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* The writer and father of Japanese science fiction Sano Shōichi, better known by his pen name Unno Juza, served onboard ''Aoba'' during WWII as a news and propaganda writer despite the fact he was critical of Japan's expansionism. This is reason for Aoba's love for science fiction (and on the side, the reason that Aoba in KanColle and Azur Lane are news reporters).
 
* She is a big fan of American sci-fi franchise Buck Rogers. She also has a huge crush on champion Olympic swimmer and the actor of Buck Rogers in the films Buster Crabbe, and becomes flustered and embarrassed when asked about it by her captain.
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* Lead ship of her own class of heavy cruisers alongside her lone sister ''Kinugasa''. Originally meant to be the next two ''Furutaka''-class they had their designs changed to improve them which also got them classified as their own class. These improvements were later retrofitted to the ''Furutaka''-class.
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* They became the first class of ships in the IJN to have an aircraft catapult, with ''Kinugasa'' being given one in 1928 and ''Aoba'' a year later.
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* Named after Mt. Aoba, a volcano near Maizuru, Kyoto.
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''Aoba'' and her lone sister ship ''Kinugasa'' were a pair of ''Aoba''-class heavy cruisers. Originally due to be part of the ''Furutaka''-class including the eponymous ''Furutaka'' and ''Kako'', the IJN wanted the new ships to be fitted with the new twin-gun 20 cm turrets but since ''Furutaka'' and ''Kako'' had already been completed they instead slated the new turrets to be placed on the two next ships which then received enough modification to be their own class. The ''Aoba''-class had three twin-gun 20 cm turrets instead of the six single-gun 20cm turrets of the ''Furutaka''s (whom were later retrofitted to have twin-gun), new 12 cm secondary cannons, and a catapult to launch scout floatplanes, but otherwise were very similar to the ''Furutaka''-class. She had a long service life in World War II in several divisions and often as flagship. She served in China, Guam, and Wake Island earlier in the war. She escorted carrier ''Shōkaku'' to Truk after she was severely damaged. ''Aoba'' also took part in the Battle of Savo Island where her relative ''Kako'' was sunk. At the Battle of Cape Esperance she was badly damaged by the US Navy ships and had to be sent back to be fixed and after this ''Aoba'' suffered repeated unlucky damage. She was attacked by B-17s at port and had to be beached to prevent her sinking, accidentally rammed into fellow IJN ship the light cruiser ''Kinu'', and was torpedoed by multiple submarines. Her final resting place was at Kure where despite being severely damaged was kept as an AA battery. After suffering multiple more bombing that caused her to sink into the shallow 7.6 m (25 ft) her stern broke off after some B-24s finished her off. Her hulk was abandoned until being scrapped in 1946-1947 after the war.
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Type Heavy Cruiser
Class Aoba
Nation Japan
Voice None
Level 1 HP 8300
Level 1 Weight Cap 1265
Vestures to Rescue 8
Traits Adventurous
Inquisitive

Assisted in the invasion of Guam and convoys to Guadalcanal. Faced Boise and Salt Lake City in the Battle of Cape Esperance and survived forty shells. Sunk in an American air raid on Kure harbor in 1945.

— In-game description

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

Vestures
Vesture Type Vesture Name XP Stat 1 Stat 2
Accoutrement Tool/Utility Belt 1100 Gun Damage: MB2 None
Good Luck Charm Fundama-Sama 400 Director Night Operations: MB1 None
Honor Letter from the Inst. of E. Engineers of Japan 400 Gun Mount Weight: LB1 None
Library Oshikawa Shunrō, Kaitō Bōken Kidan: Kaitei Gunkan 400 Torpedo Dud Rate: TB1 None
Music Franz Liszt, "Les Preludes" 400 Crit Defense: Conn None
Recreation Oroshi Soba 1100 Detection Chance 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
20 War Conditions Belle Event Map 2023-03-09 2023-03-24
20 The Battle of Bangkok Campaign Map N/A N/A
50 Well-Oiled Machines Campaign Map N/A N/A
55 The Storm That Shouldn't Be Campaign Map N/A N/A
25 Strange Lights at Hachijo Event Map 2023-04-08 2023-04-24
30 The End of the World Retreat Event Map 2023-04-08 2023-04-24
40 The Kuril Diamonds Event Map 2023-04-08 2023-04-24
55 The Osaka Bay Probe Event Map 2023-05-09 2023-05-24
60 Eyes on the Pacific Event Map 2023-05-24 2023-06-24
80 Morgana's Night Out Event Map 2023-03-09 2023-03-24
Stock Stats
Level 1 Hull Points 8300
Speed 34.5
Refit Capacity 40
Weight capacity 1265
Reserves 5
Waterline Length 595
Mean Beam 40.632
Mean Height 48.5
Sortie Cost 11
Compartments 11
Horizontal Armor: Citadel 1.309
Horizontal Armor: Conn 0.475
Horizontal Armor: Fore & Aft 0.475
Horizontal Armor: Superstructure 0.475
Vertical Armor: Barbette 2.02
Vertical Armor: Citadel 2.693
Vertical Armor: Conn 0.45
Vertical Armor: Fore & Aft 0.45
Vertical Armor: Superstructure 0.45


Starting Equipment

Main Battery 1

Item Type Item Name
Director Hoiban Type 94 Mod 2 A-Class
Rangekeeper Type 92 Shagekiban
RDF Not Equipped


Position Barrels Naval Gun
Centerline 2 3x 20cm/50 3rd Year Type No. 2


Main Battery 2

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


Position Barrels Naval Gun
Wing 1 4x 12cm/45 10th Year Type


Main Battery 3

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


Position Barrels Naval Gun
N/A N/A --


Light Battery I-III

Group Position Light Gun
I Wing 2x 13mm/76 Type 93
II N/A Not Equipped
III N/A Not Equipped


Torpedoes

ASDIC N/A
Quarterdeck N/A
Torpedo #1 6x 61cm Type 93 Model 1 Mod 2 Pure Oxygen Dual Wing
Torpedo #2 N/A
Torpedo #3 N/A


Aircraft

Hangar Limit Unknown
Hangar 1 2x 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

Aoba is a happy, smart, and extremely creative Belle who has a knack for engineering and inventing things. She also has an adoration of science fiction media, especially Buck Rogers. She also has a massive celebrity crush on Buster Crabbe, the American Olympic swimming champion and actor that portrays him in the movies, even saying that she loves his arms and wants to measure his biceps[1]. In her story she talks about how she wants to invent a revolutionary new invention to represent Japan and give it worldwide recognition, and uses captured Morgana technology to create some strange technologies like a suit that changes color and a kind of extremely powerful grenade launcher.

Tombstone quotes

Heroic She fixed that which needed fixing.
Tragic Even in destruction, there is hope for renewal.

Character Trivia

  • She has no sister ships in game, either of her own Aoba-class or the Furutaka-class they are a subclass of.
  • The writer and father of Japanese science fiction Sano Shōichi, better known by his pen name Unno Juza, served onboard Aoba during WWII as a news and propaganda writer despite the fact he was critical of Japan's expansionism. This is reason for Aoba's love for science fiction (and on the side, the reason that Aoba in KanColle and Azur Lane are news reporters).
  • She is a big fan of American sci-fi franchise Buck Rogers. She also has a huge crush on champion Olympic swimmer and the actor of Buck Rogers in the films Buster Crabbe, and becomes flustered and embarrassed when asked about it by her captain.

Voice Lines

See Aoba/VoiceLines.

In-Game Historical Information
Commissioned 1927
Service 9.20.1927 - 7.28.1945
Namesake Mount Aoba
Sisters One
Notable Sisters None
Builder Mitsubishi Nagatsaki Nagatsaki, Japan
Fate Sunk 1946-1947 Scrapped


History Trivia
  • Named after Mt. Aoba, a volcano near Maizuru, Kyoto.
  • Lead ship of her own class of heavy cruisers alongside her lone sister Kinugasa. Originally meant to be the next two Furutaka-class they had their designs changed to improve them which also got them classified as their own class. These improvements were later retrofitted to the Furutaka-class.
  • They became the first class of ships in the IJN to have an aircraft catapult, with Kinugasa being given one in 1928 and Aoba a year later.
  • Served extensively in the Pacific theater, fighting alongside her sisters in the invasion of Guam and Wake Island as well as the naval battles of the Coral Sea, Savo Island, and Cape Esperance.
  • Crippled late in the war by submarine USS Bream and moored at Kure as a reserve ship. A USAAF air raid caused her to sink to the shallow bottom of the harbor but she was continued to be used as a stationary AA platform. Finally finished off by USAAF B-24s bombing and breaking off her stern on July 28th, 1945.

References


  1. ↑ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/blackchickenstudios/victory-belles/posts/2476599
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