IJN Yubari
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Description
The Yubari-class, IJN Yubari, 1944 is a premium rank III Japanese light cruiser with a battle rating of 4.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Direct Hit".
The IJN Yubari was built between 1922 and 1923 as an experimental test bed for various new innovations made by the Imperial Japanese Navy, such as weight-saving design and the then state-of-the-art Kampon boilers. As a result, the Yubari ended up being something between a very heavy destroyer and a very light cruiser.
General info
Survivability and armour
The Yubari is a very small cruiser, being only slightly longer and heavier than the Akizuki at 138.9 metres in length and 4,450 tons of displacement. When combined with her decent mobility, she can be somewhat harder to hit at range.
Being such a small and very light cruiser also means that the Yubari doesn't have much protection. Her armour profile is roughly the same as the Kuma with smaller shell rooms, which means it's very poorly protected against any other cruisers and even destroyers at closer range. Yubari's fatal weakspot is her rear ammunition storage that sits above the waterline and is very easy to hit and detonate.
Mobility
Write about the ship's mobility. Evaluate its power and manoeuvrability, rudder rerouting speed, stopping speed at full tilt, with its maximum forward and reverse speed.
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| Game Mode | Upgrade Status | Maximum Speed (km/h) | |
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| Upgraded | 69 | 32 | |
| RB/SB | |||
| Upgraded | 59 | 27 | |
Modifications and economy
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Armament
Primary armament
Provide information about the characteristics of the primary armament. Evaluate their efficacy in battle based on their reload speed, ballistics and the capacity of their shells. Add a link to the main article about the weapon: {{main|Weapon name (calibre)}}. Broadly describe the ammunition available for the primary armament, and provide recommendations on how to use it and which ammunition to choose.
Secondary armament
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Anti-aircraft armament
An important part of the ship's armament responsible for air defence. Anti-aircraft armament is defined by the weapon chosen with the control Select anti-aircraft weapons. Talk about the ship's anti-air cannons and machine guns, the number of guns and their positions, their effective range, and about their overall effectiveness – including against surface targets. If there are no anti-aircraft armaments, remove this section.
Additional armament
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Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
Pros:
- Small size (comparable to some destroyers) makes her harder to target
- Sufficient armaments and armour to take on any destroyers at range
- Good AA armament
Cons:
- Terrible survivability against other cruisers
- Only 4 main guns, very poor damage output against cruisers
- Carries only 8 torpedoes, only 4 can be launched before reloading
- Average top speed and mobility
- Rear ammo racks sit above the waterline and are thus prone to detonation
- Outclassed by almost every cruiser she will face
History
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Media
Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.
See also
Links to articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:
- reference to the series of the ship;
- links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.
External links
| Japan light cruisers | |
|---|---|
| Kuma-class | IJN Tama |
| IJN Yubari* | |
| Nagara-class | IJN Isuzu |
| Sendai-class | IJN Sendai |
| Agano-class | IJN Agano |
| Mogami-class | IJN Mikuma · IJN Suzuya |
| * Unique ship | |
| Japan premium ships | |
|---|---|
| Motor torpedo boats | Type T-14 (mod. 1) · Type T-51a |
| Motor gun boats | Type 4 (Mod 4) · PG 02 |
| Sub-chasers | Type K-8 No.13 |
| Frigates | Akebono |
| Destroyers | IJN Satsuki · IJN Nenohi · IJN Hayanami · IJN Kiyoshimo · IJN Yuudachi · JDS Yūgure (DD-184) |
| Light cruisers | IJN Yubari · IJN Mikuma |
| Heavy cruisers | IJN Myoko |
| Battleships | IJN Yamashiro |
