Shimakaze

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 Shimakaze — Japanese • Legendary Tier • Destroyer.

An experimental "cruiser type" destroyer with increase displacement. The ship was equipped with very powerful propulsion, making Shimakaze faster than the majority of her contemporary ships of the same type. Shimakaze was second to none in terms of torpedo armament. The first and only destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy to be equipped with quintuple torpedo tubes.

Shimakaze was released as a Bureau project reward on November 9th, 2020.

 Navy: IJN
 Ship: Japanese
 Nation: Japan
 Category: Premium

 Tier: Legendary
 Class: Destroyer
 Cost: (Research Bureau)

 Entered Service: 1943
 Ships in Series: 1
 Predecessor: Yūgumo

━━ Ship Traits ━━

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

Big Yield: Above average torpedo damage.

Fast: Above average maximum movement speed.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	17 900	-
• Armor (mm)	6 - 20	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	0	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	39	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	690	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	3	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	6.9	-
• Detectability by air (km)	3.5	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	2.6	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	610mm quintuple	610mm quintuple
• Arrangement	3x5	3x5
• Reload time (sec)	131	153
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	7.2
• Maximum simulated damage	21 367	23 767
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.8	1.7
• Range (km)	8	11
• Speed (kt)	76	67

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	127mm 3rd Year Type mod. D	-
• Main artillery arrangement	3x2	-
• Firing range (km)	10.7	-
• Reload time (sec)	6.5	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	22.8	-
• HE maximum damage	1800	-
• HE fire chance (%)	7	-
• HE penetration (mm)	21	-
• AP maximum damage	2200	-
• Sigma	2.0	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	25mm/50 Type96 mod. 1	-
• Arrangement	14x1	-
• DPS	25	-
• Range (km)	3.1	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	25mm Type96 mod. 1	-
• Arrangement	1x2	-
• DPS	5	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	25mm Type96 mod. 1	-
• Arrangement	2x3	-
• DPS	12	-
• Range (km)	3.1	-
AA ARMAMENT 4	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm 3rd Year Type mod. D	-
• Arrangement	3x2	-
• DPS	30	-
• Range (km)	5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Destroyer - Shimakaze

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	17 900	6	20	0	3x2	3	3

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
127mm 3rd Year Type mod. D	3x2	6.5	22.8	1800	7	2200

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	10.7 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection	Purchase Price
610mm quintuple	3x5	131s	7.2s	21 367	8	76	1.8	0
610mm quintuple	3x5	153s	7.2s	23 767	11	67	1.7	0

	Maximum Speed
Stock	39 kn

Modifications

Destroyer - Shimakaze

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 - Shimakaze

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

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Destroyer - Shimakaze

Pros:

• Good HE alpha damage with a decent rate of fire for an IJN destroyer.
• Three quintuple torpedo launchers spit out a devastating salvo of fifteen (15) torpedoes — the infamous Wall of Skill.
• Fast rudder shift time.
• Has access to two (2) different torpedo types.
• Tied with Tier IV Minekaze for the highest base speed of all IJN destroyers at 39 knots.
• Very good concealment.

Cons:

• Small HP pool.
• Gun turret traverse is mediocre at best.
• Somewhat poor torpedo launch arcs.
• Torpedoes have poor stealth, are easily detected and reload very slowly.
• Weak AA suite.

Performance

Changes

Destroyer - Shimakaze

All in Black

• Detectability range by sea increased from 6.7 km to 6.9 km
• Detectability range by air increased from 3.35 km to 3.5 km
• Detectability while firing in smoke increased from 2.5 km to 2.6 km

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