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ARP Takao

WoWS World of Warships Japan Cruiser · Tier VIII

Main Battery: 203 mm/50 3rd Year Type No.2 in a Model E turret; 5 turrets × 2 barrels; Range 15.8 km
Secondaries: 127 mm HE Type0; Range 6.6 km
Torpedoes: 610 mm Quad; 4 launchers × 4 tubes; Range 10 km

ARP Takao Win Rate & Combat Stats

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

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 1,389,502

1.4M1,389,502

Win rate

52.26%

#20 of 66

Avg damage

43,281

#40 of 66

ASIABattles 897,138

897.1K897,138

Win rate

52.25%

#25 of 65

Avg damage

42,760

#38 of 65

NABattles 693,444

693.4K693,444

Win rate

51.26%

#32 of 65

Avg damage

41,372

#47 of 65

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 Points40,100

#26 of 70

Group avg 37,939

Flood Damage16%

Main Belt Armor127 mm

Deck Armor41 mm

Bow / Stern Armor25 mm

Ship Length203.8 m

Ship Width20.6 m

Main Battery

Main battery layout5×2(Total barrels 10)

Caliber203 mm

Firing Range15.8 km

#34 of 70

Group avg 16.0 km

Reload Time16.0 s

Rotation Time29.0 s

Max Dispersion133 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 Time10.66 s

Nominal all-gun DPM176,250

#54 of 70

Group avg 254,182

HE Shell

Damage3,300

Shell Velocity840 m/s

Fire Chance17%

Penetration34 mm

Air Drag0.337

Flight Time10.66 s

Nominal all-gun DPM123,750

Torpedoes

Type90 mod. 1

Torpedo Tubes4

Speed62 knots

Range10.0 km

#7 of 44

Group avg 8.4 km

Damage17,233

#5 of 44

Group avg 15,366

Alpha Damage47,800

Splash Damage1,300

Flood Chance287%

Detectability1.60 km

Reload Time101.0 s

#30 of 44

Group avg 95.3 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

Range6.6 km

Sigma1.00

Max Dispersion406.2 m

Accuracy★☆☆☆☆ Decorative

Total DPM201,600

127 mm HE Shell(4×2)

Damage2,100

HE Penetration21 mm

Fire Chance8%

Rate of Fire12 rpm

AA Defense

Flak Bursts3

Flak Damage1,470

AA Ranges

Long range5.8 km63 dps

Short range2.5 km221 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed35.5 knots

#4 of 70

Group avg 33.1 knots

Turning Radius790 m

#58 of 70

Group avg 732 m

Rudder Shift Time8.1 s

Engine Power130,000 hp

Displacement15,949 t

Power-to-Weight8.15 hp/t

Concealment

Max Surface Detection11.52 km

#15 of 70

Group avg 12.57 km

Min Surface Detection9.33 km

Air Detection7.16 km

Submarine Detection7.16 km

Detectability Firing in Smoke6.66 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 Detect5.0 km

Torp. Detect3.5 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

Fighters3

Slot 4

Repair Party

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

Reload80 s

Duration28 s

Charges3

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.

Reload30 s

Charges2

Strike Range0.5–7.0 km

Planes8

Flights2

Bomb Damage4200

Fire Chance24%

Modules

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

Main Battery

Rate of Fire:3.8

Max AP Damage:4,700

Max HE Damage:3,300

Rotation Time:29s

Type90 mod. 1

Torpedoes

Range:0 km

Max Damage:17,233

Reload Time:0.6 knots

Torpedo Speed:62 knots

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Hull

AA Guns:46

Main Guns:5

Secondary Guns:4

HP:40,100

Range:6-127

Torpedo Tubes:4

Propulsion: 130,000 hp

Engine

Max Speed:35.5 knots

Type8 mod. 1

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%

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%

Slot 5

Ship Consumables Modification 1

Ship consumable action time: +10%

Steering Gears Modification 2

Steering gears repair time: -80%

Rudder shift time: -40%

Concealment System Modification 1

Squadron detectability range: -10%

Dispersion of shells fired by enemies attacking your ship: +5%

Ship's detectability range: -10%

Ship detectability for submarines when underwater: -10%

Torpedo Lookout System

Assured acquisition range of torpedoes: 1.8km

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Specifications

ARP Takao 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 E turret

Main Battery

Type90 mod. 1

Torpedoes

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Hull

Propulsion: 130,000 hp

Engine

Type8 mod. 1

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

Slot 4

Airstrike Modification 1

Steering Gears Modification 1

Propulsion Modification 1

Damage Control System Modification 2

Slot 5

Ship Consumables Modification 1

Steering Gears Modification 2

Concealment System Modification 1

Torpedo Lookout System

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