STAR Kitakaze - Japanese Tier IX Destroyer 1942

Star Kitakaze - Japanese Tier IX Destroyer 1942 (Bounty Hunt Event - How to Obtain)

A space crystal captures the ship. 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.

 

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STAR Kitakaze Info

Ship Name:  IX STAR Kitakaze

Level: 9

Paper ship: Yes

Class:  V7 project destroyer

WG introduction: February 10, 2023

Status when final:  Premium Ship

Ship release: 12.2 - Re-Release 13.0

Base Value:  19,000 doubloons

Nation:  Japan

Current development status: Released

 

 

How to Obtain

Possible Random Bundles Contents

 

1x  IX STAR Kitakaze + Nubes Purpura Permaflage + Commander with 3 points.

 

1x 10-point STAR Kitakaze Commander Andromeda + Voiceover, can be used as commander for any Japanese ship.

 

1x  VIII STAR Edinburgh + Adamas Viridis Permaflage + Commander with 3 points.

 

1x 10-point STAR Edinburgh Commander Triangulum + Voiceover, can be used as commander for any British ship.

 

24x Zero Gravity Bundles

2x +2400% Rare Free XP

5x +600% Special Free XP

 21,600 Elite Commander XP

 

24x Stardust Bundles

2x +160% Rare Credits

5x +40% Special Credits

 7,200 Free XP

 

24x Dark Matter Bundles

2x +800% Rare Ship XP

5x +200% Special Ship XP

 2,880 Coal

 

24x Solar Wind Bundles

2x +800% Rare Commander XP

5x +200% Special Commander XP

 432,000 Credits

 

If you buy all 100 bundles, the cost will be 51,000 doubloons (20% discount) for all of the items listed above.

 

Bundle Price: 600 doubloons each as single purchases, discount prices below

Discounts:

• 1-9 Bundles = 600 doubloons = (0%)
• 10-24 Bundles = 570 doubloons = (5%)
• 25-49 Bundles = 540 doubloons = (10%)
• 50-100 Bundles = 510 doubloons = (15%)

 

The Bounty Hunt Event Armory for EU and Asia Will be available soon.

Click the regional links above to enter your region armory 

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Survivability

Hit Points: 20,700 hp

Overall: 13-20 mm

Side Plating: 19 mm

Deck Plating: 19 mm

Bottom: 20 mm

Turret Plating: 13 mm

Superstructure: 13 mm

Tonnage: 3.888 t

 

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Main Battery Armament

4x2 100 mm/65 Type 98 on a Model A mount:

Max Range: 12.5 km

Reload: 3.0 s

180° Turn Time: 11.3 s

Dispersion at Max Range: 108 m

Sigma: 2.00σ

 

Shell Types:

HE Shells 8x 100 mm HE Type98:

Max HE Shell Damage: 1200

Alpha Piercing HE: 30.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.3137

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 68.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Krupp: 1.0

Shell Mass: 13.0 kg

Shell Ricochet: 91.0°

Shell Speed: 1000.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 5%

 

AP Shells: 8x 100 mm AP Type98:

Max AP Shell Damage: 1700

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.3137

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 10.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.01

Shell Detonator Threshold: 17.0

Shell Krupp: 2154.0

Shell Mass: 13.0 kg

Ricochet: 45.0°

Shell Speed: 1000.0 m/s

 

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Depth Charges

Maximum damage: 4600

Charges: 2

Bombs per charge: 12

Reload time: 40 s

 

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Torpedoes

1x6 610 mm Sextuple/Type F3:

Max Damage: 21,367

Range: 8.0 km

Reload: 157 s

Speed: 76 kts

180 degree turn time: 7.2 s

Torpedo detectability: 1.8 km

Enemy response time after spotting these torps: 9.11 s

 

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Anti Aircraft Defence

Long Range:

4x2 100 mm/65 Type 98 on a Model A mount:

Action Zone: 3.5-5.8 km

Hit Probability: 100 %

Damage Within an Explosion: 1470

Damage by Zone Area AA: 109

Continuous Damage: 214

Number of Explosions Per Salvo: 5

Mid Range:

6x2 40 mm/60 Type 5 on a twin mount:

Firing range: 3.5 km

Hit Probability: 100 %

Damage by Zone Area AA: 123

Short Range:

18x1 25 mm/60 Type 96 on a single mount:

Firing range: 2.5 km

Hit Probability: 95 %

Damage by Zone Area AA: 74

 

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Mobility

Maximum speed: 36.0 knots

Turning circle radius: 730 m

Rudder shift time: 4.6 s

Propulsion: 52,000 hp

 

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Visibility

Surface Detectability: 7.5 km

Air Detectability: 3.7 km

Detectability by enemy subs: 0-3.7 km

Detectability whilst firing in smoke: 2.5 km

 

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Available Consumables

Slot 1: Damage Control Party:

Charges: infinite

Action Time: 5 s

Reload Time: 40 s

Slot 2: Smoke Generator:

Charges: 3

Action Time: 20 s

Smoke screen dispersion time: 93 s

Radius: 450.0 m

Reload Time: 160 s

Slot 3: Engine Boost:

Charges: 3

Action Time: 120 s

Reload Time: 120 s

Boost: +8%

Slot 4: Torpedo Reload:

Charges: 3

Action Time: 1 s

Reload Time: 160 s

Torpedoe Tube Reload Time: 5 s