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Kuma

WoWS World of Warships Japan Cruiser · Tier IV

Main Battery: 140 mm/50 3rd Year Type on a single mount; 7 turrets × 1 barrels; Range 11.7 km
Torpedoes: 533 mm Twin; 4 launchers × 2 tubes; Range 7 km

Kuma Win Rate & Combat Stats

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

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 2,802,114

2.8M2,802,114

Win rate

51.58%

#6 of 13

Avg damage

25,546

#8 of 13

ASIABattles 1,514,068

1.5M1,514,068

Win rate

51.76%

#6 of 13

Avg damage

27,608

#9 of 13

NABattles 1,226,937

1.2M1,226,937

Win rate

51.76%

#5 of 13

Avg damage

26,671

#9 of 13

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 Points23,000

#2 of 13

Group avg 20,454

Main Belt Armor65 mm

Bow / Stern Armor13 mm

Ship Length157.8 m

Ship Width17.4 m

Main Battery

Main battery layout7×1(Total barrels 7)

Caliber140 mm

Firing Range11.7 km

#8 of 13

Group avg 12.0 km

Reload Time6.0 s

Rotation Time21.2 s

Max Dispersion113 m

Sigma2.00

Shell Types

AP Shell

Damage2,700

Shell Velocity850 m/s

Overmatch Threshold9.8 mm

Ricochet Angle45° / 60°

Normalization8.5°

Fuse Threshold23 mm

Air Drag0.34

Flight Time8.49 s

Nominal all-gun DPM189,000

#3 of 13

Group avg 155,294

HE Shell

Damage2,400

Shell Velocity850 m/s

Fire Chance10%

Penetration23 mm

Air Drag0.34

Flight Time8.49 s

Nominal all-gun DPM168,000

Torpedoes

533 mm Type6

Torpedo Tubes4

Speed57 knots

Range7.0 km

#3 of 12

Group avg 6.3 km

Damage10,833

#6 of 12

Group avg 11,197

Alpha Damage29,800

Splash Damage900

Flood Chance175%

Detectability1.20 km

Reload Time42.0 s

#2 of 12

Group avg 58.3 s

180° Rotation7.2 s

Arming Time1 s

Spread Angle2.4° / 8°

Torpedo Caliber533 mm

Tube Module HP1,200

Fuse Depth0.14 m

AA Defense

AA Ranges

Long range3.0 km7 dps

Short range1.5 km7 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed34.5 knots

#4 of 13

Group avg 32.2 knots

Turning Radius640 m

#10 of 13

Group avg 605 m

Rudder Shift Time6.9 s

Engine Power90,000 hp

Displacement7,700 t

Power-to-Weight11.69 hp/t

Concealment

Max Surface Detection11.00 km

#10 of 13

Group avg 10.53 km

Min Surface Detection9.90 km

Air Detection5.23 km

Submarine Detection5.23 km

Detectability Firing in Smoke5.06 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

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

Fighters1

Kuma Change History

14.2Dev Blog 2025-02-20 ↗
- Shell ballistic parameters changed. The firing arcs will now be flatter

See all version changes →

Modules

140 mm/50 3rd Year Type on a single mount

Main Battery

Rate of Fire:10

Max AP Damage:2,700

Max HE Damage:2,400

Rotation Time:21.2s

Type 6

Torpedoes

Range:0 km

Max Damage:10,833

Reload Time:1.4 knots

Torpedo Speed:57 knots

Kuma (A)

Hull

AA Guns:4

Main Guns:7

Secondary Guns:0

HP:23,000

Range:10-65

Torpedo Tubes:4

Kuma (B)

Hull

AA Guns:8

Main Guns:7

Secondary Guns:0

HP:24,200

Range:10-65

Torpedo Tubes:4

Propulsion: 90,000 hp

Engine

Max Speed:34.5 knots

Type4 mod. 1

Fire Control

Range:0 km

Type4 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%

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Kuma

Specifications

Kuma Win Rate & Combat Stats

Survivability

Main Battery

Torpedoes

AA Defense

Maneuverability

Concealment

Consumables

Kuma Change History

Ballistics

Armor Model

Overview

Modules

140 mm/50 3rd Year Type on a single mount

Main Battery

Type 6

Torpedoes

Kuma (A)

Hull

Kuma (B)

Hull

Propulsion: 90,000 hp

Engine

Type4 mod. 1

Fire Control

Type4 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

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