Hiei

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Type	Battlecruiser
Class	Kongou
Nation	Japan
Voice	None
Level 1 HP	32350
Level 1 Weight Cap	5009
Vestures to Rescue	158 (142)
Traits	Disciplined Spiritual

Received significant upgrades on the eve of war, some of which influenced Yamato's design. Accompanied the Kido Butai to Pearl Harbor and Trincomalee. Survived Midway and dealt a mortal blow to Atlanta at Guadalcanal, but American bombers sealed her fate later that day.

— In-game description

Hiei is a Japanese Belle available at the start of the game, September '39

Vestures

Vesture Type	Vesture Name	XP	Stat 1	Stat 2
Accoutrement	Formal Kimono	400	Crit Defense: Citadel	None
Good Luck Charm	Stone from Mt. Hiei	1100	Gun AA Damage: MB2	None
Honor	Hero of the Great Kanto Earthquake Proclamation	400	V Armor: Citadel	None
Library	Toriyama Sekien, Gazu Hyakki Yagyō	1100	RDF Weight: MB1	None
Music	Recordings from the Ryōjin Hishō	--	None	None
Recreation	Mizuame	400	Crit Defense: Turret LB1	None

Where Vestures Drop

Campaign Maps are permanent. Event Maps may no longer be available, see their active dates. An Event Map with no dates lacks start/end data.

HQ Level	Map Name	Map Type	Start	End
50	Well-Oiled Machines	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
55	The Storm That Shouldn't Be	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
70	The Bismarck Sweep	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
115	Nightmares in the Java Sea	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
80	The Solomon Sea Affair	Event Map	2023-05-09	2023-05-24

Stock Stats

Level 1 Hull Points	32350
Speed	30.5
Refit Capacity	43
Weight capacity	5009
Reserves	6
Waterline Length	695.866
Mean Beam	73.491
Mean Height	67.5
Sortie Cost	26
Compartments	12
Horizontal Armor: Citadel	5.685
Horizontal Armor: Conn	4.75
Horizontal Armor: Fore & Aft	0.475
Horizontal Armor: Superstructure	0.475
Vertical Armor: Barbette	10.807
Vertical Armor: Citadel	7.193
Vertical Armor: Conn	9
Vertical Armor: Fore & Aft	2.693
Vertical Armor: Superstructure	0.45

Starting Equipment

Main Battery 1

Item Type	Item Name
Director	Hoiban Type 97
Rangekeeper	Type 97 Shagekiban
RDF	Not Equipped

Position	Barrels	Naval Gun
Centerline	2	4x 14"/45 41st Year Type

Main Battery 2

Item Type	Item Name
Director	Hoiban Type 97 Mod 2
Rangekeeper	Type 97 Shagekiban
RDF	Not Equipped

Position	Barrels	Naval Gun
Casemate	1	14x 15cm/50 41st Year Type

Main Battery 3

Item Type	Item Name
Director	Not Equipped
Rangekeeper	Not Equipped
RDF	Not Equipped

Position	Barrels	Naval Gun
Wing	2	4x 12.7cm/40 Type 89

Light Battery I-III

Group	Position	Light Gun
I	Wing	10x 25mm/60 Type 96 Model 1
II	N/A	Not Equipped
III	N/A	Not Equipped

Torpedoes

ASDIC	N/A
Quarterdeck	N/A
Torpedo #1	N/A
Torpedo #2	N/A
Torpedo #3	N/A

Aircraft

Hangar Limit	Unknown
Hangar 1	3x Kawanishi E7K2
Hangar 2	N/A
Hangar 3	N/A
Hangar 4	N/A
Deck Limit	Unknown
Deck	N/A
Deck	N/A
Deck	N/A
Deck	N/A
Air Warning RDF	N/A

Character Information

Personality and traits

Her story hasn't been documented, yet...

Tombstone quotes

Heroic	She trained all her life so that when her final challenge came she would be ready. And she was.
Tragic	She fell with sword in hand.

Character Trivia

No trivia noted yet!

Voice Lines

See Hiei/VoiceLines.

In-Game Historical Information

Commissioned	1914
Service	8.04.1914 - 11.14.1942
Namesake	Mount Hiei
Sisters	Three, including Kongou
Notable Sisters	None
Builder	Yokosuka Naval Arsenal Yokosuka, Japan
Fate	Sunk

History Trivia

• Hiei on Wikipedia.
• Though Victory Belles classifies Hiei as a battlecruiser, the historical ship was reclassified as a fast battleship after a multi-year reconstruction.