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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

Aoba Win Rate & Combat Stats

Sample of 495.2K players · as of 2026-10-15

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 3,863,570

3.9M3,863,570

Win rate

50.08%

#30 of 34

Avg damage

26,799

#30 of 34

ASIABattles 2,035,303

2M2,035,303

Win rate

50.38%

#33 of 34

Avg damage

26,171

#31 of 34

NABattles 1,580,088

1.6M1,580,088

Win rate

50.19%

#29 of 34

Avg damage

27,285

#30 of 34

Averages from our own crawled player sample, not official server-wide data. The sample skews toward active clan players, so its overall win rate runs about 1 point above the true server average. Battle counts are career totals and include games played before this ship’s past balance changes.

Survivability

Hit Points30,500

#9 of 33

Group avg 28,562

Flood Damage4%

Main Belt Armor76 mm

Deck Armor48 mm

Bow / Stern Armor16 mm

Ship Length183.5 m

Ship Width16.5 m

Main Battery

Main battery layout3×2(Total barrels 6)

Caliber203 mm

Firing Range13.6 km

#22 of 33

Group avg 14.4 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

Nominal all-gun DPM153,818

#28 of 33

Group avg 194,949

HE Shell

Damage3,300

Shell Velocity840 m/s

Fire Chance17%

Penetration34 mm

Air Drag0.337

Flight Time8.62 s

Nominal all-gun DPM108,000

Torpedoes

Type8 mod. 2

Torpedo Tubes2

Speed59 knots

Range10.0 km

#4 of 27

Group avg 8.2 km

Damage16,266

#3 of 27

Group avg 14,585

Alpha Damage44,900

Splash Damage1,300

Flood Chance269%

Detectability1.50 km

Reload Time102.0 s

#24 of 27

Group avg 83.4 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

Flak Bursts1

Flak Damage1,120

AA Ranges

Long range5.2 km35 dps

Mid range2.5 km109 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed35.0 knots

#5 of 33

Group avg 32.8 knots

Turning Radius710 m

#19 of 33

Group avg 689 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

#16 of 33

Group avg 11.64 km

Min Surface Detection10.53 km

Air Detection5.78 km

Submarine Detection5.78 km

Detectability Firing in Smoke6.79 km

Consumables

Slot 1

Damage Control Party

Extinguishes fires, removes instances of flooding, and repairs damaged modules. Prevents enemy acoustic torpedoes from homing.

Reload60 s

Duration5 s

Charges∞

Slot 2

Auxiliary and Torpedo Armament Booster

Temporarily boosts the performance of secondary, torpedo, and airstrike armaments.

Reload120 s

Duration30 s

Charges3

Secondary battery damage+10%

Torpedo tube reload time-20%

Airstrike armament reload time-20%

Hydroacoustic Search

Increases the range of assured acquisition of enemy ships and torpedoes, including those within smoke screens.

Reload120 s

Duration100 s

Charges3

Ship Detect4.0 km

Torp. Detect3.0 km

Slot 3

Fighters

Follow the ship and automatically attack enemy aircraft. Can attack Airstrike squadrons multiple times before returning to the ship. Cannot spot enemy ships.

Reload90 s

Duration60 s

Charges3

Fighters2

Slot 4

Submarine Surveillance

Detects submarines at maximum and periscope depths.

Reload120 s

Duration20 s

Charges3

Radar Range5.0 km

Slot 5

Repair Party

Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing any light damage.

Reload80 s

Duration28 s

Charges2

Heal Rate0.5%/s

Citadel33%

Non-Citadel50%

Armament

Depth Charge Airstrike

Carries out aerial bombardment of the marked area with depth charges. Depth charges can hit enemy submarines. They also have chances of causing fire, flooding, and incapacitating modules. Increased chances of incapacitating sonar. Effective against enemy mines. Cannot spot enemy ships.

Reload20 s

Charges1

Strike Range0.5–6.0 km

Planes8

Flights1

Bomb Damage2900

Fire Chance16%

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

Engine Room Protection

Risk of steering gears becoming incapacitated: -20%

Steering gears repair time: -20%

Risk of engine becoming incapacitated: -20%

Engine repair time: -20%

Damage Control System Modification 1

Risk of catching fire: -5%

Risk of flooding: -3%

Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1

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

Airstrike Modification 1

Airstrike aircraft HP: +25%

Airstrike armament reload time: -20%

Depth charge damage: +15%

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%

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Aoba

Specifications

Aoba Win Rate & Combat Stats

Survivability

Main Battery

Torpedoes

Secondary Battery

AA Defense

Maneuverability

Concealment

Consumables

Ballistics

Armor Model

Overview

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

Engine Room Protection

Damage Control System Modification 1

Hydroacoustic Search 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

Airstrike Modification 1

Steering Gears Modification 1

Propulsion Modification 1

Damage Control System Modification 2

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