What tier is Aoba in World of Warships?

Aoba is a Tier 6 Cruiser of the japan navy in World of Warships.

Is Aoba a premium ship?

No — it is a tech-tree ship researchable from the previous tier in its branch.

Where can I see the full stats and recommended build for Aoba?

Detailed live stats, modules, recommended commander skills, upgrades and the 3D armor model for Aoba are available on its WOWS DB page: https://wowsdb.com/en/database/ships/aoba-affc3b08a5

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Tier VI

Cruiser

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Aoba

WoWS World of Warships Japan Cruiser · Tier VI

Main Battery: 203 mm/50 3rd Year Type No.2 in a Model C turret; 3 turrets × 2 barrels; Range 13.6 km
Secondaries: 120 mm HE Type0; Range 5 km
Torpedoes: 610 mm Quad; 2 launchers × 4 tubes; Range 10 km

Survivability

Hit Points30,500

Flood Damage4%

Main Belt Armor76 mm

Deck Armor48 mm

Bow / Stern Armor16 mm

Ship Length183.5 m

Ship Width16.5 m

Main Battery

Main Guns3 × 2

Caliber203 mm

Firing Range13.6 km

Reload Time11.0 s

Rotation Time36.0 s

Max Dispersion116 m

Sigma2.00

Shell Types

AP Shell

Damage4,700

Shell Velocity840 m/s

Overmatch Threshold14.2 mm

Ricochet Angle45° / 60°

Normalization7°

Fuse Threshold34 mm

Air Drag0.337

Flight Time8.62 s

DPM153,818

HE Shell

Damage3,300

Shell Velocity840 m/s

Fire Chance17%

Penetration34 mm

Air Drag0.337

Flight Time8.62 s

DPM108,000

Torpedoes

Torpedo Tubes2

Speed59 knots

Range10.0 km

Damage16,266

Alpha Damage44,900

Splash Damage1,300

Flood Chance269%

Detectability1.50 km

Reload Time102.0 s

180° Rotation7.2 s

Arming Time1 s

Spread Angle4.8° / 16°

Torpedo Caliber610 mm

Tube Module HP1,200

Fuse Depth0.14 m

Secondary Battery

Secondary Guns4

Range5.0 km

AA Defense

AA Ranges

2.5 km109 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed35.0 knots

Turning Radius710 m

Rudder Shift Time8.4 s

Engine Power102,000 hp

Displacement11,847 t

Power-to-Weight8.61 hp/t

Concealment

Max Surface Detection11.70 km

Min Surface Detection10.53 km

Air Detection5.78 km

Submarine Detection5.78 km

Modules

203 mm/50 3rd Year Type No.2 in a Model C turret

Main Battery

Rate of Fire:5.5

Max AP Damage:4,700

Max HE Damage:3,300

Rotation Time:36s

Type8 mod. 2

Torpedoes

Range:0 km

Max Damage:16,266

Reload Time:0.6 knots

Torpedo Speed:59 knots

Aoba (A)

Hull

AA Guns:21

Main Guns:3

Secondary Guns:4

HP:30,500

Range:6-105

Torpedo Tubes:2

Aoba (B)

Hull

AA Guns:21

Main Guns:3

Secondary Guns:4

HP:31,900

Range:6-105

Torpedo Tubes:2

Propulsion: 102,000 hp

Engine

Max Speed:35 knots

Type6 mod. 1

Fire Control

Range:0 km

Type6 mod. 2

Fire Control

Range:0 km

Upgrades

Slot 1

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

AA mount survivability: +100%

Secondary battery survivability: +100%

Main Armaments Modification 1

Risk of main battery becoming incapacitated: -20%

Main battery survivability: +50%

Main battery repair time: -20%

Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated: -20%

Torpedo tubes survivability: +50%

Torpedo tubes repair time: -20%

Damage Control Party Modification 1

Consumable action time: +40%

Slot 2

Damage Control System Modification 1

Risk of catching fire: -5%

Risk of flooding: -3%

Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1

Consumable action time: +20%

Defensive AA Fire Modification 1

Consumable cooldown time: -10%

Consumable action time: +20%

Slot 3

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated: -40%

Torpedo tubes traverse speed: +20%

Torpedo speed: +5%

Aiming Systems Modification 1

Maximum main battery shell dispersion: -7%

Maximum secondary battery shell dispersion: -5%

Secondary battery firing range: +5%

Torpedo tubes traverse speed: +20%

AA Guns Modification 1

Priority AA sector preparation time: -20%

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Maximum secondary battery shell dispersion: -20%

Secondary battery firing range: +20%

Main Battery Modification 2

Main battery traverse speed: +15%

Submarine Surveillance Modification 1

Submarine Surveillance preparation and cooldown time: -20%

Slot 4

Steering Gears Modification 1

Rudder shift time: -20%

Propulsion Modification 1

Maximum reverse speed at full power: +140%

Time to reach full engine power when decelerating: -50%

Maximum forward speed at full power: +140%

Time to reach full engine power when accelerating: -50%

Damage Control System Modification 2

Fire extinguishing time: -15%

Flooding recovery time: -15%

Consumables

Slot 1

Damage Control Party

Reload60 s

Duration5 s

Charges∞

Slot 2

Defensive AA Fire

Reload80 s

Duration40 s

Charges3

AA Damage×1.5

Hydroacoustic Search

Reload120 s

Duration100 s

Charges3

Ship Detect4.0 km

Torp. Detect3.0 km

Slot 3

Catapult Fighter

Reload90 s

Duration60 s

Charges3

Fighters2

Slot 4

Submarine Surveillance

Reload120 s

Duration20 s

Charges3

Radar Range5.0 km

Slot 5

Repair Party

Reload80 s

Duration28 s

Charges2

Heal Rate0.5%/s

Citadel33%

Non-Citadel50%

About Aoba

Aoba is a Tier VI Japan Cruiser (Tech tree ship) in World of Warships (WoWS). This page provides full Aoba stats including 3D armor model, main battery dispersion and AP penetration curves, available modules and upgrades, and recommended captain skills and builds for WoWS players.

The Aoba-class cruisers were originally intended to be identical to the Furutaka class, but a number of changes were made to the design by the order of the Navy's General Staff. New 120 mm anti-aircraft guns were mounted instead of 76 mm ones, and a catapult for seaplanes was added between the stern superstructure and the turret. Aoba actively participated in World War II: She landed troops on Guam and Wake, escorted convoys, and fought in the Battles of the Coral Sea, Savo Island, and Cape Esperance. On July 24, 1945, she was sunk in Kure Harbor by an Allied bomber force.

Modules

203 mm/50 3rd Year Type No.2 in a Model C turret

Main Battery

Rate of Fire:5.5

Max AP Damage:4,700

Max HE Damage:3,300

Rotation Time:36s

Type8 mod. 2

Torpedoes

Range:0 km

Max Damage:16,266

Reload Time:0.6 knots

Torpedo Speed:59 knots

Aoba (A)

Hull

AA Guns:21

Main Guns:3

Secondary Guns:4

HP:30,500

Range:6-105

Torpedo Tubes:2

Aoba (B)

Hull

AA Guns:21

Main Guns:3

Secondary Guns:4

HP:31,900

Range:6-105

Torpedo Tubes:2

Propulsion: 102,000 hp

Engine

Max Speed:35 knots

Type6 mod. 1

Fire Control

Range:0 km

Type6 mod. 2

Fire Control

Range:0 km

Upgrades

Slot 1

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

AA mount survivability: +100%

Secondary battery survivability: +100%

Main Armaments Modification 1

Risk of main battery becoming incapacitated: -20%

Main battery survivability: +50%

Main battery repair time: -20%

Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated: -20%

Torpedo tubes survivability: +50%

Torpedo tubes repair time: -20%

Damage Control Party Modification 1

Consumable action time: +40%

Slot 2

Damage Control System Modification 1

Risk of catching fire: -5%

Risk of flooding: -3%

Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1

Consumable action time: +20%

Defensive AA Fire Modification 1

Consumable cooldown time: -10%

Consumable action time: +20%

Slot 3

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated: -40%

Torpedo tubes traverse speed: +20%

Torpedo speed: +5%

Aiming Systems Modification 1

Maximum main battery shell dispersion: -7%

Maximum secondary battery shell dispersion: -5%

Secondary battery firing range: +5%

Torpedo tubes traverse speed: +20%

AA Guns Modification 1

Priority AA sector preparation time: -20%

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Maximum secondary battery shell dispersion: -20%

Secondary battery firing range: +20%

Main Battery Modification 2

Main battery traverse speed: +15%

Submarine Surveillance Modification 1

Submarine Surveillance preparation and cooldown time: -20%

Slot 4

Steering Gears Modification 1

Rudder shift time: -20%

Propulsion Modification 1

Maximum reverse speed at full power: +140%

Time to reach full engine power when decelerating: -50%

Maximum forward speed at full power: +140%

Time to reach full engine power when accelerating: -50%

Damage Control System Modification 2

Fire extinguishing time: -15%

Flooding recovery time: -15%

Consumables

Slot 1

Damage Control Party

Reload60 s

Duration5 s

Charges∞

Slot 2

Defensive AA Fire

Reload80 s

Duration40 s

Charges3

AA Damage×1.5

Hydroacoustic Search

Reload120 s

Duration100 s

Charges3

Ship Detect4.0 km

Torp. Detect3.0 km

Slot 3

Catapult Fighter

Reload90 s

Duration60 s

Charges3

Fighters2

Slot 4

Submarine Surveillance

Reload120 s

Duration20 s

Charges3

Radar Range5.0 km

Slot 5

Repair Party

Reload80 s

Duration28 s

Charges2

Heal Rate0.5%/s

Citadel33%

Non-Citadel50%

About Aoba

Aoba

Specifications

Survivability

Main Battery

Torpedoes

Secondary Battery

AA Defense

Maneuverability

Concealment

Ballistics

Armor Model

Overview

History

Modules

203 mm/50 3rd Year Type No.2 in a Model C turret

Main Battery

Type8 mod. 2

Torpedoes

Aoba (A)

Hull

Aoba (B)

Hull

Propulsion: 102,000 hp

Engine

Type6 mod. 1

Fire Control

Type6 mod. 2

Fire Control

Upgrades

Slot 1

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Main Armaments Modification 1

Damage Control Party Modification 1

Slot 2

Damage Control System Modification 1

Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1

Defensive AA Fire Modification 1

Slot 3

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Aiming Systems Modification 1

AA Guns Modification 1

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Main Battery Modification 2

Submarine Surveillance Modification 1

Slot 4

Steering Gears Modification 1

Propulsion Modification 1

Damage Control System Modification 2

Consumables

About Aoba

Aoba

Specifications

Survivability

Main Battery

Torpedoes

Secondary Battery

AA Defense

Maneuverability

Concealment

Ballistics

Armor Model

Overview

History

Modules

203 mm/50 3rd Year Type No.2 in a Model C turret

Main Battery

Type8 mod. 2

Torpedoes

Aoba (A)

Hull

Aoba (B)

Hull

Propulsion: 102,000 hp

Engine

Type6 mod. 1

Fire Control

Type6 mod. 2

Fire Control

Upgrades

Slot 1