Ship Database

Tier IX Destroyer Premium

Japan

STAR Kitakaze

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.

Doubloons: 21,500

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points: 20,700
Maximum speed: 36.0 knots
Surface detection: 7.5 km
Main battery range: 12.5 km
Main battery reload: 3.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 15 km

Every bar uses the same 15 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

Surface detection7.5 km
Main battery12.5 km
Torpedoes8 km

Damage comparison

Published maximum per hit

Ship-relative

Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.

HE · 100 mm HE Type 98 1,200
AP · 100 mm AP Type 98 1,700
Torpedo · Type F3 21,366
Depth charge 4,600

Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed: 36.0 knots
Turning circle radius: 730 m
Rudder shift time: 4.6 s

Maneuverability API rating 64

Concealment

Surface detection: 7.5 km
Air detection: 3.7 km
Submarine detection: 3.7 km

Concealment API rating 87

Survivability

Hit points: 20,700
Torpedo damage reduction: 0 %

Survivability API rating 35

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range: 13–20 mm

Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 45

Maximum range: 12.5 km
Reload time: 3.0 s
Rate of fire: 20.0 rounds/min
180° turn time: 11.3 s
Maximum dispersion: 108 m

Shells

Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.

100 mm HE Type 98

Maximum damage per hit: 1,200
Fire chance: 5.0 %
Muzzle velocity: 1,000 m/s
Shell mass: 13 kg

100 mm AP Type 98

Maximum damage per hit: 1,700
Muzzle velocity: 1,000 m/s
Shell mass: 13 kg

Gun layout

Mount: 100 mm/65 Type 98 on a Model A mount
Mounts: 4
Barrels each: 2

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Underwater armament

Torpedoes

Torpedoes API rating 16

Type F3

Maximum range: 8.0 km
Maximum damage per hit: 21,366
Reload time: 157 s
Speed: 76 knots
Detectability: 1.8 km
180° turn time: 7.2 s

Torpedo-tube layout

Mount: 610 mm Sextuple
Mounts: 1
Tubes each: 6

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 66

Aura: 25 mm/60 Type 96 on a single mount
Calibre: 25 mm
Mounts: 18

Aura: 40 mm/60 Type 5 on a twin mount
Calibre: 40 mm
Mounts: 6

Aura: 100 mm/65 Type 98 on a Model A mount
Calibre: 100 mm
Mounts: 4

Depth charges

Maximum damage per charge: 4,600
Maximum packs: 2
Charges per pack: 12
Reload time: 40.0 s

Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points: 20,700
Main-battery barrels: 4
Torpedo tubes: 1
AA mounts: 28

Engine

Published maximum speed: 36.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.

Propulsion: 52,000 hp

Default

Type: Engine

Type F3

Default

Type: Torpedoes

100 mm/65 Type 98 on a Model A mount

Default

Type: Artillery

STAR Kitakaze

Default

Type: Hull

Type9 mod. 1

Default

Type: Suo

Compatible upgrades

Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.

Propulsion Modification 1

Modernization

Reduces time to full speed

Credits: 1,000,000

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Concealment System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 2,000,000

Main Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 125,000

Torpedo Tubes Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 3,000,000

Aiming Systems Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Damage Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 1,000,000

Torpedo Lookout System

Modernization

Credits: 2,000,000

Main Battery Modification 3

Modernization

Credits: 3,000,000

Steering Gears Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 2,000,000

Main Battery Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Damage Control System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 250,000

Steering Gears Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 1,000,000

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 125,000

Gun Fire Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 3,000,000

AA Guns Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Available module groups: 10
Compatible upgrades: 16
Upgrade slots: 6
Published battle levels: 9–11

Cross-nation comparison

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Guns: 12.3 km

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HP: 17,600
Speed: 36 kn
Guns: 12.3 km

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Germany

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HP: 17,000
Speed: 35 kn
Guns: 11.9 km
Torps: 8 km

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