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Shōkaku

WoWS World of Warships Japan Aircraft Carrier · Tier VIII

Secondaries: 127 mm HE Type2
Secondaries: 127 mm HE Type2; Range 4.5 km

Shōkaku Win Rate & Combat Stats

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

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 1,819,273

1.8M1,819,273

Win rate

50.03%

#20 of 26

Avg damage

55,924

#21 of 26

ASIABattles 1,995,589

2M1,995,589

Win rate

49.60%

#24 of 26

Avg damage

62,550

#22 of 26

NABattles 733,647

733.6K733,647

Win rate

50.08%

#23 of 26

Avg damage

55,024

#21 of 26

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 Points50,100

#13 of 24

Group avg 50,838

Flood Damage25%

Main Belt Armor215 mm

Deck Armor25 mm

Bow / Stern Armor19 mm

Ship Length257.5 m

Ship Width26.0 m

Secondary Battery

Secondary Guns8

Range4.5 km

AA Defense

Flak Bursts5

Flak Damage1,470

AA Ranges

Long range5.8 km112 dps

Mid range2.5 km154 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed34.0 knots

#1 of 24

Group avg 31.3 knots

Turning Radius1130 m

#19 of 24

Group avg 1,040 m

Rudder Shift Time18.3 s

Engine Power160,000 hp

Displacement29,800 t

Power-to-Weight5.37 hp/t

Concealment

Max Surface Detection12.06 km

#6 of 24

Group avg 13.16 km

Min Surface Detection9.77 km

Air Detection9.58 km

Submarine Detection9.58 km

Aircraft

Dive Bomber (A)

Aircraft HP1,580

Attacks/Run1

Bomb Damage0 (AP)

Fire Chance-50%

Dive Bomber (B)

Aircraft HP1,650

Attacks/Run1

Bomb Damage0 (AP)

Fire Chance-50%

Fighter (A)

Aircraft HP1,330

Attacks/Run4

Bomb Damage1,300 (HE)

Fire Chance8%

Fighter (B)

Aircraft HP1,390

Attacks/Run6

Bomb Damage1,300 (HE)

Fire Chance8%

Torpedo Bomber (A)

Aircraft HP1,600

Attacks/Run1

Torp Damage800

Torp Speed50 knots

Torp Range0.2 km

Flood Chance40%

Torpedo Bomber (B)

Aircraft HP1,670

Attacks/Run1

Torp Damage800

Torp Speed50 knots

Torp Range0.2 km

Flood Chance40%

Consumables

Slot 1

Damage Control Party

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

Reload70 s

Duration30 s

Charges∞

Slot 2

Interceptors

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.

Reload40 s

Duration600 s

Charges4

Fighters4

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.

Reload25 s

Charges1

Strike Range0.5–7.0 km

Planes8

Flights1

Bomb Damage4200

Fire Chance24%

UsageAutomatic

Shōkaku Change History

15.7Dev Blog 2026-07-09 ↗
Torpedo bomber squadron parameters changed
- Buffstock aircraft preparation time86 → 78 s
- Buffresearchable aircraft preparation time72 → 65 s
Dive bomber squadron parameters changed
- Buffstock aircraft preparation time66 → 60 s
- Buffresearchable aircraft preparation time76 → 69 s
Attack aircraft squadron parameters changed
- Buffstock aircraft preparation time69 → 63 s
- Buffresearchable aircraft preparation time66 → 60 s
14.7Dev Blog 2025-07-07 ↗
Carrier balance changes : : : : : : : : : /: : / B: / B: //
- Nerffire duration5 → 45 s
- Bufffire damage per second1 → 0.3 %
Carrier balance changes : : : : : : : : : /: : / B: / B: // · Damage Control Party updated
- Nerfduration60 → 30 s
- Buffcooldown90 → 70 s

See all version changes →

Modules

Shōkaku (A)

Hull

AA Guns:44

Main Guns:0

Secondary Guns:8

HP:50,100

Range:6-215

Torpedo Tubes:0

Shōkaku (B)

Hull

AA Guns:60

Main Guns:0

Secondary Guns:8

HP:51,400

Range:6-215

Torpedo Tubes:0

Propulsion: 152,000 hp

Engine

Max Speed:34 knots

A6M5 Zero

Fighter

Cruise Speed:144 knots

Max HP:1,330

N1K2-J Shiden-Kai

Fighter

Cruise Speed:151 knots

Max HP:1,390

B6N Tenzan

Torpedo Bomber

Cruise Speed:133 knots

Max Damage:7,233

Max HP:1,600

Torpedo Damage:7,233

Torpedo Max Speed:50 knots

Torpedo Name:PJPT108_SHOKAKU_STOCK

B7A Ryūsei

Torpedo Bomber

Cruise Speed:137 knots

Max Damage:7,233

Max HP:1,670

Torpedo Damage:7,233

Torpedo Max Speed:50 knots

Torpedo Name:PJPT208_SHOKAKU_TOP

D4Y3 Suisei

Dive Bomber

Accuracy:null-null

Bomb Fire Chance:0

Cruise Speed:142 knots

Max HP:1,580

B7A Ryūsei

Dive Bomber

Accuracy:null-null

Bomb Fire Chance:0

Cruise Speed:145 knots

Max HP:1,650

Upgrades

Slot 1

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

AA mount survivability: +100%

Secondary battery survivability: +100%

Air Groups Modification 1

Air squadron return speed: +20%

Damage Control Party Modification 1

Consumable action time: +40%

Slot 2

Aircraft Engines Modification 1

Squadron engine boost duration: +10%

Damage Control System Modification 1

Risk of catching fire: -5%

Risk of flooding: -3%

Slot 3

Aerial Torpedoes Modification 1

Aerial torpedo speed: +5%

Attack Aircraft Modification 1

Attack aircraft attack time: +2s

Torpedo Bombers Modification 1

Torpedo bomber attack time: +5s

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Maximum secondary battery shell dispersion: -20%

Secondary battery firing range: +20%

Slot 4

Airstrike Modification 1

Airstrike aircraft HP: +25%

Airstrike armament reload time: -20%

Depth charge damage: +15%

Bombers Modification 1

Bomber HP: +7.5%

Torpedo Bombers Modification 2

Torpedo bomber HP: +7.5%

Attack Aircraft Modification 2

Attack aircraft HP: +7.5%

Damage Control System Modification 2

Fire extinguishing time: -15%

Flooding recovery time: -15%

Slot 5

Squadron Consumables Modification 1

Number of squadron consumables: +1

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%

Flight Control Modification 1

Squadron aircraft on deck: +2

Aircraft preparation time: -5%

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Shōkaku

Specifications

Shōkaku Win Rate & Combat Stats

Survivability

Secondary Battery

AA Defense

Maneuverability

Concealment

Aircraft

Consumables

Shōkaku Change History

Armor Model

Overview

Modules

Shōkaku (A)

Hull

Shōkaku (B)

Hull

Propulsion: 152,000 hp

Engine

A6M5 Zero

Fighter

N1K2-J Shiden-Kai

Fighter

B6N Tenzan

Torpedo Bomber

B7A Ryūsei

Torpedo Bomber

D4Y3 Suisei

Dive Bomber

B7A Ryūsei

Dive Bomber

Upgrades

Slot 1

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Air Groups Modification 1

Damage Control Party Modification 1

Slot 2

Aircraft Engines Modification 1

Damage Control System Modification 1

Slot 3

Aerial Torpedoes Modification 1

Attack Aircraft Modification 1

Torpedo Bombers Modification 1

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Slot 4

Airstrike Modification 1

Bombers Modification 1

Torpedo Bombers Modification 2

Attack Aircraft Modification 2

Damage Control System Modification 2

Slot 5

Squadron Consumables Modification 1

Concealment System Modification 1

Flight Control Modification 1

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