軍 主要兵器]</nowiki> 青葉【青葉型重巡洋艦　一番艦】 Aoba【Aoba-class heavy cruiser First】]
-* [http://www.combinedfleet.com/aoba_t.htm <nowiki>[Imperial Japanese Navy Page]</nowiki> IJN AOBA]
+* [http://www.combinedfleet.com/aoba_t.htm <nowiki>[Combined Fleet]</nowiki> IJN AOBA]
 ;Bibliography

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 {{:20 cm/50 3rd year type No.2 (203 mm)/Ammunition|20.3 cm Type 0 HE, 20.3 cm Type 91 AP, 20.3 cm Type 0 HE-TF}}
 === Secondary armament ===
 {{Specs-Fleet-Secondary}}
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 Aoba comes equipped with 4 turrets with a single 120 mm gun each. These guns are dual purpose, able to use HE-TF against aircraft. Since there are only 4 guns however, it is unlikely these will deter any oncoming aircraft. With very thin armour, and limited numbers, these guns are not all that useful.
-{{:120 mm/45 3rd Year Type (120 mm)/Ammunition|120 mm Type 1 HE, 120 mm Type 0 HE}}
+{{:120 mm/45 10th year type (120 mm)/Ammunition|120 mm Type 1 HE, 120 mm Type 0 HE}}
 === Anti-aircraft armament ===
 {{Specs-Fleet-AA}}

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 HE-TF should be avoided since the slow turret rotation speed and low rate of fire makes this shell basically useless against air targets, and it is not effective against surface targets unlike HE-VT. However, the AP has the best HE filler of all the 20.3 cm (8 inch) armed cruisers and is shared with the much larger and more powerful heavy cruisers in the Japanese fleet, [[IJN Mogami|Mogami]] and [[IJN Tone|Tone]]. The great HE filler deals significant damage to cruisers and has an increased chance of detonating the ammunition storages of enemy ships.
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:20 cm/50 3rd year type No.2 (203 mm)/Ammunition|20.3 cm Type 0 HE, 20.3 cm Type 91 AP, 20.3 cm Type 0 HE-TF}}
 === Secondary armament ===
 {{Specs-Fleet-Secondary}}
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 Aoba comes equipped with 4 turrets with a single 120 mm gun each. These guns are dual purpose, able to use HE-TF against aircraft. Since there are only 4 guns however, it is unlikely these will deter any oncoming aircraft. With very thin armour, and limited numbers, these guns are not all that useful.
 === Anti-aircraft armament ===
 {{Specs-Fleet-AA}}

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 '''Pros:'''
-* Access to Search Radar Antenna for detecting aircraft
+* Access to search radar antenna for detecting aircraft
 * The main guns have decent firing angles
 * AP shells have great explosive filler

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 '''Pros:'''
-* Antenna for searching and detecting aircraft
+* Access to Search Radar Antenna for detecting aircraft
 * The main guns have decent firing angles
 * AP shells have great explosive filler
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=jp_cruiser_aoba Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]

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 | Type 0 HE || HE || 835 || 125.4 || 0 || 0.1 || 8.57 || 79° || 80° || 81°
 |-
-| Type 91 AP || APHEBC || 835 || 125.85 || 0.05 || 9 || 3.26 || 48° || 63° || 71°
+| Type 91 AP || APHEBC || 835 || 125.85 || 0.05 || 9 || 3.25 || 48° || 63° || 71°
 |-
 | Type 0 HE-TF || HE-TF || 835 || 125.4 || 0 || 0.1 || 8.57 || 79° || 80° || 81°

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 |-
 |}
 {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 ! colspan="10" | Shell details
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 ! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
 ! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
-! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
+! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>mass (kg)
 ! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(s)
 ! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
-! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
+! rowspan="2" | Explosive mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (kg)
 ! colspan="3" | Ricochet
 |-
 ! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
 |-
-| Type 0 HE || HE || 835 || 125.4 || N/A || 0.1 || 8,570 || 79° || 80° || 81°
+| Type 0 HE || HE || 835 || 125.4 || 0 || 0.1 || 8.57 || 79° || 80° || 81°
 |-
-| Type 91 AP || APHEBC || 835 || 125.9 || 0.05 || 9 || 3,250 || 48° || 63° || 71°
+| Type 91 AP || APHEBC || 835 || 125.85 || 0.05 || 9 || 3.26 || 48° || 63° || 71°
 |-
-| Type 0 HE-TF || HE-TF || 835 || 125.4 || N/A || 0.1 || 8,570 || 79° || 80° || 81°
+| Type 0 HE-TF || HE-TF || 835 || 125.4 || 0 || 0.1 || 8.57 || 79° || 80° || 81°
 |-
 |}

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	HE-TF should be avoided since the slow turret rotation speed and low rate of fire makes this shell basically useless against air targets, and it is not effective against surface targets unlike HE-VT. However, the AP has the best HE filler of all the 20.3 cm (8 inch) armed cruisers and is shared with the much larger and more powerful heavy cruisers in the Japanese fleet, [[IJN Mogami\|Mogami]] and [[IJN Tone\|Tone]]. The great HE filler deals significant damage to cruisers and has an increased chance of detonating the ammunition storages of enemy ships.		HE-TF should be avoided since the slow turret rotation speed and low rate of fire makes this shell basically useless against air targets, and it is not effective against surface targets unlike HE-VT. However, the AP has the best HE filler of all the 20.3 cm (8 inch) armed cruisers and is shared with the much larger and more powerful heavy cruisers in the Japanese fleet, [[IJN Mogami\|Mogami]] and [[IJN Tone\|Tone]]. The great HE filler deals significant damage to cruisers and has an increased chance of detonating the ammunition storages of enemy ships.
		+
		+	{\| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
		+	! colspan="8" \| Penetration statistics
		+	\|-
		+	! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" \| Ammunition
		+	! rowspan="2" \| Type of<br>warhead
		+	! colspan="6" \| Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		+	\|-
		+	! 1,000 m !! 2,500 m !! 5,000 m !! 7,500 m !! 10,000 m !! 15,000 m
		+	\|-
		+	\| Type 0 HE \|\| HE \|\| 61 \|\| 61 \|\| 61 \|\| 61 \|\| 61 \|\| 61
		+	\|-
		+	\| Type 91 AP \|\| APHEBC \|\| 362 \|\| 321 \|\| 263 \|\| 218 \|\| 182 \|\| 139
		+	\|-
		+	\| Type 0 HE-TF \|\| HE-TF \|\| 61 \|\| 61 \|\| 61 \|\| 61 \|\| 61 \|\| 61
		+	\|-
		+	\|}
		+
		+	{\| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
		+	! colspan="10" \| Shell details
		+	\|-
		+	! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" \| Ammunition
		+	! rowspan="2" \| Type of<br>warhead
		+	! rowspan="2" \| Velocity<br>(m/s)
		+	! rowspan="2" \| Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
		+	! rowspan="2" \| Fuse delay<br>(s)
		+	! rowspan="2" \| Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
		+	! rowspan="2" \| Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
		+	! colspan="3" \| Ricochet
		+	\|-
		+	! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
		+	\|-
		+	\| Type 0 HE \|\| HE \|\| 835 \|\| 125.4 \|\| N/A \|\| 0.1 \|\| 8,570 \|\| 79° \|\| 80° \|\| 81°
		+	\|-
		+	\| Type 91 AP \|\| APHEBC \|\| 835 \|\| 125.9 \|\| 0.05 \|\| 9 \|\| 3,250 \|\| 48° \|\| 63° \|\| 71°
		+	\|-
		+	\| Type 0 HE-TF \|\| HE-TF \|\| 835 \|\| 125.4 \|\| N/A \|\| 0.1 \|\| 8,570 \|\| 79° \|\| 80° \|\| 81°
		+	\|-
		+	\|}

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 == Media ==
 <!-- ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' -->
-''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
 == See also ==
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 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' -->
 * [[IJN Furutaka]]
 * [[RN Zara]]
 == External links ==

IJN Aoba - Revision history

U12017485: /* Description */ New Description Project + /* External links */

U38088265: /* Secondary armament */

U17577377: /* Armament */

U44629479: Edits

U87996988: Radar antenna as a "pro"

U87996988: /* Pros and cons */

U38088265: /* Primary armament */

U38088265: /* Primary armament */

U17577377: /* Primary armament */

U44629479: Edits

U12017485: /* Description / New Description Project + / External links */