Kitakaze

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 Kitakaze — Japanese • Tech Tree • Tier VIII • Destroyer.

A V7 project destroyer. This ship was a further development of the Akizuki-class destroyers. Compared to her prototype, she had a higher speed and carried a more powerful torpedo armament.

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

 Tier: VIII
 Class: Destroyer
 Cost: 25 000 000
 XP: 300 000

 Year of Design: 1942
 Predecessor: Akizuki

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Sure Shot: Shells with a good ballistic trajectory maintain velocity, making aiming easier.

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

Nimble Aim: Above average main battery traverse speed. Gives an edge in close quarters combat.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	16 200	20 700
• Armor (mm)	13 - 20	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	0	0

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	36	36
• Turning circle radius (m)	730	730
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	6.5	4.6

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	6.7	-
• Detectability by air (km)	3.3	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	2.1	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	610mm Type93	610mm Type93
• Arrangement	1x6	1x6
• Reload time (sec)	171	157
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	7.2
• Maximum simulated damage	23 767	21 367
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.7	1.8
• Range (km)	11	8
• Speed (kt)	67	76

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	100mm Type98	100mm Type98
• Main artillery arrangement	4x2	4x2
• Firing range (km)	10	11
• Reload time (sec)	2.8	2.8
• 180° turn time (sec)	11.3	11.3
• HE maximum damage	1200	1200
• HE fire chance (%)	5	5
• HE penetration (mm)	30	30
• AP maximum damage	1700	1700
• Sigma	2.0	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	25mm/60 Type96 mod. 1	25mm/60 Type96 mod. 1
• Arrangement	18x1	18x1
• DPS	32	32
• Range (km)	3.1	3.1
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	25mm Type96 mod. 1	40mm/60 Type 5
• Arrangement	6x3	6x2
• DPS	37	66
• Range (km)	3.1	3.5
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	100mm Type98	100mm Type98
• Arrangement	4x2	4x2
• DPS	83	83
• Range (km)	5	5

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Destroyer - Kitakaze

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	16 200	13	20	0	4x2	1	6.5	0
Hull B	20 700	13	20	0	4x2	1	4.6	5 000 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
100mm Type98	4x2	2.8	11.3	1200	5	1700
100mm Type98	4x2	2.8	11.3	1200	5	1700

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	10 km	0
Type9 mod. 2	10 %	11 km	625 000

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection	Purchase Price
610mm Type93	1x6	171s	7.2s	23 767	11	67	1.7	0
610mm Type93	1x6	157s	7.2s	21 367	8	76	1.8	625 000

	Maximum Speed
Stock	36 kn

Modifications

Destroyer - Kitakaze

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 Tube 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 - Kitakaze

Damage Control Party

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

Duration: 5s Reload time: 40s The number of consuambles 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 maximum ship speed.

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

Torpedo Reload Booster

Reduces the reload time of torpedo launchers.

Torpedo reload time: 5s Duration: 1s Reload time: 240s Number of consumables: 2

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Destroyer - Kitakaze

Pros:

• Decent amount of HP for a Tier VIII destroyer.
• Great firepower with her main battery guns; considering its improved HE penetration of 30mm.
• Able to quick-salvo twelve torpedoes using the Torpedo Reload Boosterconsumable.
• Decent AA defenses.
• Pretty good concealment.

Cons:

• Provides a large target for enemy ships to shoot at.
• Torpedoes take a monstrously long time to reload.
• Large and clumsy turning circle for a destroyer.

Performance

Changes

Destroyer - Kitakaze

All in Black

• Main battery reload time reduced from 3.3 s to 2.8 s
• Main battery HE shell penetration increased from 20 mm to 30 mm

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