Akin to her sisters, Atago was upgraded repeatedly throughout her career receiving numerous Anti-Air upgrades, and eventually the Type 93 Oxygen Torpedo. Akin to her predecessors, Atago was top-heavy. The Type 3 20cm gun was the heaviest of any heavy cruiser at the time. The design was an improvement over the preceding Myoko class, which sought to resolve many of the issues of the class, with improved Anti-Air, moving the torpedoes to the upper deck, and featured 10x Type 3 20cm Naval Guns in twin turrets. By 1940, the ships were altered by reducing the size of the bridge, moving the main mast aft, and adding torpedo bulges which then improved the stability of the ship. During trials, Atago and sister Takao faced seaworthiness issues due to their top-heaviness. Laid down in April 1927 at Kure Naval Arsenal, Atago was launched in June 1930, and commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1932. Named after Mount Atago, Atago was the second of the Takao-Class Cruisers, though she would be completed 2 months earlier than sister Takao. Atago is an AVERAGE ship with a MODERATE skill floor and a HIGH skill ceiling.

Atago is available in the shop for 750k Global XP.

For many cruiser players, Atago represents one of their first premium ships or playstyles they will have learned.

Next up on the review list for this update is another older cruiser, Atago, which represents one of the first campaign and later GXP ships brought to the game. It's v 3.8 during the Origin of Wisdom Campaign for Mainz and Sirocco.

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