Shiratsuyu
Tier VII · Destroyer · Japan
Rating D (Bottom tier within its tier and class · overall score 4) · Balanced destroyer
Balanced destroyer. It is weak against cruisers (AP deals a same-tier cruiser's HP in about 6 min on paper · torpedoes supply 34% of it). Its 8.4 km torpedoes outrange its 6.18 km detectability by 2.2 km, ideal for smoke-backed ambushes. Key skills: Engine Accelerator I ×2 (top speed +8%, 25 s); Smoke Generator I ×2 (9 s deploy, 24 s linger). With only 2 smoke charges, save it for emergencies. Weak guns: avoid gunfights and focus on torpedoes or spotting.
Key stats
- HP: 13,110
- Top speed: 34.19 kn
- Surface detectability: 6.18 km
- Main battery: 127 mm 3X2 · reload 5.5 s · range 7.74 km
Developed from the Hatsuharu-class destroyers and equipped with more powerful torpedo armament. Despite being slightly slower than her predecessors, she was the first of the Japanese fleet destroyers to be equipped with quadruple torpedo tubes.