IJN Mogami - Revision history

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‎Description: New Description Project + ‎External links

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‎Armament

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Edits

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‎Primary armament

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‎Primary armament

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‎Media: Corrected formatting

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‎Description

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' (最上, [[Abbreviations#.28JP.29_Naval|namesake]]: Mogami River) is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Japanese heavy cruiser {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]].
+'''Mogami''' (最上, [[Abbreviations#.28JP.29_Naval|namesake]]: Mogami River) was a Japanese heavy cruiser commissioned July 1935. Sea trials discovered huge instability of her hull, which forced refitting her with a large hull bulges, addressing the issue. Since 1940, she participated in the occupation of French Southeast Asia with her sister ship [[IJN Mikuma|Mikuma]], and after the Pearl Harbour attacks in December 1941, she covered the invasion of British Borneo where, along with Mikuma and escorting destroyers, they destroyed the American cruiser USS Houston and the Australian cruiser HMAS Perth; in June 1942, during the Battle of Midway, Mogami collided with Mikuma due to communication errors, and while attempting to withdraw, she was attacked by numerous American aircraft, leading to Mikuma's sinking and Mogami's return to port for repairs, during which she was converted into an aircraft-carrying cruiser with a flight deck for seaplanes and enhanced anti-aircraft armament. In June 1944, she participated in operations in the Philippines but retired after the loss of Japanese air superiority. In October 1944, during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, she was engaged by American forces, suffered damage from [[USS Portland]], collided with the Japanese cruiser Nachi resulting in fires and explosions that disabled her engines, was further disabled by American cruisers and aircraft. An order was given to abandon ship, after which her empty husk remained afloat for several hours until she sank. Her wreck was located in 2019 by R/V Petrel, 1,450 m below the surface.
 == General info ==
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 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.'' -->
 * [[wt:en/news/6359-development-mogami-going-all-out-en|[Devblog] Mogami: Going All Out]]
 === References ===

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 The IJN Mogami is equipped with 5 turrets of dual 20 cm/50 3rd year type No.2 cannons, reload time: 13.94s (stock crew) and 12s (aced crew).
-{| 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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 * 127 mm Type 1 HE-TF: maximum penetration: 28 mm; 2.31 kg of TNT equivalent explosive filler.
 === Anti-aircraft armament ===
 {{Specs-Fleet-AA}}

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 Mogami was the first of four Mogami-class cruisers. To comply with the Washington Naval Treaty, she was initially classified as a light cruiser with an official displacement of 8,500 tons. However, she was designed from the outset to be refitted with 8-inch (203 mm) guns and made into a heavy cruiser in a later refit. Her main armament consisted of fifteen 6-inch (152 mm) guns in five triple turrets, giving her one of the heaviest broadsides of any Treaty cruiser. She was also fitted with moderate anti-aircraft protection and four triple torpedo tube launchers carrying the deadly Type 93 "Long Lance" torpedoes.
-Mogami's relatively heavy armour and large armament placed extensive strain on the 10000 ton limit that she was built to comply with. In fact, a British Admiral once quipped that "[The Japanese] are either lying to us or building [the Mogamis] out of cardboard." Indeed, the low displacement gave the Mogami relatively weak stability, which was improved later on through the addition of large bulges on the sides of the hull. Mogami was commissioned in 1935, but didn't see much service before the outbreak of war as engineers refitted her with her 8-inch guns as well as the aforementioned hull bulges.
+Mogami's relatively heavy armour and large armament placed extensive strain on the 10,000-ton limit that she was built to comply with. In fact, a British Admiral once quipped that "(The Japanese) are either lying to us or building (the Mogamis) out of cardboard." Indeed, the low displacement gave the Mogami relatively weak stability, which was improved later on through the addition of large bulges on the sides of the hull. Mogami was commissioned in 1935, but didn't see much service before the outbreak of war as engineers refitted her with her 8-inch guns as well as the aforementioned hull bulges.
 === Operational history ===
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 Development of the Mogami-class cruiser dates back to the early 1930s, when the IJN launched its development as part of a naval rearmament program. Wishing to substantially strengthen their navy's cruisers, the IJN high command ordered for a new design to be drawn up which would practically reach the very limits of the London Naval Treaty in effect at the time.
-The new warship was initially set at a displacement of 8,500 tons and was to be armed with fifteen 155mm guns, spread across five triple turrets. However, even at the design stage it was already clear that the real displacement would significantly exceed this limit and would be around 11,000 tons so it was decided to conceal the true data. In December of 1934, Japan denounced the Washington Agreements, and refused to sign the Second London Treaty in January of 1936. As a result, in the period between 1939 and 1940 all cruisers of the Mogami type underwent reconstruction, in which the main weapons were replaced by ten 203-mm guns in five turrets, the ships were then formally reclassified as heavy cruisers.
+The new warship was initially set at a displacement of 8,500 tons and was to be armed with fifteen 155 mm guns, spread across five triple turrets. However, even at the design stage it was already clear that the real displacement would significantly exceed this limit and would be around 11,000 tons so it was decided to conceal the true data. In December of 1934, Japan denounced the Washington Agreements, and refused to sign the Second London Treaty in January of 1936. As a result, in the period between 1939 and 1940 all cruisers of the Mogami type underwent reconstruction, in which the main weapons were replaced by ten 203 mm guns in five turrets, the ships were then formally reclassified as heavy cruisers.
 Nonetheless, Mogami-class cruisers raised concerns with other naval powers, some simply dismissed their design specifications as being false, while others, such as the U.S., began building counterparts of their own. Four Mogami-class heavy cruisers took part in several major operations during WW2, including the Battle of Midway, Leyte Gulf and many others. All ships of the class were lost in combat between June 1942 - November 1944.
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 == Media ==
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 ;Images
-<gallery mode="packed-hover"  heights="150">
+<gallery mode="packed-hover" heights="150">
 File:(WT) Mogami Pics (2).png|Foward 203 mm guns
 File:(WT) Mogami Pics.png|Floatplanes
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 == See also ==
 ''Links to articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 * ''reference to the series of the ship;''
 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
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 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.'' -->

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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%
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-| 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°
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-| 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 || 3.25 || 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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 The IJN Mogami is equipped with 5 turrets of dual 20 cm/50 3rd year type No.2 cannons, reload time: 13.94s (stock crew) and 12s (aced crew).
-'''Ammunition:'''
+{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
-* 20.3 cm Type 0 HE (HE): maximum penetration: 61 mm; 8.57 kg of TNT equivalent explosive filler.
+{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
-* 20.3 cm Type 91 AP (APBC): maximum penetration: 365 mm; 3.25 kg of TNT equivalent explosive filler
+! colspan="10" | Shell details
-* 20.3 cm Type 0 HE-TF (HE-TF): maximum penetration: 61 mm; 8.57 kg of TNT equivalent explosive filler.
+|-
 === Secondary armament ===

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 == Media ==
 <!-- ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' -->
-<gallery mode="packed">
+;Images
-File:(WT) Mogami Pics (2).png|POV of Mogami's Foward 203mm guns
+<gallery mode="packed-hover"  heights="150">
-File:(WT) Mogami Pics.png|POV of Mogami's floatplanes
+File:(WT) Mogami Pics (2).png|Foward 203 mm guns
 File:(WT) Mogami Pics (9).png
-File:(WT) Mogami Pics (6).png|Mogami's AA and Superstructure
+File:(WT) Mogami Pics (6).png|AA mounts and Superstructure
 File:(WT) Mogami Pics (8).png
-File:(WT) Mogami Pics (7).png|Mogami firing her 10 203mm guns
+File:(WT) Mogami Pics (7).png|Mogami firing her 10 x 203 mm guns
-File:(WT) Mogami Pics (5).png|Mogami's Port Side Triple long Lance Torpedo tubes
+File:(WT) Mogami Pics (5).png|Port Side Triple long Lance Torpedo tubes
-File:(WT) Mogami Pics (3).png|Mogami's Bow
+File:(WT) Mogami Pics (3).png|Bow
-File:(WT) Mogami Pics (4).png|POV of one of Mogami's 4 dual 25mm turrets
+File:(WT) Mogami Pics (4).png|POV of one of 4 dual 25 mm turrets
 </gallery>

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 {{Specs-Fleet-Plane}}
-Located amidships are two catapults carrying one Aichi E13A1 scout plane each (the [[E7K2]] stored on the trolley is not available) which provides unique offensive and defensive abilities, expanding tactical options. Ship-launched scout planes fly just like regular tree units but lack munition choices and cockpit views. The E13A1 is equipped with a [[Type 92 (7.7 mm)]] defensive machine gun and a formidable load of 4 x 60 kg bombs. It also has the scout plane ability to cap zones and lay down smoke cover (up to 3 times). Captains will be wise to remember to utilize the aircraft and consider when best to use it, for example to cap a point early or late in the match, to create a smoke screen to stymie enemy bombardment and repair, to attack enemy units directly, or perhaps something completely new! Carrying a heavier bomb load than most other scout planes, this unit has a very good chance to sink enemy boats or even a destroyer.
+Located amidships are two catapults carrying one Aichi E13A1 scout plane each (the [[E7K2]] stored on the trolley is not available) which provides unique offensive and defensive abilities, expanding tactical options. Ship-launched scout planes fly just like regular tree units but lack munition choices and cockpit views. The E13A1 is equipped with a [[Type 97 navy (7.7 mm)|7.7 mm Type 97]] defensive machine gun and a formidable load of 4 x 60 kg bombs. It also has the scout plane ability to cap zones and lay down smoke cover (up to 3 times). Captains will be wise to remember to utilize the aircraft and consider when best to use it, for example to cap a point early or late in the match, to create a smoke screen to stymie enemy bombardment and repair, to attack enemy units directly, or perhaps something completely new! Carrying a heavier bomb load than most other scout planes, this unit has a very good chance to sink enemy boats or even a destroyer.
 == Usage in battles ==