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==Gameplay Notes==
==Gameplay Notes==
{{:Category:Heavy Cruisers}}
{{:Category:Aviation Cruisers}}
{{:Category:Light Carriers}}
'''Kai Ni Kou'''
===Special Mechanics===
* Great firepower, HP and armour.
* Can convert between '''Kai Ni''' and '''Kou Kai Ni''' remodels.
* Low plane count.
;Kai
* Decent slot distribution.
* Becomes a [[CAV]].
;Kou Kai Ni
* Becomes a [[CVL]].
* Unlike other [[CVL]], she prioritize targeting surface ships over submarines (''see [[ASW Shelling]]'').
===Fit Bonuses===
===Stats Exceptions===
'''Visible Fit Bonuses'''
*Is from [[Speed Group]] '''Fast A'''.
;Kou Kai Ni
*Is '''Medium Range'''.
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===Equipability Exceptions===
{{:Equipment/Equipability/CA}}
{{:Equipment/Equipability/CAV}}
{{:Equipment/Equipability/CVL}}
===Analysis===
{|class="wikitable" style="width:800px; text-align:center; margin:auto; font-weight:bold"
!colspan=5 style="font-size:15px"|Kumano Equipability Exceptions
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!
!{{Ship/Banner|Kumano|small=true}}<br>Kumano (CA)
!{{Ship/Banner|Kumano/Kai|small=true}}<br>Kumano Kai (CAV)
!{{Ship/Banner|Kumano/Kai Ni|small=true}}<br>Kumano Kai Ni (CAV)
!{{Ship/Banner|Kumano/Kou Kai Ni|small=true}}<br>Kumano Kou Kai Ni (CVL)
|-
!Expansion Slot Exceptions
!colspan=2|-
|colspan=2|Can Equip:<br>{{Equipment/Card|8cm High-angle Gun|size=36px}} {{Equipment/Card|8cm High-angle Gun Kai + Additional Machine Guns|size=36px}}
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!Ship Exceptions
!colspan=4|-
|}
===Fit Bonuses===
{{/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.
:This heavy cruiser can be remodeled into an aviation cruiser (CAV) very early (level 10), which allows her to carry seaplane bombers and, much more importantly, fighters.
===Important Information===
:Thus, while she isn't anything worth writing home about when it comes to surface combat, she can play an extremely important role when it comes to gaining air superiority.
* Required for quest:
** Mandatory:
*** {{Q|A76}}
*** {{Q|B101}}
** Optional:
*** {{Q|G10}}, {{Q|G11}}
* Helper for the following equipment:
** Improvement: [[Type 0 Fighter Model 63 (Fighter-bomber)]], [[8cm High-angle Gun Kai + Additional Machine Guns]], [[Shiden Kai 4]]
** Improvement & upgrade: [[12.7cm Twin High-angle Gun Mount]], [[20.3cm (No.3) Twin Gun Mount]], [[8cm High-angle Gun]]
==Drop Locations==
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==Voice Lines==
==Voice Lines==
最期は日本に帰りたかったけれど……。
最期は日本に帰りたかったけれど……。
|translation = I'm the stylish heavy cruiser from Kobe, Kumano.
|translation = I'm the stylish heavy cruiser from Kobe, Kumano.
I was present at many famous bloody battles like Malaya, Midway, Solomon and Marinara.
I was present at many famous bloody battles like Malaya, Midway, Solomon, and Marinara.
I did want to return to Japan at the end though...<ref>Kumano was heavily damaged in every battle she was in, and was finally sunk at Santa Cruz by US bombers.</ref>
I did want to return to Japan at the end though...<ref>Kumano was heavily damaged in every battle she was in, and was finally sunk at Santa Cruz by US bombers.</ref>
|audio = Kumano-Library.ogg
|audio = Kumano-Library.ogg
|scenario = Sunk
|scenario = Sunk
|origin = こんな所で沈むなんて…故郷の神戸で、可愛い服を着て、神戸牛を食べたかった…ですわ…
|origin = こんな所で沈むなんて…故郷の神戸で、可愛い服を着て、神戸牛を食べたかった…ですわ…
|translation = To sink in such a place... I wanted to to wear cute clothes and eat Kobe beef... in my birthplace of Kobe...
|translation = To sink in such a place... I wanted to wear cute clothes and eat Kobe beef... in my birthplace of Kobe...
|audio = Kumano-Sunk.ogg
|audio = Kumano-Sunk.ogg
}}
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|audio = Kumano-23.ogg
|audio = Kumano-23.ogg
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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
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|<gallery>
|<gallery>
Ship Full Kumano.png|Base
Ship Full Kumano Damaged.png|Base Damaged
Ship Full Kumano Kai.png|Kai
Ship Full Kumano Kai Damaged.png|Kai Damaged
Ship Full Kumano Kai Ni.png|Kai Ni
Ship Full Kumano Kai Ni Damaged.png|Kai Ni Damaged
Ship Full Kumano Kou Kai Ni.png|Kou Kai Ni
Ship Full Kumano Kou Kai Ni Damaged.png|Kou Kai Ni Damaged
</gallery>
</gallery>
|}
|}
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width=100%
!Seasonal
!Seasonal
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|}
==Drop Locations==
==Trivia==
;General Information
* She is named after the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumano_River Kumano River].
* She was launched on the 15th of October 1936.
* Sunk, on the 25th of November 1944 off the coast of [[wikipedia:Santa_Cruz,_Zambales|Santa Cruz, Zambales, Philippines]]. Currently resting upside-down in 108 ft. of water.
;Update History
* She was added on the 1st of August of 2013 as [[Summer 2013 Event]] E2 and E4 drop.
* Was added to the construction pool on the 16th of October 2013.
* She got her Kai Ni on the [[Game Updates/2017/June 6th|6th of June 2017]].
;Misc
*She was added earlier than planned because the [[I-19]] voice records were missing, and thus couldn't be introduced in time.
*She was added earlier than planned because the [[I-19]] voice records were missing, thus couldn't be introduced in time.
==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[wikipedia:Japanese_cruiser_Kumano|Wikipedia entry on cruiser Kumano]]
*[[wikipedia:Japanese_cruiser_Kumano|Wikipedia entry on cruiser Kumano]]
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