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BA Arona's Whale

WoWS World of Warships Japan Submarine · Tier X

Main Battery: 140 mm/40 11th Year Type; 1 turrets × 1 barrels; Range 10 km
Torpedoes: Torpedo Tubes: Bow Group; 6 launchers × 1 tubes; Range 15 km

BA Arona's Whale Win Rate & Combat Stats

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

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 43,697

43.7K43,697

Win rate

51.45%

#4 of 15

Avg damage

49,286

#2 of 15

ASIABattles 113,408

113.4K113,408

Win rate

49.02%

#14 of 15

Avg damage

47,043

#6 of 15

NABattles 35,480

35.5K35,480

Win rate

51.96%

#4 of 15

Avg damage

48,114

#1 of 15

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 Points25,600

#2 of 14

Group avg 20,314

Main Belt Armor25 mm

Bow / Stern Armor19 mm

Ship Length107.0 m

Ship Width9.1 m

Main Battery

Main battery layout1×1(Total barrels 1)

Caliber140 mm

Firing Range10.0 km

#3 of 9

Group avg 8.3 km

Reload Time2.0 s

Rotation Time7.2 s

Max Dispersion49 m

Sigma2.00

Shell Types

HE Shell

Damage2,500

Shell Velocity850 m/s

Fire Chance16%

Penetration23 mm

Air Drag0.34

Flight Time6.70 s

Nominal all-gun DPM75,000

#2 of 9

Group avg 52,790

Torpedoes

Type95 mod. 3

Torpedo Tubes6

Speed78 knots

Range15.0 km

#1 of 14

Group avg 11.3 km

Damage25,833

#1 of 14

Group avg 11,885

Alpha Damage72,400

Splash Damage1,700

Flood Chance168%

Detectability2.10 km

Reload Time45.0 s

#3 of 14

Group avg 56.9 s

180° Rotation15.0 s

Arming Time0.1 s

Resurface Distance13.33 m

Spread Angle1° / 1°

Torpedo Caliber533 mm

Tube Module HP1,200

Loaders1

Fuse Depth0.14 m

Maneuverability

Max Speed30.0 knots

#6 of 14

Group avg 29.4 knots

Turning Radius590 m

#12 of 14

Group avg 493 m

Rudder Shift Time9.0 s

Engine Power9,400 hp

Displacement3,747 t

Power-to-Weight2.51 hp/t

Submarine Maneuverability

Max Speed (Periscope)30.0 knots

Max Speed (Deep)13.0 knots

#13 of 14

Group avg 19.6 knots

Surface/Dive Speed2.9 m/s

Horizontal Rudder Shift Time33.76 s

Battery Capacity90 s

#13 of 14

Group avg 239 s

Battery Recharge Rate2.00 /s

Concealment

Max Surface Detection7.12 km

#13 of 14

Group avg 6.04 km

Min Surface Detection6.41 km

Air Detection2.63 km

Submarine Detection2.63 km

Detectability Firing in Smoke2.96 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

Duration15 s

Charges3

Slot 2

Hydrophone

Highlights the positions of ships and submarines on the surface or at periscope depth that are beyond spotting range. Ship positions are ascertained at the moment you activate the consumable.

Reload30 s

Duration1 s

Charges5

Wave Radius9.0 km

Wave Duration6 s

Slot 3

Reserve Battery Unit

Dive capacity does not deplete when the consumable is active.

Reload140 s

Duration60 s

Charges3

Slot 4

Main Battery Reload Booster

Reduces main battery gun reload time.

Reload100 s

Duration8 s

Charges3

Reload Coeff.×0.5

Slot 5

Submarine Surveillance

Detects submarines at maximum and periscope depths.

Reload120 s

Duration30 s

Charges2

Radar Range6.0 km

Modules

140 mm/40 11th Year Type

Main Battery

Rate of Fire:30

Max HE Damage:2,500

Rotation Time:7.2s

Type95 mod. 3

Torpedoes

Range:0 km

Max Damage:25,833

Reload Time:1.3 knots

Torpedo Speed:78 knots

BA Arona's Whale

Hull

AA Guns:0

Main Guns:1

Secondary Guns:0

HP:25,600

Range:6-19

Torpedo Tubes:6

Propulsion: 9,400 hp

Engine

Max Speed:30 knots

Type10 mod. 1

Sonar

Wave Duration 0:25s

Wave Duration 1:55s

Max Distance:8.5

Wave Shot Delay:6.5s

Max Speed:600 knots

Wave Width:18

Upgrades

Slot 1

Sonar Modification 1

Risk of sonar becoming incapacitated: -25%

Sonar repair time: -25%

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 3

Damage taken from fires: -5%

Damage taken from flooding: -5%

Sonar Modification 2

Sonar ping velocity: +10%

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%

Reserve Battery Unit Modification 1

Reserve Battery Unit consumable action time: +20%

Slot 3

Dive Capacity Modification 1

Dive Capacity Recharge Rate per Second: +10%

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%

Main Battery Modification 2

Main battery traverse speed: +15%

Submarine Surveillance Modification 1

Submarine Surveillance preparation and cooldown time: -20%

Slot 4

Submarine Steering Gears

Rudder shift time: -50%

Dive plane reset time: -50%

Diving plane shift time: -50%

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

Reinforced Bulkheads

Damage taken from depth charges: -15%

Torpedo Tubes Modification 3

Torpedo damage: +7%

Ship Consumables Modification 1

Ship consumable action time: +10%

Slot 6

Dive Capacity Modification 2

Dive Capacity: +15%

Gun Fire Control System Modification 2

Main battery firing range: +16%

Torpedo Tubes Modification 2

Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated: +50%

Torpedo tube reload time: -15%

Main Battery Modification 3

Main battery traverse speed: -13%

Main battery reload time: -12%

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BA Arona's Whale

Specifications

BA Arona's Whale Win Rate & Combat Stats

Survivability

Main Battery

Torpedoes

Maneuverability

Submarine Maneuverability

Concealment

Consumables

Ballistics

Armor Model

Overview

Modules

140 mm/40 11th Year Type

Main Battery

Type95 mod. 3

Torpedoes

BA Arona's Whale

Hull

Propulsion: 9,400 hp

Engine

Type10 mod. 1

Sonar

Upgrades

Slot 1

Sonar Modification 1

Main Armaments Modification 1

Damage Control Party Modification 1

Slot 2

Damage Control System Modification 3

Sonar Modification 2

Engine Room Protection

Reserve Battery Unit Modification 1

Slot 3

Dive Capacity Modification 1

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Aiming Systems Modification 1

Main Battery Modification 2

Submarine Surveillance Modification 1

Slot 4

Submarine Steering Gears

Propulsion Modification 1

Damage Control System Modification 2

Slot 5

Reinforced Bulkheads

Torpedo Tubes Modification 3

Ship Consumables Modification 1

Slot 6

Dive Capacity Modification 2

Gun Fire Control System Modification 2

Torpedo Tubes Modification 2

Main Battery Modification 3

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