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<div class="b-description gw-frame-1"><div class="b-description-img b-description-img__indent b-description-img__single"><div style="width:160px; height:102px; opacity:.5; border-radius:2px; position:absolute; left:0; top:0; z-index:1; -webkit-transition:all 0.2s ease-out 0.1s; transition:all 0.2s ease-out 0.1s;">[[File:Wows_anno_flag_japan.png|160px]]</div><div class="l-description-img_class"><span class="b-description-img_type b-description-img_type__Destroyer b-description-img_type__Destroyer-Premium"></span><span class="b-description-img_class">VIII</span></div><div class="b-description-img_vehicle">[[File:Ship_PJSD518_Asashio.png|160px|link=|left]]</div><div class="l-description-img_price"><span class="b-description-img_price b-description-img_price__gold"><span title="''{{#var:ship_name}}'' was first released for sale on DD Month YYYY.">13,000 doubloons</span></span></div></div><p>[[Ship:{{#var:ship_name}}|{{#var:ship_name}}]] &mdash; Japan Premium Tier&nbsp;VIII [[Ship:Destroyer|Destroyer]].</p><p>The design of the Asashio-class destroyers underwent substantial changes compared to the preceding Shiratsuyu class, as the latter's speed and firepower were inferior to those of the Fubuki class. Meeting the requirements necessitated an increase in displacement, a change made possible due to Japan's decision to disregard the limitations set by the London Naval Treaty. The lead ship, Asashio, commissioned in August 1937, played a role in amphibious operations in the Philippines and Malaya, engaged in the Battle of Badung Strait, and participated in the Battles of Midway and Guadalcanal.</p><p> </p></div>
Japanese destroyer ''Asashio'' was the ultimate ship of this type in Japan, built after the launch of the ''[[Fubuki]]''-class ships. The absence of constraints on displacement allowed naval architects to find a good balance between speed, armament, and hull size. Due to a good overall layout, ''Asashio'' served as a prototype for the majority of subsequent Japanese destroyers.<br><br>''{{#var:ship_name}}'' was first released for sale worldwide on 27 April 2018. As of the 0.10.5 update (June 2021) She is no longer available. <br>
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''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is externally very comparable to her Tier VIII tech tree compatriot ''[[Kagero]]''. They share nearly identical concealment ratings, maneuverability statistics, guns, and health. The two ships are ''extremely'' similar, but ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' plays completely differently due to her unique torpedo armaments, and by having the {{Torpedo Reload Booster}} occupying a separate consumable slot (as with ''[[Akizuki]]'').  


Technically speaking, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is the stealthiest destroyer in her matchmaking spread, having a slightly smaller air detection radius than ''[[Kagero]]'' and ''[[HSF Harekaze]]''. This allows her to control vision and spotting ranges exceedingly well, utilizing her stealth as another layer of armor against enemy vessels.  It is armor she desperately needs, as ''{{#var:ship_name}}''’s main weapons are her torpedoes, though her guns can be used in certain situations.  It's her torpedoes which make her truly unique:  ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is equipped with a deep water variant of the same Type 93 mod. 2 torpedoes found aboard other Tier VIII and IX Japanese ships, and similar to those found in the Pan-Asian destroyer line.  They have increased flooding chance, are harder for enemies to detect, and have a whopping 20 kilometer range while still retaining 67 knots of speed... '''but can only hit battleships and aircraft carriers'''.
===Pros===
* Pro 1
* Pro 2


As a result of ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' only being able to damage battleships and the rare aircraft carrier with her torpedoes, she is a highly specialized ship: designed to really only do one thing, but to do it exceptionally well.  She has only her guns with which to combat enemy cruisers and destroyers, a state of affairs that leaves her highly vulnerable to both ship types.  Captains should not be afraid to use ''{{#var:ship_name}}''’s guns, however, as strategically engaging key targets can lead to the difference between a win and a loss.  Using her concealment to avoid unwinnable fights is also a valid strategy, and can keep her in the game for longer.   
===Cons===
* Con 1
* Con 2


|Pros=<!-- write list of positive points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
* Stealthy, with a 5.4km surface detection range when fully kitted out.
* Torpedoes are extremely powerful against battleships.
* Has access to both {{Torpedo Reload Booster}} and {{Smoke Generator}} at the same time.


|Cons=<!-- write list of negative points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
==Ship Stats==
* Slow turret traverse [Expert Marksman is a must] and slow reload hinder her ability to gunfight other ships, especially destroyers.
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* Torpedoes can only hit battleships and aircraft carriers, limiting her target selection.
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* Slow speed for a destroyer at only 35 knots.
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* No AA defense to speak of.
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SURVIVABILITY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Hit Points || style="color:inherit;" | 15100
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo protection damage reduction (%) || style="color:inherit;" | —
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|Research=<!-- write text about priority sequence of research below -->
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As a Premium ship, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' doesn't have any upgrades to research.
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ARMOR DETAIL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Belt (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Deck (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Superstructure (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Extremities (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
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|OptimalConfiguration=<!-- write some general text about selection of optimal configuration below (optional)-->
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MANEUVERABILITY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 35.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Turning circle radius (m) || style="color:inherit;" | 640
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Rudder-shift time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 4.7
|}
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|Upgrades=<!-- write text about best upgrades below, add * after upgrade link to designate that another upgrade may be viable -->
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | CONCEALMENT !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by sea (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 6.63
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by air (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 3.02
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 2.55
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by depths (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 3.02
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The recommended upgrades for ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' are as follows:
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* '''Slot 1''': {{Main Armaments Modification 1}}
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* '''Slot 2''': {{Engine Room Protection}}
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* '''Slot 3''': {{Aiming Systems Modification 1}}
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MAIN BATTERY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
* '''Slot 4''': {{Propulsion Modification 1}}
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* '''Slot 5''': {{Concealment System Modification 1}}
| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || style="color:inherit;" | 3×2 127mm
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Firing range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 10.95
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 7.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Rate of fire (shots/min) || style="color:inherit;" | 8.5
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| style="color:inherit;" | • 180° turn time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 26.1
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|CommanderSkills=<!-- write text about best set of Commander Skills below -->
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DISPERSION !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion type || style="color:inherit;" | Standard DD dispersion
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion formula || style="color:inherit;" | Dispersion (m) = 7.5 × range(km) + 15
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Sigma || style="color:inherit;" | 2.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum dispersion (m) || style="color:inherit;" | 97
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 5 km || style="color:inherit;" | 52
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 10 km || style="color:inherit;" | 90
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 10.95 km || style="color:inherit;" | 97
|}
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{{Commander Skills 3 DD
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| rating11 = 1 <!-- Grease the Gears -->
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| rating12 = <!-- Liquidator -->
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HE SHELL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
| rating13 = <!-- Consumables Specialist -->
|-
| rating14 = <!-- Gun Feeder -->
| style="color:inherit;" | • Name || style="color:inherit;" | 127 mm HE Type1
| rating15 = <!-- Incoming Fire Alert -->
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| rating16 = 2 <!-- Preventive Maintenance -->
| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || style="color:inherit;" | 2150
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Fire chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 9.0%
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || style="color:inherit;" | 915
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell weight (kg) || style="color:inherit;" | 23
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Penetration (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 21
|}
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| rating21 =  <!-- Pyrotechnician -->
| rating22 = 2 <!-- Swift Fish -->
| rating23 = 2 <!-- Consumables Enhancements -->
| rating24 =  <!-- Extra-Heavy AP Shells -->
| rating25 =  <!-- Priority Target -->
| rating26 = 3 <!-- Last Stand -->


| rating31 = <!-- Main Batter and AA Specialist -->
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| rating32 = 2 <!-- Fill the Tubes -->
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| rating33 = 2 <!-- Adrenaline Rush -->
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | AP SHELL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
| rating34 = <!-- Inertia Fuse for HE Shells -->
|-
| rating35 = <!-- Superintendent -->
| style="color:inherit;" | • Name || style="color:inherit;" | 127 mm AP Type0
| rating36 = 1 <!-- Survivability Expert -->
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || style="color:inherit;" | 2200
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || style="color:inherit;" | 915
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell weight (kg) || style="color:inherit;" | 23
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Fuse time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 0.01
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Ricochet start (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 45
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Always ricochet (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 60
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Normalisation (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 10
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Arming threshold (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 21
|}
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<div class="b-popup"><div class="b-popup_head js-tech-nav_head"><div><h2>Torpedoes</h2></div><span class="b-tech-nav_arrow"></span></div><div class="b-popup_content" style="display: none;"><div>
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | TORPEDO LAUNCHERS !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Number of launchers || style="color:inherit;" | 1
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo name || style="color:inherit;" | PJPT032
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 112.0
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • 180° turn time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 7.2
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Damage || style="color:inherit;" | 58700
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 0.7
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 67
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 0.9
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Flooding chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 4.36%
|}
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| rating41 = <!-- Main Battery and AA Expert -->
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| rating42 = 2 <!-- Swift in Silence -->
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| rating43 = 1 <!-- Radio Location -->
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| rating44 = <!-- Fearless Brawler -->
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0 0 0.8em 0; width:100%; color:inherit;"
| rating45 = 3 <!-- Concealment Expert -->
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | AA ARMAMENT !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MOUNTS × BARRELS
| rating46 = <!-- Dazzle -->
|-
}}
| style="color:inherit;" | 25 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 2 × 2
|}


|Consumables=<!-- write text about selection of Consumables below -->
'''Continuous damage''' — average DPS within each action zone
''{{#var:ship_name}}'' equips the following consumables:
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* '''Slot 1:''' {{Damage Control Party}}
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | RANGE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DPS !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HIT CHANCE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ACTION ZONE (km)
* '''Slot 2:''' {{Smoke Generator}}
|-
* '''Slot 3:''' {{Engine Boost}}
| style="color:inherit;" | Mid-range || style="color:inherit;" | 10.5 || style="color:inherit;" | 95% || style="color:inherit;" | 2.5
* '''Slot 4:''' {{Torpedo Reload Booster}}
|}
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DEPTH CHARGES !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Max damage || style="color:inherit;" | 4600
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Number of charges || style="color:inherit;" | 2
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Bombs per charge || style="color:inherit;" | 1
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 40.0
|}
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|Camouflage=<!-- write text about useful camouflage below -->
{{Prem Ship Camo Insert|shiptier=8}}


|Signals=<!-- write text about best set of signals below -->
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''Asashio'' captains should mount standard signal flags to improve the ship’s performance in battle. Captains looking to improve upon the ship’s armament should mount Victor Lima ({{Victor Lima|Size=18px}}), Juliet Whiskey Unaone ({{Juliet Whiskey Unaone|Size=18px}}), and November Foxtrot ({{November Foxtrot|Size=18px}}) signal flags. Sierra Mike ({{Sierra Mike|Size=18px}}) signal flags are recommended to increase the ships top speed.
{{Ship Upgrades Section|code=PJSD518_Asashio}}


{{Signal Flags
<!-- The usual 1,2,3 rating; others ignored. Zero may be useful to other editors to remind that the signal has no effect on the ship. -->
| Charlie Kilo          = 3 <!-- + HP -->
| India Yankee          =  <!-- -20% Fire duration -->
| Juliet Yankee Bissotwo =  <!-- -20% flood duration -->
| Hotel Yankee          = 1 <!-- ram someone -->
| Victor Lima          = 1 <!-- +1/0.5% (160mm) fire, +4% flood -->
| India X-Ray          = 2 <!-- +1/0.5% (160mm) fire -->
| Juliet Whiskey Unaone = 2 <!-- +15% flood chance -->


| Mike Yankee Soxisix  =  <!-- Secondaries: +5% range, -5% reload, -5% dispersion-->
<!-- Consumables have to be tagged individually on a slot by slot basis -->
| November Echo Setteseven = 1 <!-- +5% AA damage -->
{{Ship Consumables Section|consumables=
| Sierra Mike          = 3 <!-- +5% speed -->
* '''Slot 1:''' {{Damage Control Party}} (5.0s action, 40.0s cooldown)
| November Foxtrot      = 3 <!-- -5% Consumables reload -->
* '''Slot 2:''' {{Smoke Generator}} (3 charges, 20.0s action, 160.0s cooldown)
| India Delta          =  <!-- +20% HP from Repair Party -->
* '''Slot 3:''' {{Engine Boost}} (3 charges, 120.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
| X-Ray Papa Unaone    =  <!-- +15% Smoke Gen action time -->
* '''Slot 4:''' {{Torpedo Reload Booster}} (3 charges, 1.0s action, 240.0s cooldown)
| Sierra Bravo          =  <!-- +10% Hydro action time;  -10% DAAF reload time -->
}}
}}


|Gallery=<!-- write below list of files with description (if necessary) separated with | --><gallery>
File:AsashiStart.jpg
File:AsashioLaunches.jpg
File:AsashiTorpsAway.jpg
File:AsashiNC.jpg|''Asashio's'' deep water torpedoes catch the enemy battleship by surprise.
File:AsashioSmoke.jpg
File:AsashTorpDouble.jpg|''Asashio'' unleashes two full torpedo salvos in a matter of seconds.
File:AsashIowa.jpg
File:AsashIowa2.jpg
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|History=<!-- write text below -->
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{{AnnoWiki|content=
<h2>''{{#var:ship_name}}'', 1938</h2>
===Construction===
:Builder: Sasebo Naval Arsenal; Sasebo, Japan
:Laid down: 7 September 1935
:Launched: 16 December 1936
:Commissioned: 31 August 1937
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===Specifications===
:2000 tons displacement, standard
:118.3m length
:10.3m beam
:3.7m draft
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====Machinery====
:2-shaft geared turbine
:3 Kampon boilers
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====Performance====
:35 knots at 50,000 shaft horsepower
:5,700 nm at 15 knots
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====Armament====
=====Main=====
:Six (3x2) Type 3 127 mm 50 caliber naval guns
=====Anti-aircraft=====
:Twenty-eight (14x2) Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun
:Four (4×1) Type 93 13 mm machine guns
=====Torpedoes=====
:Eight (2x4) 610 mm (24 in) torpedo tubes
:Sixteen Type 93 torpedoes
}}</div>
[[File:Asashiohispic.jpg|none|thumb|x350px|link=https://livedoor.blogimg.jp/irootoko_jr/imgs/a/1/a104afe2.jpg|''Asashio'' on sea trials at Sasebo, July 1937.]]


===Design===
==Gallery==
In order to correct the deficiencies found in previous Japanese destroyers, the designers of the ''[[Shiratsuyu]]''-class sacrificed performance for design integrity, a decision they were unable to rectify until Japan withdrew from the London Naval Treaties. The ''Asashio''-class of destroyers — part of the 1934 Navy program — were borne out of that necessity of improvement, and history would venerate this class of 10 destroyers to be proficient and capable vessels; they would be the template for all future Japanese destroyer designs till the end of the Second World War.
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With the shackles of treaty limitations cast aside, the designers opted to push standard displacement past 2,000 tons; the first native destroyer design to do so. The increase in length had the positive ramification of improving crew quarters. While the propulsion set-up was identical to the previous class — 3 Kampon boilers feeding into two turbines, each driving a shaft — the designers opted to use the latest available machinery that ran at higher temperatures and pressures. The outcome was an increase of output to about 50,000 shaft horsepower. Despite the increase of tonnage, the class managed to attain speeds to 35 knots. The setup was not perfect, however; ''Asashio'' showed instabilities while turning, which prompted the installation of a modified stern and rudder for the remaining vessels in the class that managed to decrease the turning radius. Other troubles included teething issues with the turbines, which took years to rectify.
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The most striking feature was the return to the dual-gun only armament setup pioneered on the ''[[Fubuki]]''-class.  ''Asashio'' featured six 127mm guns found in three turrets: one forward with a super firing pair aft.  Unlike her predecessors the 'X'-turret was placed elevated on the shelter deck.  The design called for the reuse of the Type C turret mounts, which traded gun elevation angle for a lighter, yet fully enclosed, armor shell. As well, the class retained the improved torpedo layout of their predecessors: two (2) quadruple-tube torpedo launchers positioned along the centerline, with a reload stored for each pack in a deck house. For anti-aircraft defense, the destroyers were armed with a meager pair of the new Type 96 25mm cannons in dual-mounts.
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The bulk of wartime modifications bolstered the sub-par anti-aircraft abilities of the class. The first phase of refits in late 1942 replaced the dual-mounted 25mm guns with triple mounts. The largest refit saw the removal of 'X'-turret in order to install a further pair of triple-mount 25mm guns, and was completed in mid-1944. Late 1944 saw the addition of single-mount 25mm guns all across the forward superstructure. Additionally, all ships of the class received the No. 22 and No. 13 radar sets, installed on the fore and mainmasts, respectively.
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''Asashio'' (朝潮, lit. "Morning Tide"), the lead ship of the class, was the first ship to be laid down on 7 September 1935 at the Sasebo Naval Arsenal. Launched 16 December 1936, she was completed 31 August 1937.
 
===Service===
''{{#var:ship_name}}'' was the first destroyer of the IJN to have a displacement greater than 2,000 tons. During her initial trials, she suffered from steering problems and issues with her unreliable new 50,000 shaft horsepower turbines, but these flaws were ironed out for the class as a whole by the beginning of the Second World War. Issues aside, the overall design for ''Asashio'' was considered successful, and her design was repeated in the later ''[[Kagero]]'' and ''[[Yūgumo]]'' classes. ''Asashio'' herself spent her pre-war service in training and modernization to fix her outstanding issues, before Japan joined the war.
 
At the time of Pearl Harbor, ''Asashio'' was the lead ship of the 8th Destroyer Division, consisting of ''Asashio'', ''Ōshio'', ''Michishio'' and ''Arashio'', stationed in the South China Sea escorting transports bound for British Malaya and the Dutch East Indies. On 19 February 1942, while DesDiv8 were escorting two transports near Bali in the Dutch East Indies, the destroyers came under attack from a combined Dutch-American-British force consisting of two submarines, seven destroyers, and three cruisers. While the three Dutch light cruisers were decently modern vessels, the American ''[[Clemson]]''-class destroyers were sorely outdated compared to the four ''Asashio''-class destroyers.  In the resulting Battle of Badung Strait, ''Asashio'' herself successfully struck the Dutch destroyer HNLMS ''Piet Hein'' with a 61cm torpedo, sinking the Dutch destroyer immediately, suffering only light damage in return. She continued to serve around the Dutch East Indies until late May, when she and her division transferred to the central Pacific. She was present at the Battle of Midway, escorting the Support Group that was covering the troop convoys to Midway.  On 6 June during the battle, she came under attack by US planes, taking a hit from a 500-pound bomb and sustaining medium damage. She and sister-ship ''Arashio'' rescued 240 survivors from the sinking heavy cruiser ''Mikuma'', and then escorted badly-damaged ''[[Mogami]]'' back to Truk on 14 June.
 
Following repairs that stretched into late October 1942, ''Asashio'' returned to the front lines to take part in the Guadalcanal campaign. She saw no combat during her time serving in the Solomon Islands, making several successful transport runs in the area for the rest of 1942.  During this time, she helped light cruiser ''Isuzu'' limp back to port after suffering damage from the Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, then towed ''[[Shiratsuyu]]''-class destroyer ''Umikaze'' back to the island of Rabaul for repairs, and later escorted ''Zuikaku'', ''[[Mutsu]]'', and ''Suzuya'' from Truk to mainland Japan. By mid-February 1943 she was back on duty in the southwestern Pacific.  While escorting a troop convoy in the Bismarck Sea, she came under attack by a joint US-AUS air strike. The first wave of attacks was devastating: all seven transports took hits that left them burning or sinking, and destroyers ''Tokitsukaze'', ''Shirayuki'' and ''Arashio'' were sunk. The fourth destroyer and final destroyer to sink was ''Asashio''.  While picking up survivors from ''Arashio'' the following morning of the strike, a second wave attacked, with a B-17 striking her amidships with a 500-pound bomb, damaging her beyond repair. She sank quickly, going down with roughly 200 of her crew of 226 enlisted men and officers.
 
===Historical Inaccuracies===
* ''Asashio'' was only painted in overall IJN gray.
* ''Asashio''’s name written in katakana on both sides of the hull are missing.
* The Type 93 mod. 2 torpedo was actually an experimental type designed in 1935 to meet a staff requirement for a higher speed torpedo for destroyers. It was discontinued in 1941 and did not enter service.
 
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File:Asashio-2.jpg|The rear of ''Asashio''.
File:Asashio3.png|Design scheme of ''Asashio''.
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# [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Asashio_(1936) Japanese destroyer ''Asashio'' (1936) - Wikipedia]
# [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asashio-class_destroyer ''Asashio''-class destroyer - Wikipedia]
# [https://worldofwarships.com/en/news/sales-and-events/bb-qq/ Asashio Arrives for a Golden Week Celebration - ASASHIO - ARMADA - News - World of Warships]
# [https://worldofwarships.com/en/news/history/asashio-history-1/ Asashio: Fleet-based Destroyers’ Milestone - News - World of Warships]
# [https://worldofwarships.com/en/news/history/asashio-history-2/ Asashio: Between Courage and Recklessness - News - World of Warships]
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRv4tWfdB40 Asashio - Armada - World of Warships Official Channel - YouTube]
# [https://www.combinedfleet.com/asashi_n.htm CombinedFleet.com, Asashio Class Notes; Allyn Nevitt]
# [https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/japan/asashio-dd.htm Globalsecurity.org, IJN Shiratsuyu class destroyers]
# [https://www.midway1942.com/ships/ijn_dd_asashio.shtml Midway1942.com, Asashio class]
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***Deepwater torpedos can only hit battleships or aircraft carriers.
***112 second reload time.
***7.2 seconds 180 degree turn time.
***20,966 maximum damage.
***67 knots speed.
***20km range.
***0.7km detectability.
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**Main battery reload time was decreased from 9 to 7.05 s.
**Turret rotation speed was increased from 6 to 6.9 deg/s.
**Torpedo detectability was increased from 0.7 to 0.9 km.
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*Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.7.0.
*First appeared on sale in April 2018.
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**Improved display of thin elements on the hull.
*Update 0.7.9:
**Available in the game client for purchase for doubloons.
*Update 0.7.11:
**HE shell damage increased from 1,800 to 2,150, fire chance increased from 7 to 9%.
*Update 0.9.5:
**Small changes to geometry and textures.
*Update 0.10.5:
**Asashio was removed from sale and no longer available to purchase.
*Update 0.11.9:
**Minor fixes to geometry and textures of the ship.
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**Minor fixes to the geometry and textures of the ship.
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VIII
13,000 doubloons

Asashio — Japan Premium Tier VIII Destroyer.

The design of the Asashio-class destroyers underwent substantial changes compared to the preceding Shiratsuyu class, as the latter's speed and firepower were inferior to those of the Fubuki class. Meeting the requirements necessitated an increase in displacement, a change made possible due to Japan's decision to disregard the limitations set by the London Naval Treaty. The lead ship, Asashio, commissioned in August 1937, played a role in amphibious operations in the Philippines and Malaya, engaged in the Battle of Badung Strait, and participated in the Battles of Midway and Guadalcanal.

Pros

  • Pro 1
  • Pro 2

Cons

  • Con 1
  • Con 2


Ship Stats

Hull Information

Main Battery

Torpedoes

AA Defense

Depth Charges


Compatible Upgrades

 Slot 1 
 Main Armaments Modification 1
 Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
 Damage Control Party Modification 1
 Slot 2 
 Damage Control System Modification 1
 Engine Boost Modification 1
 Engine Room Protection
 Slot 3 
 Main Battery Modification 2
 AA Guns Modification 1
 Aiming Systems Modification 1
 Smoke Generator Modification 1
 Torpedo Tubes Modification 1
 Slot 4 
 Damage Control System Modification 2
 Propulsion Modification 1
 Steering Gears Modification 1
 Depth Charges Modification 1
 Slot 5 
 Torpedo Lookout System
 Concealment System Modification 1
 Steering Gears Modification 2
 Ship Consumable Modification 1


Consumables


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