Great care must be paid to enemy formations, especially in the case of hydro-acoustic search, radar, and enemy aircraft, as well as other ships. Japanese torpedoes have the highest flooding chance, so using the guns to light fires and damage modules before and after torpedo attacks can be an effective tactical technique. It is worth noting that while the reload is acceptable and the gun's range is excellent, the damage-dealing capability are not particularly good so direct gun trades are inadvisable. This is not in line with some popular conceptions about Japanese destroyers. Yugumo and Shimakaze are the two 127mm gunnned Japanese destroyers that enjoy relatively good reload compared to their predecessors and acceptable turret traverse speeds, and thus can be utilized as a reasonably acceptable gunnery platforms in some circumstances. With any option care must be taken on positioning the ship safely to launch, and in considering and predicting the enemy's expected movements. The latter choice lends itself to very risky game play, but they are much more likely to land on a target, whereas the former 12km option lends itself to metered, conservative game play. The other two options are far more viable the Type 93 mod 3 of 12km range has an on-par high speed, significantly lower detection and the strongest punch of any torpedo The Type F3 of 8km range has outstanding, unrivaled speed, and a quicker reload, but at the cost of slightly worse detection and slightly lower damage. The high range Type 93 torpedoes have an impressive range, but the torpedo detectability range of them is poor at 2.5 km and this coupled with the lower than typical speed means landing hits is challenging. It must be understood that the torpedoes individually are not as good as other nations'. The fundamental flavor of this ship is the unmatched volume of torpedoes that can be launched at once therefore players must consider which torpedoes they wish to use, as it will affect the manner in which the ship will be utilized. Shimakaze also boasts the absolute lowest detection range of any Tier X destroyer.

The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.įor a graphic summary of ships Tiers VIII thru XI see LittleWhiteMouse's 'Actual AA DPS'.Īs the pinnacle of the Japanese torpedo destroyer tech-tree branch, Shimakaze epitomizes the play-style of the main line of ships: a long-range torpedo boat with solid – albeit rather underwhelming – artillery.

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