IJN Sendai

IJN Sendai

IJN Tama

IJN Agano

IJN Sendai

IJN Tama

IJN Agano

Japan

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
5.0	5.0	5.0

Class:

Light cruiser

Research:48 000

Purchase:180 000

Description

The Sendai-class, IJN Sendai, 1942 (川内, namesake: Sendai River) is a rank III Japanese light cruiser with a battle rating of 5.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.95 "Northern Wind".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Citadel0 / 63 / 29 mm

Main fire tower38 / 8 / 0 mm

Hull25 mm (steel)

Superstructure13 mm (steel)

Number of section8

Displacement7 180 t

Crew450 people

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Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB76 / 29 km/h

RB65 / 25 km/h

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Mobility Characteristics
Game Mode	Upgrade Status	Maximum Speed (km/h)		Turn Time (s)	Turn Radius (m)
		Forward	Reverse
AB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	76	29
RB/SB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	65	25

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB5 834 → 7 910

RB6 849 → 9 287

Total cost of modifications45 600

98 100

Talisman cost1 300

Crew training52 000

Experts180 000

Aces700

Research Aces390 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

360 / 600 / 100 %

154 / 154 / 154 %

Modifications

Seakeeping	Unsinkability	Firepower
Dry-Docking Research: 1 800 Cost: 3 900 180 Rudder Replacement Research: 1 700 Cost: 3 600 170 Propeller Replacement Research: 1 900 Cost: 4 100 190 Engine Maintenance Research: 2 500 Cost: 5 400 250	Damage Control Division Research: 1 800 Cost: 3 900 180 Fire Division Research: 1 700 Cost: 3 600 170 Smokescreen Research: 1 700 Cost: 3 600 170 Shrapnel Protection Research: 1 900 Cost: 4 100 190 Ventilation Research: 1 900 Cost: 4 100 190 New Pumps Research: 2 500 Cost: 5 400 250 Ammo Wetting Research: 2 500 Cost: 5 400 250	Anti-Air Armament Targeting Research: 1 800 Cost: 3 900 180 140mm_jp_1940_type1_naval_sap_ammo_pack Research: 1 800 Cost: 3 900 180 25mm_type96_naval_ap_ammo_pack Research: 1 800 Cost: 3 900 180 Auxiliary Armament Targeting Research: 1 700 Cost: 3 600 170 140mm_jp_1940_type0_aa_distant_fuse_naval_he_ammo_pack Research: 1 700 Cost: 3 600 170 25mm_type96_naval_incendiary_ammo_pack Research: 1 700 Cost: 3 600 170 Primary Armament Targeting Research: 1 900 Cost: 4 100 190 140mm_jp_1940_mod1_naval_sap_ammo_pack Research: 1 900 Cost: 4 100 190 Improved Rangefinder Research: 1 900 Cost: 4 100 190 Bomb mortar Research: 2 500 Cost: 5 400 250 Torpedo Mode Research: 2 500 Cost: 5 400 250 Hydroplane Research: 2 500 Cost: 5 400 250

Armament

Primary armament

7 х Turret140 mm/50 3rd Year Type cannon

Ammunition200 rounds

Vertical guidance-7° / 30°

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Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	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	35	35	35	35	35	35
Type 2 SAP	SAP	61	53	43	35	35	35
Type 0 HE-TF	HE-TF	35	35	35	35	35	35
Mod 1 SAP	SAPBC	115	100	81	65	54	40

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (s)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
Type 0 HE	HE	840	37.87	0	0.1	3.15	79°	80°	81°
Type 2 SAP	SAP	701	37.9	0.05	6	2.96	47°	60°	65°
Type 0 HE-TF	HE-TF	850	37.9	0	0.1	3.15	79°	80°	81°
Mod 1 SAP	SAPBC	855	37.87	0.05	6	2.21	48°	63°	71°

Secondary armament

2 х Turret2 x 25 mm/60 Type 96 automatic cannon

Ammunition3000 rounds

Belt capacity15 rounds

Fire rate261 shots/min

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Anti-aircraft armament

Turret4 x 13.2 mm Type 93 machine gun

Ammunition6000 rounds

Belt capacity30 rounds

Fire rate476 shots/min

2 х Turret7.7 mm Type 92 machine gun

Ammunition1940 rounds

Belt capacity97 rounds

Fire rate600 shots/min

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Additional armament

Setup 116 x 610 mm Type 8 No.2 wet-heater torpedo

Setup 28 x Type 95 depth charge

Setup 316 x 610 mm Type 8 No.2 wet-heater torpedo

2 x Type 95 depth charge

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Scout plane

Located aft is a catapult with one E7K2 scout plane 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 E7K2 is equipped with only defensive machine gun turrets (ventral as well as dorsal) but it does carry 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 utilise 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

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Fast
• Turrets are placed along whole ship which makes them hard to disable
• SAPBC ammo have very good penetration values
• 16 long range torpedoes (with torpedo modification)
• One scout plane.

Cons:

• Low crew amount for its size
• Almost all of her crew compartments were located on the deck, making them extremely vulnerable to HE shells
• Mediocre AA armament
• Can't release all torpedoes to one side

History

IJN Sendai, date unknown. Note the seaplane and catapult mounted above her rear guns.

IJN Sendai was the lead ship of the Sendai class, a class of three light cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy following the end of World War 1. Designed to serve as leaders of destroyer flotillas, the ships were built in the early 1920s. Sendai saw service during the second Sino-Japanese war, and later served as the flagship of Destroyer Squadron 3 during the Second World War. She participated in numerous conflicts including the Battles of Guadalcanal, and was sunk during the Battle of Empress Augusta bay, having been critically damaged by American light cruisers.

Design and development

The Sendai-class cruisers were a class of three light cruisers, built as a follow-up to the previous Nagara class. As destroyer flotilla flagships, they were essentially enlarged destroyers, and displaced just 5,500 tons full. Sendai was armed with seven 140 mm (5.5 inch) guns, mounted in single mounts. The turrets were mounted in an unusual arrangement, with two guns fore, two guns on either side of the bridge, and three guns aft. Sendai's secondary and anti-aircraft suite was extremely sparse, with several 25 mm and 13.2 mm guns. Sendai, similar to the previous Nagara class, carried sixteen 610 mm "Long Lance" torpedoes, with four dual launchers and eight reloads. Her top speed was 35.6 knots, extremely fast for a cruiser - this allowed Sendai to maintain speed with the destroyers that she would command. She was also able to carry a reconnaissance seaplane, being fitted with a catapult and seaplane recovery facilities.

Sendai was ordered in the early 1920s, and completed by April 1924. Before the outbreak of war, she served extensively in the East China Sea, and participated in the second Sino-Japanese war.

World War II Service

Following the outbreak of the Second World War, Sendai served as the flagship of Destroyer Squadron 3. At the time of the Pearl Harbour attack, she was escorting troops to the invasion of Malaya. Sendai covered troop landings for most of early 1942, and later served as part of the main fleet cover during the attack on Midway.

In July of 1942, Sendai attacked American troops landing at Guadalcanal; she participated in both of the battles of Guadalcanal. During the second battle, she was shelled by the battleship USS Washington, but survived without damage. In March of 1943, Sendai was reassigned to the eight fleet as an escort; during her time there, the fleet was repeatedly attacked by American aircraft. She survived these attacks unscathed. However, Sendai ultimately met her demise at the Battle of Empress Augusta bay, where the Japanese force (composed of cruisers Myoko, Haguro, Agano and herself, as well as several destroyers) were attacked by the American cruisers Cleveland, Columbia, Montpellier and Denver, along with several destroyers of their own. Hit by concentrated fire from all four American cruisers, she sank with the loss of 184 crew members; the remaining 230 were rescued by her escorts.

Devblog

The Sendai-class of light cruisers were a further development of the preceding Nagara-class, which itself was the successor to the Kuma-class. All ships of these classes were part of the Japanese 5,500 ton light cruiser design conceived in the years following WWI, with the Sendai-class being planned as the final ships to be based on this design.

To this extent, initial plans foresaw the construction of 8 vessels of the Sendai-class, however, with the signing of the Washington Naval Treaty in 1922, Japan was forced to cut back on these plans. This resulted in 4 ships being cancelled and one being broken up on the slipway, while the remaining ships did in fact see completion.

Sendai, as the lead ship of her class, was laid down in February 1922 and saw completion in April 1924. With the outbreak of hostilities in Asia in the late 1930s, Sendai took part in the Second Sino-Japanese War, participating in the Battle of Shanghai and providing support for Japanese land units.

During WWII, Sendai's early war service mostly consisted of escorting convoys around Malaya and Indochina while the ship also formally took part in the Battle of Midway, though not actively engaging Allied forces.

Sendai saw the height of her service career during the Solomon Islands campaign, taking part in both naval battles for Guadalcanal. Roughly a year later, in November 1943, Sendai was involved in the major naval battle of Empress Augusta Bay. There, Sendai would meet her fate, being heavily damaged by concentrated gunfire from four US cruisers, sinking on the following day on 3rd November, 1943.

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the IJN Sendai from live.warthunder.com.

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See also

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External links

• [Devblog] Sendai: The Night Raider

References

• Hackett, B. (1997). IJN Sendai: Tabular table of movement. Retrieved January 02, 2021, from http://www.combinedfleet.com/sendai_t.htm

• Budge, K. G. (2007). Sendai Class, Japanese Light Cruisers. Retrieved January 02, 2021, from http://pwencycl.kgbudge.com/S/e/Sendai_class.htm

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Company Ltd.
Light Cruisers (CL)
Kuma-class	IJN Tama
Sendai-class	IJN Sendai
Mogami-class	IJN Mikuma
Heavy Cruisers (CA)
Furutaka-class	IJN Furutaka
Aoba-class	IJN Aoba
Myōkō-class	IJN Haguro
Tone-class	IJN Tone
Battleships (BB)
Ise-class	IJN Hyuga
See also	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Post-War)

Japan light cruisers
Kuma-class	IJN Tama
	IJN Yubari*
Nagara-class	IJN Isuzu
Sendai-class	IJN Sendai
Agano-class	IJN Agano
Mogami-class	IJN Mikuma · IJN Suzuya
	* Unique ship