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Is uniquely designated as a "Fast Battleship" (FBB / 高速戦艦) in the game library at Kai Ni C.
Kongou Kai Ni C's ship class in-game is the Kongou-class, but is displayed as "Kai Kongou-class" on her Library page.
Gameplay Notes
Fast Battleships (FBB) are BB with higher speed. They:
- Usually have more permissive Routings,
- Can be placed in the Escort of a Combined Fleet regardless of their speed.
Special Mechanics
- Kai Ni
- Can perform special AACI:
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- Kai Ni C
- Can perform Closing Torpedo Salvo.
Kongou-class Special Attack
On Kai Ni B/C, the Kongou-class gains a special attack called "Night Assault":
- A Kongou-class Kai Ni B/C must be flagship.
- Flagship of the 2nd fleet in combined fleets.
- Another "Touch Helper" must be in the 2nd position.
- Both must not be more than lightly damaged (小破).
- It must be a Night Battle.
- There must be 5 or more surface ships in the fleet.
- In single fleet, Line Ahead
or Echelon
need to be selected.
- In a combined fleet, Cruising Formation 2
or Cruising Formation 4
need to be selected.
- In a combined fleet, it can only be triggered in the Escort fleet.
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Kongou Flagship: | Hiei Flagship: | Haruna Flagship: | Kirishima Flagship: |
Any other Kongou-class Kai Ni B/C | |||
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Stats Exceptions
- Is from Speed Group Fast B1.
- Base
- Has 3 equipment slots.
Equipability Exceptions
FBB | ExpandDefault equipment compatibility |
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![]() Kongou Kai Ni C | |
Expansion Slot Exceptions | - | Can Equip:![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ship Exceptions | - | Can Equip:![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Fit Bonuses
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Expand[edit]Kongou Kai Ni Equipment Bonuses |
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Expand[edit]Kongou Kai Equipment Bonuses |
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- Hidden Fit Bonuses
- Has some hidden fit bonuses when equipped with certain equipment. Please see Hidden Fit Bonuses for more details.
Important Information
- Required (Kai ni/C) to construct Warspite in LSC.
- Required for quest:
- Helper for the following equipment:
Drop Locations
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||
Kongou | Very Rare | FBB | 021 | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | Buildable |
Voice Lines
Quotes
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- ↑ The IJN commissioned George Thurston to design them a modern battleship, the result was an improved Lion-class.
- ↑ She had a maximum speed of 30 knots, faster than most of her contemporaries, and could keep up with the lighter ships in the fleet.
- ↑ This line is shared with expedition selection, resource collection, instant repair and development.
- ↑ This line is shared with expedition selection, resource collection, instant repair and development.
- ↑ Kongou was routinely deployed in battles due to her speed.
- ↑ Valhalla means an old Norse Valhöll "hall of the slain who die in combat travel to Valhalla upon death influence in Norse mythology in Europe.
Hourlies
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Seasonal
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Misc Lines
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CG
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Trivia
- General Information
- She is named after Mount Kongou which translates to "indestructible".
- She was launched on the 18th of May 1912.
- Sunk by USS Sealion in the Formosa Strait, on the 21st of November 1944.
- Is currently the only remaining Imperial Japanese Navy battleship wreck to not have been surveyed.
- Update History
- She was part of the original game's launch when the game was released on the 23rd of April 2013.
- She got her Kai Ni on the 1st of November 2013.
- She got her Kai Ni C on the 22nd of April 2019.
- Misc
- The radar wings that she and her sisters wear share a similar coloration and design to the alternative name for "金剛" which also means "vajra", but may be more accurately "ghanta" (bells). See this page (scroll to 12th Century) and compare to the CG artwork.
- She was the last IJN capital ship to be built by a foreign country.
- Her affinity for tea is based on her British heritage.
- She was the only Japanese battleship sunk by a submarine in the Second World War, and the last battleship sunk by a submarine in history.
- She is still an existing JDS name as of present, along with Kirishima.
- With the location of her sister ship Hiei in February 2019, Kongo is the only Japanese battleship whose remains have not been located and surveyed.
Appearances in derivative works
- Kongou appears in the anime adaptation of Kantai Collection, and was also featured in the adaptation's first trailer. She played a big role in it, as she appears to be the only member of the Fifth Mobile Fleet Fubuki can get along with.
- Kongou appears as one of the main characters in Merchandise.
- Kongou - along with other ships voiced by Nao Touyama - was featured in the first KanColle Drama CD, titled "Hiei's Curry" (比叡、カレーを作る). Due to one seiyuu doing all the voices, the CD's short story is also referred to as "One Nao Show". A translated version of the short story can be found here.
See Also
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