![]() ![]() Captains should stick to HE for dealing damage in most cases, and even then her overall damage output is dreadful. Finally, her AP shells are essentially worthless, with poor damage and penetration, only effective at point-blank range. The firing range is hampered by the poor ballistics, making hitting targets difficult at long range. While her alpha strike is high, her guns suffer a terribly long reload at 15 seconds. Unfortunately, this is where the high points of her main battery end. In addition, her guns have a decent firing range of 16.5 km, allowing her to engage targets quickly coupled with her turret traverse speed. 1 turret), as well as having one of the fastest turret traverse speeds in the game at a staggering 30 degrees per second. These guns have comfortable handling, being able to traverse a full 360 degrees (except for the No. ![]() Shimanto carries a large main battery, armed with 15 150 mm guns in five triple turrets. Shimanto retains the typical outstanding concealment of most Japanese cruisers, with a 12.5 km base detectability, reaching 10.1 km when fully specced for. Thankfully, her rudder shift is decent, at 8.1 s. While her speed is a superb 34.5 knots, her turning circle is horrendous, at 830 m. At 44,500, it is comparable to that of many heavy cruisers.Īs if that wasn’t bad enough, Shimanto’s maneuverability leaves much to be desired. Shimanto’s only saving grace in her survivability is her HP. To make matters worse, her turrets are poorly protected, with their faces only reaching 25 mm, leading to frequent incapacitations. In addition, her deck is only 27 mm, allowing 406 mm+ guns to deal heavy damage to her. With a 25 mm bow and stern, she is overmatched by 381 mm+ guns, highly prevalent at her tier spread. Her 100 mm belt is easily penetrated by almost any gun she’ll encounter. Having the same hull as her heavy cruiser cousin Mogami, Shimanto’s armor is anything but strong. Sitting at Tier VIII of the Japanese light cruiser line, Shimanto introduces captains to the capabilities - and drawbacks - of the 150 mm guns found on her and her successors, while retaining the line's trademark of great concealment, poor offensive capabilities and terrible maneuverability. The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.įor a graphic summary of ships Tiers VIII thru XI see LittleWhiteMouse's "Actual AA DPS". ![]()
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