Ship Database
Tier III Destroyer

Japan

Wakatake

The last class of Japanese "small" destroyers comprised eight Wakatake-class ships built between 1921 and 1923. They effectively constituted an enlarged Momi class. The lead ship of the series was laid down in December 1921. She participated in the Sino-Japanese War, patrolling the coast of China. During World War II, she served as an escort ship. The...

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The last class of Japanese "small" destroyers comprised eight Wakatake-class ships built between 1921 and 1923. They effectively constituted an enlarged Momi class. The lead ship of the series was laid down in December 1921. She participated in the Sino-Japanese War, patrolling the coast of China. During World War II, she served as an escort ship. The ship was sunk on March 30, 1944, during an Allied air raid on Palau.

Credits
256,000
Official profile image of Wakatake

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
7,300
Maximum speed
35.5 knots
Surface detection
5.9 km
Main battery range
9.4 km
Main battery reload
12.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 10 km

Every bar uses the same 10 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

  • Surface detection5.9 km
  • Main battery9.4 km
  • Torpedoes7 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 · 120 mm HE Type1 1,700
  • AP · 120 mm AP Type0 2,000
  • Torpedo · 533 mm Type44 mod. 2 9,066
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
35.5 knots
Turning circle radius
470 m
Rudder shift time
4.0 s
Maneuverability API rating 66

Concealment

Surface detection
5.9 km
Air detection
2.0 km
Submarine detection
2.0 km
Concealment API rating 96

Survivability

Hit points
7,300
Torpedo damage reduction
0 %
Survivability API rating 10

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
6–12 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 41
Maximum range
9.4 km
Reload time
12.0 s
Rate of fire
5.0 rounds/min
180° turn time
22.5 s
Maximum dispersion
85 m

Shells

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

120 mm HE Type1
HE
Maximum damage per hit
1,700
Fire chance
7.0 %
Muzzle velocity
825 m/s
Shell mass
20 kg
120 mm AP Type0
AP
Maximum damage per hit
2,000
Muzzle velocity
825 m/s
Shell mass
20 kg
Gun layout
Mount
120 mm/45 3rd Year Type on a Model G mount
Mounts
3
Barrels each
1

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Underwater armament

Torpedoes

Torpedoes API rating 8

533 mm Type44 mod. 2

Maximum range
7.0 km
Maximum damage per hit
9,066
Reload time
39 s
Speed
57 knots
Detectability
1.2 km
180° turn time
7.2 s
Torpedo-tube layout
Mount
533 mm Twin
Mounts
2
Tubes each
2

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 6
Aura
6.5 mm/115 3rd Year Type on a single mount
Calibre
6 mm
Mounts
2
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
7,300
Main-battery barrels
3
Torpedo tubes
2
AA mounts
2

Engine

Published maximum speed
35.5 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

Wakatake (A)

Default
Type
Hull
Purchase
30,000 credits
Next modules
1

Wakatake (B)

Type
Hull
Research
950 XP
Purchase
70,000 credits
Next ships
1

Type3 mod. 1

Default
Type
Suo
Purchase
18,500 credits

120 mm/45 3rd Year Type on a Model G mount

Default
Type
Artillery
Purchase
21,000 credits

Propulsion: 21,500 hp

Default
Type
Engine
Purchase
19,500 credits

Type44 mod. 2

Default
Type
Torpedoes
Purchase
24,000 credits

Compatible upgrades

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

Main Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Damage Control System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
250,000

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Next ships

Research costs published in this ship's official progression data.

Ship
Isokaze
Research cost
5,100 XP
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
3
Researchable next ships
1
Upgrade slots
2
Published battle levels
3–4

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