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| | ==Gameplay Notes== | | ==Gameplay Notes== |
| | ===Special Mechanics=== | | ===Special Mechanics=== |
| − | * Can perform [[Day_Battle#Closing Torpedo Salvo|closing torpedo]] at '''Kai Ni C'''. | + | * Can perform [[Closing Torpedo Salvo]] at '''Kai Ni C'''. |
| | * Able to perform special [[AACI]] on '''Kai Ni''': | | * Able to perform special [[AACI]] on '''Kai Ni''': |
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| | ===Fit Bonuses=== | | ===Fit Bonuses=== |
| − | {{:{{BASEPAGENAME}}/Equipment Bonuses}} | + | {{/Equipment Bonuses}} |
| − | | + | {{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. | | * Has some hidden fit bonuses when equipped with certain equipment. Please see [[Hidden Fit Bonuses]] for more details. |
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| | * Required for quest: | | * Required for quest: |
| | ** Mandatory: | | ** Mandatory: |
| − | *** [[Quests#A16|A16]], [[Quests#A40|A40]] | + | *** {{Q|A16}}, {{Q|A40}} |
| − | *** [[Quests#B133|B133]] | + | *** {{Q|B133}} |
| | ** Optional: | | ** Optional: |
| − | *** [[Quests#B144|B144]] | + | *** {{Q|B144}} |
| − | *** [[Quests#C49|C49]] | + | *** {{Q|C49}} |
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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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| | }} | | }} |
| | |}<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 |
| | |- | | |- |
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| | |} | | |} |
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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 of May 1912. | | * She was launched on the 18th of May 1912. |
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| | * Is currently the only remaining Imperial Japanese Navy battleship wreck to not have been surveyed. | | * 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 original game's launch when the game was released on the 23rd of April 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 of November 2013. | | * She got her Kai Ni on the 1st of November 2013. |
| | * She got her Kai Ni C on the 22nd of 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. |
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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]] |