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IJN Akizuki
III
Rank
AB
5.0
RB
5.0
Battle rating
Japan
Research country
Destroyer
Main role
15,000
RP
Research
38,000
SL
Purchase
General information

Akizuki (秋月, namesake: Autumn Moon) was the lead ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy's new Type B destroyer category. They were originally designed as anti-air, carrier-screening destroyers, but the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff Office intervened to make them more general purpose by adding a quadruple torpedo launcher and depth charges. During the war, the class proved to be a very capable multipurpose platform and was well-regarded in the IJN.

Introduced in Update 1.89 "Imperial Navy". The Akizuki has excellent air defense, numerous and fast-firing 100 mm cannons, and powerful torpedo armament; however, her design as an anti-air escort destroyer limits her top speed and only provides HE ammunition, dampening her surface combat capabilities.

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Armour
Main fire tower 3 / 3 / 3 mm
Hull 16 mm (steel)
Superstructure 4 mm (steel)
Number of sections 8
Displacement 3,700 t
Crew 263 persons
Max speed
Forward 61527555 km/h
Backward 29253526 km/h
Primary armament
4 × Turret — 2 × 100/65 mm Type 98 mod A cannon
Ammunition 1,600 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
3.7 → 2.9 s
Vertical guidance -10 / 89°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 1210.21210.2 °/s
Vertical 1613.61613.6 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
100 m1000 m2000 m3000 m4000 m5000 m
HE272420181818
HE-TF272420181818
Secondary armament
20 × Turret — 25 mm/60 Type 96 automatic cannon
Ammunition 30,000 rounds
Belt capacity 15 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
2.6 → 2 s
Fire rate 261 shots/min
Vertical guidance -10 / 80°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 7563.87563.8 °/s
Vertical 6555.36555.3 °/s

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HEF-T/HEF/AP-T/HEI555344373229
AP-T/AP-T/AP-T/HEF555344373229
HEF-T/HEI/HEI/HEI554444
5 × Turret — 3 × 25 mm/60 Type 96 automatic cannon
Ammunition 22,500 rounds
Belt capacity 15 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
2.6 → 2 s
Fire rate 261 shots/min
Vertical guidance -10 / 80°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 1512.81512.8 °/s
Vertical 108.5108.5 °/s

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HEF-T/HEF/AP-T/HEI555344373229
AP-T/AP-T/AP-T/HEF555344373229
HEF-T/HEI/HEI/HEI554444
Additional armament
Setup 1 8 × 610 mm Type 93 Model 3 torpedo
Setup 2 16 × Type 95 depth charge
Setup 3 8 × 610 mm Type 93 Model 3 torpedo
16 × Type 95 depth charge
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 2,164 → 2,759 SL
RB 3,380 → 4,309 SL
Crew training 11,000 SL
Experts 38,000 SL
Aces 400 GE
Research Aces 280,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB
190 / 460 % SL
136 % RP
Total cost of modifications 13,710 RP
23,900 SL
Talisman cost 980 GE
Research order:
JDS Murasame (DD-107)
IJN Akizuki
IJN Kako

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