The IJN Tade (蓼; namesake: "Knotweed") was a Japanese destroyer and one of 21 ships in the Momi class. Designed as an improved version of the Enoki-class destroyers, the Momi class featured better seaworthiness and speed. These destroyers also had a lengthened forecastle with a break forming a well deck immediately forward of the bridge, with a gun placed on it. This allowed the ships to fire in the worst weather conditions. These ships were intended to complement the significantly larger Minekaze-class destroyers.
The IJN Tade was laid down on December 20, 1920; launched on March 15, 1922; and commissioned on July 31, 1922. It was built at the Fujinagata Shipyard in Osaka. The destroyer had a fairly unremarkable service record until the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War. During the war, in 1937, it participated in various coastal operations. On April 1, 1940, the destroyer was renamed "Patrol Ship No. 39". On April 23, 1943, the IJN Tade was torpedoed by the American submarine USS Seawolf south of Yonaguni and sank.
The IJN Tade was introduced in Update 2.55 "Ninth Wave" in its 1930 configuration. It is an old destroyer with weak armaments and low survivability, but it can lay mines. Additionally, its main guns are spaced fairly far apart and are rarely destroyed simultaneously.
| Ammunition | Type | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
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| 1000 m | 2500 m | 5000 m | 7500 m | 10000 m | 15000 m | ||
| HE | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
| HE-TF | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
| SAP | 114 | 87 | 56 | 37 | 26 | 24 | |
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
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| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| AP/T/AP/T | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
| AP/AP/AP/T | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
| IT/IT/IT/AP | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
16 × Type 93 mod1 moored contact mine
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