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| ==Info== | | ==Info== |
− | {{KanmusuInfo|ID=021}} | + | {{KanmusuInfo|{{PAGENAME}}}} |
− | {{KanmusuInfo|ID=021a}} | + | {{KanmusuInfo|{{PAGENAME}}/Kai}} |
− | {{KanmusuInfo|ID=149}} | + | {{KanmusuInfo|{{PAGENAME}}/Kai Ni}} |
− | {{KanmusuInfo|ID=391}} | + | {{KanmusuInfo|{{PAGENAME}}/Kai Ni C}} |
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| + | Is uniquely designated as a "Fast Battleship" (FBB / 高速戦艦) in the game library at Kai Ni C. |
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| + | Kongou Kai Ni C's ship class in-game is the {{Class|Kongou}}, but is displayed as "''Kai Kongou''-class" on her [[Library]] page. |
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| ==Gameplay Notes== | | ==Gameplay Notes== |
| + | {{:Category:Fast Battleships}} |
| + | |
| ===Special Mechanics=== | | ===Special Mechanics=== |
− | * Can perform [[Day_Battle#Closing Torpedo Salvo|closing torpedo]] at '''Kai Ni C'''.
| + | ;Kai Ni |
− | * Able to perform special [[AACI]] on '''Kai Ni''': | + | * Can perform special [[AACI]]: |
− | | + | {|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center; margin:auto" |
− | {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; margin: auto;" | + | ! colspan=7|AACI Patterns |
− | ! colspan="7"| AACI Patterns | |
| |- | | |- |
− | ! <!--style="width: 5%;"-->|API value | + | ! ID |
− | ! style="width: 300px;"|Type | + | ! Priority<br>Order |
− | ! style="width:80px;"|Shot down<br>per slot | + | ! width="300px"|Setup |
− | ! style="width:64px;"|K-value | + | ! width="80px"|Shot down<br>per slot |
− | ! style="width:64px;"|Rate | + | ! width="64px"|K-value |
− | ! <!--style="width: 15%;"-->|User | + | ! width="64px"|Rate |
− | ! <!--style="width: 25%;"-->|Notes
| + | ! User |
| |- | | |- |
| !32 | | !32 |
| + | !40 |
| |{{Equipment/Card|16inch Mk.I Triple Gun Mount Kai + FCR Type 284|size=70px}} {{Equipment/Card|QF 2-pounder Octuple Pom-pom Gun Mount|size=70px}}<br>'''OR'''<br>{{Equipment/Card|20-tube 7inch UP Rocket Launchers|size=70px}} {{Equipment/Card|QF 2-pounder Octuple Pom-pom Gun Mount|size=70px}}<br>'''OR'''<br>{{Equipment/Card|20-tube 7inch UP Rocket Launchers|size=70px}} {{Equipment/Card|20-tube 7inch UP Rocket Launchers|size=70px}} | | |{{Equipment/Card|16inch Mk.I Triple Gun Mount Kai + FCR Type 284|size=70px}} {{Equipment/Card|QF 2-pounder Octuple Pom-pom Gun Mount|size=70px}}<br>'''OR'''<br>{{Equipment/Card|20-tube 7inch UP Rocket Launchers|size=70px}} {{Equipment/Card|QF 2-pounder Octuple Pom-pom Gun Mount|size=70px}}<br>'''OR'''<br>{{Equipment/Card|20-tube 7inch UP Rocket Launchers|size=70px}} {{Equipment/Card|20-tube 7inch UP Rocket Launchers|size=70px}} |
| | +4 | | | +4 |
| |1.2 | | |1.2 |
− | |50% | + | |50 % |
− | |'''[[RN|Royal Navy Ships]] &<br> {{Ship/Link|Kongou/Kai Ni|Kongou/Kai Ni C|Hiei/Kai Ni|Hiei/Kai Ni C|Kirishima/Kai Ni|Haruna/Kai Ni|text=''Kongou''-class Kai Ni/C|link_class=Kongou}}''' | + | |'''{{Ship/Link|Kongou/Kai Ni|Kongou/Kai Ni C|text=Kongou Kai Ni/C}} |
− | |{{Equipment/Link|16inch Mk.I Triple Gun Mount Kai + FCR Type 284|text=16inch Mk.I Triple + FCR}} + {{Equipment/Link|QF 2-pounder Octuple Pom-pom Gun Mount|text=QF 2-pounder}} <br>'''OR'''<br> {{Equipment/Link|20-tube 7inch UP Rocket Launchers|text=20-tube 7inch UP}} + {{Equipment/Link|20-tube 7inch UP Rocket Launchers|text=20-tube 7inch UP}} / {{Equipment/Link|QF 2-pounder Octuple Pom-pom Gun Mount|text=QF 2-pounder}}
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| |} | | |} |
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− | ====[[Special Attacks#Kongou_Special_Attack|Kongou Special Attack]]==== | + | ;Kai Ni C |
− | {{:Special Attacks/Kongou Touch}} | + | * Can perform [[Closing Torpedo Salvo]]. |
| + | |
| + | ====[[Special Attacks#Kongou-class_Touch|Kongou-class Special Attack]]==== |
| + | {{:Special Attacks/Kongou-class Touch}} |
| + | |
| + | ===Stats Exceptions=== |
| + | *Is from [[Speed Group]] '''Fast B1'''. |
| + | ;Base |
| + | *Has 3 equipment slots. |
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− | ===Equipment Compatibility=== | + | ===Equipability Exceptions=== |
− | '''Kai Ni C'''
| + | {{:Equipment/Equipability/FBB}} |
− | * Gain the ability to equip:
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− | ** {{TorpedoWeapon}} [[:Category:Torpedoes|Torpedoes]]
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− | ** {{Seaplane}} [[:Category:Seaplane Bombers|Seaplane Bomber]]
| + | {|class="wikitable" style="width:800px; text-align:center; margin:auto; font-weight:bold" |
− | ** {{Sonar}} [[:Category:Small Sonar|Small Sonar]]
| + | !colspan=3 style="font-size:15px"|Kongou Equipability Exceptions |
− | ** {{AntiGroundArtillery}} {{EquipmentLink|WG42 (Wurfgerät 42)|Shipborne Model Type 4 20cm Anti-ground Rocket Launcher|Type 4 20cm Anti-ground Rocket Launcher (Concentrated Deployment)|text=Anti-ground Rocket Launchers|link_category=Anti-Ground Artillery}}
| + | |- |
| + | ! |
| + | !{{Ship/Banner|Kongou|small=true}}<br>Kongou/Kai/Ni |
| + | !{{Ship/Banner|Kongou/Kai Ni C|small=true}}<br>Kongou Kai Ni C |
| + | |- |
| + | !Expansion Slot Exceptions |
| + | ! - |
| + | |Can Equip:<br>{{Equipment/Card|Type 22 Surface Radar|size=36px}} {{Equipment/Card|Type 22 Surface Radar Kai 4|size=36px}} {{Equipment/Card|Type 22 Surface Radar Kai 4 (Calibrated Late Model)|size=36px}} {{ItemStack|item={{Equipment/Card|Passive Radiolocator (E27) + Type 22 Surface Radar Kai 4 (Calibrated Late Model)|size=36px}}|text=★+4}} |
| + | |- |
| + | !Ship Exceptions |
| + | ! - |
| + | |Can Equip:<br>{{SPB}} {{TorpedoWeapon}} {{Small Sonar}} {{AntiGroundArtillery}} |
| + | |} |
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| ===Fit Bonuses=== | | ===Fit Bonuses=== |
− | {{:{{BASEPAGENAME}}/Equipment Bonuses}} | + | {{/Equipment Bonuses}} |
| {{clear}} | | {{clear}} |
− | | + | ;Hidden Fit Bonuses |
− | '''Hidden Fit Bonuses'''
| + | * Has some hidden fit bonuses when equipped with certain equipment. Please see [[Hidden Fit Bonuses]] for more details. |
− | * She has accuracy bonuses and penalties when equipped with certain large guns. Please see [[Gun Fit Bonuses]] for mode details. | |
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| ===Important Information=== | | ===Important Information=== |
| + | * Required (Kai ni/C) to construct [[Warspite]] in [[LSC]]. |
| * Required for quest: | | * Required for quest: |
| ** Mandatory: | | ** Mandatory: |
− | *** [[Quests#A16|A16]], [[Quests#A40|A40]] | + | *** {{Q|A16}}, {{Q|A40}} |
− | *** [[Quests#B133|B133]] | + | *** {{Q|B133}}, {{Q|B190}} |
| + | *** {{Q|C73}} |
| ** Optional: | | ** Optional: |
− | *** [[Quests#B144|B144]] | + | *** {{Q|B144}} |
− | *** [[Quests#C49|C49]] | + | *** {{Q|Cy1}} |
| + | * Helper for the following equipment: |
| + | ** Improvement: [[Type 1 Armor Piercing Shell Kai]], [[Type 3 Shell Kai]], [[Type 3 Shell Kai 2]] |
| + | ** Improvement & upgrade: [[15.2cm Single Gun Mount]], [[Type 3 Shell]], [[Type 22 Surface Radar Kai 4]], [[Prototype 35.6cm Triple Gun Mount]], [[Type 1 Armor Piercing Shell]], [[35.6cm Twin Gun Mount Kai]] |
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| ==Drop Locations== | | ==Drop Locations== |
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| 太平洋戦域でも持ち前の高速力を活かして、大活躍デース! 期待してネ! | | 太平洋戦域でも持ち前の高速力を活かして、大活躍デース! 期待してネ! |
| |translation = I'm the super dreadnought built with foreign technology by the Vickers Shipbuilding Company in England, Kongou!<ref>The IJN commissioned [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Thurston George Thurston] to design them a modern battleship, the result was an improved [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion-class_battlecruiser Lion-class].</ref> | | |translation = I'm the super dreadnought built with foreign technology by the Vickers Shipbuilding Company in England, Kongou!<ref>The IJN commissioned [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Thurston George Thurston] to design them a modern battleship, the result was an improved [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion-class_battlecruiser Lion-class].</ref> |
− | I'll put my naturally high speed to great use in the Pacific Theatre too!<ref>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.</ref> Look forward to it! | + | I'll put my naturally high speed to great use in the Pacific Theatre too!<ref>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.</ref> Look forward to it! |
| |audio = KongoLibrary.ogg | | |audio = KongoLibrary.ogg |
| }} | | }} |
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| |scenario = Equipment 2 | | |scenario = Equipment 2 |
| |origin = やっと本当の私になれた気がシマース! | | |origin = やっと本当の私になれた気がシマース! |
− | |translation = It feels like I've finally became my true self! | + | |translation = It feels like I've finally become my true self! |
| |audio = KongoEquip2.ogg | | |audio = KongoEquip2.ogg |
| }} | | }} |
| {{ShipquoteKai | | {{ShipquoteKai |
| |scenario = Equipment 3 | | |scenario = Equipment 3 |
− | |origin = Wow!congratulations! | + | |origin = Wow!Congratulations! |
| |translation = Wow! Congratulations! | | |translation = Wow! Congratulations! |
| |audio = KongoEquip3.ogg | | |audio = KongoEquip3.ogg |
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| |scenario = Sunk | | |scenario = Sunk |
| |origin = 提督…どうか武運長久を…私…ヴァルハラから見ているネ… | | |origin = 提督…どうか武運長久を…私…ヴァルハラから見ているネ… |
− | |translation = Admiral... May your fortunes hold...I'll... be watching from Valhalla... <ref>Valhalla means a old Norse Valhöll "hall of the slain who die in combat travel to Valhalla upon death influence in Norse mythology in Europe.</ref> | + | |translation = Admiral... May your fortunes hold...I'll... be watching from Valhalla... <ref>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.</ref> |
| |audio = KongoSunk.ogg | | |audio = KongoSunk.ogg |
| }} | | }} |
− | |} <references/> | + | |}<references/> |
| {{clear}} | | {{clear}} |
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| |audio = Kongou_7th_Anniversary_Secretary_1.mp3 | | |audio = Kongou_7th_Anniversary_Secretary_1.mp3 |
| |notes = | | |notes = |
| + | }} |
| + | {{SeasonalQuote |
| + | |scenario = [[Seasonal/Summer_2022|Summer 2022]] |
| + | |origin = 少しずつ熱くなってきたねー。暑さ対策には…そう!カレーです!スーパーホットなカレーが一番ねー! |
| + | |translation = It's gotten quite hot. To beat the heat you need... That's right! Curry! Super spicy curry is the best! |
| + | |audio =Kongou Summer 2022 Secretary 1.mp3 |
| + | |notes = |
| }} | | }} |
| |}<references/> | | |}<references/> |
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| }} | | }} |
| |}<references/> | | |}<references/> |
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| {{clear}} | | {{clear}} |
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| ==CG== | | ==CG== |
− | {| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width: 100%;" | + | {|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width=100% |
| !Regular | | !Regular |
| |- | | |- |
| |<gallery> | | |<gallery> |
− | 21_3.png|Base
| + | Ship Full Kongou.png|Base |
− | 21_4.png|Base Damaged
| + | Ship Full Kongou Damaged.png|Base Damaged |
− | 149_3.png|Kai Ni
| + | Ship Full Kongou Kai Ni.png|Kai Ni |
− | 149_4.png|Kai Ni Damaged
| + | Ship Full Kongou Kai Ni Damaged.png|Kai Ni Damaged |
− | KanMusu391CG.png|Kai Ni C
| + | Ship Full Kongou Kai Ni C.png|Kai Ni C |
− | KanMusu391CGDmg.png|Kai Ni C Damaged
| + | Ship Full Kongou Kai Ni C Damaged.png|Kai Ni C Damaged |
| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
| |} | | |} |
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− | {| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width: 100%;" | + | {|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width=100% |
| !Seasonal | | !Seasonal |
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
− | '''General Information'''
| + | ;General Information |
| * She is named after [[:wikipedia:Mount_Kong%C5%8D|Mount Kongou]] which translates to "indestructible". | | * She is named after [[:wikipedia:Mount_Kong%C5%8D|Mount Kongou]] which translates to "indestructible". |
− | * She was launched on the 18th May 1912. | + | * She was launched on the 18th of May 1912. |
− | * Sunk by USS Sealion in the Formosa Strait, 21st November 1944 | + | * 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. |
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− | '''Update History'''
| + | ;Update History |
− | * She was part of the orginal game's launch when the game was released in April 23rd, 2013. | + | * 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 November 2013. | + | * She got her Kai Ni on the 1st of November 2013. |
− | * She got her Kai Ni C on the 22nd April 2019. | + | * She got her Kai Ni C on the 22nd of April 2019. |
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− | '''Misc'''
| + | ;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 "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajra vajra]", but may be more accurately "ghanta" (bells). [http://drilbudorje.tripod.com/_Dorje.htm See this page] (scroll to 12th Century) and compare to the CG artwork. | | *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 "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajra vajra]", but may be more accurately "ghanta" (bells). [http://drilbudorje.tripod.com/_Dorje.htm 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. | | *She was the last IJN capital ship to be built by a foreign country. |
| **Her affinity for tea is based on her British heritage. | | **Her affinity for tea is based on her British heritage. |
− | *She was the only Japanese battleship sunk by submarine in the Second World War, and the last battleship sunk by submarine in history. | + | *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]]''. | | *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. |
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| ===Appearances in derivative works=== | | ===Appearances in derivative works=== |
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| ==See Also== | | ==See Also== |
− | *[[Kongou/Gallery|View Kongou CG]]
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| *[[wikipedia:Japanese_battleship_Kongō|Wikipedia entry on battleship Kongou]] | | *[[wikipedia:Japanese_battleship_Kongō|Wikipedia entry on battleship Kongou]] |
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| {{shiplist}} | | {{shiplist}} |
| [[Category:Expatriates]] | | [[Category:Expatriates]] |