Isokaze
Tier IV · Destroyer · Japan
Rating C- (Quite weak within its tier and class · overall score 17) · Stealth torpedo destroyer
Stealth torpedo destroyer, suited to torpedo ambush. It is weak against destroyers (AP deals a same-tier destroyer's HP in about 5 min on paper · torpedoes supply 25% of it · destroyer-calibre AP rarely overpens destroyers). Its 6.6 km torpedoes outrange its 5.1 km detectability by 1.5 km, ideal for stealth ambushes. Detectability of 5.1 km is 0.48 km below average, so it is less likely to be spotted first. Key skills: Engine Accelerator I ×2 (top speed +8%, 25 s). Weak guns: avoid gunfights and focus on torpedoes or spotting.
Key stats
- HP: 9,520
- Top speed: 34.19 kn
- Surface detectability: 5.1 km
- Main battery: 120 mm 3X1 · reload 7.5 s · range 6.66 km
Developed from the Umikaze class. Unlike her predecessor, Isokaze had increased displacement and enhanced torpedo armament. The ship's artillery, though sufficiently powerful, had a low rate of fire, which was typical of all Japanese destroyers.