Iwami B
Also called: 石见 B Beta- Anchor a flank at 14-17 km where flanking ships have to cross your torpedo arcs to push
- The torpedoes are a deterrent that closes off whole lanes (under 15 km threat)
- Avoid: Drifting broadside to set up a torpedo launch
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Across 2,600+ Standard battles from 100+ players, Iwami B averages a 54% win rate, 58,700 damage and 0.7 kills per battle, and survives 34% of them.
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Record History
Playstyle
Overview
Iwami B is a Tier VIII Japanese torpedo-equipped battleship: she carries deck torpedoes reaching 15 km on a hull most BBs lack. The torps are a brawl-range threat that forces approaching ships to peel off or eat a wave; the main battery is the primary damage source, the torps are the trap. Standout traits: heavy AP shells in T8 BBs (13,600, 4th of 33) and best punchy HE secondaries in T8 BBs (2,600, 3rd of 31). The trade is worst torpedo detection in T8 BBs (2.2 km, 7th of 7).
Positioning
Anchor a flank at 14-17 km where flanking ships have to cross your torpedo arcs to push. The torpedoes are a deterrent that closes off whole lanes (under 15 km threat); use that pressure to force enemies into your main battery, then dump torps as a finisher when they commit. Bow on between salvos to keep the citadel angled.
Potato Avoidance
Drifting broadside to set up a torpedo launch
The torpedoes are a trap that closes a lane, not a primary weapon; turn out of a launch if the angle exposes the citadel, and use the threat alone to force lane choices. A dead torpedo BB never drops a torp.
Signature Traits
13600 damage per AP shell, top decile of T8 BBs. A citadel hit lands harder here than anywhere else in the cohort.
- Long-range torps · 15 km
- Heavy torpedoes · 19567 damage
2600 max HE alpha per secondary shell, best of T8 BBs. Bigger per-shell damage than peers.
50 mm citadel bottom, best of T8 BBs. Deep-water torps and underwater pen do less.
- Visible torps · 2.2 km
- Slow torp reload · 150 s
How to get Iwami B
Iwami B is a Premium ship and not available to unlock in the Tech Tree. Acquisition path: Containers. 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.
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Best listed chance for this ship
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Black Friday '24 crate
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VIII Iwami B
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Black Friday Ultimate Crate
0.334%
VIII Iwami B
Event · Black Friday Ultimate Crate → Black Friday '24 crate
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Piñata Chest
0.2%
Tier VIII Premium ship or Legendary Tier ship
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Explorer's Chest
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One of these ships
Event · Explorer's Chest · 1 of 11 ships
Official WG availability sources
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Navigating Black Friday: Black Ships and More
Crates
Start: 2024-11-18
- You can obtain Iwami B from the Black Friday '24 crate, individually in the Store, or as part of multi-ship bundles.
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- Black Friday '24 crate 2% · VIII Iwami B
- Explorer's Chest 0.090909% · One of these ships
- Piñata Chest 0.2% · Tier VIII Premium ship or Legendary Tier ship
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Builds
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Cohort position
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Where Iwami B sits among Tier VIII BBs (33 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.
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Not standouts for Iwami B -- 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.
Peers in this cohort
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Stats & specs
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How 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.ƒ
180° − 155° (the most restricted aft-facing mount's arc) = 25° off bow; 180° − 153° (the most restricted forward-facing mount's arc) = 27° 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.ƒ
In practice: 10% tighter (better) horizontal dispersion and 19% more vertical spread at max range (17.2 km) than a standard battleship: about 208 m wide × 166 m tall, against 232 m × 139 m. Also on this curve (19): ARP Haruna, ARP Kirishima, ARP Musashi, Ashitaka, Daisen, Hizen, Hyūga, Hyūga W, Inamura, Ise, Ishizuchi, Iwami and 7 more.ƒ
Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the dispersion model:ƒ
Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range:ƒ
50%-hit horizontal radius:ƒ
50%-hit vertical radius:ƒ
180 degrees / 5.14 deg/s traverse speed = 35 s.ƒ
Zero upgrades: 8 broadside guns x 60 / 25 s base reload = 19.2. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 8 broadside guns x 60 / 22.571 s (22.5 s = 158 ticks) all-upgrades reload (25 s × 0.9 Main Battery Mod. 3 = 22.5 s) = 21.3.HE shells
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68 mm ≈ 410 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).ƒ
6,500 HE damage x 8 broadside guns = 52,000.ƒ
Zero upgrades: 52,000 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 25 s base reload = 124,800. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 52,000 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 22.571 s (22.5 s = 158 ticks) all-upgrades reload (25 s × 0.9 Main Battery Mod. 3 = 22.5 s) = 138,228.ƒ
Zero upgrades: 19.2 shells/min × 0.3 (30% fire chance) = 5.76. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 21.3 shells/min × 0.3 (30% fire chance) = 6.38.AP shells
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floor(410 mm caliber / 14.3) = 28 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).ƒ
AP formula evaluated at muzzle velocity: .ƒ
Same formula at the ship's max firing range (17.2 km), where the shell has slowed to 542.2 m/s: .ƒ
13,600 AP damage x 8 broadside guns = 108,800.ƒ
Zero upgrades: 108,800 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 25 s base reload = 261,120. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 108,800 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 22.571 s (22.5 s = 158 ticks) all-upgrades reload (25 s × 0.9 Main Battery Mod. 3 = 22.5 s) = 289,215.ƒ
AP 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.ƒ
Most 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: . 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.ƒ
58,700 warhead alpha / 3 + 1,400 blast = 20,967. 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.ƒ
Per-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.ƒ
How long a target has to dodge after your torpedo is spotted at its detectability range (lower means less warning): . 2.6855 converts knots to m/s on the game clock. Base value; commander torpedo-concealment skills lower it further.ƒ
This torpedo carries a flooding-chance value of 3.55 per hit, shown as . 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.ƒ
Time to rotate the launchers 180 deg: .ƒ
One side firing, all torpedoes hitting: per-side tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 4 x 19,567 = 78,268. Each hit on the target's torpedo belt is reduced by its torpedo protection %.ƒ
Longest-reaching family on the in-game AA card. Base AirDefense aura max range is 3.1 km; dual-purpose mount auras extend it.ƒ
Dual-purpose: your secondaries doing double duty against aircraft. The same mounts appear on the Secondary Battery card - shared guns, not extra hardware.ƒ
Effective 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 147 from dual-purpose secondaries firing as AA in this range band.ƒ
Effective DPS: 129 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.85 hit probability = 384 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.ƒ
Far 147 + Near 384 = 531ƒ
Each ~2 s salvo fires 2 AA explosions in quick succession, each leaving 4 clouds ahead of the attacking squadron, plus 2 stray clouds farther out that appear off-beat between salvos - up to 10 clouds per salvo × 230 damage each. Planes that fly into a cloud take its damage; clouds dissipate before the next salvo lands. Defensive AA Fire, where fitted, multiplies the AA explosions within each salvo, and commander skills that raise the Number of AA explosions add to it.ƒ
Damage a plane takes for flying into one flak cloud, before any reductions.ƒ
Each cloud in the pattern rolls this chance to spawn, so salvos average fewer clouds than the maximum. Often called flak 'hit chance', but spawned clouds always damage planes that fly into them - the roll is on spawning.ƒ
A new flak salvo (the AA explosions above) fires roughly every 2 s.ƒ
Flak keeps firing while at least one secondary battery mount is operational - even losing every dedicated AA mount does not stop it.ƒ
The activation band: flak fires while attacking planes are inside it. Clouds are placed ahead of the planes' path, so clouds can land short of 2.5 km or past 5 km - once planes get inside the band, new salvos stop. AA range bonuses push the outer edge out; the 2.5 km inner edge does not move.ƒ
Sum of each gun family's fires/min (per side): 9.6 + 2.2 = 11.8. 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.ƒ
Sum 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: 8×2 100 mm (8/side) × 60/3 s × 1700 = 272,000 + 3×3 155 mm (4.5/side) × 60/12 s × 2600 = 58,500. Assumes every shell hits (real hit rate is lower; the Brawl matchup tool on the Compare page folds in dispersion + target armor).ƒ
Fires/min (per side) 11.8 × (1 − 0.4 fire resistance) × 60 s × 0.003 of max HP per second × 75,900 HP = 97,137. 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.ƒ
Secondary DPM (per side) 330,500 + secondary fire DPM 97,137 = 427,637: shell damage plus fire damage against one T8 battleship, every shell hitting.ƒ
Max dispersion = range (km) × 57 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.ƒ
6 km × 57 + 30 = 372 m.ƒ
Dual-purpose: the same mounts also fire at aircraft, so they appear on the AA Defense card too - shared guns, not extra hardware.ƒ
8×2 barrels / 2 sides × 60 / 3 s × 0.06 (6% fire chance) = 9.6. 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.Show 1 more gun family
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3×3 barrels / 2 sides × 60 / 12 s × 0.1 (10% fire chance) = 2.2. 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.ƒ
top speed / 4 + 4.9 = 28.2 / 4 + 4.9 = 12.0 kt. Base value; speed modifiers scale it.ƒ
Seconds 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.ƒ
Speed below which the engine's built-in power boost applies in reverse.ƒ
Time to reach 90% of top speed (25.4 kt of 28.2 kt).ƒ
Time to reach 99% of top speed (27.9 kt of 28.2 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.ƒ
With the rudder hard over the hull turns 3.6°/s, so a target drifts across the bow at that rate. Turret traverse minus hull turn: 5.14 − 3.6 = +1.5°/s, so the guns hold the target through the turn. Main Battery Mod. 2 (+20% traverse) and Mod. 3 (−15%) move this line.ƒ
Base value, no camouflage. With a Grade IV permanent camo (or any disposable camo): 15.84 km x 0.955 = 15.13 km. Camouflage does not change detectability by air.ƒ
Detectability by sea 15.84 km x 0.955 (Grade IV permanent camo or any disposable camo) = 15.13 km.ƒ
max(main battery range, sea detectability 15.84 km) = 17.18 km. Equal to the ship's main battery range (never below base detectability): firing makes you visible to everyone you can reach.ƒ
Air detectability 12.67 km + gun-firing bloom 8.2 km = 20.87 km. The bloom tracks main-battery caliber 410 mm × 0.020 = 8.2 km.ƒ
Sea detectability 15.84 km + 2.0 km while burning = 17.84 km.ƒ
Air detectability 12.67 km + 3.0 km while burning = 15.67 km.
Damage Control Party∞ charges · 80 s reload · 10 s active
Repair Party3 charges · 80 s reload · 28 s active · 11,298 HP (14% of max HP) total heal (per charge) ƒ
0.005 of max HP per second (0.5%) × 28 s effective active time = 0.14 of max HP × 80,700 HP = 11,298 HP: up to 14% of max HP restored per charge.ƒ
0.14 of max HP per charge × 3 charges = 0.42 × 80,700 HP = 33,894 HP: up to 42% of max HP if the whole Repair Party loadout is used.ƒ
0.005 (0.5% of max HP) × 80,700 HP = 404 HP/s. WoWS heals a flat percent of MAX HP each second, so this rate holds at any health level.
Enhanced Secondary Targeting3 charges · 160 s reload · 30 s active · +100% grouping · -50% dispersion
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
H = horizontal, V = vertical spread. This ship's curve against the standard battleship curve, both evaluated at this ship's max range (17.2 km) with the same model as Max Horiz/Vert Disp: horizontal 208 / 232 m − 1 = -10%, vertical 166 / 139 m − 1 = +19%. Shell grouping (σ) is separate: it sets how shells bunch toward the centre of this ellipse.(166.7 × (10 − 2.8) / 1000 + 2.8) × 30 = 120 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.(333.3 × (10 − 2.8) / 1000 + 2.8) × 30 = 156 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.(500 × (10 − 2.8) / 1000 + 2.8) × 30 = 192 m. Horizontal scatter at a fixed 15 km, from the same dispersion model - the long-range anchor. Only shown when the ship's guns reach 15 km.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: at 0 m, at m, and at 17177 m. Below the kink: , so .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: at 0 m, at m, and at 17177 m. Above the kink: , so .How tall the scatter ellipse is at a fixed 15 km, from the same model. Only shown when the ship's guns reach 15 km. The height/width ratio is a piecewise-linear curve through three points from the ship's own dispersion data: at 0 m, at m, and at 17177 m. Above the kink: , so .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 , where 729.1 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 5 km (from 834 m/s at the muzzle). Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.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 , where 640 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 10 km (from 834 m/s at the muzzle). Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.AP penetration at a fixed 15 km, from the same ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the AP formula , where 568.3 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 15 km (from 834 m/s at the muzzle). Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.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, , where is air density from a standard-atmosphere profile and bundles the shell's drag coefficient, caliber and mass: . That runs from a 834 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.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, , where is air density from a standard-atmosphere profile and bundles the shell's drag coefficient, caliber and mass: . That runs from a 834 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.4 mounts × 2 barrels = 8; all 8 bear on the broadside.Model inputs
Armor-penetration constant of the AP shell; penetration scales straight with it, so a 10% higher Krupp is 10% more penetration at every range.Enters penetration as mass^0.69 and slows the shell's drag deceleration, so a heavier shell keeps more velocity at range.Air drag on the AP shell in flight; lower keeps velocity, and with it penetration, at long range.Starting speed of the AP shell; penetration scales with velocity^1.38.Starting speed of the HE shell; sets its flight time and lead.Horizontal dispersion growth per idealDistance of range, in 30 m units; the slope of the scatter-width line.Horizontal dispersion at zero range, in 30 m units; the intercept of the scatter-width line.Range step over which horizontal dispersion grows by idealRadius.Inside this range the scatter width tapers toward minRadius instead of following the line.Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at zero range.Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at the delim point.Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at maximum range.Where the vertical-scatter curve bends, as a share of maximum range.Torpedoes
2200 m / (70.0 kt × 2.6855) = 11.7 s. detectability / (speed kt x 2.6855 m/s per knot on the game clock).15000 m / (70.0 kt × 2.6855) = 79.8 s. range / (speed kt x 2.6855 m/s per knot on the game clock).2 launchers × 4 tubes.8 wing tubes / 2 = 4: the launchers sit one per beam, so only half of them reach any one side. Each launcher reloads on its own, so she can fire one beam, turn, and fire the other without waiting.All tubes hitting one target: tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 8 x 19,567 = 156,536. Each hit on the target's torpedo belt is reduced by its torpedo protection %.AA defense
Only families that reach 5 km contribute at the outer edge of the AA bubble. In-game families: 25mm Type96 single 18x1 -> 128 DPS @ 3.1 km; 25mm Type96 double 24x2 -> 171 DPS @ 3.1 km; 25mm Type96 Triple closed 12x3 -> 85 DPS @ 3.1 km; 100mm65 Type98 8x2 -> 147 DPS @ 5 km.@ 5 km: 147 from one family; @ 3.1 km: 128 + 171 + 85 + 147 = 531. 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.128 + 171 + 85 + 147 = 531 DPS: the sum of every family's average DPS, achievable only inside the closest-range family (3.1 km).128 × 3.1 + 171 × 3.1 + 85 × 3.1 + 147 × 5 = 1925. 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.Secondary battery dispersion
Same per-type line evaluated at a fixed 5 km: 5 km × 57 + 30 = 315 m.Secondary battery firepower
max(1700 (100 mm), 2600 (155 mm)) = 2600. Maximum HE damage per shell across secondary HE families. Best on this ship: 2600 from the 155 mm family.max(6% (100 mm), 10% (155 mm)) = 10%. Maximum per-shell fire chance across secondary HE families (before target fire resistance is applied). Best on this ship: 10% from the 155 mm family.max(20 mm (100 mm), 26 mm (155 mm)) = 26 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: 26 mm from the 155 mm family.Ship Charts
Background
A version of the A-140-J3 "super battleship" project that had a smaller number of main battery guns as well as more effective dual-purpose artillery and torpedo armament.
Armor Beta
Hull HP 80,700, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds. HP caps are estimates.
Overmatched by 7 AP guns here: Incomparable SE 25IncomparableYamato and 4 more. Angling still helps against the rest.
Citadels come from a flat broadside at close range; held past ~30° of angle, AP shatters or bounces.
Superstructure and extremities take HE pens and AP overpens from nearly any gun: steady chip damage. Fire resistance 40%, fires burn 60s. Range-by-range in the Compare tool →
| Section | Plates | HP cap | Threats | Tactic |
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| Bow | 32 mm primary (range 32–360 mm) | ≈ 4,035 (~5% of HP) | Overmatched by 460mm+ AP (Aki, Musashi)Angle bounces 410mm32 mm: HE pens from 203mm+ | Bow-tank fits behind this exterior plate. Saturation is FAST here; the cap is often only a few thousand HP. |
| Hull (midship) | 360 mm primary (range 45–380 mm) | ≈ 60,525 (~75% of HP) | No common AP caliber overmatches360 mm: no common HE pens | Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest. |
| Stern | 32 mm primary (range 32–356 mm) | ≈ 4,035 (~5% of HP) | Overmatched by 460mm+ AP (Aki, Musashi)Angle bounces 410mm32 mm: HE pens from 203mm+ | Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation. |
| Citadel | 356 mm primary (range 38–360 mm) | 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. |
| Superstructure | 19 mm primary (range 19–410 mm) | no cap | 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). |
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.
Balance History
Balance updates affecting Iwami B. Cards are condensed; use each source link for full context.
September Update: Full Progress Ahead
- Secondary battery 100 mm guns HE shell penetration increased from 17 to 20 mm.
Ministry of Balance: Anniversary Tune-Up
- Iwami and Iwami B: credit earnings increased by 11.11%.
Ministry of Balance: Breaking the Ice
- We're aiming to boost the performance of the Iwami duo with extra damage output and better torpedoes.
- Main battery AP shell maximum damage increased from 12,750 to 13,600.
- Torpedo speed increased from 67 to 70 knots.
Skins & permanent camouflages
Every custom exterior Iwami B can equip.
DefaultThe ship’s standard exterior
Primary official WG sources
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