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JapanPremiumRareGlobalSouthern Dragon
WoWS World of Warships Japan Cruiser · Tier VII
- Main Battery
- 203 mm/50 3rd Year Type No.2 in a Model D turret
- 5 turrets × 2 barrels
- Range 15.6 km
- Secondaries
- 127 mm HE Type0
- Range 5.6 km
- Torpedoes
- 610 mm Triple
- 4 launchers × 3 tubes
- Range 10 km
Specifications
Southern Dragon Win Rate & Combat Stats
Sample of 453.6K players · as of 2026-08-06ServerBattlesWin rateAvg damage
EUBattles 270,401
270.4K270,401
Win rate
50.94%
#26 of 47
Avg damage
36,959
#25 of 47
ASIABattles 30,413
30.4K30,413
Win rate
50.67%
#32 of 47
Avg damage
35,441
#30 of 47
NABattles 112,976
113K112,976
Win rate
50.65%
#27 of 47
Avg damage
37,665
#24 of 47
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 Points39,200
#2 of 48
Group avg 32,497Flood Damage13%
Main Belt Armor102 mm
Deck Armor32 mm
Bow / Stern Armor16 mm
Ship Length201.5 m
Ship Width19.0 m
Main Battery
Main Guns5 × 2
Caliber203 mm
Firing Range15.6 km
#14 of 48
Group avg 15.2 kmReload Time14.0 s
Rotation Time36.0 s
Max Dispersion131 m
Sigma2.00
Shell Types
AP Shell
Damage4,700
Shell Velocity840 m/s
Overmatch Threshold14.2 mm
Ricochet Angle45° / 60°
Normalization7°
Fuse Threshold34 mm
Air Drag0.337
Flight Time10.47 s
DPM201,429
#28 of 48
Group avg 246,571HE Shell
Damage3,300
Shell Velocity840 m/s
Fire Chance17%
Penetration34 mm
Air Drag0.337
Flight Time10.47 s
DPM141,429
Torpedoes
Torpedo Tubes4
Speed62 knots
Range10.0 km
#8 of 34
Group avg 8.6 kmDamage17,233
#7 of 34
Group avg 16,021Alpha Damage47,800
Splash Damage1,300
Flood Chance287%
Detectability1.60 km
Reload Time76.0 s
#11 of 34
Group avg 87.8 s180° Rotation7.2 s
Arming Time1 s
Resurface Distance5.55 m
Spread Angle3.6° / 12°
Torpedo Caliber610 mm
Tube Module HP1,200
Fuse Depth0.14 m
Secondary Battery
Secondary Guns4
Range5.6 km
Sigma1.00
Max Dispersion349.2 m
Accuracy★☆☆☆☆ Decorative
Total DPM134,400
PJPA004_Shell_127mm_HE_C_Type_0(4×2)
Damage2,100
HE Penetration21 mm
Fire Chance8%
Rate of Fire8 rpm
AA Defense
Flak Bursts2
Flak Damage1,330
AA Ranges
2.5 km203 dps
5.8 km60 dps
Maneuverability
Max Speed35.0 knots
#7 of 48
Group avg 33.1 knotsTurning Radius780 m
#37 of 48
Group avg 695 mRudder Shift Time7.1 s
Engine Power130,000 hp
Displacement15,807 t
Power-to-Weight8.22 hp/t
Concealment
Max Surface Detection12.76 km
#30 of 48
Group avg 11.94 kmMin Surface Detection11.48 km
Air Detection6.56 km
Submarine Detection6.56 km
Consumables
Slot 1
Damage Control Party
Damage Control Party
Reload60 s
Duration5 s
Charges∞
Slot 2
auxTorpBooster
auxTorpBooster
auxTorpBooster
Reload120 s
Duration30 s
Charges3
or
Hydroacoustic Search
Hydroacoustic Search
Reload120 s
Duration100 s
Charges3
Ship Detect4.0 km
Torp. Detect3.0 km
Slot 3
Catapult Fighter
Catapult Fighter
Reload90 s
Duration60 s
Charges3
Fighters3
Slot 4
Submarine Surveillance
Submarine Surveillance
Reload120 s
Duration20 s
Charges3
Radar Range6.0 km
Slot 5
Repair Party
Repair Party
Reload80 s
Duration28 s
Charges2
Heal Rate0.5%/s
Citadel33%
Non-Citadel50%
Armament
Depth Charge Airstrike
Depth Charge Airstrike
Reload25 s
Charges2
Strike Range0.5–6.0 km
Planes8
Flights1
Bomb Damage3400
Fire Chance19%
Southern Dragon Change History
- Number of Depth Charge Airstrike available flights increased from 1 to 2.
Ballistics
Armor Model
Overview
In Chinese tradition, dragons are usually depicted as long, scale-covered, snake-like creatures with four legs. Four brothers—the Kings of Dragons—each represent one of the four seas. The name of the Dragon King of the South Sea is Ào Qin.
Modules
203 mm/50 3rd Year Type No.2 in a Model D turret
203 mm/50 3rd Year Type No.2 in a Model D turret
Main Battery
Rate of Fire:4.3
Max AP Damage:4,700
Max HE Damage:3,300
Rotation Time:36s
Type90 mod. 1
Type90 mod. 1
Torpedoes
Range:0 km
Max Damage:17,233
Reload Time:0.8 knots
Torpedo Speed:62 knots
Southern Dragon
Southern Dragon
Hull
AA Guns:42
Main Guns:5
Secondary Guns:4
HP:39,200
Range:6-102
Torpedo Tubes:4
Propulsion: 132,000 hp
Propulsion: 132,000 hp
Engine
Max Speed:35 knots
Type7 mod. 1
Type7 mod. 1
Fire Control
Range:0 km
Upgrades
Slot 1
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
AA mount survivability: +100%
Secondary battery survivability: +100%
Main Armaments Modification 1
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
Damage Control Party Modification 1
Consumable action time: +40%
Slot 2
Engine Room Protection
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
Damage Control System Modification 1
Risk of catching fire: -5%
Risk of flooding: -3%
Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1
Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1
Consumable action time: +20%
Slot 3
Torpedo Tubes Modification 1
Torpedo Tubes Modification 1
Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated: -40%
Torpedo tubes traverse speed: +20%
Torpedo speed: +5%
Aiming Systems Modification 1
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
AA Guns Modification 1
Priority AA sector preparation time: -20%
Secondary Battery Modification 1
Secondary Battery Modification 1
Maximum secondary battery shell dispersion: -20%
Secondary battery firing range: +20%
Main Battery Modification 2
Main Battery Modification 2
Main battery traverse speed: +15%
Submarine Surveillance Modification 1
Submarine Surveillance Modification 1
Submarine Surveillance preparation and cooldown time: -20%
Slot 4
Airstrike Modification 1
Airstrike Modification 1
Airstrike aircraft HP: +25%
Airstrike armament reload time: -20%
Depth charge damage: +15%
Steering Gears Modification 1
Steering Gears Modification 1
Rudder shift time: -20%
Propulsion Modification 1
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
Damage Control System Modification 2
Fire extinguishing time: -15%
Flooding recovery time: -15%