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Kamikaze BS

Also called: 神风 BS Beta

Japan · Tier IV · Destroyer · Premium

Torpedo destroyerLives on its torpedoes; deal damage from concealment rather than the gun duel.

Playstyle

Sit at the edge of a contested cap from concealment and cycle torpedo waves into lanes the enemy has to use
Avoid: Holding 7-km torpedoes for a perfect shot

Key characteristics

Long, fast torpedoes (7 km)SmokeEngine BoostHeavy HE shellsHeavy citadel beltWeak AA

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Community Data

Kamikaze BS Community Stats

Across 2,800+ Standard battles from 9 players, Kamikaze BS averages a 75% win rate, 52,000 damage and 1.7 kills per battle, and survives 64% of them.

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Playstyle

Overview

Kamikaze BS is a Tier IV Japanese torpedo destroyer. The kit is torpedo spam rather than gun trades: put fish into lanes the enemy has to cross and let the guns fill the gaps between reloads. Smoke plus 7 km of reach on a 47 s reload lets her launch from a position the target cannot see. Standout traits: HE alpha in T4 DDs (2,000, 3rd of 21) and surface detection in T4 DDs (5.6 km, 2nd of 21). The trade is short gun range in T4 DDs (9.5 km, 21st of 21).

Positioning

Sit at the edge of a contested cap from concealment and cycle torpedo waves into lanes the enemy has to use. The 7 km reach lets you seed those lanes early, but these fish are spotted well out and give a target about 7.7 s of warning, so they earn their damage by denying space and forcing turns rather than by catching anyone unaware. Aim where a ship must go, not where it is, and stay unspotted between waves. Your guns lose penetration at range, so aim AP at broadsides you can still citadel and put HE into superstructures and upper-hull sections, rather than the bow-in or belt armor your shells bounce and shatter on. Shooting from the cloud gives you away at 2 km, and a destroyer here is spotted at about 6 km, so you see it coming with roughly 4 km to spare. Vision is mutual: past the 2 km guaranteed ring you cannot see out either, and nothing in her kit sees through it, so pop the smoke where someone is already lighting the enemy or you will sit in it with nothing to shoot. Enemy sonar (about 3.7 km) reads straight in regardless.

Potato Avoidance

Holding 7-km torpedoes for a perfect shot

The kit pays out by saturating lanes, not by waiting for guaranteed broadsides; missed waves still force rotations and protect your team's flank. Idle torpedo tubes are the worst output state.

Signature Traits

Engine Boost

+8% speed (about +3 kt), 120 s duration. Engine Boost consumable lifts top speed enough to open or close a gap deliberately, though not to outrun a committed chase.

ELITE MAIN BATTERY ↗

Heavy HE shells · 2000 damage
Tight pattern at max range · 86.6 m

Best-in-class stealth ↗

5.6 km surface detect, top quartile of T4 DDs. Stays dark longer.

ELITE ARMOR ↗

Heavy citadel belt · 18 mm
Heavy magazine · 12 mm

Short gun range ↗

9.5 km main battery reach, bottom decile of T4 DDs. Outranged by peers; close distance or lean on terrain.

Weak AA ↗

10 AA DPS, bottom decile of T4 DDs. Aircraft chew through with impunity; lean on positioning over AA.

Acquisition

How to get Kamikaze BS

Kamikaze BS is a Premium ship and not available to unlock in the Tech Tree. Acquisition path: Bundle.

BundleAvailable as a launch bundle.

While you save up, check active promo codes for free doubloons, camouflages, and other rewards.

Official WG availability sources

GamingDiver (Greg, firsthand) Bundle
- BS ships were the Japanese counterpart of the Founder Edition launch bundles.

Builds

Pair with a commander whose unique skill complements her main armament; check the build tool for current recommendations.

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Commanders frequently paired with this ship AL Asashio AL Yukikaze

Have a build you swear by? Open it in the Build Tool and hit Save build to share it here, or browse the Ship Builds guide for proven loadouts across the fleet.

Cohort position

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Where Kamikaze BS sits among Tier IV DDs (20 ships). Notable standouts are shown first; the rest of the cohort-ranked stats are in the expand below. Acquisition variants (Black Friday, Founders Edition) are counted once with their base ship, not as separate peers.

BestStealth profile5.62 km / 2.81 km (1 of 3 tied / 1 of 3 tied) BestMain dispersion86.6 m (1 of 2 tied) Top 10%Smoke fire bloom2.04 km (3/21) Top 10%Displacement1,720 t (3/21) Top 10%Torpedo reload47 s (3/21) Top 10%Citadel belt18 mm (3/21) Top 25%AP arming threshold20 mm (5/19) Top 25%Torpedo speed68 kt (5/21) Top 25%Max armor18 mm (6/21) Bottom 25%Hit points11,100 HP (19/21) Bottom 25%Fires per minute1.92 (19/21) Bottom 25%HE DPM48,000 (19/21) Bottom 25%Effective HE DPM (incl. fire)61,893 (19/21) WorstMain battery range9.55 km (1 of 2 tied) WorstMain battery reload10 s (1 of 4 tied) WorstAP DPM48,000 (1 of 4 tied) WorstAA DPS10 (1 of 2 tied) WorstAA range1 km (1 of 2 tied) WorstAA threat10 (1 of 2 tied)

See 18 mid-pack stats

Not standouts for Kamikaze BS -- here's where she sits on every other ranked stat in the cohort. Stats tagged NORM are tied across more than half the cohort, so the value is the cohort default rather than a standout.

Max speed37.5 kt(7/21) Rudder shift2.9 s(10/21) Turning circle550 m(9/21) Main battery caliber120 mm(16/21) HE fire chance8%(11/21) AP velocity825 m/s(7/19) HE velocity825 m/s(9/21) Time to 90% speed16.3 s(13/21) Acceleration (0-12 kt)4.9 s(11/21) Engine power37,500 hp(13/21) Power / turn radius68.2 hp/m(13/21) Power-to-weight21.8 hp/t(9/21) Torpedo range6.99 km(11/21) Torpedo damage≈13,400(7/21) Torpedo reaction time7.7 s(15/21) NormSigma2(20 of 21 tied at this value) NormAP fuse timer0.01 s(15 of 19 tied at this value) NormTurn speed retained81%(19 of 21 tied at this value)

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Stats & specs

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Survivability

Hit Points11,100

Displacement1,720 t

Hull dimensions

Length x beam at the waterline, plus draft. Length matters when dodging torpedoes; beam and draft shape how hard the ship is to hit.

102.8 x 9.6 m (ship-model figure)

Armor range6–18 mm

Plate armor thicknesses6, 10, 12, 14, 18 mm

Armor material/layer entries27

Fire resistance

top hull: 1 − 0.8335 fire coefficient = 16.6%. Lowers how often hits set you on fire. It does not reduce the damage a burning fire does per second; fires burn at the full rate on every ship.

16.6%

Fire duration30 s

Fire damage

One unattended fire: 0.003 of max HP per second (0.3%) × 30 s = 0.09 of the pool; 0.09 × 11,100 HP = 999 HP on this ship. 4 fire points can burn at once.

0.3% of HP per second

Flood duration40 s

Flood damage

One unattended flood: 0.0025 of max HP per second (0.25%) × 40 s = 0.1 of the pool; 0.1 × 11,100 HP = 1,110 HP on this ship.

0.25% of HP per second

Torp Reduction

1 − 0.333 hull torpedo-damage coefficient / 0.333 unprotected baseline = 0%. Reduces torpedo hit damage. It does not affect flooding: floods start as often and tick at the full rate.

Magazine HP

Per-turret powder-magazine HP, a separate pool from the ship's. Penetrating hits wear it down and the turret is likelier to be knocked out as it falls, so a larger pool keeps the guns firing through punishment that silences a peer's.

5,600

Steering gear HP

Durability of the steering gears. As this pool drops, hits are likelier to jam the rudder; unlike most modules the steering can be knocked out and repaired but is never permanently destroyed.

3,300

Repairable: penetration50%

Repairable: steering gear50%

Bow section HP

Damage saturation pool for the bow: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 1,600 = 3,200), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.

1,600

Casemate section HP

This section has no practical saturation cap: every hit here keeps dealing its normal share of damage (on most ships the citadel; on many destroyers the casemate).

No saturation cap

Hull section HP

Damage saturation pool for the hull: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 8,300 = 16,600), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.

8,300

Superstructure section HP

Damage saturation pool for the superstructure: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 500 = 1,000), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. The superstructure is not exempt: it saturates exactly like the bow and stern, so shells aimed at it stop dealing full damage once this pool is used up. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.

500

Stern section HP

Damage saturation pool for the stern: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 1,200 = 2,400), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.

1,200

Main Battery

ModuleArtillery: 120 mm 3rd Year Type

Mounts / barrels4 mounts / 4 barrels

Reload time10 s

Firing range9.5 km

Turret traverse7 °/s

Turret armor12 mm

Turret traverse arcs

How far each mount can train, in degrees to either side of the mount's own facing. A rear turret with ±150° leaves a 60° blind wedge over the bow; one-sided arcs are wing mounts that cover a single side. The data does not say which way each mount faces, so the arcs are listed per mount without bow/stern angles.

±147°, ±150°

Guns to bear

Counted from each mount's firing arc: no mount leaves a blind wedge, so every gun bears straight ahead. How far off the bow (or stern) the ship must angle before every main turret can fire: the widest blind wedge among the rear-facing (or forward-facing) mounts, from each mount's trainable arc.

all guns bear at the bow

Shell Grouping (σ)2

Dispersion type

In practice: the baseline curve for a standard destroyer -- at max range (9.5 km) shells land in an ellipse about 87 m wide and 52 m tall. Also on this curve (225): AL Avrora, AL Yukikaze, AL Z24, Acasta, Achilles, Adriatico, Aigle, Akatsuki, Akizuki, Albany, Allen M. Sumner, Attilio Regolo and 213 more.

Standard destroyer

Max Horiz Disp

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the dispersion model:

σ_{H} = (\frac{R}{30} \cdot \frac{idealRadius - minRadius}{idealDistance} + minRadius) \cdot 30

= (\frac{9546}{30} \cdot \frac{8 - 0.5}{1000} + 0.5) \cdot 30 = 86.6 m

86.6 m at 9.5 km

Max Vert Disp

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range:

σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot radiusOnMax

= 86.6 \cdot 0.6 = 52 m

52 m at 9.5 km

Med Horiz Disp

50%-hit horizontal radius:

σ_{H, 50} = σ_{H} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 86.6 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2} = 26 m

26 m at 9.5 km

Med Vert Disp

50%-hit vertical radius:

σ_{V, 50} = σ_{V} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 52 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2} = 15.6 m

15.6 m at 9.5 km

Turret turn time

180 degrees / 7 deg/s traverse speed = 25.7 s.

25.7 s

Shells/min

4 broadside guns x 60 / 10 s base reload = 24.

HE shells

HE alpha2,000

HE Velocity825 m/s

Fire Chance8%

HE fire DPM vs T4 BB13893

Effective HE DPM vs T4 BB61893

HE penetration

20 mm ≈ 120 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

20 mm

HE full-salvo alpha

2,000 HE damage x 4 broadside guns = 8,000.

8,000

HE DPM

8,000 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 10 s base reload = 48,000.

48,000

Fires/min

24 shells/min × 0.08 (8% fire chance) = 1.92.

1.92

AP shells

AP alpha2,000

AP Velocity825 m/s

Min Ricochet45 deg

Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg

Fuse Timer0.01 s

Fuse Threshold20 mm

AP overmatch

floor(120 mm caliber / 14.3) = 8 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

8 mm

AP Pen Close

AP formula evaluated at muzzle velocity:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v_{0}^{1.38}

= 10^{- 7} \cdot 1750 \cdot {20.3}^{0.69} \cdot {0.12}^{- 1.07} \cdot 825^{1.38} = 143 mm

143 mm point-blank

AP Pen Far

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (9.5 km), where the shell has slowed to 298.4 m/s:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot 1750 \cdot {20.3}^{0.69} \cdot {0.12}^{- 1.07} \cdot {298.4}^{1.38} = 35.1 mm

35.1 mm at 9.5 km

AP full-salvo alpha

2,000 AP damage x 4 broadside guns = 8,000.

8,000

AP DPM

8,000 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 10 s base reload = 48,000.

48,000

AP AOE Radius

AP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.

Torpedoes

ModuleTorpedoes: Type92

Launchers / tubes3 launchers × 2 tubes = 6 tubes

Reload time47 s

Projectile speed68.0 kt

Range6.99 km

Maximum simulated damage

Most targets only intersect one hull section, so a hit transfers about 1/3 of the warhead alpha (2/3 when the warhead blast >= 5000 and the burst reaches a second section). For this ship:

D_{sim} = α \cdot c = 40, 200 \cdot 0.333 = 13, 400

. In battle, a hit on the torpedo belt deals the per-hit figure × (1 − the target's torpedo protection %), a bow or stern hit deals it in full, and a torpedo never counts as a citadel hit.

≈ 13,400

Maximum damage (ammunition)

40,200 warhead alpha / 3 + 1,000 blast = 14,400. Warhead alpha / 3 plus the blast addend: the per-torpedo damage figure. The 'Maximum simulated damage' row above applies target geometry to the same warhead.

14,400

Torpedo module damage

Per-torpedo module/blast damage parameter. Most torpedoes carry 500 to 2,000; ships announced by WG as dealing increased module damage carry 9,000 to 12,000, so their hits knock out engines, rudders, and turrets far more often. Comparative figure.

1,000

Torpedo detectability1.4 km

Reaction time

How long a target has to dodge after your torpedo is spotted at its detectability range (lower means less warning):

t_{react} = \frac{1.4 km}{68 kt \times 2.6855} = 7.7 s

. 2.6855 converts knots to m/s on the game clock. Base value; commander torpedo-concealment skills lower it further.

7.7 s

Flooding chance

This torpedo carries a flooding-chance value of 2.4 per hit, shown as

2.4 \times 100 = 240 %

. Values above 100% are normal: in battle the base chance is scaled down by the target's torpedo protection (the Torp Reduction stat on its Survivability card) and any flood-resistance modifiers, so a value above 100% keeps flooding likely even through partial protection.

240%

Torpedo launcher traverse25 °/s

Launch arcscentreline 238°

Torp Turn

Time to rotate the launchers 180 deg:

t_{turn} = \frac{180 °}{25 ° / s} = 7.2 s

7.2 s

Torp Arming213 m

Per-side salvo damage

One side firing, all torpedoes hitting: per-side tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 6 x 13,400 = 80,400. Each hit on the target's torpedo belt is reduced by its torpedo protection %.

80,400

AA Defense

AA mount points2

Maximum AA range

Longest-reaching family on the in-game AA card. Base AirDefense aura max range is 1 km; dual-purpose mount auras extend it.

1 km

7.7 mm Type922×1 8mm

Guns7.7 mm Type92

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS: 3 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.95 hit probability = 10 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

Range1 km

See the AA layers diagram ↓

Maneuverability

Engine power37,500 hp

Maximum speed37.5 kt

Turning circle radius550 m

Rudder shift time2.9 s

Engine power-boost threshold7.0 kt

Engine spool-up time7.7 s

Reverse spool-up time3.8 s

Reverse speed

top speed / 4 + 4.9 = 37.5 / 4 + 4.9 = 14.3 kt. Base value; speed modifiers scale it.

14.3 kt

Crash stop

Seconds from top speed to a dead stop after ordering full reverse: reverse power winds in over the reverse spool-up while water drag does most of the braking, using the ship's own reverse-power ratio. The full curve is on the acceleration chart. Full reverse stops about a quarter faster than a plain Stop order from top speed.

15.1 s

Engine boost threshold (reverse)

Speed below which the engine's built-in power boost applies in reverse.

10.1 kt

Acceleration 0-90%

Time to reach 90% of top speed (33.8 kt of 37.5 kt).

16.3 s

Acceleration 0-99%

Time to reach 99% of top speed (37.1 kt of 37.5 kt). 99% rather than 100% because true top speed is asymptotic (thrust meets drag), so the last fraction of a knot is never quite gained.

27.1 s

Guns in a full turn

With the rudder hard over the hull turns 8.8°/s, so a target drifts across the bow at that rate. Turret traverse minus hull turn: 7 − 8.8 = -1.8°/s, so the guns fall behind and catch up once the turn eases. Main Battery Mod. 2 (+20% traverse) and Mod. 3 (−15%) move this line.

fall behind by 1.8°/s

See the full acceleration curve ↓

Concealment

Detectability by sea

Base value, no camouflage. With a Grade IV permanent camo (or any disposable camo): 5.62 km x 0.955 = 5.37 km. Camouflage does not change detectability by air.

5.62 km

With Grade IV camouflage (sea)

Detectability by sea 5.62 km x 0.955 (Grade IV permanent camo or any disposable camo) = 5.37 km.

5.37 km

Detectability by air2.81 km

Smoke firing penalty2.04 km

Detect when firing (sea)

max(main battery range, sea detectability 5.62 km) = 9.55 km. Equal to the ship's main battery range (never below base detectability): firing makes you visible to everyone you can reach.

9.55 km

Detect when firing (air)

Air detectability 2.81 km + gun-firing bloom 2.4 km = 5.21 km. The bloom tracks main-battery caliber 120 mm × 0.020 = 2.4 km.

5.21 km

Detect when on fire (sea)

Sea detectability 5.62 km + 2.0 km while burning = 7.62 km.

7.62 km

Detect when on fire (air)

Air detectability 2.81 km + 3.0 km while burning = 5.81 km.

5.81 km

Guaranteed Detect2 km

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Consumables

Damage Control Party∞ charges · 40 s reload · 5 s active

Smoke Generator2 charges · 240 s reload · 20 s emit / 77 s cloud active · 450 m radius

Engine Boost2 charges · 180 s reload · 120 s active · +8% speed bonus

Under the hood

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All values are ship base stats with modifications and upgrade changes denoted inline.

The constants behind the formulas and the long tail: shell and dispersion inputs, fixed-range anchors, salvo math, layered AA. Click the formula chip on any row to see how it is calculated.

Main battery formulas

vs standard DDStandard

The standard destroyer dispersion curve.

Shell scatter width @ 5 km52.5 m

(166.7 × (8 − 0.5) / 1000 + 0.5) × 30 = 52.5 m. Horizontal scatter at a fixed 5 km, from the same dispersion model as the rows below - a knife-fight-range anchor comparable across ships.

AP pen 5 km66 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 5 km, from the same ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 1750 \cdot {20.3}^{0.69} \cdot {0.12}^{- 1.07} \cdot {470.4}^{1.38} = 66 mm$ , where 470.4 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 5 km (from 825 m/s at the muzzle). Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

Guns per full salvo (alpha, DPM)4

4 mounts × 1 barrels = 4; all 4 bear on the broadside.

Model inputs

Krupp (AP)1,750

Armor-penetration constant of the AP shell; penetration scales straight with it, so a 10% higher Krupp is 10% more penetration at every range.

AP shell mass20.3 kg

Enters penetration as mass^0.69 and slows the shell's drag deceleration, so a heavier shell keeps more velocity at range.

AP drag coefficient0.331

Air drag on the AP shell in flight; lower keeps velocity, and with it penetration, at long range.

AP muzzle velocity825 m/s

Starting speed of the AP shell; penetration scales with velocity^1.38.

HE muzzle velocity825 m/s

Starting speed of the HE shell; sets its flight time and lead.

idealRadius8

Horizontal dispersion growth per idealDistance of range, in 30 m units; the slope of the scatter-width line.

minRadius0.5

Horizontal dispersion at zero range, in 30 m units; the intercept of the scatter-width line.

idealDistance1,000 m

Range step over which horizontal dispersion grows by idealRadius.

taperDist4,000 m

Inside this range the scatter width tapers toward minRadius instead of following the line.

radiusOnZero0.2

Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at zero range.

radiusOnDelim0.5

Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at the delim point.

radiusOnMax0.6

Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at maximum range.

delim0.5

Where the vertical-scatter curve bends, as a share of maximum range.

Torpedoes

Estimated torpedo reaction time7.7 s

1400 m / (68.0 kt × 2.6855) = 7.7 s. detectability / (speed kt x 2.6855 m/s per knot on the game clock).

Torpedo speed68.0 kt

Travel time to max range38.3 s

6990 m / (68.0 kt × 2.6855) = 38.3 s. range / (speed kt x 2.6855 m/s per knot on the game clock).

Tube count6

3 launchers × 2 tubes.

Per-side salvo6 torpedoes

3 launchers × 2 tubes = 6, all to either side (centreline launchers train across - full salvo to either side).

Full-salvo damage80,400

All tubes hitting one target: tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 6 x 13,400 = 80,400. Each hit on the target's torpedo belt is reduced by its torpedo protection %.

AA defense

AA DPS at max range10

Only families that reach 1 km contribute at the outer edge of the AA bubble. In-game families: 7 7mmLewis 2x1 -> 10 DPS @ 1 km.

AA DPS layered by range10 DPS @ 1 km

@ 1 km: 10 from one family. Cumulative AA DPS at each family range threshold. Inner ranges stack the outer families, so a target closing the distance hits stronger AA bubbles as it crosses each band.

AA DPS at point-blank10

10 = 10 DPS: the sum of every family's average DPS, achievable only inside the closest-range family (1 km).

AA threat index10

10 × 1 = 10. SUM over AA auras of (aura DPS x aura range km). A plane crossing the AA bubble is exposed to each aura for a time proportional to that aura's range, so long-reach DPS is worth more than the same DPS in a short bubble. Units: DPS*km; used to rank overall AA threat across the cohort.

Near aura range1 km

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Ship Charts

Background

A typical Japanese destroyer that was built using the experience gained during World War I. She boasted a very high speed and powerful torpedo armament. The AA artillery, however, was very weak.

Armor Beta

Hull HP 11,100, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds.

Bow & stern10 mm

Overmatched by 136+ AP guns across the bracket. Can’t reliably bow-tank; gets bow-citadelled and overpenned.

Farming6 mm

Superstructure and extremities take HE pens and AP overpens from nearly any gun: steady chip damage. Fire resistance 17%, fires burn 30s. Range-by-range in the Compare tool →

Section	Plates	HP cap	Threats	Tactic
Bow	10 mm primary (range 10–14 mm)	1,600 (14% of HP)	Overmatched by 150mm+ AP (De Ruyter, Karlsruhe)Angle bounces 127mm10 mm: HE pens from 127mm+	Bow-tank fits behind this exterior plate. Saturation is FAST here; the cap is often only a few thousand HP.
Stern	10 mm primary (range 10–14 mm)	1,200 (11% of HP)	Overmatched by 150mm+ AP (De Ruyter, Karlsruhe)Angle bounces 127mm10 mm: HE pens from 127mm+	Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel	18 mm primary (range 10–18 mm)	≈ 165,500 (effectively no cap)	Citadel pen: full damageOver-pen: ×0.10 damage	Effectively no cap; citadel pool sits at ~165k HP on every ship. An AP citadel penetration deals the shell's full damage, the biggest single hit available; only over-penetrations are damped, to ×0.10.
Superstructure	6 mm primary (range 6–18 mm)	500 (5% of HP)	Any HE ≥16 mm pens at full damage	Any HE ≥16 mm pens at full damage. HE-spam target, and the section saturates fast (often only a few thousand HP).
Turret (module, per magazine)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	5,600 magazine HP	Turret knocked out	Per-turret powder-magazine HP, a separate pool that does not drain ship HP. As it is worn down the turret is likelier to be knocked out, and a smaller pool gets there faster.
AA mount (8 mm mount)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	200 per-mount HP	Destroyed at 0 HP	Per-mount HP for the heaviest AA on this ship. An AA mount destroyed at 0 HP stops shooting down planes for the rest of the battle; DCP does not repair destroyed mounts. HE shells specifically target AA mounts since the small-caliber HP pool falls fast.
Rudder (module)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	3,300 module HP	Incapacitated at 0 HP	When module HP reaches 0 the rudder locks at its current angle until DCP repairs it. Repair via Damage Control Party.

Saturation cap = HP a section can absorb before further damage to it is reduced (the "bow-tank" effect). Citadel pool is ~165k on every ship (effectively no cap); damage is gated by pen/over-pen multipliers instead. Superstructure saturates fast but HE always pens regardless of the plate thickness. Rudder (and other module HPs) are a separate pool from ship HP: damaging a module doesn't drain ship HP. Incapacitated modules like the rudder and engine are restored by DCP, but secondary and AA mounts destroyed at 0 HP stay out for the rest of the battle.

Exteriors

Skins & permanent camouflages

Every custom exterior Kamikaze BS can equip.

DefaultThe ship’s standard exterior

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Kamikaze BS

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Playstyle

Overview

Positioning

Potato Avoidance

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Builds

Cohort position

Peers in this cohort

Stats & specs

Under the hood

Main battery formulas

Model inputs

Torpedoes

AA defense

Ship Charts

Background

Armor Beta

Skins & permanent camouflages

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Signature Traits