IJN Agano
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Description
The Agano-class, IJN Agano, 1944 (阿賀野, namesake: Agano River) is a rank IV Japanese light cruiser with a battle rating of 5.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.89 "Imperial Navy". Agano was the lead ship of her class, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II.
Real life information:
- Name: Agano
- Class and Type: Agano-class light cruise
General info
Survivability and armor
It has a medium survival capacity. It is recommended not to make direct confrontations.
Mobility
The Agano is very fast for a cruiser and can keep up with some destroyers when fully upgraded. The ship makes up for its overall semi-weak armor with speed. It is able to weave in and out of combat at will and is relatively maneuverable when compared to its usual adversaries.
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| Game Mode | Upgrade Status | Maximum Speed (km/h) | |
| Forward | Reverse | ||
| AB | |||
| Upgraded | 76 | 23 | |
| RB/SB | |||
| Upgraded | 65 | 20 | |
Modifications and economy
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Armament
Primary armament
| Penetration statistics | |||||||
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| 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 4 SAP | SAP | 81 | 68 | 52 | 40 | 34 | 34 |
| Type 0 HE-TF | HE-TF | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| Shell details | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | 850 | 45.26 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.17 | 79° | 80° | 81° | |||
| Type 4 SAP | SAP | 850 | 45.26 | 0.01 | 7 | 2.92 | 47° | 60° | 65° | |||
| Type 0 HE-TF | HE-TF | 850 | 45.26 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.17 | 79° | 80° | 81° | |||
Secondary armament
| Penetration statistics | |||||||
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| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
| 100 m | 1,000 m | 2,000 m | 3,000 m | 4,000 m | 5,000 m | ||
| Type 98 HE | HE | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Type 98 HE-TF | HE-TF | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Shell details | ||||||||||||
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| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | |||||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||||
| Type 98 HE | HE | 902 | 5.97 | 0 | 0.1 | 399 | 79° | 80° | 81° | |||
| Type 98 HE-TF | HE-TF | 902 | 5.97 | 0 | 0.1 | 399 | 79° | 80° | 81° | |||
Anti-aircraft armament
An important part of the ship's armament responsible for air defence. Anti-aircraft armament is defined by the weapon chosen with the control Select anti-aircraft weapons. Talk about the ship's anti-air cannons and machine guns, the number of guns and their positions, their effective range, and about their overall effectiveness – including against surface targets. If there are no anti-aircraft armaments, remove this section.
Additional armament
Describe the available additional armaments of the ship: depth charges, mines, torpedoes. Talk about their positions, available ammunition and launch features such as dead zones of torpedoes. If there is no additional armament, remove this section.
Scout plane
Located amidships is a catapult with one Aichi E13A1 scout plane (the second 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 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
This cruiser is agile and fast but should be used with caution. Her firepower is acceptable for the light cruisers she faces. It is recommended to stay in the rear lines of the team and provide fire support. A good game technique is to shoot an enemy that another player on the team is already shooting at.
Its torpedoes are very good, like all Japanese torpedoes, but they will be rarely used in battle. Launching torpedoes at long range is a roulette of chance and most of the time they will not hit other ships. If used, it is recommended to use them in short confrontations (less than 5 km), where they will be more effective, and due to their speed, difficult to avoid.
It is recommended to unlock and use SAP shells as soon as possible, as HE shells only deal superficial damage. Although the HE can be annoying for the enemy, it will hardly kill another ship.
Prioritize the fire, it kills the crew very quickly.
You have to be careful with direct hits, as it is very susceptible to suffering from Irreparable Breaches, which will sink the ship quickly.
The reconnaissance planes are an interesting addition; however, they must be used when the ship is hidden, or it will be an easy bank to be sunk.
Pros and cons
Pros:
- It can stay afloat with 2 compartments flooded.
- 16 Long Lance torpedoes are devastating against enemy ships.
- Very fast for a cruiser, can keep up with some destroyers when fully upgraded.
- Main guns have a great rate of fire in first stage.
Cons:
- 25 mm AA guns cannot engage close targets.
- Torpedoes have very limited firing arc.
- Armour is mediocre, other cruisers will punch right through it at close range.
- Turrets are large and lack armour, can thus easily be disabled.
- Main gun shells are very weak.
History
Agano was the lead ship of four light cruisers built to supersede and replace the older cruisers serving as destroyer flotilla flagships in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Launched in October 1941, she entered service a year later and saw her first operation escorting troop transports to New Guinea in December 1942.
The ship was involved in Operation Ke, the evacuation of 10,652 Japanese troops from Guadalcanal as well as the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, an American victory which closed the Solomon Islands campaign.
Several weeks later, American airstrikes damaged the ship as it lay in port at Rabaul and whilst en route to receive repairs, she was struck by a torpedo from an American submarine which flooded the boiler rooms and knocked out all power.
The submarine Albacore prepared to finish the helpless and immobile ship but was prevented from doing so by depth charges from the Urakaze. Taken under tow to Truk, Agano underwent 4 months of repairs before being able to attempt the journey back to the home islands of Japan in February 1944, for more permanent fixes.
Ambushed by the American submarine Skate, Agano was hit by 2 torpedoes and sank 6 hours later.
Her destroyer escort Oite took on 523 survivors from the Agano but was herself sunk 2 days later by Grumman TBF Avengers of Task Force 58 during Operation Hailstone. She sank almost immediately with the loss 172 out of her 192 complements whilst all 523 survivors of the Agano were lost.
- Commissioned: 31 October 1942
- Fate: Sunk by USS Skate on 15 February 1944
Real life Ship details:
- Displacement:
- Standard: 6,652 metric tons (6,547 long tons)
- Deep load: 8,534 metric tons (8,399 long tons)
- Length: 174.1 meters (571 ft 2 in) overall
- Beam: 15.2 meters (49 ft 10 in)
- Draft: 5.63 meters (18 ft 6 in)
- Speed: 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
- Armament:
- 3 twin 15 cm (6 in) guns
- 2 twin 8 cm (3 in) anti-aircraft guns
- 2 triple 2.5 cm (1 in) anti-aircraft guns
- 2 twin 13.2 mm (0.5 in) anti-aircraft machine guns
- 2 quadruple 61 cm (24 in) torpedo tubes
- 18 depth charges
- 3 mines
- Aircraft Carried: 2 floatplanes.
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See also
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- reference to the series of the ship;
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External links
- Japanese cruiser Agano - Wikipedia
- Agano class cruisers (naval-encyclopedia.com)
- Agano-class cruiser - Wikipedia
| Sasebo Naval Arsenal (佐世保海軍工廠) | |
|---|---|
| Destroyers | |
| Mutsuki-class | IJN Mutsuki |
| Hatsuharu-class | IJN Hatsuharu |
| Shiratsuyu-class | IJN Yuudachi |
| Light Cruisers | |
| Agano-class | IJN Agano |
| Unique Ships | IJN Yubari |
| Tanks | Chi-Ha Short Gun |
| 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 | |
