Akatsuki

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 Akatsuki — Japanese • Tech Tree • Tier VI • Destroyer.

The ship belonged to the "special type" series of destroyers. In contrast to Fubuki-class ships, she had more efficient propulsion and boasted a substantially higher speed.

 Navy: IJN
 Ship: Japanese
 Nation: Japan
 Category: Tech Tree

 Tier: VI
 Class: Destroyer
 Cost: 9 000 000
 XP: 143 000

 Entered Service: 1932
 Ships in Series: 4
 Predecessor: Fubuki
 Successors: Kagerō, Yūgumo

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Hidden: Good concealment means the ship can get closer to enemies before being detected.

Big Yield: Above average torpedo damage.

Sluggish Aim: Below average main battery traverse speed. Close quarters combat problematic.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	11 600	13 100
• Armor (mm)	6 - 20	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	0	0

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	38	38
• Turning circle radius (m)	640	640
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	4.5	3.2

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	6.7	-
• Detectability by air (km)	3.3	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	2.5	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	610mm triple	610mm triple
• Arrangement	3x3	3x3
• Reload time (sec)	70	76
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	7.2
• Maximum simulated damage	16 267	16 900
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.5	1.8
• Range (km)	10	10
• Speed (kt)	59	62

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	127mm 3rd Year Type	127mm 3rd Year Type
• Main artillery arrangement	3x2	3x2
• Firing range (km)	9.4	10.4
• Reload time (sec)	7.5	7.5
• 180° turn time (sec)	16.4	16.4
• HE maximum damage	1800	1800
• HE fire chance (%)	7	7
• HE penetration (mm)	21	21
• AP maximum damage	2200	2200
• Sigma	2.0	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	25mm/60 Type96 mod. 1	25mm/60 Type96 mod. 1
• Arrangement	4x1	2x1
• DPS	7	4
• Range (km)	3.1	3.1
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm 3rd Year Type	25mm Type96 mod. 1
• Arrangement	3x2	1x2
• DPS	30	5
• Range (km)	5	3.1
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	-	25mm Type96 mod. 1
• Arrangement	-	2x3
• DPS	-	24
• Range (km)	-	3.1

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Destroyer - Akatsuki

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	11 600	6	20	0	3x2	3	4.5	0
Hull B	13 100	6	20	0	3x2	3	3.2	1 800 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
127mm 3rd Year Type	3x2	7.5	16.4	1800	7	2200
127mm 3rd Year Type	3x2	7.5	16.4	1800	7	2200

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	9.4 km	0
Targeting System Type6 mod. 2	10 %	10.4 km	225 000

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection	Purchase Price
610mm triple	3x3	70s	7.2s	16 267	10	59	1.5	0
610mm triple	3x3	76s	7.2s	16 900	10	62	1.8	225 000

	Maximum Speed
Stock	38 kn

Modifications

Destroyer - Akatsuki

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main battery traverse speed +20% Torpedo launchers traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Main battery dispersion -7% Secondary battery firing range +5% Secondary battery dispersion -5%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Damage Control Party duration +20% Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder-shift time -25%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Chromium Plated Barrels Main battery dispersion -5%	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting range +20% Torpedo acquisition range +20% RGA of ships +50%	Steering Gears Mod 3 Rudder-shift time -40% Steering gear repair time -80%

Consumables

Destroyer - Akatsuki

Damage Control Party

Accelerates repairs to damage modules, firefighting efforts and flooding recovery.

Duration: 5s Reload time: 40s The number of consumables is unlimited

Smoke Generator

Generates a smoke screen behind the ship that reduces the risk of being detected by the enemy.

Duration: 20s Dispersion time: 85s Reload time: 240s Number of consumables: 2

Engine Boost

Temporarily increases the ship's maximum speed according to its base parameters with no bonuses applied.

Maximum speed: +8% Duration: 120s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Destroyer - Akatsuki

Pros:

• HE shells have good damage and good fire chance.
• Three triple-tube torpedo launchers give her good flexibility.
• Excellent top speed and concealment.
• Good overall handling characteristics.

Cons:

• HP pool is on the low end for Tier VI destroyers.
• Main battery has the characteristic low reload and sluggish turrets of IJN DDs.
• Lacks access to the Torpedo Reload Boosterconsumable that Shiratsuyu gets.
• Anti-aircraft suite is weak, but with a dual-purpose main battery it's a big improvement for the IJN.

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