World of Warships: Legends ship guide

Agano

Also called: 阿贺野 Beta
Torpedo cruiserA torpedo-first cruiser: pressure lanes with fish and trade gunfire between waves.
Playstyle
  • Switch to HE the moment a target angles: your bounce angles are the standard 45°/60°, so AP that fails the angle check does nothing no matter how much penetration it carries. Save AP for a flat broadside
  • Sit 10-13 km from a contested cap where an island shadows you from the opposite battleship line
  • Avoid: Holding torpedoes for a perfect drop
Key characteristics
Long, heavy torpedoes (12.5 km)Strong secondaries (4.5 km)Lobs over islandsSonarHeavy HE shellsVisible torps
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Across 1,900+ Standard battles from 240+ players, Agano averages a 58% win rate, 36,100 damage and 1.0 kills per battle, and survives 33% of them.

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Playstyle

Overview

Agano is a Tier IV Japanese light cruiser with a long-range torpedo battery reaching 12.5 km. The torpedoes are the threat tool; the guns are how she earns damage between drops. Sonar (3.9 km on ships and 3.9 km on torpedoes, 60 s active, 120 s reload, long uptime) lights up DDs and torpedoes inside its bubble, which lets her contest the cap edge without taking the spotting cycle. Standout traits: best torpedo alpha in T4 CAs (15,933) and best Sonar torpedo range in T4 CAs (3.9 km). Concealment has been power-crept since launch and is no longer notable at 10.62 km.

Positioning

Sit 10-13 km from a contested cap where an island shadows you from the opposite battleship line. Sonar (3.9 km on ships, 3.9 km on torpedoes) lights up DDs and incoming torpedoes inside its bubble, so you can push the cap edge from cover without taking the spotting cycle; prefer cover positions over open-water flanks. Your guns lose penetration at range, so aim AP at broadsides you can still citadel and put HE into superstructures and upper-hull sections, rather than the bow-in or belt armor your shells bounce and shatter on.

Potato Avoidance

Holding torpedoes for a perfect drop

The torps are a threat tool: putting them into a lane forces rotations even when they miss. Drops on probable lanes are worth more than waiting for a guaranteed broadside that never appears.

Signature Traits

Improved AP fuse (IJN cruiser)

AP arms at 60% of the standard armor threshold (vs 0.9 default). Lets your AP pen broadsiding cruisers that would over-pen a normal CA, citadel hunts the cohort can't pull off, shared by 4/23 T4 CAs.

ELITE TORPEDOES ↗
  • Heavy torpedoes · 15933 damage
  • Long-range torps · 12.5 km
  • Big torpedo salvo · 8 tubes
  • Module-wrecking torpedoes · 1400 torpedo
Heavy HE shells ↗

2600 damage per HE shell, top quartile of T4 CAs. Punishes superstructure and modules harder than peers.

Wide torpedo sonar ↗

3.9 km Sonar torpedo-detection range, best of T4 CAs. More reaction time on incoming torps.

Visible torps ↗

1.6 km torpedo detect, worst of T4 CAs. Spotted early, so targets get a long look and room to turn out.

Thin armor ↗

60 mm max plate, bottom quartile of T4 CAs. Citadel windows open against peer-tier guns. AP above 360 mm of caliber cannot arm on 60 mm at flat impact and overpenetrates for minimal damage; angling adds effective thickness and can push those same shells over the arming threshold, turning overpens into full penetrations.

Acquisition

How to get Agano

Agano is available in the Torpedo Cruisers branch of the Japan Tech Tree for 500,000 credits after researching it in the branch. Known module upgrades cost up to 125,000 credits. Official source cards below may also show its temporary Early Access window before it became a normal Tech Tree unlock. Container chances are shown as the listed odds of receiving this exact ship, dividing grouped ship-pool odds across the resolved ships and including nested container paths when a crate can drop another crate.

History: Early Access Mar 2024 – Apr 2024 (temporary crate drops, now ended).

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Official WG availability sources
  • Fleet From the Eastern Seas: New Japanese Light Cruisers in Early Access Early Access Start: 2024-03-26 · End: 2024-04-24
    • Four of them are already available in Early Access: Agano, Gokase, Omono, and Shimanto.
    • During this update, you can acquire the new Japanese ships from special crates which can be obtained in the following ways:
  • April Update: The Stars Align Early Access Start: 2024-03-21
    • This update, the first four will be available in Early Access: Agano, Gokase, Omono, and Shimanto.
  • May Update: Gold and Crimson Tech tree line Start: 2024-04-25
    • In this update, the new Tech Tree line of Japanese light cruisers from Tier IV to Tier VIII has become fully available:
    • Tier IV cruiser Agano
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Cohort position

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Where Agano sits among Tier IV CAs (22 ships). Notable standouts are shown first; the rest of the cohort-ranked stats are in the expand below. Acquisition variants (Black Friday, Founders Edition) are counted once with their base ship, not as separate peers.

BestSecondary range4.5 km (1 of 3 tied) BestTorpedo range12.51 km (1/21) BestTorpedo damage≈15,933 (1 of 2 tied) Top 10%AA threat723 (2/23) Top 25%HE shell damage2,600 (5/20) Top 25%HE fire chance13% (5/20) Top 25%Secondary DPM (per side)64,235 (5/16) Top 25%AA DPS228 (5/23) Bottom 25%AP DPM121,800 (19/23) Bottom 25%Secondary HE alpha1,300 (14/16) Bottom 25%Torpedo reload105 s (18/21) Bottom 25%Max armor60 mm (21/23) WorstSecondary fire chance4% (1 of 3 tied) WorstSecondary HE pen13 mm (1 of 2 tied) WorstAP pen at 10 km69 mm (1 of 2 tied) WorstTorpedo reaction time9.9 s (1 of 2 tied)
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Not standouts for Agano -- here's where she sits on every other ranked stat in the cohort. Stats tagged NORM are tied across more than half the cohort, so the value is the cohort default rather than a standout.

Hit points25,800 HP(16/23) Max speed35 kt(7/23) Concealment10.62 km(9/23) Smoke fire bloom4.82 km(7/23) Air detection6.37 km(9/23) Rudder shift7.4 s(15/23) Turning circle690 m(17/23) Main battery caliber152 mm(13/23) Main battery range13.55 km(13/23) Main battery reload8.5 s(11/23) Fires per minute5.46(9/20) HE DPM109,200(13/20) Main dispersion126.5 m(11/23) AP velocity850 m/s(15/23) HE velocity850 m/s(13/20) Time to 90% speed23 s(7/23) Acceleration (0-12 kt)8.1 s(8/23) AP fuse timer0.025 s(13/23) AP arming threshold25 mm(10/23) Engine power100,000 hp(9/23) Power / turn radius144.9 hp/m(9/23) Displacement8,574 t(9/23) Power-to-weight11.66 hp/t(7/23) Effective HE DPM (incl. fire)148,707(10/20) AA range3.5 km(17/23) Torpedo speed60 kt(9/21) Citadel belt60 mm(18/23) Bow armor13 mm(11/23) Stern armor13 mm(11/23) NormSigma2(21 of 23 tied at this value) NormAP ricochet start45°(21 of 23 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(21 of 23 tied at this value) NormTurn speed retained81%(22 of 23 tied at this value)
Survivability
Hit PointsInitial: 22,500 → 25,800
Displacement8,574 t
Hull dimensions
ƒLength x beam at the waterline, plus draft. Length matters when dodging torpedoes; beam and draft shape how hard the ship is to hit.
174.1 x 16.6 m (ship-model figure)
Armor range6–60 mm
Plate armor thicknesses6, 10, 13, 16, 20, 25, 30, 40, 55, 60 mm
Armor material/layer entries60
Fire resistance
ƒstock hull: 1 − 0.8668 fire coefficient = 13.3%; top hull: 1 − 0.8335 fire coefficient = 16.6%. Lowers how often hits set you on fire. It does not reduce the damage a burning fire does per second; fires burn at the full rate on every ship.
Initial: 13.3% → 16.6%
Fire duration30 s
Fire damage
ƒOne unattended fire: 0.003 of max HP per second (0.3%) × 30 s = 0.09 of the pool; 0.09 × 25,800 HP = 2,322 HP on this ship. 4 fire points can burn at once.
0.3% of HP per second
Flood duration40 s
Flood damage
ƒOne unattended flood: 0.0025 of max HP per second (0.25%) × 40 s = 0.1 of the pool; 0.1 × 25,800 HP = 2,580 HP on this ship.
0.25% of HP per second
Torp Reduction
ƒ1 − 0.32 hull torpedo-damage coefficient / 0.333 unprotected baseline = 4%. Reduces torpedo hit damage. It does not affect flooding: floods start as often and tick at the full rate.
4%
Magazine HP
ƒPer-turret powder-magazine HP, a separate pool from the ship's. Penetrating hits wear it down and the turret is likelier to be knocked out as it falls, so a larger pool keeps the guns firing through punishment that silences a peer's.
12,900
Steering gear HP
ƒDurability of the steering gears. As this pool drops, hits are likelier to jam the rudder; unlike most modules the steering can be knocked out and repaired but is never permanently destroyed.
7,700
Repairable: penetration50%
Repairable: citadel10%
Repairable: steering gear50%
Section HP
Bow section HP
ƒDamage saturation pool for the bow: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 2,400 = 4,800), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.
2,400
Auxiliary section HP
ƒDamage saturation pool for the auxiliary room: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 2,700 = 5,400), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.
2,700
Hull section HP
ƒDamage saturation pool for the hull: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 19,400 = 38,800), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.
19,400
Superstructure section HP
ƒDamage saturation pool for the superstructure: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 1,200 = 2,400), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. The superstructure is not exempt: it saturates exactly like the bow and stern, so shells aimed at it stop dealing full damage once this pool is used up. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.
1,200
Stern section HP
ƒDamage saturation pool for the stern: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 1,400 = 2,800), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.
1,400
Citadel section HP
ƒThis section has no practical saturation cap: every hit here keeps dealing its normal share of damage (on most ships the citadel; on many destroyers the casemate).
No saturation cap
Main Battery
ModuleArtillery: 152 mm/50 Type41
Mounts / barrels3 mounts / 6 barrels
Reload time8.5 s
Firing range (base)12.3 km
Firing range (top fire control)13.6 km
Turret traverse6 °/s
Turret armor19 mm
Turret traverse arcs
ƒHow far each mount can train, in degrees to either side of the mount's own facing. A rear turret with ±150° leaves a 60° blind wedge over the bow; one-sided arcs are wing mounts that cover a single side. The data does not say which way each mount faces, so the arcs are listed per mount without bow/stern angles.
±150°
Guns to bear
ƒ180° − 150° (the most restricted aft-facing mount's arc) = 30° off bow; 180° − 155° (the most restricted forward-facing mount's arc) = 25° off stern. How far off the bow (or stern) the ship must angle before every main turret can fire: the widest blind wedge among the rear-facing (or forward-facing) mounts, from each mount's trainable arc.
30° off bow / 25° off stern
Shell Grouping (σ)2
Dispersion type
ƒIn practice: the baseline curve for a standard cruiser -- at max range (13.6 km) shells land in an ellipse about 127 m wide and 76 m tall. Also on this curve (215): AL Baltimore, AL Chapayev, AL Cheshire, AL Harbin, AL Montpelier, AL Tallinn, AL Zara, Aberdeen, Accord, Albemarle, Algérie, Algérie W and 203 more.
Standard cruiser
Max Horiz Disp
ƒHorizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the dispersion model: σH=(R30·idealRadius−minRadiusidealDistance+minRadius)·30 =(1355230·8−1.11000+1.1)·30=126.5m
126.5 m at 13.6 km
Max Vert Disp
ƒVertical dispersion ellipse height at max range: σV=σH·radiusOnMax =126.5·0.6=75.9m
75.9 m at 13.6 km
Med Horiz Disp
ƒ50%-hit horizontal radius: σH,50=σH·0.6σ =126.5·0.62=38m
38 m at 13.6 km
Med Vert Disp
ƒ50%-hit vertical radius: σV,50=σV·0.6σ =75.9·0.62=22.8m
22.8 m at 13.6 km
Turret turn time
ƒ180 degrees / 6 deg/s traverse speed = 30 s.
30 s
Shells/min
ƒ6 broadside guns x 60 / 8.571 s (8.5 s = 60 ticks) base reload = 42.
42
HE shells
HE alpha2,600
HE Velocity850 m/s
Fire Chance13%
HE fire DPM vs T4 BB39507
Effective HE DPM vs T4 BB148707
HE penetration
ƒ25 mm ≈ 152 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).
25 mm
HE full-salvo alpha
ƒ2,600 HE damage x 6 broadside guns = 15,600.
15,600
HE DPM
ƒ15,600 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 8.571 s (8.5 s = 60 ticks) base reload = 109,200.
109,200
Fires/min
ƒ42 shells/min × 0.13 (13% fire chance) = 5.46.
5.46
AP shells
AP alpha2,900
AP Velocity850 m/s
Min Ricochet45 deg
Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg
Fuse Timer0.025 s
Fuse Threshold25 mm
Improved AP FuseYes
AP overmatch
ƒfloor(152 mm caliber / 14.3) = 10 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).
10 mm
AP Pen Close
ƒAP formula evaluated at muzzle velocity: P=10−7·K·m0.69·d−1.07·v01.38 =10−7·1900·45.40.69·0.152−1.07·8501.38=218.9mm.
218.9 mm point-blank
AP Pen Far
ƒSame formula at the ship's max firing range (13.6 km), where the shell has slowed to 299.2 m/s: P=10−7·1900·45.40.69·0.152−1.07·299.21.38=51.8mm.
51.8 mm at 13.6 km
AP full-salvo alpha
ƒ2,900 AP damage x 6 broadside guns = 17,400.
17,400
AP DPM
ƒ17,400 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 8.571 s (8.5 s = 60 ticks) base reload = 121,800.
121,800
AP AOE Radius
ƒAP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.
15
Torpedoes
ModuleTorpedoes: 610 mm quadruple
Launchers / tubes2 launchers × 4 tubes = 8 tubes
Reload time
ƒBase reload of the top torpedo module (all-upgrades configuration); the stock module reloads in 120 s. Modernizations and commander effects scale it further, e.g. Torpedo Launchers Mod. 3 alone is x0.85: 105×0.85=89.2 s.
Initial: 120 s → 105 s
Projectile speed60.0 kt
RangeInitial: 12 km → 12.51 km
Maximum simulated damage
ƒMost targets only intersect one hull section, so a hit transfers about 1/3 of the warhead alpha (2/3 when the warhead blast >= 5000 and the burst reaches a second section). For this ship: Dsim=α·c=47,800·0.333=15,933. In battle, a hit on the torpedo belt deals the per-hit figure × (1 − the target's torpedo protection %), a bow or stern hit deals it in full, and a torpedo never counts as a citadel hit.
≈ 15,933
Maximum damage (ammunition)
ƒ47,800 warhead alpha / 3 + 1,400 blast = 17,333. Warhead alpha / 3 plus the blast addend: the per-torpedo damage figure. The 'Maximum simulated damage' row above applies target geometry to the same warhead.
17,333
Torpedo module damage
ƒPer-torpedo module/blast damage parameter. Most torpedoes carry 500 to 2,000; ships announced by WG as dealing increased module damage carry 9,000 to 12,000, so their hits knock out engines, rudders, and turrets far more often. Comparative figure.
1,400
Torpedo detectability1.6 km
Reaction time
ƒHow long a target has to dodge after your torpedo is spotted at its detectability range (lower means less warning): treact=1.6 km60 kt×2.6855=9.9 s. 2.6855 converts knots to m/s on the game clock. Base value; commander torpedo-concealment skills lower it further.
9.9 s
Flooding chance
ƒThis torpedo carries a flooding-chance value of 3.55 per hit, shown as 3.55×100=355%. Values above 100% are normal: in battle the base chance is scaled down by the target's torpedo protection (the Torp Reduction stat on its Survivability card) and any flood-resistance modifiers, so a value above 100% keeps flooding likely even through partial protection.
355%
Torpedo launcher traverse25 °/s
Launch arcscentreline 206°, 250°
Torp Turn
ƒTime to rotate the launchers 180 deg: tturn=180°25°/s=7.2s.
7.2 s
Torp Arming191 m
Per-side salvo damage
ƒOne side firing, all torpedoes hitting: per-side tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 8 x 15,933 = 127,464. Each hit on the target's torpedo belt is reduced by its torpedo protection %.
127,464
AA Defense
AA mount pointsInitial: 10 → 30
Maximum AA range
ƒLongest-reaching family on the in-game AA card. Base AirDefense aura max range is 3.1 km; dual-purpose mount auras extend it.
3.5 km
25 mm Type96 mod. 1Initial: 4×3 → 8×3 25mm
25 mm/60 Type96 mod. 1 (upgraded hull only)22×1 25mm
13 mm Type93 (stock hull only)2×2 13mm
76 mm/60 Type98 (DP)
ƒDual-purpose: your secondaries doing double duty against aircraft. The same mounts appear on the Secondary Battery card - shared guns, not extra hardware.
2×2 76.2mm
Medium aura
Guns76 mm/60 Type98 (DP)
Continuous DPS
ƒEffective DPS in in-game units (raw aura damage × 3.5 × hit probability, summed per contributing aura) - matches the Close-range AA DPS headline's currency. Includes 41 from dual-purpose secondaries firing as AA in this range band.
41
Range3.5 km
Near aura
Guns25 mm Type96 mod. 1 + 25 mm/60 Type96 mod. 1
Continuous DPS
ƒInitial: 34 × 3.5 × 0.85 = 101 → 63 × 3.5 × 0.85 = 187. Raw aura damage × 3.5 × hit probability, the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.
Initial: 101 → 187
Range3.1 km
Total DPS in Aura
ƒMedium 41 + Near 187 = 228
228
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Secondary Battery
Mounts2
Firing range4.5 km
Shell Grouping (σ)1
Secondary DPM (per side)
ƒSum across all secondary families of (per-side barrels × 60 / reload_s × alpha), with each reload counted in whole 1/7 s ticks (guns fire on the first tick after the reload), where per-side barrels = mounts × barrels-per-mount / 2 (the guns that bear on one broadside target). Per-family: 2×2 76.2 mm (2/side) × 60/2.429 s (2.4 s = 17 ticks) × 1300 = 64,235. Assumes every shell hits (real hit rate is lower; the Brawl matchup tool on the Compare page folds in dispersion + target armor).
64,235
Secondary fire DPM vs T4 BB (per side)
ƒFires/min (per side) 2 × (1 − 0.166 fire resistance) × 60 s × 0.003 of max HP per second × 48,200 HP = 14,301. Per side: the barrels that bear on one broadside target (mounts × barrels / 2). A ceiling: assumes every shell hits and ignores the four-fire cap and Fire Prevention.
14,301
Total secondary DPM vs T4 BB (per side)
ƒSecondary DPM (per side) 64,235 + secondary fire DPM 14,301 = 78,537: shell damage plus fire damage against one T4 battleship, every shell hitting.
78,537
76 mm/60 Type98 (DP)
ƒDual-purpose: the same mounts also fire at aircraft, so they appear on the AA Defense card too - shared guns, not extra hardware.
2×2 76.2mm
Caliber76.2 mm
Reload time2.4 s
HE alpha1,300
Muzzle Velocity920 m/s
Fire Chance4%
Secondary fires/min (per side)
ƒ2×2 barrels / 2 sides × 60 / 2.429 s (2.4 s = 17 ticks) × 0.04 (4% fire chance) = 2. Per side: the barrels that bear on one broadside target (mounts × barrels / 2). A ceiling: assumes every shell hits and ignores the four-fire cap and Fire Prevention.
2
HE Pen13 mm
Secondary dispersion type
ƒMax dispersion = range (km) × 57 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.
Standard
Max secondary dispersion @ 4.5 km
ƒ4.5 km × 57 + 30 = 286.5 m.
286.5 m
Maneuverability
Engine power100,000 hp
Maximum speed35.0 kt
Turning circle radius690 m
Rudder shift timeInitial: 10.4 s → 7.4 s
Engine power-boost threshold7.0 kt
Engine spool-up time15.3 s
Reverse spool-up time7.7 s
Reverse speed
ƒtop speed / 4 + 4.9 = 35 / 4 + 4.9 = 13.7 kt. Base value; speed modifiers scale it.
13.7 kt
Crash stop
ƒSeconds from top speed to a dead stop after ordering full reverse: reverse power winds in over the reverse spool-up while water drag does most of the braking, using the ship's own reverse-power ratio. The full curve is on the acceleration chart. Full reverse stops about a quarter faster than a plain Stop order from top speed.
24.9 s
Engine boost threshold (reverse)
ƒSpeed below which the engine's built-in power boost applies in reverse.
12.0 kt
Acceleration 0-90%
ƒTime to reach 90% of top speed (31.5 kt of 35.0 kt).
23 s
Acceleration 0-99%
ƒTime to reach 99% of top speed (34.6 kt of 35.0 kt). 99% rather than 100% because true top speed is asymptotic (thrust meets drag), so the last fraction of a knot is never quite gained.
36.1 s
Guns in a full turn
ƒWith the rudder hard over the hull turns 6.3°/s, so a target drifts across the bow at that rate. Turret traverse minus hull turn: 6 − 6.3 = -0.3°/s, so the guns fall behind and catch up once the turn eases. Main Battery Mod. 2 (+20% traverse) and Mod. 3 (−15%) move this line.
fall behind by 0.3°/s
Concealment
Detectability by sea
ƒBase value, no camouflage. With a Grade IV permanent camo (or any disposable camo): 10.62 km x 0.955 = 10.14 km. Camouflage does not change detectability by air.
10.62 km
With Grade IV camouflage (sea)
ƒDetectability by sea 10.62 km x 0.955 (Grade IV permanent camo or any disposable camo) = 10.14 km.
10.14 km
Detectability by air6.37 km
Smoke firing penalty4.82 km
Detect when firing (sea)
ƒmax(main battery range, sea detectability 10.62 km) = 13.55 km. Equal to the ship's main battery range (never below base detectability): firing makes you visible to everyone you can reach.
13.55 km
Detect when firing (air)
ƒAir detectability 6.37 km + gun-firing bloom 3.04 km = 9.41 km. The bloom tracks main-battery caliber 152 mm × 0.020 = 3.04 km.
9.41 km
Detect when on fire (sea)
ƒSea detectability 10.62 km + 2.0 km while burning = 12.62 km.
12.62 km
Detect when on fire (air)
ƒAir detectability 6.37 km + 3.0 km while burning = 9.37 km.
9.37 km
Guaranteed Detect2 km
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Consumables
Damage Control Party∞ charges · 60 s reload · 5 s active
Sonar3 charges · 120 s reload · 60 s active · 3.9 km ship detect
ƒDerived from the consumable's 30 m grid-unit range (km = grid units x 30 / 1000): 130×301000=3.9 km
· 3.9 km torpedo detect
ƒDerived from the consumable's 30 m grid-unit range (km = grid units x 30 / 1000): 130×301000=3.9 km
Catapult Fighter3 charges · 80 s reload · 60 s active · 5 km patrol radius
ƒDerived from the consumable's 30 m grid-unit range (km = grid units x 30 / 1000): 167×301000=5 km
· 1 squadron size
Module options (3)

Stats above use the fully-upgraded modules. These are the research-tree alternatives; trade-offs are flagged.

HullUpgrade
  • Hit points22,500 → 25,800
  • Rudder shift10.4 → 7.4 s
  • AA mounts10 → 30
  • Close-range AA DPS39 → 63
Fire controlUpgrade
  • Main battery range12,320 → 13,552 m
TorpedoesUpgrade
  • Range12 → 12.51 km
  • Reload120 → 105 s

Under the hood

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All values are ship base stats with modifications and upgrade changes denoted inline.

The constants behind the formulas and the long tail: shell and dispersion inputs, fixed-range anchors, salvo math, layered AA. Click the formula chip on any row to see how it is calculated.

Main battery formulas

vs standard cruiserStandard
The standard cruiser dispersion curve.
Shell scatter width @ 5 km67.5 m
(166.7 × (8 − 1.1) / 1000 + 1.1) × 30 = 67.5 m. Horizontal scatter at a fixed 5 km, from the same dispersion model as the rows below - a knife-fight-range anchor comparable across ships.
Shell scatter width @ 10 km102 m
(333.3 × (8 − 1.1) / 1000 + 1.1) × 30 = 102 m. How wide your shells scatter at 10 km, from the same dispersion model as the max-range figure above. Picking a fixed range makes this number directly comparable from ship to ship: max-range dispersion makes a longer-range gun look worse even when it's tighter at any common range. The interactive Dispersion tab on the Charts card plots the full curve from 0 to max range.
Shell scatter height @ 5 km28.4 m
How tall the scatter ellipse is at a fixed 5 km, from the same model, comparable from ship to ship. The height/width ratio is a piecewise-linear curve through three points from the ship's own dispersion data: radiusOnZero=0.2 at 0 m, radiusOnDelim=0.5 at delim·Rmax=0.5·13552=6776 m, and radiusOnMax=0.6 at 13552 m. Below the kink: k=0.2+(0.5−0.2)·50006776=0.4214, so σV=σH·k=67.5·0.4214=28.4m.
Shell scatter height @ 10 km55.9 m
How tall the same scatter ellipse is at 10 km. Comparable from ship to ship for the same reason as the width value above. The height/width ratio is a piecewise-linear curve through three points from the ship's own dispersion data: radiusOnZero=0.2 at 0 m, radiusOnDelim=0.5 at delim·Rmax=0.5·13552=6776 m, and radiusOnMax=0.6 at 13552 m. Above the kink: k=0.5+(0.6−0.5)·10000−677613552−6776=0.5476, so σV=σH·k=102·0.5476=55.9m.
AP pen 5 km120 mm
AP penetration at a fixed 5 km, from the same ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the AP formula P=10−7·K·m0.69·d−1.07·v1.38 =10−7·1900·45.40.69·0.152−1.07·550.31.38=120mm, where 550.3 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 5 km (from 850 m/s at the muzzle). Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.
AP pen 10 km69 mm
AP penetration at a fixed 10 km, from the same ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the AP formula P=10−7·K·m0.69·d−1.07·v1.38 =10−7·1900·45.40.69·0.152−1.07·368.71.38=69mm, where 368.7 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 10 km (from 850 m/s at the muzzle). Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.
HE flight time @ 10 km6.76 s
How long an HE shell takes to reach a target at a fixed 10 km, from the same numerically integrated trajectory the Charts card plots. The shell slows under quadratic air drag, adrag=kρv2, where ρ is air density from a standard-atmosphere profile and k bundles the shell's drag coefficient, caliber and mass: k=πCdd28m=π·0.3562·0.15228·45.4=7.12×10−5. That runs from a 850 m/s muzzle velocity in 0.02 s steps under gravity 9.8 m/s² until the shell lands, then divides by 2.77 because the game clock runs faster than real time. Lower is better, since a faster shell is harder to dodge and needs less lead.
AP flight time @ 10 km6.76 s
How long an AP shell takes to reach a target at a fixed 10 km, from the same numerically integrated trajectory the Charts card plots. The shell slows under quadratic air drag, adrag=kρv2, where ρ is air density from a standard-atmosphere profile and k bundles the shell's drag coefficient, caliber and mass: k=πCdd28m=π·0.3562·0.15228·45.4=7.12×10−5. That runs from a 850 m/s muzzle velocity in 0.02 s steps under gravity 9.8 m/s² until the shell lands, then divides by 2.77 because the game clock runs faster than real time. Lower is better, since a faster shell is harder to dodge and needs less lead.
Guns per full salvo (alpha, DPM)6
3 mounts × 2 barrels = 6; all 6 bear on the broadside.

Model inputs

Krupp (AP)1,900
Armor-penetration constant of the AP shell; penetration scales straight with it, so a 10% higher Krupp is 10% more penetration at every range.
AP shell mass45.4 kg
Enters penetration as mass^0.69 and slows the shell's drag deceleration, so a heavier shell keeps more velocity at range.
AP drag coefficient0.3562
Air drag on the AP shell in flight; lower keeps velocity, and with it penetration, at long range.
AP muzzle velocity850 m/s
Starting speed of the AP shell; penetration scales with velocity^1.38.
HE muzzle velocity850 m/s
Starting speed of the HE shell; sets its flight time and lead.
idealRadius8
Horizontal dispersion growth per idealDistance of range, in 30 m units; the slope of the scatter-width line.
minRadius1.1
Horizontal dispersion at zero range, in 30 m units; the intercept of the scatter-width line.
idealDistance1,000 m
Range step over which horizontal dispersion grows by idealRadius.
taperDist4,000 m
Inside this range the scatter width tapers toward minRadius instead of following the line.
radiusOnZero0.2
Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at zero range.
radiusOnDelim0.5
Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at the delim point.
radiusOnMax0.6
Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at maximum range.
delim0.5
Where the vertical-scatter curve bends, as a share of maximum range.

Torpedoes

Estimated torpedo reaction time9.9 s
1600 m / (60.0 kt × 2.6855) = 9.9 s. detectability / (speed kt x 2.6855 m/s per knot on the game clock).
Torpedo speed60.0 kt
Travel time to max range77.6 s
12510 m / (60.0 kt × 2.6855) = 77.6 s. range / (speed kt x 2.6855 m/s per knot on the game clock).
Tube count8
2 launchers × 4 tubes.
Per-side salvo8 torpedoes
2 launchers × 4 tubes = 8, all to either side (centreline launchers train across - full salvo to either side).
Full-salvo damage127,464
All tubes hitting one target: tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 8 x 15,933 = 127,464. Each hit on the target's torpedo belt is reduced by its torpedo protection %.

AA defense

AA DPS at max range41
Only families that reach 3.5 km contribute at the outer edge of the AA bubble. In-game families: 25mm Type96 8x3 -> 50 DPS @ 3.1 km; 25mm Type96 single 22x1 -> 137 DPS @ 3.1 km; 76 2mm 60 Type89 2x2 -> 41 DPS @ 3.5 km.
AA DPS layered by range41 DPS @ 3.5 km, 228 DPS @ 3.1 km
@ 3.5 km: 41 from one family; @ 3.1 km: 50 + 137 + 41 = 228. Cumulative AA DPS at each family range threshold. Inner ranges stack the outer families, so a target closing the distance hits stronger AA bubbles as it crosses each band.
AA DPS at point-blank228
50 + 137 + 41 = 228 DPS: the sum of every family's average DPS, achievable only inside the closest-range family (3.1 km).
AA threat index723
50 × 3.1 + 137 × 3.1 + 41 × 3.5 = 723. SUM over AA auras of (aura DPS x aura range km). A plane crossing the AA bubble is exposed to each aura for a time proportional to that aura's range, so long-reach DPS is worth more than the same DPS in a short bubble. Units: DPS*km; used to rank overall AA threat across the cohort.
Near aura range3.1 km

Secondary battery firepower

Max HE alpha1300
The only family (76.2 mm): 1300. Maximum HE damage per shell across secondary HE families. Best on this ship: 1300 from the 76.2 mm family.
Max HE fire chance4%
The only family (76.2 mm): 4%. Maximum per-shell fire chance across secondary HE families (before target fire resistance is applied). Best on this ship: 4% from the 76.2 mm family.
Max HE pen13 mm
The only family (76.2 mm): 13 mm. Maximum HE armor penetration across secondary HE families (caliber × 1/6 for most nations; 1/4 for German/UK BBs). Shells whose pen falls under a plate's armor thickness shatter for 0 hull damage though fire chance still applies. Best on this ship: 13 mm from the 76.2 mm family.
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Background

The design of the Agano-class cruisers began in the second half of the 1930s. Their main purpose was reconnaissance, so the cruisers primarily required high speed, which necessitated weakening their armor. Their armament consisted of six 6-inch (152 mm) guns in three turrets. During World War II, cruiser Agano participated in escort and patrol operations and also took part in the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay. On February 17, 1944, the cruiser was sunk by submarine USS Skate while en route for repairs.

Armor Beta

Hull HP 22,500 → 25,800 with hull upgrade, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds.

Bow & stern13 mm

Overmatched by 90+ AP guns across the bracket. Can’t reliably bow-tank; gets bow-citadelled and overpenned.

Belt / citadel60 mm

Thin belt: battleship AP citadels straight through it broadside. Rely on angle, speed and concealment, never sit flat.

Farming10 mm

Superstructure and extremities take HE pens and AP overpens from nearly any gun: steady chip damage. Fire resistance 17%, fires burn 30s. Range-by-range in the Compare tool →

Section Plates HP cap Threats Tactic
Bow13 mm primary (range 6–55 mm)2,400 (9% of HP)
Overmatched by 203mm+ AP (Desert Falcon, Baleares)Angle bounces 152mm13 mm: HE pens from 127mm+
Bow-tank fits behind this exterior plate. Saturation is FAST here; the cap is often only a few thousand HP.
Hull (midship)16 mm primary (range 16–25 mm)19,400 (75% of HP)
Overmatched by 283mm+ AP (Nassau, Von Der Tann)Angle bounces 203mm16 mm: HE pens from 127mm+
Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest.
Stern13 mm primary (range 6–30 mm)1,400 (5% of HP)
Overmatched by 203mm+ AP (Desert Falcon, Baleares)Angle bounces 152mm13 mm: HE pens from 127mm+
Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel60 mm primary (range 16–60 mm)≈ 165,500 (effectively no cap)
Citadel pen: full damageOver-pen: ×0.10 damage
Effectively no cap; citadel pool sits at ~165k HP on every ship. An AP citadel penetration deals the shell's full damage, the biggest single hit available; only over-penetrations are damped, to ×0.10.
Superstructure10 mm primary (range 10–40 mm)1,200 (5% of HP)
Any HE ≥16 mm pens at full damage
Any HE ≥16 mm pens at full damage. HE-spam target, and the section saturates fast (often only a few thousand HP).
Turret (module, per magazine)separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP12,900 magazine HPTurret knocked outPer-turret powder-magazine HP, a separate pool that does not drain ship HP. As it is worn down the turret is likelier to be knocked out, and a smaller pool gets there faster.
Secondary mount (76.2 mm mount)separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP800 per-mount HPDestroyed at 0 HPPer-mount HP for the heaviest secondary on this ship. A mount destroyed at 0 HP is out for the rest of the battle; DCP does not repair destroyed mounts. Smaller (lighter-caliber) secondaries typically share the same HP value.
AA mount (25 mm mount)separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP200 per-mount HPDestroyed at 0 HPPer-mount HP for the heaviest AA on this ship. An AA mount destroyed at 0 HP stops shooting down planes for the rest of the battle; DCP does not repair destroyed mounts. HE shells specifically target AA mounts since the small-caliber HP pool falls fast.
Rudder (module)separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP7,700 module HPIncapacitated at 0 HPWhen module HP reaches 0 the rudder locks at its current angle until DCP repairs it. Repair via Damage Control Party.

Saturation cap = HP a section can absorb before further damage to it is reduced (the "bow-tank" effect). Citadel pool is ~165k on every ship (effectively no cap); damage is gated by pen/over-pen multipliers instead. Superstructure saturates fast but HE always pens regardless of the plate thickness. Rudder (and other module HPs) are a separate pool from ship HP: damaging a module doesn't drain ship HP. Incapacitated modules like the rudder and engine are restored by DCP, but secondary and AA mounts destroyed at 0 HP stay out for the rest of the battle.

Exteriors

Skins & permanent camouflages

Every custom exterior Agano can equip.

Primary official WG sources

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