Shiratsuyu

Shiratsuyu

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

Developed from the Hatsuharu-class destroyers but was equipped with more powerful torpedo armament. However the ship was slightly slower than her predecessors. She was the first of the Japanese fleet destroyers to be equipped with quadruple torpedo tubes.

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

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

 Entered Service: 1936
 Ships in Series: 10
 Predecessor: Hatsuharu
 Successors: Akizuki, Kitakaze

Ship Traits

Pyromania: Above average chance for HE shells to cause a fire.

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

Fragile Tech: Ship is susceptible to suffering critical damage to her engine and steering gear.

Survivability Stats

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	11 600	12 800
• Armor (mm)	6 - 20	-
• Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	0	0

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum Speed (kn)	34	-
• Turning Circle Radius (m)	590	590
• Rudder Shift Time (sec)	4.4	3.1

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by Sea (km)	6.8	-
• Detectability by Air (km)	3.4	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	2.5	-

Torpedos

TORPEDOS	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	610mm quadruple	610mm quadruple
• Arrangement	2x4	2x4
• Reload Time (sec)	94	101
• 180° Turn Time (sec)	7.2	7.2
• Maximum Damage	16 267	16 900
• Detectability by Sea (km)	1.5	1.8
• Range (km)	10	10
• Speed (kn)	59	62

Main Artillery Stats

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main Artillery Name	127mm 3rd Year Type	127mm 3rd Year Type
• Main Artillery Arrangement	1x1	1x1
• Main Artillery 2 Name	127mm 3rd Year Type	127mm 3rd Year Type
• Main Artillery 2 Arrangement	2x2	2x2
• Firing Range (km)	9.8	10.8
• Reload Time (sec)	5	5
• 180° Turn Time (sec)	30	30
• 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 Stats

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	25mm/60 Type96 mod. 1	25mm/60 Type96 mod. 1
• Arrangement	4x1	4x1
• DPS	7	7
• Range (km)	3.1	3.1

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Destroyer - Shiratsuyu

	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	1x1	2	4.4	0
Hull B	12 800	6	20	0	1x1	2	3.1	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	1x1	5	30	1800	7	2200
127mm 3rd Year Type	1x1	5	30	1800	7	2200

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	9.8 km	0
Targeting System Type6 mod. 2	10 %	10.8 km	225 000

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection	Purchase Price
610mm quadruple	2x4	94s	7.2s	16 267	10	59	1.5
610mm quadruple	2x4	101s	7.2s	16 900	10	62	1.8	225 000

	Maximum Speed
Stock	34 kn

Modifications

Destroyer - Shiratsuyu

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

Consumables

Destroyer - Shiratsuyu

Damage Control Party

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

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: 81s 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 - Shiratsuyu

Pros:

• Much improved main battery guns over Hatsuharu.
• HE shells have good damage and good fire chance.
• Strong torpedo armament: two quadruple-tube launchers.
• Torpedos have high damage and reasonable speed that allows players to get more damage and torpedo hits.
• Can equip the powerful Torpedo Reload Boosterconsumable.
• Excellent concealment that allows her to get really close to enemy ships and launch torpedos with high hit rates.
• Overall, plays more like a Tier VI version of Kagero with one less gun and easier matchmaking.

Cons:

• Small HP pool; will not last long in a gunfight against rapid firing gun ships.
• Main battery traverse time is painfully slow. Situationally useful, but not really those of a "gunboat".
• Main battery range is not as good as other destroyers at her tier.
• When using Torpedo Reload Booster she is extremely vulnerable to planes and rapid firing ships when detected.
• Anti-aircraft suite is terrible, in fact even worse than Hatsuharu's.
• Very low top speed at 34 knots.

Performance

Changes

Destroyer - Shiratsuyu

Chilling with the Beasts

• Main battery reload time decreased from 7.2 s to 5 s

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