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Mikasa

Also called: 三笠 Beta

Japan · Tier II · CB Cruiser · Premium

Super-cruiserBattleship-caliber guns on a cruiser hull; overmatch broadside cruisers with AP, don't brawl battleships.

Playstyle

Hold under 10 km from a contested cap with an island close enough to shadow back into, and bow toward the closest BB
Avoid: Firing the moment an enemy appears

Key characteristics

305 mm AP overmatchHeavy AP penHeavy HE shellsHeavy AP shellsHigh HP poolSlow

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Community Data

Mikasa Community Stats

Across 600+ Standard battles from 130+ players, Mikasa averages a 58% win rate, 17,800 damage and 0.7 kills per battle, and survives 35% of them.

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Playstyle

Overview

Mikasa is a Tier II Japanese super-cruiser: a battleship-sized hull with a 305mm main battery on a cruiser frame. She is built to overmatch broadside cruisers with AP, not to brawl with battleships. Standout traits: best heavy AP shells in T2 CAs (7,700, 1st of 25) and best AP overmatch threshold in T2 CAs (21.3 mm, 1st of 26). The trade is AP DPM in T2 CAs (84,000, 25th of 25).

Positioning

Hold under 10 km from a contested cap with an island close enough to shadow back into, and bow toward the closest BB. The heavy bow plate lets you hold the angle against same-tier guns, which is the protection the citadel needs; the hull does not tank battleship volleys broadside even if it can absorb them bow-on. The big guns reach for full AP citadels at that distance. With 10.2 s on the rudder she starts turning late, so the angle has to be set before you are shot at.

Potato Avoidance

Firing the moment an enemy appears

The guns are what reveal you: one salvo lights you up from 9 km away, and a battleship that suddenly has a broadside cruiser to shoot at will take the free citadels, which is 31,200 HP back to port in a single salvo. Choose the angle and the cover you will shoot from BEFORE anything spots you, so your first salvo is one you can turn away from rather than one that starts a trade you cannot win.

Signature Traits

ELITE MAIN BATTERY ↗

Heavy AP shells · 7700 damage
Big-caliber AP overmatch · 21.3 mm
Heavy HE shells · 5100 damage
Close-range AP brick · 231.8 mm
Long-range AP brick · 100.57 mm

ELITE HP ↗

High HP pool · 31200 HP
Deep effective · 35568 effective

MAIN BATTERY DOWNSIDES ↗

Low AP DPM · 84000 AP
Low HE DPM · 55636 HE

Acquisition

How to get Mikasa

Mikasa is a Premium ship and not available to unlock in the Tech Tree. Acquisition paths: Mission reward and Collaboration.

Mission rewardEarned by completing missions.
CollaborationShip from a collaboration event.

While you save up, check active promo codes for free doubloons, camouflages, and other rewards.

Official WG availability sources

The Return of the Arena Mission reward Start: 2022-05-19
- 15 medals: Japanese Tier II Premium cruiser Mikasa; 1x Spring Big Crate
Trade your credits! Mission reward Start: 2022-05-17
- Additionally, everyone will be able to redeem up to three personal missions (you guessed it, for credits) that can bring you Steel, Japanese Tier II Premium battleship Mikasa, and even a Super V crate during the upcoming Arena seasons;
WoWS PC and Legends: Stronger Together! Collaboration Start: 2023-11-28
- Upon joining the program: 7 days of Premium Account Tier II Japanese Premium cruiser Mikasa

Builds

Pair with a commander whose unique skill complements her main armament; check the build tool for current recommendations.

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Commanders frequently paired with this ship AL Atago AL Azuma Arpeggio Haguro

Have a build you swear by? Open it in the Build Tool and hit Save build to share it here, or browse the Ship Builds guide for proven loadouts across the fleet.

Cohort position

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Where Mikasa sits among Tier II CAs (25 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.

BestHit points31,200 HP (1 of 2 tied) BestMain battery caliber305 mm (1 of 2 tied) BestSecondary DPM (per side)213,231 (1 of 2 tied) BestSecondary HE alpha2,700 (1 of 2 tied) BestSecondary HE pen25 mm (1 of 2 tied) BestMax armor356 mm (1 of 2 tied) BestCitadel belt356 mm (1 of 2 tied) BestEnd plates16 mm (1 of 2 tied / 1 of 2 tied) Top 10%AP pen at 10 km108 mm (3/25) Top 25%Secondary fire chance6% (3/16) Bottom 25%Main battery range10.94 km (21/26) Bottom 25%Fires per minute3.16 (23/25) Bottom 25%HE DPM55,636 (23/25) Bottom 25%AP velocity732 m/s (23/25) Bottom 25%HE velocity732 m/s (23/25) Bottom 10%Time to 90% speed26.7 s (25/26) WorstMax speed18 kt (1 of 4 tied) WorstSmoke fire bloom7.36 km (1 of 2 tied) WorstRudder shift10.2 s (1 of 2 tied) WorstMain battery reload22 s (1 of 2 tied) WorstSigma1.8 (1 of 4 tied) WorstAP DPM84,000 (1 of 2 tied) WorstMain dispersion153.2 m (1 of 2 tied) WorstAcceleration (0-12 kt)15.7 s (1 of 4 tied) WorstAP arming threshold51 mm (1 of 2 tied) WorstDisplacement15,979 t (1 of 2 tied) WorstPower-to-weight1 hp/t (1 of 2 tied) WorstNo AA (9 of 26 in cohort) WorstNo torpedoes (20 of 26 in cohort) WorstRepair charges1 (1 of 2 tied)

See 10 mid-pack stats

Not standouts for Mikasa -- 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.

Concealment8.99 km(11/26) Air detection5.37 km(10/26) Turning circle450 m(12/26) AP fuse timer0.01 s(19/25) Engine power16,000 hp(19/26) Power / turn radius35.6 hp/m(19/26) Secondary range3 km(7/16) NormAP ricochet start45°(24 of 25 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(24 of 25 tied at this value) NormTurn speed retained81%(24 of 26 tied at this value)

Peers in this cohort

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Stats & specs

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Survivability

Hit Points31,200

Displacement15,979 t

Hull dimensions

Length x beam at the waterline, plus draft. Length matters when dodging torpedoes; beam and draft shape how hard the ship is to hit.

132.2 x 25.6 m (ship-model figure)

Armor range10–356 mm

Plate armor thicknesses10, 16, 25, 32, 38, 51, 76, 102, 114, 127, 152, 178, 229, 356 mm

Armor material/layer entries57

Fire resistance

top hull: 1 − 0.9667 fire coefficient = 3.3%. 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.

3.3%

Fire duration30 s

Fire damage

One unattended fire: 0.003 of max HP per second (0.3%) × 30 s = 0.09 of the pool; 0.09 × 31,200 HP = 2,808 HP on this ship. 4 fire points can burn at once.

0.3% of HP per second

Flood duration40 s

Flood damage

One unattended flood: 0.0025 of max HP per second (0.25%) × 40 s = 0.1 of the pool; 0.1 × 31,200 HP = 3,120 HP on this ship.

0.25% of HP per second

Torp Reduction

1 − 0.3 hull torpedo-damage coefficient / 0.333 unprotected baseline = 10%. Reduces torpedo hit damage. It does not affect flooding: floods start as often and tick at the full rate.

10%

Magazine HP

Per-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.

15,600

Steering gear HP

Durability 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.

9,400

Effective HP

Base 31,200 HP plus everything Repair Party can restore: 0.005 of max HP per second (0.5%) × 28 s × 31,200 HP = 4,368 HP per charge, × 1 charges = 4,368 HP. Ceiling, not a prediction: a charge only restores damage actually taken, and only the regeneratable share of it. In practice ships realize about half of this, mostly because half the charges go unspent; a charge that is used returns about 97% of the per-charge figure above.

34,667–35,568

Repairable: penetration50%

Repairable: citadel10%

Repairable: steering gear50%

Bow section HP

Damage saturation pool for the bow: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 2,200 = 4,400), 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.

2,200

Casemate section HP

Damage saturation pool for the casemate: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 3,500 = 7,000), 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.

3,500

Auxiliary section HP

Damage saturation pool for the auxiliary room: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 900 = 1,800), 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.

900

Hull section HP

Damage saturation pool for the hull: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 23,400 = 46,800), 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.

23,400

Superstructure section HP

Damage saturation pool for the superstructure: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 500 = 1,000), 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.

500

Stern section HP

Damage saturation pool for the stern: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 2,200 = 4,400), 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.

2,200

Citadel section HP

This 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: 305 mm 41st Year Type

Mounts / barrels2 mounts / 4 barrels

Reload time22 s

Firing range10.9 km

Turret traverse4.5 °/s

Turret armor356 mm

Turret traverse arcs

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.

2x ±124°

Guns to bear

180° − 124° (the most restricted aft-facing mount's arc) = 56° off bow; 180° − 124° (the most restricted forward-facing mount's arc) = 56° 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.

56° off bow / 56° off stern

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Shell Grouping (σ)1.8

Dispersion type

In practice: 41% wider (worse) horizontal dispersion and 88% more vertical spread at max range (10.9 km) than a standard cruiser: about 153 m wide × 123 m tall, against 108 m × 65 m. Also on this curve (1): Mikasa '23.

Shared with Mikasa '23

Max Horiz Disp

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the dispersion model:

σ_{H} = (\frac{R}{30} \cdot \frac{idealRadius - minRadius}{idealDistance} + minRadius) \cdot 30

= (\frac{10937}{30} \cdot \frac{10 - 2.3}{1000} + 2.3) \cdot 30 = 153.2 m

153.2 m at 10.9 km

Max Vert Disp

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range:

σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot radiusOnMax

= 153.2 \cdot 0.8 = 122.6 m

122.6 m at 10.9 km

Med Horiz Disp

50%-hit horizontal radius:

σ_{H, 50} = σ_{H} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 153.2 \cdot \frac{0.6}{1.8} = 51.1 m

51.1 m at 10.9 km

Med Vert Disp

50%-hit vertical radius:

σ_{V, 50} = σ_{V} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 122.6 \cdot \frac{0.6}{1.8} = 40.9 m

40.9 m at 10.9 km

Turret turn time

180 degrees / 4.5 deg/s traverse speed = 40 s.

40 s

Shells/min

4 broadside guns x 60 / 22 s base reload = 10.9.

10.9

HE shells

HE alpha5,100

HE Velocity732 m/s

Fire Chance29%

HE penetration

51 mm ≈ 305 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

51 mm

HE full-salvo alpha

5,100 HE damage x 4 broadside guns = 20,400.

20,400

HE DPM

20,400 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 22 s base reload = 55,636.

55,636

Fires/min

10.9 shells/min × 0.29 (29% fire chance) = 3.16.

3.16

AP shells

AP alpha7,700

AP Velocity732 m/s

Min Ricochet45 deg

Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg

Fuse Timer0.01 s

Fuse Threshold51 mm

AP overmatch

floor(305 mm caliber / 14.3) = 21 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

21 mm

AP Pen Close

AP formula evaluated at muzzle velocity:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v_{0}^{1.38}

= 10^{- 7} \cdot 1373 \cdot 386^{0.69} \cdot {0.305}^{- 1.07} \cdot 732^{1.38} = 267.4 mm

267.4 mm point-blank

AP Pen Far

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (10.9 km), where the shell has slowed to 360.2 m/s:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot 1373 \cdot 386^{0.69} \cdot {0.305}^{- 1.07} \cdot {360.2}^{1.38} = 100.5 mm

100.5 mm at 10.9 km

AP full-salvo alpha

7,700 AP damage x 4 broadside guns = 30,800.

30,800

AP DPM

30,800 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 22 s base reload = 84,000.

84,000

AP AOE Radius

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.

Secondary Battery

Mounts32

Firing range3.0 km

Shell Grouping (σ)1

Total secondary fires/min (per side)

Sum of each gun family's fires/min (per side): 1.9 + 4.8 = 6.8. 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.

6.8

Secondary DPM (per side)

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: 14×1 152 mm (7/side) × 60/13 s × 2700 = 87,231 + 18×1 76.2 mm (9/side) × 60/5.571 s (5.5 s = 39 ticks) × 1300 = 126,000. Assumes every shell hits (real hit rate is lower; the Brawl matchup tool on the Compare page folds in dispersion + target armor).

213,231

Secondary dispersion type

Max 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 @ 3 km

3 km × 57 + 30 = 201 m.

201 m

Caliber152 mm

Reload time13 s

HE alpha2,700

Muzzle Velocity701 m/s

Fire Chance6%

Secondary fires/min (per side)

14×1 barrels / 2 sides × 60 / 13 s × 0.06 (6% fire chance) = 1.9. 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.

1.9

HE Pen25 mm

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Caliber76.2 mm

Reload time5.5 s

HE alpha1,300

Muzzle Velocity680 m/s

Fire Chance5%

Secondary fires/min (per side)

18×1 barrels / 2 sides × 60 / 5.571 s (5.5 s = 39 ticks) × 0.05 (5% fire chance) = 4.8. 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.

4.8

HE Pen13 mm

Maneuverability

Engine power16,000 hp

Maximum speed18.0 kt

Turning circle radius450 m

Rudder shift time10.2 s

Engine power-boost threshold7.0 kt

Engine spool-up time15.3 s

Reverse spool-up time7.7 s

Reverse speed

top speed / 4 + 4.9 = 18 / 4 + 4.9 = 9.4 kt. Base value; speed modifiers scale it.

9.4 kt

Crash stop

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.

42.8 s

Engine boost threshold (reverse)

Speed below which the engine's built-in power boost applies in reverse.

6.0 kt

Acceleration 0-90%

Time to reach 90% of top speed (16.2 kt of 18.0 kt).

26.7 s

Acceleration 0-99%

Time to reach 99% of top speed (17.8 kt of 18.0 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.

45.5 s

Guns in a full turn

With the rudder hard over the hull turns 4.9°/s, so a target drifts across the bow at that rate. Turret traverse minus hull turn: 4.5 − 4.9 = -0.4°/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 0.4°/s

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Concealment

Detectability by sea

Base value, no camouflage. With a Grade IV permanent camo (or any disposable camo): 8.97 km x 0.955 = 8.57 km. Camouflage does not change detectability by air.

8.99 km

With Grade IV camouflage (sea)

Detectability by sea 8.97 km x 0.955 (Grade IV permanent camo or any disposable camo) = 8.57 km.

8.57 km

Detectability by air5.37 km

Smoke firing penalty7.36 km

Detect when firing (sea)

max(main battery range, sea detectability 8.97 km) = 10.94 km. Equal to the ship's main battery range (never below base detectability): firing makes you visible to everyone you can reach.

10.94 km

Detect when firing (air)

Air detectability 5.38 km + gun-firing bloom 6.1 km = 11.48 km. The bloom tracks main-battery caliber 305 mm × 0.020 = 6.1 km.

11.48 km

Detect when on fire (sea)

Sea detectability 8.97 km + 2.0 km while burning = 10.97 km.

10.97 km

Detect when on fire (air)

Air detectability 5.38 km + 3.0 km while burning = 8.38 km.

8.38 km

Guaranteed Detect2 km

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Consumables

Damage Control Party∞ charges · 80 s reload · 10 s active

Repair Party1 charges · 80 s reload · 28 s active · 4,368 HP (14% of max HP) total heal (per charge)
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0.005 of max HP per second (0.5%) × 28 s effective active time = 0.14 of max HP × 31,200 HP = 4,368 HP: up to 14% of max HP restored per charge.
· 4,368 HP (14% of max HP) total heal (all charges)
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0.14 of max HP per charge × 1 charges = 0.14 × 31,200 HP = 4,368 HP: up to 14% of max HP if the whole Repair Party loadout is used.
· 156 HP/s (0.5% of max HP) heal per second
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0.005 (0.5% of max HP) × 31,200 HP = 156 HP/s. WoWS heals a flat percent of MAX HP each second, so this rate holds at any health level.

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 cruiser41% wider H · 88% taller V

H = horizontal, V = vertical spread. This ship's curve against the standard cruiser curve, both evaluated at this ship's max range (10.9 km) with the same model as Max Horiz/Vert Disp: horizontal 153 / 108 m − 1 = +41%, vertical 123 / 65 m − 1 = +88%. Shell grouping (σ) is separate: it sets how shells bunch toward the centre of this ellipse.

Shell scatter width @ 5 km107.5 m

(166.7 × (10 − 2.3) / 1000 + 2.3) × 30 = 107.5 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 km146 m

(333.3 × (10 − 2.3) / 1000 + 2.3) × 30 = 146 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 km60.8 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,  $radiusOnDelim = 0.6$  at  $delim \cdot R_{m a x} = 0.5 \cdot 10937 = 5468$  m, and  $radiusOnMax = 0.8$  at 10937 m. Below the kink:  $k = 0.2 + (0.6 - 0.2) \cdot \frac{5000}{5468} = 0.5657$ , so  $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot k = 107.5 \cdot 0.5657 = 60.8 m$ .

Shell scatter height @ 10 km111.8 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,  $radiusOnDelim = 0.6$  at  $delim \cdot R_{m a x} = 0.5 \cdot 10937 = 5468$  m, and  $radiusOnMax = 0.8$  at 10937 m. Above the kink:  $k = 0.6 + (0.8 - 0.6) \cdot \frac{10000 - 5468}{10937 - 5468} = 0.7657$ , so  $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot k = 146 \cdot 0.7657 = 111.8 m$ .

AP pen 5 km167 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  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 1373 \cdot 386^{0.69} \cdot {0.305}^{- 1.07} \cdot {519.3}^{1.38} = 167 mm$ , where 519.3 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 5 km (from 732 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 km108 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  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 1373 \cdot 386^{0.69} \cdot {0.305}^{- 1.07} \cdot {378.8}^{1.38} = 108 mm$ , where 378.8 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 10 km (from 732 m/s at the muzzle). Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

AP flight time @ 10 km7.12 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,  $a_{drag} = k ρ v^{2}$ , where  $ρ$  is air density from a standard-atmosphere profile and  $k$  bundles the shell's drag coefficient, caliber and mass:  $k = \frac{π C_{d} d^{2}}{8 m} = \frac{π \cdot 0.5962 \cdot {0.305}^{2}}{8 \cdot 386} = 5.64 \times 10^{- 5}$ . That runs from a 732 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.

HE flight time @ 10 km7.12 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,  $a_{drag} = k ρ v^{2}$ , where  $ρ$  is air density from a standard-atmosphere profile and  $k$  bundles the shell's drag coefficient, caliber and mass:  $k = \frac{π C_{d} d^{2}}{8 m} = \frac{π \cdot 0.5962 \cdot {0.305}^{2}}{8 \cdot 386} = 5.64 \times 10^{- 5}$ . That runs from a 732 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)4

2 mounts × 2 barrels = 4; all 4 bear on the broadside.

Model inputs

Krupp (AP)1,373

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 mass386 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 coefficient0.5962

Air drag on the AP shell in flight; lower keeps velocity, and with it penetration, at long range.

AP muzzle velocity732 m/s

Starting speed of the AP shell; penetration scales with velocity^1.38.

HE muzzle velocity732 m/s

Starting speed of the HE shell; sets its flight time and lead.

idealRadius10

Horizontal dispersion growth per idealDistance of range, in 30 m units; the slope of the scatter-width line.

minRadius2.3

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.

taperDist3,000 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.

radiusOnDelim0.6

Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at the delim point.

radiusOnMax0.8

Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at maximum range.

delim0.5

Where the vertical-scatter curve bends, as a share of maximum range.

Secondary battery firepower

Max HE alpha2700

max(2700 (152 mm), 2700 (152 mm), 1300 (76.2 mm), 1300 (76.2 mm), 1300 (76.2 mm)) = 2700. Maximum HE damage per shell across secondary HE families. Best on this ship: 2700 from the 152 mm family.

Max HE fire chance6%

max(6% (152 mm), 6% (152 mm), 5% (76.2 mm), 5% (76.2 mm), 5% (76.2 mm)) = 6%. Maximum per-shell fire chance across secondary HE families (before target fire resistance is applied). Best on this ship: 6% from the 152 mm family.

Max HE pen25 mm

max(25 mm (152 mm), 25 mm (152 mm), 13 mm (76.2 mm), 13 mm (76.2 mm), 13 mm (76.2 mm)) = 25 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: 25 mm from the 152 mm family.

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Background

The best squadron battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Russo-Japanese War. The ship was well-balanced, with very good armament, armor and speed for her time. However, Mikasa was in many respects largely inferior to successive dreadnought battleships. Mikasa is considered a cruiser in World of Warships: Legends for matchmaking purposes.

Armor Beta

Hull HP 31,200, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds.

Bow & stern16 mm

Overmatched by 22+ AP guns across the bracket. Can’t reliably bow-tank; gets bow-citadelled and overpenned.

Belt / citadel356 mm

Citadels come from a flat broadside at close range; held past ~30° of angle, AP shatters or bounces.

Farming10 mm

Superstructure and extremities take HE pens and AP overpens from nearly any gun: steady chip damage. Fire resistance 3%, fires burn 30s. Range-by-range in the Compare tool →

Section	Plates	HP cap	Threats	Tactic
Bow	16 mm primary (range 16–127 mm)	2,200 (7% of HP)	Overmatched by 283mm+ AP (Nassau, Von Der Tann)Angle bounces 203mm16 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 16–178 mm)	23,400 (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.
Stern	16 mm primary (range 16–127 mm)	2,200 (7% of HP)	Overmatched by 283mm+ AP (Nassau, Von Der Tann)Angle bounces 203mm16 mm: HE pens from 127mm+	Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel	356 mm primary (range 16–356 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.
Superstructure	10 mm primary (range 10–76 mm)	500 (2% 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 HP	15,600 magazine HP	Turret knocked out	Per-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 (152 mm mount)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	800 per-mount HP	Destroyed at 0 HP	Per-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.
Rudder (module)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	9,400 module HP	Incapacitated at 0 HP	When 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

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Every custom exterior Mikasa can equip.

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