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==Gameplay Notes==
==Gameplay Notes==
{{:Category:Heavy Cruisers}}
===Special Mechanics===
===Special Mechanics===
* None
===Overview===
===Equipability Exceptions===
* Low firepower, torpedo, HP and armour.
{{:Equipment/Equipability/CA}}
* Default [[CA]] equipment compatibility
===Fit Bonuses===
===Fit 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===
* She gains bonus evasion and accuracy at night when equipped with 20.3cm variants. Please see [[Gun Fit Bonuses]] for mode details.
* Required for quest:
** Mandatory:
*** {{Q|A20}}, {{Q|A24}}, {{Q|A28}}, {{Q|A50}}, {{Q|A73}}
*** {{Q|B11}}, {{Q|B16}}, {{Q|B19}}, {{Q|B34}}, {{Q|B84}}, {{Q|B179}}
** Optional:
*** {{Q|A74}}
*** {{Q|B41}}, {{Q|B85}}, {{Q|B178}}, {{Q|Bq7}}
* Helper for the following equipment:
** Improvement & upgrade: [[20.3cm Twin Gun Mount]], [[Searchlight]]
===Analysis===
==Drop Locations==
{{#invoke:ShipDropTable|returnShipDrop|{{PAGENAME}}}}
==Voice Lines==
==Voice Lines==
|translation = I'm Aoba. I supported operations in the Central Pacific by advancing into the Truk Archipelago.
|translation = I'm Aoba. I supported operations in the Central Pacific by advancing into the Truk Archipelago.
I even had a war correspondent board and interview my staff on life aboard.<ref>Referring to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unno_Juza Unno Juuza] who wrote a book based on his experiences called [https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E8%B5%A4%E9%81%93%E5%8D%97%E4%B8%8B-%E4%B8%AD%E5%85%AC%E6%96%87%E5%BA%AB-%E6%B5%B7%E9%87%8E-%E5%8D%81%E4%B8%89/dp/412204233X Sekidou Nanka] (Southwards to the Equator).</ref>
I even had a war correspondent board and interview my staff on life aboard.<ref>Referring to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unno_Juza Unno Juuza] who wrote a book based on his experiences called [https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E8%B5%A4%E9%81%93%E5%8D%97%E4%B8%8B-%E4%B8%AD%E5%85%AC%E6%96%87%E5%BA%AB-%E6%B5%B7%E9%87%8E-%E5%8D%81%E4%B8%89/dp/412204233X Sekidou Nanka] (Southwards to the Equator).</ref>
At the end, I was at the harbour in Kure. I did my best even though I didn't have any fuel to move!<ref>She ended her career as a floating anti-air battery in Kure Harbour.</ref>
At the end, I was at the harbor in Kure. I did my best even though I didn't have any fuel to move!<ref>She ended her career as a floating anti-air battery in Kure Harbour.</ref>
|audio = Aoba-Library.ogg
|audio = Aoba-Library.ogg
}}
}}
|audio = Aoba-Sunk.ogg
|audio = Aoba-Sunk.ogg
}}
}}
|} <references/>
|}<references/>
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|origin = 司令官、ども恐縮です。青葉のチョコ差し上げます。おぉ？いい顔！いただきます。
|origin = 司令官、ども恐縮です。青葉のチョコ差し上げます。おぉ？いい顔！いただきます。
|translation = Hello and thanks for your time, Commander. I have some chocolates for you. Ooh? That’s a nice look! Thanks for that.
|translation = Hello and thanks for your time, Commander. I have some chocolates for you. Ooh? That’s a nice look! Thanks for that.
|audio = Aoba_Valentine_Sec1.ogg
|audio = Aoba_Valentine_Sec2.ogg
|notes = Secretary 1
|notes = Secretary 1
}}
}}
|origin = えぇ？今の写真ですか？青葉艦隊新聞に使わせていただこうかと…えぇ？だめ？がぁーん！
|origin = えぇ？今の写真ですか？青葉艦隊新聞に使わせていただこうかと…えぇ？だめ？がぁーん！
|translation = Eh? That photo I just took? I was going to publish it in my Fleet Newspaper… Eh? I can’t? Awwww!
|translation = Eh? That photo I just took? I was going to publish it in my Fleet Newspaper… Eh? I can’t? Awwww!
|audio = Aoba_Valentine_Sec2.ogg
|audio = Aoba_Valentine_Sec1.ogg
|notes = Secretary 2
|notes = Secretary 2
}}
}}
|scenario = [[Seasonal/Early_Summer_2016|Early Summer 2016]]
|scenario = [[Seasonal/Early_Summer_2016|Early Summer 2016]]
|origin = 段々暑くなってきましたねぇ。今年も夏が来るんですねぇ。この季節は、少ぉし、呉の最後の夏を、思い出しますね……。
|origin = 段々暑くなってきましたねぇ。今年も夏が来るんですねぇ。この季節は、少ぉし、呉の最後の夏を、思い出しますね……。
|translation = It’s getting hotter and hotter. Summer is here again. This time of year reminds me a bit of that last summer in Kure…<ref>She was rendered unsalvageable by air raids while sitting at the bottom of Kure harbour on July 1945.</ref>
|translation = It’s getting hotter and hotter. Summer is here again. This time of year reminds me a bit of that last summer in Kure…<ref>She was rendered unsalvageable by air raids while sitting at the bottom of Kure harbor on July 1945.</ref>
|audio = Aoba_Early_Summer_Sec1_2016.ogg
|audio = Aoba_Early_Summer_Sec1_2016.ogg
|notes =
|notes =
|scenario = [[Seasonal/Summer_2016|Midsummer 2016]]
|scenario = [[Seasonal/Summer_2016|Midsummer 2016]]
|origin = おぉ！夏真っ盛り！艦娘の水着モードも満っ開ですねぇ！いいですねぇ。華やかです！えぇ、ガサ？何？あぁ、青葉も？いや、いいよぉ。
|origin = おぉ！夏真っ盛り！艦娘の水着モードも満っ開ですねぇ！いいですねぇ。華やかです！えぇ、ガサ？何？あぁ、青葉も？いや、いいよぉ。
|translation = Oooh! Summer is in full swing!
|translation = Oooh! Summer is in full swing! And the girls have gone all out with their swimsuits, too! Looking good, so showy! Eh, Gasa? What's up? M- Me too? No, I'm fine!
|audio = Aoba_Sec1_Midsummer_2016.ogg
|audio = Aoba_Sec1_Midsummer_2016.ogg
|notes =
|notes =
|scenario = [[Seasonal/Saury_2016|Saury Festival 2016]]
|scenario = [[Seasonal/Saury_2016|Saury Festival 2016]]
|origin = 秋刀魚漁が本格化しました！ここは秋刀魚漁支援艦隊に同行して、密着取材しなくては！青葉、出撃…いや、取材しまぁすぅ！
|origin = 秋刀魚漁が本格化しました！ここは秋刀魚漁支援艦隊に同行して、密着取材しなくては！青葉、出撃…いや、取材しまぁすぅ！
|translation = Saury fishing is in full swing! I’ll now accompany the Saury Fishing Support Fleet and cover their activites! Aoba, sortieing… No, reporting!
|translation = Saury fishing is in full swing! I’ll now accompany the Saury Fishing Support Fleet and cover their activities! Aoba, sortieing… No, reporting!
|audio = Aoba_Sec1_Saury_2016.mp3
|audio = Aoba_Sec1_Saury_2016.mp3
|notes =
|notes =
}}
}}
|}<references/>
|}<references/>
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===Misc Lines===
{{SeasonalHeaderOld}}
{{SeasonalQuote
|scenario = [[Spring 2022 Event]]
|origin = 六戦隊、我旗艦青葉、突撃します。撃ち方始め！ってー！
|translation = 6th Squadron flagship, Aoba, beginning the attack. Ready the guns! Fire!
|audio = Ship_Voice_Aoba_Kai_Spring_2022_Event_Friend_Fleet_1.mp3
|notes =
}}
|}<references/>
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==CG==
==CG==
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!Regular
!Regular
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|<gallery>
|<gallery>
Ship Full Aoba.png|Base
Ship Full Aoba Damaged.png|Base Damaged
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==Drop Locations==
==Trivia==
;General Information
* She is named after [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9D%92%E8%91%89%E5%B1%B1_(%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD%E5%BA%9C%E3%83%BB%E7%A6%8F%E4%BA%95%E7%9C%8C) Mount Aoba].
* She was launched on the 25th of September 1926.
* Sunk on the 28th of July 1945, by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USN USN] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USAAF USAAF] aircraft at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kure,_Hiroshima Kure, Hiroshima] [http://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Japanese_cruiser_Aoba¶ms=34_14_N_132_30_E_ 34°14′N132°30′E].
;Update History
* She was part of the original game's launch when the game was released on the 23rd of April 2013.
;Misc
* [[wikipedia:Unno Juza|Unno Juza]], a novelist considered the father of Japanese sci-fi, was aboard Aoba during WWII. Referring to this, in-game Aoba always mentions collecting material (news, info, gossip) for her work.
*[[wikipedia:Unno Juza|Unno Juza]], a novelist considered the father of Japanese sci-fi, was aboard Aoba during WWII. Referring to this, in-game Aoba always mentions collecting material (news, info, gossip) for her work.
* In the fandom, she's depicted as being a curious and nosy reporter, always snooping around for the next scoop.
*In the fandom, she's depicted as being a curious and nosy reporter, always snooping around for the next scoop.
* Her Kai Ni remodel has been featured in [[KanColle The Movie]].
*Sunk July 28, 1945 by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USN USN] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USAAF USAAF] aircraft at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kure,_Hiroshima Kure, Hiroshima] [http://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Japanese_cruiser_Aoba¶ms=34_14_N_132_30_E_ 34°14′N132°30′E]
==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[wikipedia:Japanese_cruiser_Aoba|Wikipedia entry on cruiser Aoba]]
*[[wikipedia:Japanese_cruiser_Aoba|Wikipedia entry on cruiser Aoba]]
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