
JapanEliteCommonGlobalHakuryū
WoWS World of Warships Japan Aircraft Carrier · Tier X
- Secondaries
- 100 mm HE Type 98
- Range 5 km
Specifications
Hakuryū Win Rate & Combat Stats
Sample of 495.2K players · as of 2026-10-15Averages 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
Secondary Battery
AA Defense
Maneuverability
Concealment
Aircraft
Consumables

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

Follow the ship and automatically attack enemy aircraft. Can attack Airstrike squadrons multiple times before returning to the ship. Invulnerable against hostile fighters, do not attack them, and cannot spot enemy ships.

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.
Hakuryū Change History
Torpedo bomber squadron parameters changed
- Buffstock aircraft preparation time80 → 72 s
- Buffresearchable aircraft preparation time78 → 71 s
Dive bomber squadron parameters changed
- Buffstock aircraft preparation time68 → 61 s
- Buffresearchable aircraft preparation time76 → 68 s
Attack aircraft squadron parameters changed
- Buffstock aircraft preparation time74 → 67 s
- Buffresearchable aircraft preparation time82 → 74 s
- maximum squadron speed bonus15 → 12.5 %
- boost time malus-20 → -30 %
Armor Model
Overview
The G-15 project, or the Improved Taihō, had larger dimensions, an enhanced armor layout, and an increased air group compared to her predecessor. It was planned to build a series of seven ships, and the construction process was scheduled to end in 1948. After the Battle of Midway, these plans were suspended in favor of the Unryū-type aircraft carriers with a simpler design, and they were eventually entirely abandoned in 1943.
