Ship:STAR Kitakaze

Latest revision as of 16:32, 9 July 2026

IX

21,500 doubloons

STAR Kitakaze — Japan Premium Tier IX Destroyer.

A ship captured by a space crystal. Created by a celestial body to communicate with humans, Andromeda's avatar realizes that its behavior is becoming aggressive and tries to help humanity find out why the crystal came down to Earth.

Pros

Large HP pool
High damage per minute with AP and HE shells
Torpedo Reload Booster consumable available

Cons

AP shells with low armor penetration
Low maneuverability

Ship Stats

Hull Information

Main Battery

Torpedoes

AA Defense

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

Consumables

Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 40.0s cooldown)
Slot 2: Smoke Generator  (3 charges, 20.0s action, 160.0s cooldown)
Slot 3: Engine Boost  (3 charges, 120.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
Slot 4: Torpedo Reload Booster  (3 charges, 1.0s action, 160.0s cooldown)

Gallery

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 | style="color:inherit;" | • Turning circle radius (m) || style="color:inherit;" | 730
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Rudder-shift time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 6.1
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Rudder-shift time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 4.6
 |}
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-<div class="b-popup"><div class="b-popup_head js-tech-nav_head"><div>[[File:STAR Kitakaze v2.jpg|thumb]]<h2>Main Battery</h2></div><span class="b-tech-nav_arrow"></span></div><div class="b-popup_content" style="display: none;"><div><div style="border: 2px solid rgba(212,175,55,0.8); border-radius: 3px; margin-bottom: 1em; overflow: hidden;">
+<div class="b-popup"><div class="b-popup_head js-tech-nav_head"><div><h2>Main Battery</h2></div><span class="b-tech-nav_arrow"></span></div><div class="b-popup_content" style="display: none;"><div><div style="border: 2px solid rgba(212,175,55,0.8); border-radius: 3px; margin-bottom: 1em; overflow: hidden;">
 {| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
 ! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MAIN BATTERY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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 <div style="border: 2px solid rgba(212,175,55,0.8); border-radius: 3px; margin-bottom: 1em; overflow: hidden;">
 {| 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="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | TORPEDO LAUNCHERS !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Type F3
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Number of launchers || style="color:inherit;" | 1
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo tubes (launchers × tubes) || style="color:inherit;" | 1 × 6
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo name || style="color:inherit;" | PJPT011
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo name || style="color:inherit;" | Type F3
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 157.0
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 157
 |-
 | style="color:inherit;" | • 180° turn time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 7.2
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Damage || style="color:inherit;" | 59600
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Damage || style="color:inherit;" | 21,367
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 0.3
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 8.0
 |-
 | style="color:inherit;" | • Speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 76
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 | style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 1.8
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Flooding chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 3.61%
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Flooding chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 361
 |}
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 {| class="wikitable" style="margin:0 0 0.8em 0; width:100%; color:inherit;"
 ! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | AA ARMAMENT !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MOUNTS × BARRELS
+|-
+| style="color:inherit;" | 100 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 4 × 2
 |-
 | style="color:inherit;" | 40 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 6 × 2
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 |-
 | style="color:inherit;" | Mid-range || style="color:inherit;" | 196 || style="color:inherit;" | 100% || style="color:inherit;" | 3.5
+|-
+| style="color:inherit;" | Long-range || style="color:inherit;" | 108.5 || style="color:inherit;" | 100% || style="color:inherit;" | 5.8
+|}
+'''Damage by shell explosions'''
+{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0 0 0.8em 0; width:100%; color:inherit;"
+! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | EXPLOSIONS / SALVO !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DAMAGE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HIT CHANCE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ACTION ZONE (km)
+|-
+| style="color:inherit;" | 5 || style="color:inherit;" | 1470 || style="color:inherit;" | 100% || style="color:inherit;" | 3.5–5.8
 |}
 </div>
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 | style="color:inherit;" | • Number of charges || style="color:inherit;" | 2
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Bombs per charge || style="color:inherit;" | 3
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Bombs per charge || style="color:inherit;" | 12
 |-
 | style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 40.0
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 <gallery>
 </gallery>
-</div></div></div>
+</div>[[File:STAR Kitakaze v2.jpg|thumb]]</div></div>
 <div class="b-popup"><div class="b-popup_head js-tech-nav_head"><div><h2>Historical Gallery</h2></div><span class="b-tech-nav_arrow"></span></div><div class="b-popup_content" style="display: none;"><div>

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	20700
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	0

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	19
• Deck (mm)	19
• Superstructure (mm)	13
• Extremities (mm)	19

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	36.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	730
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	4.6

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	7.53
• Detectability by air (km)	3.66
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	2.48
• Detectability by depths (km)	3.66

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard DD dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 7.5 × range(km) + 15
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	108
• Dispersion at 5 km	52
• Dispersion at 10 km	90
• Dispersion at 12.46 km	108

HE SHELL
• Name	100 mm HE Type 98
• Maximum damage	1200
• Fire chance (%)	5.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	1000
• Shell weight (kg)	13
• Penetration (mm)	30

AP SHELL
• Name	100 mm AP Type 98
• Maximum damage	1700
• Shell velocity (m/s)	1000
• Shell weight (kg)	13
• Fuse time (sec)	0.01
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	10
• Arming threshold (mm)	17

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