Shigure - Tier VIII Japanese Premium Destroyer 1936

Shigure, one of ten Shiratsuyu-class destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy, had a distinguished service record when she was sunk by an American submarine in January 1945. During the Pacific War, she earned a reputation for being "lucky" or "unsinkable", emerging from several battles with no damage and twice surviving as the sole ship of a Japanese force.

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Key Features and Battle Tips

Shigure: Key Features

• Superior Stealth: Shigure boasts exceptional concealment, making her one of the hardest destroyers to detect when properly built.
• Heavy Torpedo Punch: Equipped with two quadruple launchers and a Torpedo Reload Booster, she can launch devastating waves of torpedoes in a short window.
• Exhaust Smoke Generator: Unlike standard smoke, this allows her to remain hidden even while moving at full speed.
• Unique Armor Saturation: She features a special midsection armor mechanic (similar to French destroyers) that reduces incoming damage after a certain threshold is reached.
• Low Survivability: A small HP pool means she cannot afford to trade hits in prolonged gunfights.

Shigure: Battle Tips

• Focus on Isolation: Use your stealth to hunt down isolated battleships and heavy cruisers. Avoid the "cap-contesting" brawl unless you have clear support.
• Master the Disengage: Save your Exhaust Smoke Generator and Engine Boost for when you are spotted or overextended; they are your best tools for a clean getaway.
• Mind the Radar: Your concealment is your primary defense. Always check the enemy roster for ships with Surveillance Radar before committing to a close-range flank.
• Torpedo Discipline: Don't just fire on reload. Use your stealth to get into a flanking position where enemies are less likely to expect a spread, then use the Reload Booster for a "wall of skill."
• Pick Your Battles: While your 127mm guns have decent alpha damage, only use them to finish off low-HP targets or when you are safely inside your smoke.

Ship Info

Ship Name:   VIII Shigure

Level: 8

WG introduction: January 8, 2026

Status during tests:  VIII Shigure

Base value: 13,000

Estimated release: 15.2

Game Nation:  Japan

Armor

Hit points: 13,100

Fires duration: 30 s

Hull plating fore/mid/aft: 19 mm

Deck plating fore/mid/aft: 19 mm

Superstructure: 10 mm

Citadel Bottom: 20 mm

Turrets: 20 mm

Tonnage: 1,980 t

Main Battery Armament

2 x 2 127 mm/50 3rd Year Type on a Type C mount:

Firing range: 11.3 km

Reload time: 5.6 s

180-degree turn time: 30.0 s

Maximum dispersion: 100 m

Sigma: 2.0σ

Shell Types

HE Shells

4x 127 127 mm HE Type1:

Alpha Damage: 2,150

Alpha Piercing HE: 21.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.334

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 68.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 127 mm

Shell Krupp: 450.0

Shell Mass: 23.0 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Shell Speed: 915.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 9%

AP Shells

4x 127 mm AP Type0:

Alpha Damage: 2,150

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.334

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 10.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.01

Shell Detonator Threshold: 21.0

Shell Diameter: 127 mm

Shell Krupp: 2266.0

Shell Mass: 23.0 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 45.0°

Shell Speed: 915.0 m/s

Torpedoes

2 × 4 610 mm Quad/Type90 mod. 1:

Maximum damage: 17,233

Maximum range: 10.0 km

Speed: 62 kt.

Detectability range: 1.6 km

Torpedo tube reload time: 95 s

180 degree turn time: 25.0 s

Chance of Flood: 287%

Depth Charges

Maximum damage: 4600

Number of charges: 2

Bombs in a charge: 12

Reload time: 40 s

Secondaries

Not Available

Anti Aircraft Armament

Short Range

Continuous damage: 141

3 x 3 25 mm/60 Type 96 on a triple mount;
1 x 2 25 mm/60 Type 96 on a twin mount;
15 x 1 25 mm/60 Type 96 on a single mount;
4 x 1 13 mm/76 Type 93 on a single mount:

Continuous damage per second: 148

Hit probability: 95 %

Action zone: 2.5 km

Mobility

Maximum speed: 34.0 kt

Turning circle radius: 590 m

Rudder shift time: 4.4 s

Propulsion: 42,000 hp

Detection

Detectability range by sea: 6.5 km

Detectability after firing a main gun shell: 11.3 km

Detectability after firing main guns in smoke: 2.5 km

Detectability when ship is on fire: 8.5 km

Detectability range by depths: 0.0-2.8 km

Detectability range by air: 2.8 km

Detectability after firing a main gun shell: 6.5 km

Detectability when ship is on fire: 4.8 km

Available Consumables

Slot 1: Damage Control Party

Charges: unlimited

Work time: 5 s

Reload time: 40 s

Slot 2: Exhaust Smoke Generator

Charges: 3

Action time: 30 s

Reload time: 120 s

Smoke dispersion time: 10.0 s

Action radius: 0.45 km

Slot 3: Engine Boost

Charges: 3

Maximum speed: +8%

Duration time: 120 s

Reload time: 120 s

Slot 4: Torpedo Reload Booster

Charges: 3

Torpedo reload time: 5 s

Reload time: 200 s

Note: All stats are listed without crew and upgrade modifiers but with best available modules. The stats are subject to change at any time.

Important: All information in this post is 'Work in Progress', the announced adjustments and features may undergo multiple changes during testing, all changes will be added to this post immediately after they become available, the final details will be officially published and labelled in the ship info as 'Released' on this post.