IJN Yuudachi - Revision history

U44629479: Edits

2024-08-19T18:49:18Z

Edits

U74227410: added a section on survivability and armor, it touches on her lack of armor, low crew count, relatively poor magazine placement/protection and low silhouette

2024-08-17T21:25:13Z

added a section on survivability and armor, it touches on her lack of armor, low crew count, relatively poor magazine placement/protection and low silhouette

U17577377: Gameplay

2024-02-04T16:35:09Z

Gameplay

U38088265: /* Description */

2024-01-17T18:10:34Z

‎Description

U38088265: /* Description */ Reverted format pending gameplay

2024-01-17T18:10:02Z

‎Description: Reverted format pending gameplay

U38088265: /* Description */

2023-07-22T16:07:33Z

‎Description

U17577377: /* Description */ I'll come back to gameplay at a later date, just want to get history summaries out.

2023-07-19T13:57:05Z

‎Description: I'll come back to gameplay at a later date, just want to get history summaries out.

U12017485: +NavalMobility

2023-02-19T22:00:16Z

+NavalMobility

U17577377: /* Primary armament */

2023-02-14T21:29:58Z

‎Primary armament

U44629479: Edits

2022-11-20T10:20:18Z

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 === Survivability and armour ===
 {{Specs-Fleet-Armour}}
-The Yuudachi has no armor beyond her steel hull the 0.125 inch antifragmentation armor of the main calliber turrets which isn't rare for destroyers. She has the lowest crew count among 4.7 battle rating destroyers with even a few frigates like the british Whitby class (F-77) or the german Köln F220 having slightly larger crew sizes. Her magazines for the main guns are roughly on par with other countries in size but are slightly higher up and exposed than most other similar ships, with no neraby modules to shield them from potential damage. She does present a slightly lower and longer silhouette than most of her peers which helps her survivability.
+The Yuudachi has no armour beyond her steel hull the 0.125 inch antifragmentation armour of the main calibre turrets which isn't rare for destroyers. She has the lowest crew count among destroyers at its battle ratin, with even a few frigates like the British Whitby class (F-77) or the German Köln F220 having slightly larger crew sizes. Her magazines for the main guns are roughly on par with other countries in size but are slightly higher up and more exposed than other similar ships, with no nearby modules to shield them from potential damage. She does present a slightly lower and longer silhouette than most of her peers which helps with her survivability.
 === Mobility ===
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 {{main|127 mm/50 3rd Year Type (127 mm)}}
-The ''Yuudachi''<nowiki/>'s main armament is comprised of five 127 mm Type 3 cannons in two dual and one single gun turret. Note that none of the turrets are superfiring, requiring a broadside to bring all guns to bear.
+The Yuudachi's main armament is comprised of five 127 mm Type 3 cannons in two dual and one single gun turret. Note that none of the turrets are superfiring, requiring a broadside to bring all guns to bear.
 The Type 3 cannon is the same one found on most of the modern IJN destroyers. Unfortunately, it suffers from multiple drawbacks such as slow reload and traverse speed. This makes the cannon relatively ineffective against aircraft, coupled with the lack of proximity fuse shells (only time-fused shells are available). It also does not have access to any armour-piercing rounds, limiting its effectiveness against heavy warships. The cannons will do just fine against destroyers and small craft, but the poor rate of fire will leave you unable to win against most other destroyers in a straight up gun battle. However, you are still much more well-armed than reserve destroyers, and can destroy most of them in an even fight.

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 === Survivability and armour ===
 {{Specs-Fleet-Armour}}
-''Talk about the vehicle's armour. Note the most well-defended and most vulnerable zones, e.g. the ammo magazine. Evaluate the composition of components and assemblies responsible for movement and manoeuvrability. Evaluate the survivability of the primary and secondary armaments separately. Don't forget to mention the size of the crew, which plays an important role in fleet mechanics. Save tips on preserving survivability for the "Usage in battles" section. If necessary, use a graphical template to show the most well-protected or most vulnerable points in the armour.''
+The Yuudachi has no armor beyond her steel hull the 0.125 inch antifragmentation armor of the main calliber turrets which isn't rare for destroyers. She has the lowest crew count among 4.7 battle rating destroyers with even a few frigates like the british Whitby class (F-77) or the german Köln F220 having slightly larger crew sizes. Her magazines for the main guns are roughly on par with other countries in size but are slightly higher up and exposed than most other similar ships, with no neraby modules to shield them from potential damage. She does present a slightly lower and longer silhouette than most of her peers which helps her survivability.
 === Mobility ===
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 {{main|127 mm/50 3rd Year Type (127 mm)}}
-The ''Yuudachi''<nowiki />'s main armament is comprised of five 127 mm Type 3 cannons in two dual and one single gun turret. Note that none of the turrets are superfiring, requiring a broadside to bring all guns to bear.
+The ''Yuudachi''<nowiki/>'s main armament is comprised of five 127 mm Type 3 cannons in two dual and one single gun turret. Note that none of the turrets are superfiring, requiring a broadside to bring all guns to bear.
 The Type 3 cannon is the same one found on most of the modern IJN destroyers. Unfortunately, it suffers from multiple drawbacks such as slow reload and traverse speed. This makes the cannon relatively ineffective against aircraft, coupled with the lack of proximity fuse shells (only time-fused shells are available). It also does not have access to any armour-piercing rounds, limiting its effectiveness against heavy warships. The cannons will do just fine against destroyers and small craft, but the poor rate of fire will leave you unable to win against most other destroyers in a straight up gun battle. However, you are still much more well-armed than reserve destroyers, and can destroy most of them in an even fight.
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=jp_destroyer_yuudachi Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
 == See also ==
 ''Links to articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 * ''reference to the series of the ship;''
 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' (夕立, [[Abbreviations#.28JP.29_Naval|namesake]]: Evening Squall) is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} Japanese destroyer {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced during [[Update 1.89 "Imperial Navy"]] as a reward for the [[wt:en/news/6293/current|2019 Operation H.E.A.T event]].
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' (夕立, [[Abbreviations#.28JP.29_Naval|namesake]]: Evening Squall) was the fourth of ten Shiratsuyu-class destroyers. She was launched in 1936, and participated in many battles and invasions in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. She was referred to by the Allied soldiers as "the Nightmare of Solomon" because of her reputation for taking bold and aggressive measures. Bearing white sails to boost crew morale, these signs were mistaken for white surrender flags, which greatly outraged Allied sailors as Yuudachi was in active combat. She was caught between US ships after a fierce final night battle that left many Allied ships damaged. She mistook them for friendly Japanese ships and flashed the wrong signals at enemy ships, which caused her to be salvoed on with shells and torpedoes, leaving her disabled in the water. The Japanese destroyer Samidare picked up 206 remaining crew, but it was unable to scuttle. The unmanned Yuudachi was sunk by the [[USS Portland]] on 13 November 1942 while drifting in the water with actual white surrender flags, with the US crew ignoring the surrender owing to her earlier actions.
-'''Yuudachi''' was the fourth of ten Shiratsuyu-class destroyers. She was launched in 1936, and participated in many battles and invasions in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. She was referred to by the Allied soldiers as "the Nightmare of Solomon" because of her reputation for taking bold and aggressive measures. Bearing white sails to boost crew morale, these signs were mistaken for white surrender flags, which greatly outraged Allied sailors as Yuudachi was in active combat. She was caught between US ships after a fierce final night battle that left many Allied ships damaged. She mistook them for friendly Japanese ships and flashed the wrong signals at enemy ships, which caused her to be salvoed on with shells and torpedoes, leaving her disabled in the water. The Japanese destroyer Samidare picked up 206 remaining crew, but it was unable to scuttle. The unmanned Yuudachi was sunk by the [[USS Portland]] on 13 November 1942 while drifting in the water with actual white surrender flags, with the US crew ignoring the surrender owing to her earlier actions.
+She was introduced during [[Update 1.89 "Imperial Navy"]] as a reward for the [[wt:en/news/6293/current|2019 Operation H.E.A.T event]]. As a Japanese destroyer, weapon layout and configuration shouldn't come as a surprise equipped with 16 torpedoes. As an earlier design, under the Shiratsuyu-class, the stern layout having 2 turrets directly behind each other, lacking a barbette meaning the 2nd turret can only fire broadside. The one unique thing Yuudachi offers is the AA armament which doesn't consist of Type 96 25 mm's, but instead 40 mm ''Pom-Pom'' Vickers cannons, which fire at a slower rate, but last longer and do considerably more damage if hit.
 == General info ==

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 The '''{{Specs|name}}''' (夕立, [[Abbreviations#.28JP.29_Naval|namesake]]: Evening Squall) is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} Japanese destroyer {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced during [[Update 1.89 "Imperial Navy"]] as a reward for the [[wt:en/news/6293/current|2019 Operation H.E.A.T event]].
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' (夕立, [[Abbreviations#.28JP.29_Naval|namesake]]: Evening Squall) was the fourth of ten Shiratsuyu-class destroyers. She was launched in 1936, and participated in many battles and invasions in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. She was referred to by the Allied soldiers as "the Nightmare of Solomon" because of her reputation for taking bold and aggressive measures. Bearing white sails to boost crew morale, these signs were mistaken for white surrender flags, which greatly outraged Allied sailors as Yuudachi was in active combat. She was caught between US ships after a fierce final night battle that left many Allied ships damaged. She mistook them for friendly Japanese ships and flashed the wrong signals at enemy ships, which caused her to be salvoed on with shells and torpedoes, leaving her disabled in the water. The Japanese destroyer Samidare picked up 206 remaining crew, but it was unable to scuttle. The unmanned Yuudachi was sunk by the [[USS Portland]] on 13 November 1942 while drifting in the water with actual white surrender flags, with the US crew ignoring the surrender owing to her earlier actions.
+'''Yuudachi''' was the fourth of ten Shiratsuyu-class destroyers. She was launched in 1936, and participated in many battles and invasions in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. She was referred to by the Allied soldiers as "the Nightmare of Solomon" because of her reputation for taking bold and aggressive measures. Bearing white sails to boost crew morale, these signs were mistaken for white surrender flags, which greatly outraged Allied sailors as Yuudachi was in active combat. She was caught between US ships after a fierce final night battle that left many Allied ships damaged. She mistook them for friendly Japanese ships and flashed the wrong signals at enemy ships, which caused her to be salvoed on with shells and torpedoes, leaving her disabled in the water. The Japanese destroyer Samidare picked up 206 remaining crew, but it was unable to scuttle. The unmanned Yuudachi was sunk by the [[USS Portland]] on 13 November 1942 while drifting in the water with actual white surrender flags, with the US crew ignoring the surrender owing to her earlier actions.
 == General info ==

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 == Description ==
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 The '''{{Specs|name}}''' (夕立, [[Abbreviations#.28JP.29_Naval|namesake]]: Evening Squall) was the fourth of ten Shiratsuyu-class destroyers. She was launched in 1936, and participated in many battles and invasions in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. She was referred to by the Allied soldiers as "the Nightmare of Solomon" because of her reputation for taking bold and aggressive measures. Bearing white sails to boost crew morale, these signs were mistaken for white surrender flags, which greatly outraged Allied sailors as Yuudachi was in active combat. She was caught between US ships after a fierce final night battle that left many Allied ships damaged. She mistook them for friendly Japanese ships and flashed the wrong signals at enemy ships, which caused her to be salvoed on with shells and torpedoes, leaving her disabled in the water. The Japanese destroyer Samidare picked up 206 remaining crew, but it was unable to scuttle. The unmanned Yuudachi was sunk by the [[USS Portland]] on 13 November 1942 while drifting in the water with actual white surrender flags, with the US crew ignoring the surrender owing to her earlier actions.
 == General info ==

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 ''Write about the ship's mobility. Evaluate its power and manoeuvrability, rudder rerouting speed, stopping speed at full tilt, with its maximum forward and reverse speed.''
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+{{NavalMobility
 === Modifications and economy ===

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 The Type 3 cannon is the same one found on most of the modern IJN destroyers. Unfortunately, it suffers from multiple drawbacks such as slow reload and traverse speed. This makes the cannon relatively ineffective against aircraft, coupled with the lack of proximity fuse shells (only time-fused shells are available). It also does not have access to any armour-piercing rounds, limiting its effectiveness against heavy warships. The cannons will do just fine against destroyers and small craft, but the poor rate of fire will leave you unable to win against most other destroyers in a straight up gun battle. However, you are still much more well-armed than reserve destroyers, and can destroy most of them in an even fight.
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+{{:127 mm/50 3rd Year Type (127 mm)/Ammunition|127 mm Type 1 HE, 127 mm HE-TF}}
 === Secondary armament ===

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 == Media ==
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 == See also ==
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