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Taejong

WoWS World of Warships Pan-Asia Cruiser · Tier X

Main Battery: 127 mm/54 Mk.16 on a Mk.41 mount; 6 turrets × 2 barrels; Range 14.7 km
Torpedoes: 533 mm Mk31; 4 launchers × 4 tubes

Taejong Win Rate & Combat Stats

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

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 16,298

16.3K16,298

Win rate

54.58%

#2 of 61

Avg damage

69,997

#42 of 61

ASIABattles 10,423

10.4K10,423

Win rate

54.12%

#6 of 60

Avg damage

65,844

#46 of 60

NABattles 7,334

7.3K7,334

Win rate

53.20%

#4 of 60

Avg damage

70,158

#41 of 60

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 Points30,700

#64 of 66

Group avg 51,901

Flood Damage4%

Main Belt Armor95 mm

Deck Armor16 mm

Bow / Stern Armor16 mm

Ship Length180.6 m

Ship Width17.6 m

Main Battery

Main battery layout6×2(Total barrels 12)

Caliber127 mm

Firing Range14.7 km

#60 of 66

Group avg 17.2 km

Reload Time3.0 s

Rotation Time4.5 s

Max Dispersion134 m

Sigma2.05

Shell Types

AP Shell

Damage2,100

Shell Velocity808 m/s

Overmatch Threshold8.9 mm

Ricochet Angle45° / 60°

Normalization10°

Fuse Threshold21 mm

Air Drag0.32

Flight Time12.32 s

Nominal all-gun DPM504,000

#13 of 66

Group avg 364,584

HE Shell

Damage1,800

Shell Velocity808 m/s

Fire Chance9%

Penetration21 mm

Air Drag0.32

Flight Time12.32 s

Nominal all-gun DPM432,000

Burst Fire

Increases main battery gun rate of fire by allowing you to shoot a series of quick salvos at short intervals. Each salvo series is followed by a longer reload time.

Salvoes1

Burst Interval1 s

Full Reload3.5 s

Main battery firing range9.0 km

AA Defense

Flak Bursts10

Flak Damage1,820

AA Ranges

Long range6.0 km238 dps

Mid range4.0 km270 dps

Short range2.0 km238 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed33.0 knots

#41 of 66

Group avg 33.8 knots

Turning Radius670 m

#3 of 66

Group avg 818 m

Rudder Shift Time7.7 s

Engine Power90,000 hp

Displacement9,126 t

Power-to-Weight9.86 hp/t

Concealment

Max Surface Detection10.48 km

#2 of 66

Group avg 13.66 km

Min Surface Detection8.49 km

Air Detection7.41 km

Submarine Detection7.41 km

Detectability Firing in Smoke4.49 km

Depth Charges

Bombs Per Drop12

Max Drops2

Bomb Damage2,100

Reload Time40 s

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

Repair Party

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

Reload80 s

Duration28 s

Charges3

Heal Rate0.5%/s

Citadel33%

Non-Citadel50%

Slot 3

Engine Boost

Increases ship's maximum speed.

Reload120 s

Duration120 s

Charges3

Speed Boost+8%

Slot 4

Surveillance Radar

Significantly increases the range of assured acquisition of ships and submarines on the surface, including those within smoke screens.

Reload120 s

Duration40 s

Charges3

Radar Range8.5 km

Armament

Depth Charges

Reload40 s

Charges2

Bombs Per Drop12

Bomb Damage2,100

Firing Mode

Burst Fire

Increases main battery gun rate of fire by allowing you to shoot a series of quick salvos at short intervals. Each salvo series is followed by a longer reload time.

Salvoes1

Burst Interval1 s

Full Reload3.5 s

Main battery firing range9.0 km

Taejong Change History

15.7Test shipsDev Blog 2026-08-27 ↗
Surveillance Radar consumable parameters changed
- Nerfship detection range9 → 8.5 km
- Buffduration25 → 40 s
Detectability range by sea increased: 10.18 to 10.48km
- All other detectability ranges adjusted accordingly.
15.6Test shipsDev Blog 2026-08-06 ↗
Alternative Firing mode parameters changed
- Removed reload penalty
- Shell ballistics improved. Trajectory will become slightly flatter.

See all version changes →

Modules

127 mm/54 Mk.42 on a twin mount

Main Battery

Rate of Fire:17.1

Max AP Damage:2,100

Max HE Damage:1,800

Rotation Time:4.5s

Mark 17

Torpedoes

Reload Time:0.5 knots

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Hull

AA Guns:34

Main Guns:6

Secondary Guns:0

HP:30,700

Range:13-95

Torpedo Tubes:4

Propulsion: 90,000 hp

Engine

Max Speed:33 knots

Mk10 mod. 1

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%

Surveillance Radar Modification 1

Consumable action time: +20%

Engine Boost Modification 1

Consumable action time: +30%

Slot 3

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated: -40%

Torpedo tubes traverse speed: +20%

Torpedo speed: +5%

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%

Main Battery Modification 2

Main battery traverse speed: +15%

Slot 4

Depth Charges Modification 1

Number of Charges: +2

Steering Gears Modification 1

Rudder shift time: -20%

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

Fire extinguishing time: -15%

Flooding recovery time: -15%

Slot 5

Ship Consumables Modification 1

Ship consumable action time: +10%

Steering Gears Modification 2

Steering gears repair time: -80%

Rudder shift time: -40%

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%

Torpedo Lookout System

Assured acquisition range of torpedoes: 1.8km

Slot 6

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 2

Continuous AA damage: +15%

Damage from AA shell explosions: +15%

Number of explosions produced by AA defense salvos when the Defensive AA Fire consumable is active: +2

Secondary battery reload time: -20%

Gun Fire Control System Modification 2

Main battery firing range: +16%

Torpedo Tubes Modification 2

Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated: +50%

Torpedo tube reload time: -15%

Main Battery Modification 3

Main battery traverse speed: -13%

Main battery reload time: -12%

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Specifications

Taejong Win Rate & Combat Stats

Survivability

Main Battery

AA Defense

Maneuverability

Concealment

Depth Charges

Consumables

Taejong Change History

Ballistics

Armor Model

Overview

Modules

127 mm/54 Mk.42 on a twin mount

Main Battery

Mark 17

Torpedoes

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Hull

Propulsion: 90,000 hp

Engine

Mk10 mod. 1

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

Surveillance Radar Modification 1

Engine Boost Modification 1

Slot 3

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Aiming Systems Modification 1

AA Guns Modification 1

Main Battery Modification 2

Slot 4

Depth Charges Modification 1

Steering Gears Modification 1

Propulsion Modification 1

Damage Control System Modification 2

Slot 5

Ship Consumables Modification 1

Steering Gears Modification 2

Concealment System Modification 1

Torpedo Lookout System

Slot 6

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 2

Gun Fire Control System Modification 2

Torpedo Tubes Modification 2

Main Battery Modification 3

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