IJN Shimakaze
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Description
The Shimakaze-class, IJN Shimakaze, 1944 is a squadron rank III Japanese destroyer
with a battle rating of 5.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced during Update "Raining Fire".
General info
Survivability and armour
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Mobility
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| Mobility Characteristics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Game Mode | Upgrade Status | Maximum Speed (km/h) | |
| Forward | Reverse | ||
| AB | |||
| Upgraded | 93 | 31 | |
| RB/SB | |||
| Upgraded | 76 | 25 | |
Armament
Primary armament
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Secondary armament
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Anti-aircraft armament
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Torpedo armament
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Special armament
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Usage in battles
The Shimakaze is one of the most formidable destroyers Japan can offer, owing largely to its outstanding torpedo armament of 3 quintuple launchers and only beaten by Tashkent as 2nd fastest ship in-game. Otherwise, she has a well-rounded mix of survivability and firepower, lagging behind slightly due to the lack of AP ammunition options, making it cannon fodder for most cruisers if the manoeuvrability isn't made use of. On the contrary, cruisers only have to worry about the Shimakaze like any other Japanese destroyer for the arsenal of torpedoes that will most likely wall them off in a wave of torpedoes and sinking them instantly.
Like all torpedo-centric destroyers, Shimakaze excels in Arcade Battles with the ability to re-spawn torpedoes mid-battle, while having a much tougher time in Realistic Battles.
Modules
| Tier | Seakeeping | Unsinkability | Firepower | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Dry-Docking | Tool Set | 25 mm APT belt | |||
| II | Rudder Replacement | Fire Protection System | Smokescreen | 25 mm HEIT belts | Auxiliary Armament Targeting | 127 mm Type 1 HE-TF |
| III | Propeller Replacement | Shrapnel Protection | Ventilation | Improved Rangefinder | Primary Armament Targeting | |
| IV | Engine Maintenance | New Pumps | Ammo Wetting | Bomb mortar | ||
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Fastest Japanese destroyer
- Good manoeuvrability
- Top speed of 93 / 76 km/h
- 3 quintuple torpedo launchers
- Can release 15 torpedoes at once
- Very deadly torpedoes (Type 93 Model 1, Mod 2)
- 127 mm guns have good ballistics
- 21 x 25 mm AA cannons with a lot of ammunition
Cons:
- Average Japanese destroyer turrets (Type 3 (127 mm))
- Slow turret traverse
- 127 mm guns have no AP (only HE and HE-DF)
- 127 mm guns are almost useless against air targets (due to slow traverse)
- Turrets tend to be taken out often
- 25 mm AA only effective at close range (max range about 3 km)
History
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See also
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External links
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| Japan destroyers | |
|---|---|
| IJN | |
| Momi-class | IJN Momi |
| Mutsuki-class | IJN Mutsuki · IJN Satsuki |
| Fubuki-class | IJN Ayanami |
| Hatsuharu-class | IJN Hatsuharu · IJN Nenohi |
| Shiratsuyu-class | IJN Yuudachi |
| Yugumo-class | IJN Yugumo · IJN Hayanami · IJN Kiyoshimo |
| Shimakaze-class | IJN Shimakaze |
| Akizuki-class | IJN Akizuki · IJN Hatsuzuki |
| JMSDF | |
| Ariake-class* | JDS Yūgure (DD-184) |
| Harukaze-class | JDS Harukaze (DD-101) |
| Murasame-class | JDS Murasame (DD-107) |
| * Modified Fletcher-class destroyers | |
| Japan squadron ships | |
|---|---|
