Minekaze

0.6.9.1.1

Minekaze

Destroyer | Japan | Tier V

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price11500 exp

Purchase price1 720 000

Hit Points9600

Aircraft

Main Battery

120 mm/45 3rd Year Type4 х 1 pcs.

Rate of Fire5.5 shots/min.

Reload Time10.9 sec.

Rotation Speed6 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time30 sec.

Firing Range8.11 km.

Maximum Dispersion81 m.

HE Shell120 mm HE Type1

Maximum HE Shell Damage1700

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell7 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity825 m./s.

HE Shell Weight20.3 kg.

AP Shell120 mm AP Type0

Maximum AP Shell Damage2000

Initial AP Shell Velocity825 m./s.

AP Shell Weight20.3 kg.

Torpedo Tubes

533 mm Twin3 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire1.43 shots/min.

Reload Time42 sec.

Rotation Speed25 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time7.2 sec.

Torpedo533 mm Type6

Maximum Damage10 833

Torpedo Speed57 knot

Torpedo Range6.99 km.

AA Defense

7.7 mm/80 Type922 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second3.2

. . . Firing Range0.99 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed39 knot

Turning Circle Radius550 m.

Rudder Shift Time3.2 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range6.2 km.

Air Detectability Range3.12 km.

Battle Levels

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0.6.9.1.1

Minekaze

Destroyer | Japan | Tier V

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price11500 exp

Purchase price1 720 000

Hit Points10 900

Aircraft

Main Battery

120 mm/45 3rd Year Type4 х 1 pcs.

Rate of Fire6 shots/min.

Reload Time10 sec.

Rotation Speed6 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time30 sec.

Firing Range8.92 km.

Maximum Dispersion81 m.

HE Shell120 mm HE Type1

Maximum HE Shell Damage1700

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell7 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity825 m./s.

HE Shell Weight20.3 kg.

AP Shell120 mm AP Type0

Maximum AP Shell Damage2000

Initial AP Shell Velocity825 m./s.

AP Shell Weight20.3 kg.

Torpedo Tubes

533 mm Twin3 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire1.43 shots/min.

Reload Time42 sec.

Rotation Speed25 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time7.2 sec.

Torpedo533 mm Type6

Maximum Damage10 833

Torpedo Speed57 knot

Torpedo Range6.99 km.

AA Defense

13 mm/76 Type932 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second5

. . . Firing Range1.2 km.

13 mm/76 Type93 Twin1 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second3.5

. . . Firing Range1.2 km.

25 mm/60 Type96 Twin mod. 11 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second5

. . . Firing Range3.09 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed39 knot

Turning Circle Radius550 m.

Rudder Shift Time2.1 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range6.2 km.

Air Detectability Range3.12 km.

Battle Levels

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V

1 720 000

Minekaze — Japanese Tier V destroyer.

A ship that had a remarkable influence on the development of destroyers in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Owing to her powerful turbines, Minekaze could produce very high speeds that were superior to many of the destroyers built later.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180 Degree Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
120 mm/45 Tipo tercer año en una montura Modelo G	5,5	30	81	1700	7	2000		0	105 000
120 mm/45 Tipo tercer año en una montura Modelo G	6	30	81	1700	7	2000		2300	210 000

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Minekaze (A)	9600	6	18	4		2	3			0	110 000
Minekaze (B)	10 900	6	18	4		1/2/1	3			3300	300 000

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	Torpedo Tubes Reload Time (sec)	180 Degree Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Damage (HP)	Torpedo Speed (knot)	Torpedo Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Tipo 6	1,4	42	7,2	10 833	57	7		0	200 000

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Tipo 5 mod. 1	0	8,1		0	70 000
Tipo 5 mod. 2	10	8,9		1600	155 000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsión: 38 500 CV	39		0	105 000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1	[[File:wows icon_modernization_PCM030_MainWeapon_Mod_I_bb1e79efbcc73dfa03a6dd5ae173566ee691b77e3a6587389d6f7ea07eb03588.png", "local": "{\"default\": \"gui|44px|Modificación 1 del armamento principal|link=Ship:Upgrades#Modificaci.C3.B3n.C2.A01_del.C2.A0armamento_principal]]	[[File:wows icon_modernization_PCM031_SecondaryWeapon_Mod_I_5369d8b071df59a515906433ea1fff10a55841495258bcd04d3365467e61e4af.png", "local": "{\"default\": \"gui|44px|Modificación 1 del armamento auxiliar|link=Ship:Upgrades#Modificaci.C3.B3n.C2.A01_del.C2.A0armamento_auxiliar]]	[[File:wows icon_modernization_PCM032_PowderMagazine_Mod_I_9607d8ec91ddcca4a95443845b888fbd9de4cd81df5a30a199d400657a552017.png", "local": "{\"default\": \"gui|44px|Modificación 1 de la santabárbara|link=Ship:Upgrades#Modificaci.C3.B3n.C2.A01_de_la.C2.A0santab.C3.A1rbara]]
Slot 2	[[File:wows icon_modernization_PCM006_MainGun_Mod_II_bffc35efc4e090487fd6110a10a2be1f5d51b7918303f724194817e698055412.png", "local": "{\"default\": \"gui|44px|Modificación 2 de la batería principal|link=Ship:Upgrades#Modificaci.C3.B3n.C2.A02_de_la.C2.A0bater.C3.ADa_principal]]	[[File:wows icon_modernization_PCM018_AirDefense_Mod_III_d3f357c6dc4e5e627a86e17a16432cb38da32bb1b7999b4a7852371491511770.png", "local": "{\"default\": \"gui|44px|Modificación 1 de los cañones AA|link=Ship:Upgrades#Modificaci.C3.B3n.C2.A01_de_los.C2.A0ca.C3.B1ones_AA]]	[[File:wows icon_modernization_PCM033_Guidance_Mod_I_10c7521afe2d577c42618dd04cf6834f2be78cf6b64503844cf87793a5816484.png", "local": "{\"default\": \"gui|44px|Modificación 1 de los sistemas de tiro|link=Ship:Upgrades#Modificaci.C3.B3n.C2.A01_de_los.C2.A0sistemas_de_tiro]]	[[File:wows icon_modernization_PCM070_Torpedo_Mod_IV_9e34ebc4f1a15656201b4148e32870eb1c67ddb2fb1a0bc410406236b472d1dd.png", "local": "{\"default\": \"gui|44px|Modificación 1 de los tubos de torpedo|link=Ship:Upgrades#Modificaci.C3.B3n.C2.A01_de_los.C2.A0tubos_de_torpedo]]
Slot 4	[[File:wows icon_modernization_PCM020_DamageControl_Mod_I_bbc708467bc8f1e6264ac88fb8999ea40660e4b0b94b59ab7b3f1a8b60539ed8.png", "local": "{\"default\": \"gui|44px|Modificación 1 del sistema de control de daños|link=Ship:Upgrades#Modificaci.C3.B3n.C2.A01_del.C2.A0sistema_de_control_de_da.C3.B1os]]	[[File:wows icon_modernization_PCM069_Movement_Mod_I_ca8429dcc45fdad36cdd474a13e5a289d6f7cf27ae32c9f30d42b72b9db493af.png", "local": "{\"default\": \"gui|44px|Protección de la sala de máquinas|link=Ship:Upgrades#Protecci.C3.B3n_de_la_sala_de_m.C3.A1quinas]]

Player Opinion

Performance

Sometimes called "Ninjakaze" due to her ability to suddenly appear out of nowhere — an appearance that is frequently the harbinger of an incoming torpedo strike — Minekaze is a ship nearly 100% reliant on those torpedoes for damage.

She is arguably the weakest of the Japanese destroyers, with a low health pool, fragile modules, weak armor, and a very sub-par main battery. Her guns have an abysmal turn rate of 25 seconds for 180 degrees, and a very long reload time of 10 seconds. Though it is possible to do good damage with her high explosive shells, she will not be winning very many gun duels, especially not against the likes of Nicholas or Gnevny. Minekaze’s guns should not be forgotten, but they shouldn't be relied on as the main source of damage and are best used sparingly in specific situations.

Minekaze lives and dies by her torpedoes. They are her main weapon, capable of striking outside of her detection range. A skilled Minekaze player is able to sink enemy ships and never be spotted through the course of an entire match. Her three twin-tube launchers allow her to cover a lot of ocean with her torpedo spreads, and she reloads those tubes very quickly at 42 seconds each. Players looking to master the art of torpedoing enemies without being detected should start their training here; there is no better teacher than experience, and Minekaze’s torpedoes reload quickly enough to provide plenty of that.

With patience and practice, the approximately 1km gap between maximum torpedo range and detection range can be maximized to devastate entire groups of unaware battleships and cruisers. It also allows captains to stalk a solo battleship or carrier, then flex Minkeaze’s speed to drive straight at them to deliver a full broadside of torpedoes at point blank range. She is best off avoiding other enemy destroyers completely and breaking unfavorable gunnery engagements quickly; the ability to launch fast moving torpedoes from stealth is Minekaze’s greatest asset, and a gunfight with anything that isn't another equal- or lower-tier Japanese destroyer is likely a losing battle.

Pros:

• Workable torpedoes with useable damage. Unfortunately 0.5.15. made them slow as all get out. They still beat Sim's infamous" Water Mines" in speed though."
• Fear Factor. Many an uninformed player will refuse to engage a Minekaze for fear of getting nailed by her 68 knot, 14,400 damage torpedoes which she no longer gets
• Approximately 1.0 km window from which ships are in torpedo range without Minekaze being spotted.
• Rudder shift time is almost nonexistent.
• Excellent torpedo reload time at 42 seconds.
• Easy to spread out torpedoes with three (3) twin-tube configuration.
• Very fast at 39 knots, reaching just over 42 knots with Engine Boost consumable used; she is faster and more maneuverable than most destroyers up to Tier VI.

Cons:

• Exceedingly fragile, like most destroyers.
• Easily damaged torpedo and main gun modules.
• Engines and rudder taken out easily (can be taken out by even a missed shot).
• Weak anti-aircraft suite that is almost all for show and will not deter enemy carrier captains from targeting her.
• Guns have very slow rotation speed, reload, now have worse fire chance, and do mediocre damage, aside from the fact they are vastly inferior to both her Russian and American counterparts.
• Slow torpedoes. With 0.5.15, they are now far harder to hit with.

Research

Players should research Hull (B) first, as it provides a small increase to her health and maneuverability. Whether or not to research the remaining upgrades is up to the individual player, as Minekaze will not get a tremendous amount of use out of her guns and the experience may be better spent working up to Hatsuharu.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

Upgrade choices for Minekaze almost make themselves: Main Armaments Modification 1 in Upgrade Slot 1, Aiming Systems Modification 1 in Upgrade Slot 2, and Propulsion Modification 1 in Upgrade Slot 4.

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Endurance		Attack		Support		Versatility
1	Priority Target Situational Awareness indicator will show the number of opponents currently aiming at you with main battery guns. ★	Preventative Maintenance -30% to the risk of incapacitation of modules. ★★★	Expert Loader -50% to reload time when shell type is switched.	Aircraft Servicing Expert +5% to HP of carrier-based aircraft. -10% to servicing time of carrier-based aircraft.	Direction Center for Catapult Aircraft +1 catapult aircraft. -20% to the speed of catapult aircraft.	Dogfighting Expert +10% to average damage per second of fighter for each tier of difference between them. +10% to fighters ammunition.	Incoming Fire Alert Indicator of long-range enemy artillery fire. ★	Evasive Maneuver -20% to detectability of strike aircraft when returning to the carrier. +75% to HP of strike aircraft when returning to the carrier. -30% to airspeed of strike aircraft when returning to the carrier.
2	High Alert -10% to reload time of Damage Control Party consumable. ★	Jack of All Trades -5% to reload time of all consumables. ★★	Expert Marksman +2.5 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber up to 139mm. +0.7 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber above 139mm. ★	Torpedo Acceleration +5 knots to torpedo speed. -20% to torpedo range. ★	Smoke Screen Expert +20% to the radius of the smoke screen. ★	Expert Rear Gunner +10% to average damage per second of self-defense armament for aircraft with rear gunners.	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% to reload times of all types of armament for each 1% of total health lost. ★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★★★
3	Basics of Survivability -15% to time of repair, fire extinguishing, and recovery from flooding. ★★	Survivability Expert +350 HP for each ship tier.	Torpedo Armament Expertise -10% to reload time of torpedo tubes. -20% to servicing time of torpedo bombers. ★★	Emergency Takeoff Makes it possible to launch and recover aircraft while the ship is on fire. +100% to aircraft servicing time while aircraft carrier is on fire.	Basic Firing Training -10% to reload time of main battery guns with a caliber up to and including 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +20% to average damage per second of AA defense.	Superintendent +1 additional charge to all consumables mounted on a ship. ★★★	Demolition Expert +2% to chance of fire on a target caused by a main caliber shell, secondary shell, or bomb.	Vigilance +25% to detection range of enemy torpedoes. ★
4	Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament -15% to the maximum dispersion of shells for the secondary armament of Tier I-VI ships. -60% to the maximum dispersion of shells for the secondary armament of Tier VII-X ships.	Fire Prevention -7% to the risk of fire. The maximum number of fires on a ship is reduced to three.	Inertia Fuse for HE Shells +30% to the armor penetration capacity of HE shells. -3% to chance of fire on target caused by HE shells. ★	Air Supremacy +1 fighter per squadron. +1 bomber per squadron.	Advanced Firing Training +20% to firing range of main battery guns with a caliber up to 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +20% to AA defense firing range. ★★	Manual Fire Control for AA Armament +100% to average damage per second of AA guns with a caliber exceeding 85mm against a designated target.	Radio Position Finding Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship (that isn't an aircraft carrier). The enemy player is alerted that a bearing has been taken on their ship. ★★	Concealment Expert -10% to the detection radius of destroyers. -12% to the detection radius of cruisers. -14% to the detection radius of battleships. -16% to the detection radius of aircraft carriers. ★★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful       ★★ - Frequently Useful       ★ - Occasionally Useful      No stars - Not Useful

Camouflage

Type 1, 2, or 5 camouflage can be equipped for credits; Types 1 or 5 are recommended at a minimum to reduce detectibility range.

Gallery

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  Minekaze prepares for battle.

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  Enemy fighters spot Minekaze from above.

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  Minekaze fires her guns at enemy ships.

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  Minekaze closes on an enemy Clemson.

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Historical Info

Construction

Maizuru Naval Yard; Kyoto, Japan

Laid down: 20 April 1918

Launched: 8 February 1919

Commissioned: 29 March 1920

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Specifications

1,345 tons displacement, standard

102.5m length

9.04m beam

2.9m draft

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Machinery

4 boilers, 2 turbines

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Performance

39 knots at 38,500 shaft horsepower

3,600nm at 14 knots

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Armament

Main

Four (4x1) 120mm guns

Anti-aircraft

Two (2x1) 7.7mm guns

Torpedoes

Six (3x2) 533mm torpedo tubes

History

Design

The Japanese destroyer Minekaze (峯風 Summit Wind?) was the lead ship of the Minekaze-class destroyers, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the late 1910s. The ship served in the Second Sino-Japanese War during the 1930s and spent the Pacific War on escort duties in Japanese waters and the East China Sea. She was sunk by an American submarine in early 1944 near Formosa.

Service

The design of the Minekaze class was approved during the last years of World War I, though none were completed before 1919. The first to be completed, Sawakaze, joined the navy in March 1920. The Minekaze class destroyers had typically uneventful interwar service records. By the beginning of war with China in 1937, they had become obsolete and were relegated to second line duties. By the time Japan had entered World War II, some had been converted for other purposes and most were used in merchant and convoy escort roles.

Akikaze would spend most of her wartime service engaged in ASW patrols and convoy escort duties. She would be damaged twice by air attack, once in August 1943, and again in December of that year. Torpedoed by submarine and sunk, November 1944.

Hakaze was engaged in escort and patrol duties for her entire war career. Torpedoed and sunk by submarine in January 1943.

Hokaze performed convoy escort and patrol duties for the entirety of her war service. She was damaged by submarine torpedo in June of 1943. Torpedoed and sunk by submarine, July 1944.

Minekaze would spend her entire war service engaged in ASW patrols and convoy escort duties. She was torpedoed and sunk by submarine in March 1944.

Nadakaze was re-rated as a PG in 1941. Rearmed with 120mm guns and having her torpedo armament reduced, she was later converted and again re-rated to APD. Torpedoed and sunk by submarine, July 1945.

Namikaze was assigned to convoy escort duties until she was severely damaged by submarine torpedo in September of 1944, when she was repaired and rebuilt as a Kaiten carrier. She survived the war and was awarded to China in 1947.

Nokaze served on ASW patrols and as a convoy escort for the entirety of her war career. She was torpedoed and sunk by submarine, February, 1944.

Numakaze performed convoy escort duties until she was torpedoed and sunk with all her crew lost in December 1943.

Okikaze had been disarmed and stricken from the navy list in preparation for disposal, but was rearmed , re-rated as a DD in 1941 at the beginning of World War II. She performed escort and patrol duties until January 1943, when she was torpedoed and sunk by submarine.

Sawakaze participated in ASW patrols and as a convoy escort until 1945, when she was converted for air and sea rescue. She was also fitted with an experimental ASW rocket launcher. Sawakaze survived the war and was scrapped in 1948.

Shimakaze re-rated and rearmed as a PG like Nadakaze, she was torpedoed and sunk by submarine in January 1943.

Shiokaze was engaged as a convoy escort for most of her war service. Damaged by air attack in January 1945, she was repaired and rebuilt as a Kaiten carrier and was fitted with radar. She survived the war and was later scrapped.

Tachikaze was, like her sisters, primarily engaged in ASW patrols and convoy escort. Damaged by air attack in December 1942 and again in April of 1943, she was sunk by air attack in February 1944.

Yakaze was converted into a wireless controlled target ship in May 1942. She was sunk in harbor during the air raids on the Home Islands in 1945. She was re-floated after the war and scrapped.

Yukaze spent the entire war as part of the naval air training group with Hosho. Like Sawakaze, she was converted to facilitate air-sea rescue. She survived the war and was awarded to Great Britain in 1947.

Historical Gallery

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  Hokaze at Yokosuka, circa 1921.

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  Yakaze in 1922.

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  Shiokaze with Kongo in 1924.

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  Minekaze at Yokosuka, 30 August 1932.

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  US Office of Naval Intelligence recognition drawing of Minekaze.

Ships of Japan

Destroyers