Shimakaze uses the Type 93 Model 3 torpedoes, which have a reduced range of 15 km compared to the standard 20 km Type 93 Model 1 found on other Japanese ships.
Main articles: Type 93 Model 3 (610 mm), Type 95 depth charge But like her parallel predecessor ( Yugumo-class), her main armament isn't her selling point at this BR. Her torpedoes play an even more important role in disposing of opponents. As she starts seeing end-of-the-line heavy cruisers, her guns are only beneficial on other destroyers at best and added care must be put in accurate gunnery. They are quite accurate and have a higher muzzle velocity than most other destroyer guns. Shimakaze's primary guns are shared with Yugumo and Ayanami, offering the same capabilities and the same shell choice. Main article: 127 mm/50 3rd Year Type (127 mm) At the battle rating Shimakaze sits, her primary cannons will be outgunned by other destroyers and cruisers, keep distance and use her speed to evade shells at long range. In arcade battles it's best to launch all torpedoes at targets when possible, having as many fish in the water as possible while reloading the tubes in the meantime. This gameplay is dampened in realistic battles where she can only launch a single salvo, so it's better to conserve torpedoes for certain hits. She was introduced in War Thunder during Update "Raining Fire" and excels at her primary function of torpedo-centric gameplay, with 15 tubes loaded with the deadly Type 93 oxygen torpedoes, she can send a full wall of torpedoes in a single salvo. Seeing little combat action, Shimakaze primarily took part in Operation Sword and afterwards escorted other ships. She's essentially an elongated Yūgumo-class destroyer allowing her to fit 3 quintuple torpedo launchers and keeping the same main and anti-air armament as shorter ships. Commissioned in 1939 to lead a class of 16 ships and with future plans extending to 32 ships, her kind was cancelled with the Pacific war and funds relocated. She was the fastest ship in the Japanese Navy at 40.9 knots and the only one of her class. The Shimakaze-class, IJN Shimakaze, 1944 (島風, namesake: Island Wind) is a heavy-duty destroyer focused on torpedoes.
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