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Yūgumo

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Japan · Tier VIII · Destroyer · Tech Tree: Torpedo Destroyers

Stealth torpedo destroyerSpot and ambush with torps; avoid open gunfights.

Playstyle

Push deep into caps with 6.6 km detection - closer than peer DDs can match
Avoid: Burning the 6.6 km concealment advantage on guns

Key characteristics

Torpedoes (11 km)Stealthy (6.6 km)SmokeTorp Reload BoosterFragile

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Playstyle

Overview

Yūgumo is a Tier VIII Japanese stealth destroyer with cohort-best surface detection (6.6 km). The kit opens detection windows other DDs cannot, so her value is contesting caps her peer DDs cannot reach unspotted. Standout traits: best HE alpha in T8 DDs (2,150) and best torpedo alpha in T8 DDs (23,767).

Positioning

Push deep into caps with 6.6 km detection - closer than peer DDs can match. The advantage opens windows for free torpedo drops and unspotted reposition; treat the cap as yours to take rather than yours to contest.

Potato Avoidance

Burning the 6.6 km concealment advantage on guns

Every salvo lights you up and gives back the detection edge that makes the kit work; reserve guns for finishing damage on already-spotted ships, and prioritize torpedo drops you can fire while undetected.

Signature Traits

Heavy torpedoes

23767.0 damage per torpedo, best of T8 DDs.

Best-in-class stealth

6.62 km surface detect, top decile of T8 DDs. Stays dark longer.

Heavy HE shells

2150.0 damage per HE shell, top decile of T8 DDs. Punishes superstructure and modules harder than peers.

Stealth torpedo DD

Concealment and torpedo alpha both in the top brackets. Strike from dark, fade before the lit reads register.

Fragile HP pool

15700.0 HP, bottom decile of T8 DDs. Trade hits sparingly.

Low AP DPM

155294 AP DPM, bottom decile of T8 DDs. Citadel windows matter more than spam.

Acquisition

How to get Yūgumo

Yūgumo is available in the Torpedo Destroyers branch of the Japan Tech Tree for 25,000,000 credits after researching it in the branch. Known module upgrades cost up to 6,250,000 credits.

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Japan Tech Tree

Yūgumo sits in the Torpedo Destroyers branch. The highlighted path shows the local branch context inside the full Japan tree.

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Builds Beta

Build for concealment, torpedo reload/damage, speed, and survivability. Preserve HP so the guns remain an emergency option, not the main damage plan.

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Cohort position

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Where Yūgumo sits among Tier VIII DDs (25 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 profile6.62 km / 3.31 km (1/25 / 1/25) BestTorpedo damage23,767 (1 of 2 tied) Top 10%Rudder shift4.7 s (3/25) Top 10%HE shell damage2,150 (3/24) Top 10%Displacement2,520 t (2/25) Top 25%HE fire chance9% (6/24) Top 25%Main dispersion87.8 m (5/25) Top 25%Acceleration10.65 s (5/25) Top 25%Power-to-weight20.63 hp/t (6/25) Bottom 25%Main battery range10.67 km (23/25) Bottom 25%Main battery reload5.1 s (20/25) Bottom 25%Engine power52,000 hp (21/25) Bottom 25%Turn-speed retention81.2 hp/m (23/25) Bottom 25%AA threat706 (20/25) WorstHit points15,700 HP (25/25) WorstTraverse-to-turn ratio4.83 × (25/25) WorstAP DPM155,294 (23/23) WorstDeck armor6 mm (18/18)

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Not standouts for Yūgumo -- 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 speed35.5 kt(17/25) Main battery caliber127 mm(17/25) Fires per minute6.35(14/24) HE DPM151,765(15/24) AP shell damage2,200(15/23) AP velocity915 m/s(9/23) HE velocity915 m/s(8/24) AP fuse timer0.01 s(13/23) AP arming threshold21 mm(11/23) AA DPS195(18/25) AA range5 km(14/25) Torpedo range11.01 km(9/24) Torpedo speed67 kt(9/24) Torpedo reload93 s(10/24) NormAP ricochet start45°(17 of 23 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(17 of 23 tied at this value) NormMax armor20 mm(22 of 25 tied at this value) NormCitadel belt20 mm(21 of 24 tied at this value)

Peers in this cohort

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Stats & specs

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

TRBSmokeEngine Boost

Survivability

Hit PointsInitial: 14,200 → 15,700

Displacement2,520 t

Armor range6–20 mm

Plate armor thicknesses6, 13, 15, 19, 20 mm

Armor material/layer entries24

Fire resistance40%

Fire duration30 s

Torp Reduction0%

Magazine HP

The magazine is the module a detonation comes from. Penetrating hits to it raise the detonation chance from 1% toward 30% as its HP is worn down, so a larger magazine pool rides out citadel hits longer before a detonation becomes likely.

7,900

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.

4,700

Main Battery

ModuleArtillery: 127 mm Type3

Mounts / barrels3 mounts / 6 barrels

Reload time5.7 s

Firing range (base)9.7 km

Firing range (top fire control)10.7 km

Turret traverse7.9 °/s

Shell Grouping (σ)

Shell grouping (sigma); shown in-game as Shell Grouping.

Max Horiz Disp

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (9702/30·(8−0.5)/1000 + 0.5)·30 = 87.8 m

87.8 m

Max Vert Disp

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range = max horizontal × radiusOnMax = 87.8 × 0.6 = 52.7 m

52.7 m

Med Horiz Disp

50%-hit horizontal radius = max horizontal × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 87.8 × 0.319 (σ=2) = 28 m

28 m

Med Vert Disp

50%-hit vertical radius = max vertical × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 52.7 × 0.319 (σ=2) = 16.8 m

16.8 m

Turret turn time

180 degrees / 7.9 deg/s traverse speed = 22.8 s.

22.8 s

Base shells/min

6 broadside guns x 60 / 5.7 s base reload = 63.2.

63.2

HE shells

HE Damage2,150

HE Velocity915 m/s

Fire Chance9%

HE penetration

21 mm ≈ 127 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

21 mm

HE full-salvo alpha

2,150 HE damage x 6 broadside guns = 12,900.

12,900

Base HE DPM

12,900 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5.7 s base reload = 135,789.

135,789

Installed HE DPM

12,900 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5.1 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 151,765.

151,765

Base fires/min

6 HE shells x 60 / 5.7 s reload x 9% fire chance = 5.68.

5.68

AP shells

AP Damage2,200

AP Velocity915 m/s

Min Ricochet45 deg

Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg

Fuse Timer0.01 s

Fuse Threshold21 mm

AP overmatch

floor(127 mm caliber / 14.3) = 8 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

8 mm

AP Pen Close

Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity: 1e-7 × Krupp × mass^0.69 × caliber_m^-1.07 × v0^1.38 = 1e-7 × 2266 × 23^0.69 × 0.127^-1.07 × 915^1.38 = 219 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.

219 mm

AP Pen Far

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (13.3 km), where the shell has slowed to 255.2 m/s: 1e-7 × 2266 × 23^0.69 × 0.127^-1.07 × 255.2^1.38 = 37.6 mm.

37.6 mm

AP full-salvo alpha

2,200 AP damage x 6 broadside guns = 13,200.

13,200

Base AP DPM

13,200 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5.7 s base reload = 138,947.

138,947

Installed AP DPM

13,200 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5.1 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 155,294.

155,294

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.

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Torpedoes

ModuleType93 mod. 2

Launchers / tubes2 launchers × 4 tubes = 8 tubes

Reload time93 s

Projectile speed67 kt

Range11.01 km

Maximum simulated damage22,267 (est.)

Alpha damage66,800

Torpedo detectability1.7 km

Torpedo launcher traverse25 °/s

Torp Turn7.2 s

Torp Arming517 m

Per-side salvo damage

per-side salvo x per-torpedo simulated damage.

178,136

AA Defense

AA mount pointsInitial: 7 → 13

Close-range AA DPS

Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (43×3.5×0.95) + (15×3.5×1) = 195. Covers AA-only mounts plus dual-purpose secondaries (Bismarck 105mm, USN 5"/38 cruiser secondaries) and dual-purpose main batteries (Sumner-class 5"/38, Akizuki-line 100mm). Formula validated against in-game captures on California, Sumner, Manfred von Richthofen, Dante Alighieri (exact) and within +/-17% on the remaining verified ships.

195

Maximum AA range

Longest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.

5 km

25 mm Type96 mod. 1Initial: 3×3 → 5×3 25mm

25 mm/60 Type96 mod. 14×1 25mm

25 mm Type96 mod. 1Initial: 3×2 → 4×2 25mm

DPS

Includes 15 continuous AA damage from dual-purpose main battery firing as AA in this range band.

Range5 km

DPSInitial: 18 → 43

Range3.1 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 15 + Near 43 = 58

Maneuverability

Engine moduleEngine: 52,000 hp

Engine power52,000 hp

Maximum speed35.5 kt

Turning circle radius640 m

Engine power multiplier speed threshold7 kt

Traverse-to-turn ratio4.8× drags

Concealment

Detectability by sea6.62 km

Detectability by air3.31 km

Smoke firing penalty2.47 km

Detect after firing main guns6.62 km

Detect Fire Sea8.62 km

Detect Fire Air6.31 km

Guaranteed Detect2 km

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Consumables

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

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Smoke Generator2 charges · 240 s reload · 15 s emit / 89 s cloud active

Torpedo Reload Booster1 charges · 360 s reload · 8 s active · Rapid torpedo reload

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

Module options (3)

Stats above use the fully-upgraded modules. These are the research-tree alternatives; trade-offs are flagged.

HullUpgrade

Hit points14,200 → 15,700
Rudder shift6.6 → 4.7 s
AA mounts7 → 13
Close-range AA DPS18 → 43
Turret traverse7.9 → 12 °/s

Fire controlUpgrade

Main battery range9,702 → 10672.2 m

TorpedoesUpgrade

Range9.99 → 11.01 km
Reload100 → 93 s
Alpha damage58,700 → 66,800
Display damage19,567 → 22,267

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Numbers the spec table cannot show directly: alpha-strike math, DPM, dispersion, AP penetration. Click the formula chip on any row to reveal how it is calculated.

Main battery formulas

Shell Grouping (σ)2

Shell grouping (sigma); shown in-game as Shell Grouping.

Max Horiz Disp87.8 m

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (9702/30·(8−0.5)/1000 + 0.5)·30 = 87.8 m

Max Vert Disp52.7 m

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range = max horizontal × radiusOnMax = 87.8 × 0.6 = 52.7 m

Med Horiz Disp28 m

50%-hit horizontal radius = max horizontal × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 87.8 × 0.319 (σ=2) = 28 m

Med Vert Disp16.8 m

50%-hit vertical radius = max vertical × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 52.7 × 0.319 (σ=2) = 16.8 m

AP Pen Close219 mm

Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity: 1e-7 × Krupp × mass^0.69 × caliber_m^-1.07 × v0^1.38 = 1e-7 × 2266 × 23^0.69 × 0.127^-1.07 × 915^1.38 = 219 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.

AP Pen Far37.6 mm

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (13.3 km), where the shell has slowed to 255.2 m/s: 1e-7 × 2266 × 23^0.69 × 0.127^-1.07 × 255.2^1.38 = 37.6 mm.

HE penetration21 mm

21 mm ≈ 127 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

AP overmatch8 mm

floor(127 mm caliber / 14.3) = 8 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

AP AOE Radius10

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.

Broadside guns used for alpha6

All 6 barrels bear on the broadside.

Turret turn time22.8 s

180 degrees / 7.9 deg/s traverse speed = 22.8 s.

HE full-salvo alpha12,900

2,150 HE damage x 6 broadside guns = 12,900.

AP full-salvo alpha13,200

2,200 AP damage x 6 broadside guns = 13,200.

Base HE DPM135,789

12,900 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5.7 s base reload = 135,789.

Base AP DPM138,947

13,200 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5.7 s base reload = 138,947.

Installed HE DPM151,765

12,900 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5.1 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 151,765.

Installed AP DPM155,294

13,200 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5.1 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 155,294.

Base shells/min63.2

6 broadside guns x 60 / 5.7 s base reload = 63.2.

Installed shells/min70.6

6 broadside guns x 60 / 5.1 s installed Artillery reload = 70.6.

Base fires/min5.68

6 HE shells x 60 / 5.7 s reload x 9% fire chance = 5.68.

Installed fires/min6.35

6 HE shells x 60 / 5.1 s installed reload x 9% fire chance = 6.35.

Torpedoes

Torpedo detectability1.7 km

Estimated torpedo reaction time9.8 s

detectability / (speed kt x 2.6 community game-speed factor).

Torpedo speed67 kt

Travel time to max range63.2 s

range / (speed kt x 2.6 community game-speed factor).

Tube count8

2 launchers x 4 tubes.

Per-side salvo8 torpedoes

8 (centerline launchers train across - full salvo to either side).

Full-salvo damage178,136

tube count x per-torpedo simulated damage (all torpedoes hitting).

Per-side salvo damage178,136

per-side salvo x per-torpedo simulated damage.

AA defense

Close-range AA DPS195

Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (43×3.5×0.95) + (15×3.5×1) = 195. Covers AA-only mounts plus dual-purpose secondaries (Bismarck 105mm, USN 5"/38 cruiser secondaries) and dual-purpose main batteries (Sumner-class 5"/38, Akizuki-line 100mm). Formula validated against in-game captures on California, Sumner, Manfred von Richthofen, Dante Alighieri (exact) and within +/-17% on the remaining verified ships.

Maximum AA range5 km

Longest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.

AA threat index706

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 range3.1 km

Armor

Hull HP 14,200 → 15,700 with hull upgrade, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds. HP caps are the exact in-game values, not estimated.

Section	Plates	HP cap	Threats	Tactic
Bow	20 mm primary (range 19–20 mm)	2,400 (15% of HP)	Overmatched by 305mm+ (Cherbourg, Brandenburg)Angle bounces 283mm20 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.
Hull (midship)	15 mm	11,800 (75% of HP)	Overmatched by 283mm+ (Scharnhorst '43, Schill)Angle bounces 203mm15 mm: HE pens from 127mm+	Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest.
Stern	20 mm primary (range 15–20 mm)	1,600 (10% of HP)	Overmatched by 305mm+ (Cherbourg, Brandenburg)Angle bounces 283mm20 mm: HE pens from 127mm+	Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel	20 mm primary (range 13–20 mm)	≈ 165,500 (effectively no cap)	Citadel pen ×0.50 damageOver-pen: ×0.10 damage	Effectively no cap; citadel pool sits at ~165k HP on every ship. Damage is gated by pen/over-pen multipliers instead (×0.50 direct pen, ×0.10 over-pen).
Superstructure	6 mm	700 (4% 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	7,900 magazine HP	Magazine detonation1–30% chance · below ~75% HP	Per-turret powder-magazine HP. Detonation chance scales from 1% (no mag damage) to 30% (full mag damage); this range is the in-game value. Detonation can't roll while the ship is above ~75% HP (the standard detonation-protection threshold, not a per-ship stat). Smaller magazines saturate to the 30% ceiling faster.
AA mount (25 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	4,700 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.

Shell ballistics chart

AP penetration, impact velocity, flight time and impact angle vs range. Click to load the interactive chart.

Balance History

Balance updates affecting Yūgumo. Cards are condensed; use each source link for full context.

Buff ×2Main Battery ×1

2022-11-03

November Update: Under the Black Flag

Yūgumo is simply not far enough from Kagerō, hence some basic damage improvements.
Torpedo launcher reload time for upgraded torpedoes reduced from 100 to 93 s.
HP for stock hull increased from 13,900 to 14,200; for upgraded hull— 15,200 to 15,700.

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Exteriors

Skins & permanent camouflages

Every custom exterior Yūgumo can equip, from in-game data.

DefaultThe ship’s standard exterior

Primary official WG sources

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2022-07-14 · Official ship feature / stats Strive for Greatness: Tier VIII development blog Official source 2022-07-21 · Patch notes Anniversary Update: New Horizons Patch notes