Kongou

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Type	Battlecruiser
Class	Kongou
Nation	Japan
Voice	Ayumu Ito
Level 1 HP	31720
Level 1 Weight Cap	5042
Vestures to Rescue	156 (140)
Traits	Outgoing Confident

The last Japanese capital ship constructed outside of Japan, and the only one sunk by a submarine. Covered air attacks and invasions throughout the Dutch East Indies and the Indian Ocean. Narrowly survived the Battle of Leyte Gulf, only to fall in the Strait of Formosa the following month.

— In-game description

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

Vestures

Vesture Type	Vesture Name	XP	Stat 1	Stat 2
Accoutrement	Red Sun Hat	--	None	None
Good Luck Charm	Shisa Bangle	400	Crit Defense: Fore & Aft	None
Honor	Commendation for Exceptional Leadership	400	V Armor: Conn	None
Library	British Vogue Magazine	1100	Crit Defense: Turret Mag MB1	None
Music	Fred Astaire, "The Way You Look Tonight"	1100	RDF Fragility: MB3	None
Recreation	Bully Beef, Fried Eggs and Chips	400	Gun AA Damage: 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
45	The Trincomalee Watch	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
115	The Bitter Liberation	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
40	The Norwegian Mission	Event Map	2023-05-24	2023-06-24
45	Operation Baghdad	Event Map	2023-05-09	2023-05-24

Stock Stats

Level 1 Hull Points	31720
Speed	30.5
Refit Capacity	43
Weight capacity	5042
Reserves	7
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	10.075
Vertical Armor: Citadel	6.705
Vertical Armor: Conn	8.39
Vertical Armor: Fore & Aft	2.51
Vertical Armor: Superstructure	0.419

Starting Equipment

Main Battery 1

Item Type	Item Name
Director	Hoiban Type 94
Rangekeeper	Type 94 Shagekiban
RDF	Not Equipped

Position	Barrels	Naval Gun
Centerline	2	4x 14"/45 43rd Year Type

Main Battery 2

Item Type	Item Name
Director	Hoiban Type 94 Mod 2
Rangekeeper	Dual Type 94 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 Nakajima E8N2
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	Ever faithful, ever true.
Tragic	She only allowed herself to slip off into dream when she knew her captain would be safe.

Character Trivia

• One of a handful of Belles rendered in Live2D.

Voice Lines

See Kongou/VoiceLines.

In-Game Historical Information

Commissioned	1913
Service	8.16.1913 - 11.21.1944
Namesake	Mount Kongou
Sisters	Three, including Hiei
Notable Sisters	None
Builder	Vickers Barrow-in-Furness, England
Fate	Sunk

History Trivia

• Kongō on Wikipedia.
• Kongō was originally completed as a battlecruiser (and is classified as such in Victory Belles), however modernization from 1929 - 1931 resulted in reclassification as a fast battleship.