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Kongō

WoWS World of Warships Japan Battleship · Tier V

Main Battery: 356 mm/45 41st Year Type in a twin-gun turret; 4 turrets × 2 barrels; Range 19.3 km
Secondaries: 152 mm HE Type4
Secondaries: 127 mm HE Type0; Range 4.3 km

Kongō Win Rate & Combat Stats

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

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 4,377,737

4.4M4,377,737

Win rate

49.70%

#20 of 22

Avg damage

33,883

#21 of 22

ASIABattles 3,009,870

3M3,009,870

Win rate

50.35%

#20 of 22

Avg damage

34,858

#22 of 22

NABattles 1,952,450

2M1,952,450

Win rate

49.92%

#19 of 22

Avg damage

35,299

#21 of 22

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 Points49,500

#6 of 22

Group avg 45,968

Flood Damage25%

Main Belt Armor203 mm

Deck Armor38 mm

Bow / Stern Armor19 mm

Ship Length222.5 m

Ship Width29.0 m

Main Battery

Main battery layout4×2(Total barrels 8)

Caliber356 mm

Firing Range19.3 km

#6 of 22

Group avg 17.1 km

Reload Time31.0 s

Rotation Time54.5 s

Max Dispersion222 m

Sigma2.00

Shell Types

AP Shell

Damage9,000

Shell Velocity790 m/s

Overmatch Threshold24.9 mm

Ricochet Angle45° / 60°

Normalization6°

Fuse Threshold59 mm

Air Drag0.41

Flight Time13.31 s

Nominal all-gun DPM139,355

#21 of 22

Group avg 172,525

HE Shell

Damage5,100

Shell Velocity805 m/s

Fire Chance25%

Penetration59 mm

Air Drag0.531

Flight Time14.87 s

Nominal all-gun DPM78,968

Secondary Battery

Secondary Guns18

Range4.3 km

Sigma1.00

Max Dispersion275.1 m

Accuracy★☆☆☆☆ Decorative

Total DPM411,600

127 mm HE Shell(4×2)

Damage2,100

HE Penetration21 mm

Fire Chance8%

Rate of Fire12 rpm

152 mm HE Shell(14×1)

Damage2,500

HE Penetration25 mm

Fire Chance9%

Rate of Fire6 rpm

AA Defense

Flak Bursts2

Flak Damage1,190

AA Ranges

Long range5.8 km70 dps

Short range1.5 km70 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed24.9 knots

#10 of 22

Group avg 24.3 knots

Turning Radius770 m

#16 of 22

Group avg 677 m

Rudder Shift Time17.2 s

Engine Power75,000 hp

Displacement36,314 t

Power-to-Weight2.07 hp/t

Concealment

Max Surface Detection15.71 km

#17 of 22

Group avg 14.06 km

Min Surface Detection14.14 km

Air Detection9.36 km

Submarine Detection9.36 km

Detectability Firing in Smoke14.17 km

Consumables

Slot 1

Damage Control Party

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

Reload80 s

Duration10 s

Charges∞

Slot 2

Repair Party

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

Reload80 s

Duration28 s

Charges4

Heal Rate0.5%/s

Citadel10%

Non-Citadel50%

Slot 3

Spotting Aircraft

Extends main battery firing range.

Reload240 s

Duration100 s

Charges4

Range Boost+20%

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 Range0.5–8.0 km

Planes8

Flights1

Bomb Damage2900

Fire Chance16%

Kongō Change History

14.2Dev Blog 2025-02-20 ↗
Main Battery parameters changed
- Nerfmaximum he shell damage5,700 → 5,100
- Nerfstock maximum ap shell damage10,000 → 9,000
- Nerfresearchable maximum ap shell damage10,200 → 9,200
- Buffsigma value1.8 → 2
- Buffstock main battery turret traverse time60 → 54.5 s
- Secondary Battery Shell ballistic parameters changed. The firing arcs will now be flatter

See all version changes →

Modules

356 mm/45 41st Year Type in a twin turret

Main Battery

Rate of Fire:1.9

Max AP Damage:9,000

Max HE Damage:5,100

Rotation Time:54.5s

Kongō (A)

Hull

AA Guns:16

Main Guns:4

Secondary Guns:18

HP:49,500

Range:13-254

Torpedo Tubes:0

Kongō (B)

Hull

AA Guns:16

Main Guns:4

Secondary Guns:18

HP:54,100

Range:13-254

Torpedo Tubes:0

Propulsion: 75,000 hp

Engine

Max Speed:24.9 knots

Propulsion: 136,000 hp

Engine

Max Speed:30 knots

Type5 mod. 1

Fire Control

Range:0 km

Type5 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%

Spotting Aircraft Modification 1

Spotting Aircraft consumable action time: +30%

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%

Slot 3

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%

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Specifications

Kongō Win Rate & Combat Stats

Survivability

Main Battery

Secondary Battery

AA Defense

Maneuverability

Concealment

Consumables

Kongō Change History

Ballistics

Armor Model

Overview

Modules

356 mm/45 41st Year Type in a twin turret

Main Battery

Kongō (A)

Hull

Kongō (B)

Hull

Propulsion: 75,000 hp

Engine

Propulsion: 136,000 hp

Engine

Type5 mod. 1

Fire Control

Type5 mod. 2

Fire Control

Upgrades

Slot 1

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Main Armaments Modification 1

Damage Control Party Modification 1

Spotting Aircraft Modification 1

Slot 2

Engine Room Protection

Damage Control System Modification 1

Slot 3

Aiming Systems Modification 1

AA Guns Modification 1

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Main Battery Modification 2

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