Black Shimakaze

Black Shimakaze — Japanese Limited Tier X destroyer.

Shimakaze was an experimental warship completed in 1943. She was built around three quintuple torpedo tubes, giving her devastating attack, and an advanced steam engine that made her one of the fastest destroyers in the world.

Ship Stats

Survivability

Health: 18,634

Citadel Protection: 5%

Fire and Flooding Resistance: 10%

Damage Reduction: 4.50%

Torpedo Damage Reduction: 3%


Armour

Bow: 15 mm

Stern: 15 mm

Deck: 15 mm

Belt: 18 mm


Maneuverability

Top Speed: 39.46 Knots 

Time to Full Speed: 8.40 s

Max Traverse Speed: 8.70 deg/s

Turn Time: 3.60 s


Main Guns (127 mm L/50 3rd Year Type 3x2)

Reload Time: 5 s

Range: 8.29 km

Dispersion Min/Max/Vertical: 48 m / 132 m / 50.40 m

Sigma: 1 σ

HE Damage: 411

Fire Chance: 4%

AP Damage: 424

Citadel Chance: 0%

Turret Traverse: 12 deg/s


Torpedo Tubes (610 mm Type 93 3x5)

Reload Time: 84 s

Range: 10.20 km

Min/Max Torpedo Spread: 1.75 deg / 3.50 deg

Torpedo Damage: 5,143

Flood Chance: 30%

Torpedo Concealment: 2.44 km

Torpedo Traverse Speed: 18 deg/s


Anti-Aircraft Armament

Large Caliber AA Damage: 87

Large Caliber AA Range: 3.60 km

Small Caliber AA Damage: 83

Small Caliber AA Range: 1.80 km

Total AA Damage: 170


Concealment

Surface Detection: 6.36 km

After Firing Guns: 8.64 km

Ship Skills and Elite Bonus

Engine Accelerator I x3

Max Speed: 8% for 25 seconds

Before: 39.46 Knots

After: 42.62 Knots


Fuel Smoke I x2

Smoke Activation: 9 s

Smoke Time: 3 s

Cooldown: 60 s


Rapid Reload II x3

Main gun reload time: -30% for 20 seconds

Before: 5 s

After: 3.50 s


Advanced Engine

Max Speed: +5%

Acceleration: +10%

Before: 39.46 knots / 8.40 s

After: 41.43 knots / 8.01 s


Advanced Torpedo

Torpedo Damage: +3%

Torpedo Flooding Chance: +7%

Before: 5,022 / 30%

After: 5,173 / 32.10%

Ship Play-style

Historical Info