IJN Yubari

IJN Yubari

IJN Yubari

Description

The Yubari-class, IJN Yubari, 1944 (夕張, namesake: Yūbari River) is a premium rank Japanese light cruiser with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced in Update "Direct Hit".

The IJN Yubari was built between 1922 and 1923 as an experimental test bed for various new innovations made by the Imperial Japanese Navy, such as weight-saving design and the then state-of-the-art Kampon boilers. As a result, the Yubari ended up being something between a very heavy destroyer and a very light cruiser.

General info

Survivability and armour

The Yubari is a very small cruiser, being only slightly longer and heavier than the Akizuki at 138.9 metres in length and 4,450 tons of displacement. When combined with her decent mobility, she can be somewhat harder to hit at range.

Being such a small and very light cruiser also means that the Yubari doesn't have much protection. Her armour profile is roughly the same as the Kuma with smaller shell rooms, which means it's very poorly protected against any other cruisers and even destroyers at closer range. Yubari's fatal weakspot is her rear ammunition storage that sits above the waterline and is very easy to hit and detonate.

Mobility

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Mobility Characteristics
Game Mode	Upgrade Status	Maximum Speed (km/h)		Turn Time (s)	Turn Radius (m)
		Forward	Reverse
AB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded
RB/SB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded

Armament

Primary armament

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Secondary armament

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Anti-aircraft armament

Having 25 x 25 mm Type 96s, Yūbari offers a decent amount of close anti-air cover for herself and nearby vessels, causing havoc among small patrol boats and shredding them within ~2km.

Additional armament

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Small size (comparable to some destroyers) makes her harder to target
• Sufficient armaments and armour to take on any destroyers at range
• Good AA armament

Cons:

• Terrible survivability against other cruisers
• Only 4 main guns, very poor damage output against cruisers
• Carries only 8 torpedoes, only 4 can be launched before reloading
• Average top speed and mobility
• Rear ammo racks sit above the waterline and are thus prone to detonation
• Outclassed by almost every cruiser she will face

History

The Imperial Japanese Navy authorized the construction of the Yubari class during the First World War as part of the 8-4 Fleet Construction Program. Due to budgetary constraints, the ship did not start construction until 1922. Like many pre-war Japanese vessels, it sought to put as much weaponry as possible on a limited size hull. It was designed to have the hitting power of a 5,500-ton class cruiser in a 4,500-ton package. While in many cases, this resulted in overweight, top-heavy and unseaworthy boats, the Yubari class accomplished this using an intelligent application of structural armour.

Media

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See also

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• reference to the series of the ship;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

• [Devblog] IJN Yubari: The Sensei

References

Sasebo Naval Arsenal (佐世保海軍工廠)
Destroyers
Mutsuki-class	IJN Mutsuki
Hatsuharu-class	IJN Hatsuharu
Shiratsuyu-class	IJN Yuudachi
Light Cruisers
Agano-class	IJN Agano
Unique Ships	IJN Yubari
Tanks	Chi-Ha Short Gun

Japan light cruisers
Kuma-class	IJN Tama
	IJN Yubari*
Nagara-class	IJN Isuzu
Sendai-class	IJN Sendai
Agano-class	IJN Agano
Mogami-class	IJN Mikuma · IJN Suzuya
	* Unique ship

Japan premium ships
Motor torpedo boats	Type T-14 (mod. 1) · Type T-51a
Motor gun boats	Type 4 (Mod 4) · PG 02
Sub-chasers	Type K-8 No.13
Frigates	Akebono
Destroyers	IJN Satsuki · IJN Nenohi · IJN Hayanami · IJN Kiyoshimo · IJN Yuudachi · JDS Yūgure (DD-184)
Light cruisers	IJN Yubari · IJN Mikuma
Heavy cruisers	IJN Myoko
Battleships	IJN Yamashiro