Shimanto

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Cruiser | Japan | Tier VIII

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Shimanto — Japanese Tier VIII cruiser.

The development of the Mogami-class cruisers into anti-aircraft defense cruisers, which implied mounting dual-purpose 150 mm guns developed in 1944 as the main armament. The mounting of these and 100 mm AA guns would make it possible to turn these cruisers into an effective weapon against American deck- and ground-based aviation.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
150 mm/60 5th Year Type in a triple turret	4	6	147	2,350	10	2,850		0	900,000

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Shimanto (A)	40,100	13	140	5	4	12/8/4/5	4			0	1,350,000
Shimanto (B)	44,500	13	140	5	4	8/16	4			36,000	2,100,000

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	Torpedo Tubes Reload Time (sec)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Damage (HP)	Torpedo Speed (knot)	Torpedo Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Type 93	0.5	120	7.2	20,966	57	15		0	900,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Type8 mod. 1		0		0	900,000
Type8 mod. 2		0		24,000	1,400,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 152,000 hp	34.5		0	900,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5

Player Opinion

Performance

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Refer to the in-game Port screens for more useful data.

Sitting at Tier VIII of the Japanese light cruiser line, Shimanto introduces captains to the capabilities — and drawbacks — of the 150 mm guns found on her and her successors, while retaining the line's trademark of great concealment, poor offensive capabilities and terrible maneuverability.

Hull

Having the same hull as her heavy cruiser cousin Mogami, Shimanto’s armor is anything but strong. Her 100 mm belt is easily penetrated by almost any gun she’ll encounter. With a 25 mm bow and stern, she is overmatched by 381 mm+ guns, highly prevalent at her tier spread. In addition, her deck is only 27 mm, allowing 406 mm+ guns to deal heavy damage to her. To make matters worse, her turrets are poorly protected, with their faces only reaching 25 mm, leading to frequent incapacitations. Shimanto’s only saving grace in her survivability is her HP. At 44,500, it is comparable to that of many heavy cruisers.

As if that wasn’t bad enough, Shimanto’s maneuverability leaves much to be desired. While her speed is a superb 34.5 knots, her turning circle is horrendous, at 830 m. Thankfully, her rudder shift is decent, at 8.1 s. Shimanto retains the typical outstanding concealment of most Japanese cruisers, with a 12.5 km base detectability, reaching 10.1 km when fully specced for.

Armament

Shimanto carries a large main battery, armed with 15 150 mm guns in five triple turrets. These guns have comfortable handling, being able to traverse a full 360 degrees (except for the No. 1 turret), as well as having one of the fastest turret traverse speeds in the game at a staggering 30 degrees per second. In addition, her guns have a decent firing range of 16.5 km, allowing her to engage targets quickly coupled with her turret traverse speed. Unfortunately, this is where the high points of her main battery end. While her alpha strike is high, her guns suffer a terribly long reload at 15 seconds. The firing range is hampered by the poor ballistics, making hitting targets difficult at long range. Finally, her AP shells are essentially worthless, with poor damage and penetration, only effective at point-blank range. Captains should stick to HE for dealing damage in most cases, and even then her overall damage output is dreadful.

Shimanto’s captains should forget about her secondaries. Though they do have a surprisingly high HE penetration of 30 mm, with only eight 100 mm secondaries in total, their impact will be little to none.

Shimanto’s torpedo armament is surprisingly mediocre. She carries one of the highest number of torpedoes of Tier VIII cruisers, with four triple mounts evenly split across her hull. Thanks to the Torpedo turning mechanic, her torpedoes have wide firing angles allowing for minimal hull exposure. They also have the characteristic high damage and flooding chance (20,967 and 355%^[1] respectively) of most Japanese torpedoes, as well as a decent reload of 120 s and long range at 15 km. However, their high detectability and slow speed at 1.7 km and 57 knots each means enemy ships have a large window for avoiding her torpedoes. Given this, captains shouldn’t expect many torpedo hits against enemy ships who pay attention. The torpedoes will merely serve a secondary source of damage, provided they do hit targets.

Shimanto’s AA is underwhelming. While she has a high range at 6.9 km and a good flak count, the actual damage values are poor, as well as completely lacking medium-ranged AA guns. She can be an annoyance to aircraft — and indeed a significant threat to lower-tiered aircraft carriers — but against same-tier and higher aircraft carriers she cannot be relied upon to shoot down their squadrons.

Consumables

Shimanto’s consumable suite is mostly standard, with access to Damage Control Party , Defensive AA Fire  and Hydroacoustic Search  in the same slot, and Catapult Fighter  in another. Given her poor AA, it is preferable to mount Hydroacoustic Search , using her fighters as a deterrent against enemy aircraft.

Gameplay

Shimanto is a difficult ship to play. Ideally, she should play as a kiter, keeping her enemies at an arm’s length with her range. Her poor armor means that this is her most effective way to play in a match. Her torpedoes should also be used frequently, given their decent reload, as a way of area denial and keeping enemy ships wary. Her good concealment will allow her to disengage when needed, but her maneuverability will hamper her in dodging shells and torpedoes. Shimanto should never be the one to lead a push, and should never be the center of attention. She relies on her allies doing the heavy lifting, while she provides support.

Shimanto’s capabilities are heavily limited by her armaments. Her gun performance leaves a lot to be desired and her torpedoes are lackluster. Many of her duties are done more easily by other cruisers — Amalfi has a higher alpha strike with amazing maneuverability; Harbin poses a greater torpedo threat thanks to her Torpedo Reload Booster 

, and Charles Martel can punish enemy ships easier with her longer range and Main Battery Reload Booster 

. Captains will find Shimanto a vastly underwhelming ship compared to the various Tier VIII cruisers, and indeed will find better performing cruisers in other nations.

Pros:

High HP pool for a light cruiser
Large amount of guns with decent firing range
Almost all turrets can rotate 360 degrees and have extremely fast turret traverse
Great torpedo count, with high damage and range
Torpedoes have wide firing arcs due to the Torpedo turning mechanic
Good speed
Good concealment

Cons:

Abysmal armor
Turrets are prone to incapacitation due to large size and poor armor
Long reload on guns
Low AP shell damage and penetration
Poor ballistics
Torpedoes have slow speed and high detectability
Poor AA
Terrible turning circle for a light cruiser

Research

Researchable upgrades for Shimanto:

Hull: Upgrade to Hull (B) for improved survivability, maneuverability and AA. Research of this module unlocks progression to Takahashi.
Gun Fire Control System: Upgrade to Type8 mod. 2 for an extra 10% range on the main battery.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades are:

Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
Slot 2: Engine Room Protection or Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1
Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1
Slot 4: Propulsion Modification 1
Slot 5: Concealment System Modification 1

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack				Defense
1	Grease the Gears +15% main battery traverse speed.	Swift Fish +5% torpedo speed. ★★★	Consumables Specialist −7.5% cooldown time of all Consumables except: Damage Control Party  Repair Party .	Gun Feeder -40% time to switch shell type. ★	Incoming Fire Alert Receive a warning of a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5km. ★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver - slowly - while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated.
2	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire. +15% to the fragmentation damage area of HE ordnance fired at submarines. ★	Fill the Tubes -10% torpedo tubes reload time.	Consumables Enhancements +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search, Surveillance Radar, Smoke Generator, & Engine Boost. ★	Eye in the Sky Spotting Aircraft: • +2 charges • -50% cooldown time.	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies targeting you with main battery. ★★★	Focus Fire Training In an active priority AA sector: • +1.5% (to 5%) immediate damage. • +25% continuous damage. • +1 flak burst per salvo. −10% aircraft preparation time. −15% reload time of Airstrike armament..
3	Heavy HE and SAP Shells +10% HE and SAP shell damage. +15% ship detectability guns 149mm and up.	Pack a Punch +15% torpedo damage. +20% secondary battery range..	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★★	Heavy AP Shells +5% damage for AP shells 190mm and larger.	Superintendent +1 charge to all consumables. ★★★	Survivability Expert +450 HP per ship tier. ★★
4	Top Grade Gunner -10% reload time of secondary batteries If enemy ship is spotted within detectability range, -8% reload time of main battery. ★★	Outnumbered If there are fewer allies than visible enemies within the ship's base main caliber firing range: +8% ship speed -10% main battery dispersion.	Radio Location Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken..	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells Base fire chance reduced by half. ★★	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★★★	AAA & ASW Expert +25% continuous AA and flak damage. +15% damage inflicted by depth charges. While AAA is active: −50% ship consumables reload time..
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Shimanto equips the following consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
Slot 2: Defensive AA Fire  – 3 charges or Hydroacoustic Search  – 3 charges
Slot 3: Catapult Fighter  – 3 charges
Slot 4: Submarine Surveillance  – 3 charges

Signals

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Juliet Charlie -100% to the risk of magazine detonation. ★★	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration.	India Yankee -20% to fire duration.	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy. ★	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding. ★★★	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating. ★★★
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating. ★★	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time.	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts. ★	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★★	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables. ★★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used.
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire . ★★

Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.

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References

↑ For more information about flooding, visit the Flooding page.

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