Kagerō

Ship Overview

All Ships

 Kagerō — Japanese • Tech Tree • Tier VII • Destroyer.

Due to a good balance of her main characteristics, Kagerō was the most successful destroyer design in the Imperial Japanese Navy. She had extremely long-range, high-speed, oxygen-fueled torpedoes that made her considerably superior to all ships of her type in terms of the power of her torpedo armament.

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

 Tier: VII
 Class: Destroyer
 Cost: 18 000 000
 XP: 210 000

 Entered Service: 1939
 Ships in Series: 19
 Predecessor: Akatsuki
 Successors: Yūgumo, Shimakaze

━━ Ship Traits ━━

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

Big Yield: Above average torpedo damage.

Repeater: Equipped or can be equipped with Torpedo Reload Booster.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	13 300	15 100
• Armor (mm)	6 - 20	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	0	0

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	35	35
• Turning circle radius (m)	640	640
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	4	2.7

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	6.6	-
• Detectability by air (km)	3.3	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	2.5	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	610mm quadruple	610mm quadruple
• Arrangement	2x4	2x4
• Reload time (sec)	91	91
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	7.2
• Maximum simulated damage	17 233	20 967
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.6	1.7
• Range (km)	10	10
• Speed (kt)	62	67

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)	9.7	10.6
• Reload time (sec)	6.8	6.8
• 180° turn time (sec)	15	15
• 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	10x1
• DPS	7	18
• Range (km)	3.1	3.1
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	25mm Type96 mod. 1	25mm Type96 mod. 1
• Arrangement	3x3	3x3
• DPS	18	18
• Range (km)	3.1	3.1

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Destroyer - Kagerō

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	13 300	6	20	0	3x2	2	4	0
Hull B	15 100	6	20	0	3x2	2	2.7	3 600 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
127mm 3rd Year Type	3x2	6.8	15	1800	7	2200
127mm 3rd Year Type	3x2	6.8	15	1800	7	2200

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	9.7 km	0
Targeting System Type7 mod. 2	10 %	10.6 km	450 000

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection	Purchase Price
610mm quadruple	2x4	91s	7.2s	17 233	10	62	1.6
610mm quadruple	2x4	91s	7.2s	20 967	10	67	1.7	450 000

	Maximum Speed
Stock	35 kn

Modifications

Destroyer - Kagerō

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%
SLOT 4	Main Battery Mod 3 Main battery reload time -10% Main battery traverse speed -15%	Torpedo Launchers Mod 3 Torpedo launcher reload time -15% Risk of torpedo launchers becoming incapacitated +50%	Gun Fire Control System Mod 2 Main battery dispersion -3% Main battery range +5%	AA Guns Mod 3 Cooldown time for all consumables -10% Average AA damage per second +25%

Consumables

Destroyer - Kagerō

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: 89s 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

Torpedo Reload Booster

Reduces torpedo launcher reload time.

Torpedo reload time: 5s Duration: 1s Reload time: 360s Number of consumables: 1

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Destroyer - Kagerō

Pros:

• Excellent concealment.
• Fast, powerful torpedoes that hit like freight trains.
• Good handling; same turning circle radius as her predecessors, quick rudder shift.
• Access to the Torpedo Reload Booster consumable, allowing her to launch 16 torpedoes within ~10 seconds.

Cons:

• Mediocre top speed of 35 knots.
• Main battery is slightly improved from Akatsuki, but is still nothing special.
• Has to choose between Torpedo Reload Boosteror Smoke Generator, unlike Akizuki.

Performance

Changes

Destroyer - Kagerō

May 2021

• For upgraded torpedoes, reload time decreased from 112 to 101 seconds.

The Redinforcements

• Torpedo reload time reduced from 101 s to 91 s

Content Links

WoWS Legends  |  All Ships  |  Cruisers  |  Destroyers  |  Battleships  |  Aircraft Carriers  |  Premium Ships  |  Legendary Ships  |  Steel Ships  |  GXP Ships  |  Campaign Ships  |  Bureau Ships  |  Unique to Legends Ships  |  Radar Ships  |  Sonar Ships  |  Repair Party Ships  |  Smoke Generator Ships  |  Short Burst Smoke Ships  |  Crawling Smoke Ships  |  Exhaust Smoke Ships  |  Engine Boost Ships  |  Main Battery Reload Booster Ships  |  Torpedo Reload Booster Ships  |  Ship Sigma Values  |  Overmatch Values  |  Ricochet Angle Values  |  HE Penetration Values