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Shimakaze
An experimental fast "cruiser destroyer" boasting a heavy-duty power plant, reinforced AA defenses, and powerful torpedo armament. Improved performance was to be achieved by utilizing new boilers. Shimakaze was laid down in August 1941 and entered service in May 1943. She was to have been the lead ship in a series of 16 destroyers, but no sister ships were ever completed. Shimakaze participated in the evacuation of the Aleutian Islands, escorted convoys between 1943 and 1944, and engaged in the Battles of Leyte Gulf and Ormoc Bay.
Specifications
Survivability
Hit Points17,900
0Main Battery
Main Guns3 × 2
Caliber127 mm
Firing Range11.4 km
Reload Time5.0 s
Rotation Time22.8 s
Max Dispersion100 m
Shell Types
AP Shell
Damage2,200
Shell Velocity915 m/s
HE Shell
Damage2,150
Fire Chance9%
Torpedoes
Torpedo Tubes3
Speed62 knots
Range20.0 km
Damage20,966
AA Defense
AA Rating44
AA Main Guns20
AA Ranges
25 mm/60 Type 96 on a single mount × 14
25 mm/60 Type 96 on a twin mount × 1
25 mm/60 Type 96 on a triple mount × 2
127 mm/50 3rd Year Type on a Type D mount × 3
Maneuverability
Max Speed39.0 knots
Turning Radius690 m
Rudder Shift Time3.0 s
Concealment
Max Surface Detection6.90 km
Min Surface Detection5.59 km
Air Detection3.40 km
Submarine Detection3.40 km
Depth Charges
Bombs Per Drop16
Max Drops2
Bomb Damage4,600
Reload Time40 s
Modules
127 mm/50 3rd Year Type on a Type D mount
Type93
Type F3
Type93 mod. 3
Shimakaze
Propulsion: 75,000 hp
Type10 mod. 1
Upgrades
Slot 1
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
Main Armaments Modification 1
Slot 2
Damage Control System Modification 1
Slot 3
Torpedo Tubes Modification 1
AA Guns Modification 1
Aiming Systems Modification 1
Main Battery Modification 2
Slot 4
Damage Control System Modification 2
Propulsion Modification 1
Steering Gears Modification 1
Slot 5
Torpedo Lookout System
Concealment System Modification 1
Steering Gears Modification 2
Slot 6
Gun Fire Control System Modification 2
Torpedo Tubes Modification 2
Main Battery Modification 3
Torpedo Quick Reload System
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