Incheon B WoWS: Black Friday 2026 guide and build

Incheon B: what has been announced

In Update 15.9 test information, Incheon B is one of four new Black Friday 2026 ships alongside Victoria B, Hornet B and Flandre B. The event is scheduled to begin during the final week of Update 15.9.

The new 2026 Black Friday ships are also set to introduce an Enemy Destruction Counter on their camouflage, tracking kills up to 99,999. A cosmetic gimmick, certainly, but at least this one counts something other than Doubloons leaving the account.

Incheon B vs Incheon: what changes?

So far, no combat-performance difference has been announced between Incheon B and Incheon. Wargaming presents Incheon B as the Black Friday version of the existing ship, so the visible changes are the black camouflage and the new destruction counter.

For gameplay, use the current Incheon as the technical reference. The Incheon ship profile, ship comparison tool and Build Lab all provide the baseline you need for the B version.

The key Incheon stats

203 mm guns with a 5.5-second reload

Incheon carries eight 203 mm guns. Eight barrels do not sound exceptional at Tier X until the 5.5-second base reload enters the equation, giving roughly 10.9 rounds per minute per gun.

Across the whole battery, that is about 87.3 shells per minute. More importantly, Incheon uses the standard destroyer dispersion formula: 7.5 × range (km) + 15, backed by 2.05 sigma. The theoretical horizontal spread is roughly 52 m at 5 km, 90 m at 10 km and 128 m at 15 km.

This makes Incheon more than a volume-of-fire cruiser. It can deliberately work superstructures with HE and exploit cruiser broadsides with AP rather than simply hoping enough shells land somewhere useful.

Open Incheon in the comparison tool →

Reliable HE and genuinely useful improved AP

With 2,800 HE damage and a 14% fire chance, base HE DPM is roughly 244,364. The 34 mm penetration is especially useful against common cruiser and battleship plating.

AP becomes even more important whenever an angle opens. It gets improved ricochet behavior, starting at 60° with guaranteed ricochet at 67.5°. Theoretical base AP DPM is about 436,364. Continuing to spam HE into a cruiser broadside therefore means voluntarily leaving a major part of the ship’s damage potential unused.

With Main Battery Modification 3

The Slot 6 upgrade cuts reload by 12%, so 5.5 × 0.88 = 4.84 seconds. Raw DPM rises to roughly 277,700 HE and 495,900 AP before Adrenaline Rush.

Smoke turns theoretical DPM into real pressure

Incheon carries a Smoke Generator with three base charges, 30 seconds of emission time and a 110-second cooldown. This is what lets the cruiser sustain fire without remaining permanently exposed.

The catch is the 8.5 km smoke firing penalty. If an enemy ship gets inside that radius while you fire, the smoke no longer protects you. Incheon also currently lacks both Hydroacoustic Search and Surveillance Radar, so parking next to a cap and assuming the cloud will solve everything is an excellent way to discover torpedoes through direct physical experimentation.

• Keep allied spotting available before using smoke.
• Avoid smoking too close to a destroyer-controlled cap.
• Always keep an exit route and vary speed inside the cloud.
• Spend smoke when you already have targets, not merely because a battleship looked at you.

13.5 km deepwater torpedoes punish pushes

Incheon carries 2×4 deepwater torpedoes. They can only hit cruisers, battleships and aircraft carriers, but gain 13.5 km range and just 0.8 km detectability.

They do not turn Incheon into a torpedo cruiser. Their value is area denial: closing a lane, discouraging a battleship push and adding a second threat while the main battery keeps firing. Torpedo Reload Booster can prepare another spread quickly when the timing matters.

Recommended Incheon / Incheon B build

WoWS Guides already has a 21-point Incheon build in its build database. Unless Incheon B receives an unexpected combat change before release, the same build is the natural baseline for both versions.

21-point Commander

Gun Feeder → Demolition Expert → Superintendent → Concealment Expert → Adrenaline Rush → Survivability Expert → Grease the Gears → Top Grade Gunner.

Superintendent adds an extra charge to the relevant consumables, Concealment Expert helps rotations, and Adrenaline Rush makes an already silly reload even faster as HP falls. Apparently damaged machinery becoming more productive remains a recognized branch of naval engineering in this particular universe.

How to play Incheon effectively

Incheon works best as a mid-range support cruiser. Its 16.1 km range forces it to participate, while concealment and smoke let it choose when to expose itself.

Early game: do not be your own spotter

Avoid entering caps first. Without Radar or Hydro, Incheon relies heavily on information from allies. A better starting position is slightly behind your destroyer and cruiser screen, with a safe smoke location and an exit route already planned.

Mid game: switch ammunition aggressively

HE is the reliable choice into angled ships. The moment a cruiser or battleship gives enough side, improved AP becomes far more valuable. With more than 436,000 raw base AP DPM, a few seconds of poor angling can be brutally expensive.

Late game: preserve HP and consumables

48,600 HP and Repair Party give Incheon more staying power than many smoke farmers. That still does not make it a brawler: 25 mm extremities and the lack of Hydro remain serious limitations. A surviving Incheon with smoke available in the late game, however, is extremely difficult to remove efficiently.

Is Incheon B worth watching?

If you do not own Incheon, Incheon B is one of the more interesting Black Friday 2026 announcements simply because it may provide direct access to a rare Tier X with a very distinct playstyle. The actual value of the offer will depend on the final direct price, which has not been announced.

If you already own Incheon, no power increase has been announced. The reasons to add the B version would therefore be the Black Friday camouflage, destruction counter, collection value, and any event missions or bonuses tied to the ship.

Incheon B FAQ

When is Incheon B coming?

It is announced for Black Friday 2026, scheduled to begin during the final week of Update 15.9. These details remain Work in Progress.

Will Incheon B have the same stats as Incheon?

No combat difference has been announced. Incheon B is presented as the Black Friday version of Incheon.

What is Incheon’s actual reload?

5.5 seconds base. This is the value currently documented by the World of Warships Wiki and detailed ship data. Main Battery Modification 3 cuts it to about 4.84 seconds before Adrenaline Rush.

Is an Incheon build already available on WoWS Guides?

Yes. Open the Incheon Build Lab configuration for the recommended skills and upgrades.

Sources and data status

Combat statistics use the currently documented Incheon values. Black Friday 2026 details come from Update 15.9 test information and remain subject to change.

• World of Warships Wiki — Incheon stats, guns and consumables ↗
• WoWs Gamer Blog — Closed Test 15.9 / Black Friday 2026 ↗
• WoWs Gamer Blog — detailed Incheon characteristics ↗