Fusou

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Basic Fusou No.026 扶桑 Fusou Class Battleship Statistics HP 67 Firepower 74 (94) Armor 59 (79) Torpedo 0 Evasion 19 (39) AA 23 (79) Aircraft 12 ASW 0 Speed Low LOS 9 (33) Range Long Luck 5 (39) Consumption Fuel no data Ammo no data Build Time Slots 04:20:00 4 Stock Equipment Space 35.6cm Twin Gun Mount 3 15.2cm Naval Gun 3 Type 0 Recon Seaplane 3 -Unequipped- 3

Upgrade Fusou Kai No.026 扶桑・改 Fusou Class Aviation Battleship Statistics HP 75 Firepower 63 (79) Armor 72 (89) Torpedo 0 Evasion 33 (67) AA 40 (89) Aircraft 40 ASW 0 Speed Low LOS 18 (49) Range Long Luck 10 (59) Consumption Fuel no data Ammo no data Build Time Slots Lv20 Remodel 4 Stock Equipment Space 35.6cm Twin Gun Mount 10 Zuiun (Auspicious Clouds) 10 Type 0 Recon Seaplane 10 -Unequipped- 10

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Event	Japanese	English	Note
Introduction	扶桑型超弩級戦艦、姉の扶桑です。妹の山城ともども、よろしくお願い致します。	Of the two Fusou Class Super-Dreadnought/Battleships, I am the elder, Fusou. Please take care of me and my younger sister Yamashiro.
Library Intro	初の日本独自設計による超弩級戦艦、扶桑です。 妹の山城ともどもよろしくお願いしますね。 レイテ沖？　そうね、いつか突入してみたいわ。ホントよ？	The first of the Japanese designs for the super-dreadnought battleship class, Fusou. Please remember to take care of my younger sister, Yamashiro, as well. Leyte Gulf? Oh well, I would like to go there someday. Right?	See below.
Secretary(1)	提督…？　そんなに触ると、弾薬庫がちょっと心配です…。	Admiral? If you touch it too much, I'm a little worried about the ammunition storage...	Both Fusou and Yamashiro sank after ammunition storage exploded.
Secretary(2)	提督、いい天気ですね…	Admiral, the weather is good today...
Secretary(3)	はぁ…空はあんなに青いのに…	*sigh* Although the sky is so blue...
Secretary(idle)
Secretary(Married)	提督…根を詰め過ぎては、体に毒です。私？　私は…はぁ…	Admiral… if you work too hard, your body will get bad. Oh, me?... *sigh*
Wedding	私の主砲、すごいでしょ？　でも火力に特化しすぎて不便なこともいっぱい…提督なら、きっと、わかってくれますよね？	My main cannons, aren't they wonderful? But specialising in firepower too much can lead to all kinds of problems… I'm sure you understand, right, Admiral?	The magazine explosion that sank Fusou was partly blamed to faulty ship layout, which includes the turrets occupying 60% of the ship's length and half of it being classified as prone to explode when hit. The boiler room was in between turret No.3 and 4, which makes it troublesome to add boilers in modernization. The same turrets when fired all togther would also create blast waves that affects the entire ship.
Show player's score	提督にお知らせがあるみたい。	There's a notification for Admiral.
Joining a fleet	戦艦扶桑、出撃致します。	Battleship Fusou, setting sail.
Equipment(1)	近代化改装ですね。私には必要かも…。	Modernization, huh? Maybe I need it...	Yes. Very.
Equipment(2)	妹の山城の近代化改修も、お願いします。	Please modernize my sister Yamashiro as well.
Equipment(3)	いけるかしら…。	This might work...
Equipment(3) is shared with expedition selection, resource collection, instant repair and development.
Supply	近代化改装ですね。私には……必要かも。
Docking Current HP ≥ 50% of Max HP	かすり傷程度よ、心配いらないわ。	It's only a scratch, don't worry about it
Docking Current HP < 50% of Max HP	砲塔が大きいと、肩がこるの…しばらくお休みしますね。	My shoulders get stiff with big turrets... I'll be resting for a while.	*Big Turrets* huh.
Docking completed
Ship construction	新しいお仲間が来るみたいね	It looks like we got a new comrade...
Return from sortie	提督、艦隊が帰投しました。	Admiral, the fleet has returned to base.
Start a sortie	戦艦扶桑、出撃致します。	Battleship Fusou, setting sail.
Battle start	主砲、副砲、打てー！	Main guns, secondary guns, fire-!
Air battle	伊勢、日向には負けたくないの…	I just don't wanna lose out to Ise and Hyuuga...	Ise-class was initially designed as a member of Fusou class but later revised heavily from faultful design of Fusou-class.
Attack	山城、大丈夫？砲撃戦よ。	Yamashiro, are you catching up? It's the firefight.
Night battle	西村艦隊の本当の実力、見せてあげる！	I'll show you the real power of Nishimura fleet !	Nishimura fleet was the fleet breached into Surigao Straits in Battle for Leyte Gulf. With Fusou, Yamashiro, Mogami and several destroyers, only Shigure survived the battle.
Night attack	伊勢、日向には負けたくないの…！！	I just don't wanna lose out to Ise and Hyuuga...
MVP	主砲の火力だけは自慢なの。…へ？防御力と速力…？そんなの…欲しい…けど…	At least I can take pride in my firepower. Huh? Armor and speed? Well...maybe I kind of need that too, sort of...
Minor damaged(1)	きゃぁぁぁ！？	Kyaa!
Minor damaged(2)	きゃぁぁっ！やだ…火災発生？	Kyaa...! No...am I on fire...!?
≥Moderately damaged	こんな姿じゃ…レイテ突入は無理ね…	I won't be able to breach the Leyte Gulf in this condition...	Nishimura fleet's initial objective was to breach into Leyte Gulf to attack US Landing Force.
Sunk	やっぱり私、沈むの…？山城は無事だといいけれど…	Am I going to sink after all? Hope Yamashiro's still fine...	Yamashiro sank half an hour latter than Fusou.

History

As the first Super-Dreadnought from Japan, Fusou was finished in 1915 also as the first battleship to be designed and built entirely in-house. As time went by, her design showed to be having more faults than goods despite initial high hope ("Fusou" is the ancient name for Japan itself), notably the lack of defence as a result of spreading six main turrets along center line of the ship. To cope with that she was modified and modernized times and times, leading to the distinctive-shaped main bridge which exceeded 50m in height. 

Initially she was standing-by at mainland Japan during opening stage of WW2 along with Yamashiro, but as the war turned badly to Japan, she was regrouped into IJN's front line attack force and went under command of Admiral Shoji Nishimura. Her last moment was the Battle of Surigao Strait where Nishimura fleet was T-crossed by USN fleet upon breaching into Leyte Gulf, Fusou took a heavy blow and her hull split into two following the explosion of ammunition storage. The battle is said as one of most miserable casualties among IJN throughout the war.

Customizing her in-game will turn her into Aviation Battleship. This comes from a stillborn plan to turn Fuso-class into Aviation Battleship (or into Aircraft Carrier as cited in some Japanese sources. The actual plan was only carried out on the Ise-class) after loss of four aircraft carriers in Midway. 

Trivia

• Her name is a classical name for Japan.
• A member of the Unlucky Sisters. Taihou is most unlucky.
• Constantly sighing and lament of how unlucky she is.
  • "Fusou" is a bit similar sound to "Fukou", which means unlucky.
• Both Fusou and Yamashiro sport a hair ornament that resembles a Pagoda Mast, the Fusou-class were widely known for their large Pagoda Masts that stood 40 meters above the waterline.
• Due to being in such bad condition at the time of WWII sailors in the IJN considered assignment to either Fusou or Yamashiro to be the worst sea postings possible.
• Sunk during the Battle of Surigao Strait, 25 October 1944, believed to have broken in half.

See Also

• View Fusou CG
• List of battleships
• Wikipedia entry on battleship Fusō