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VIII Kitakaze

Nation: Japan
Class: Destroyer
Tier: VIIIEight
Peer: Tier Eight Destroyers
Type: Tech Tree

Tech Tree

Japanese Alternate Destroyers

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9Builds Submitted

1Review Submitted

17Records Submitted

Mar 2023Added to WoWS Builds

A V7 project destroyer. This ship was a further development of the Akizuki-class destroyers. Compared to her prototype, she had a higher speed and carried more powerful torpedo armament.

Kitakaze Stats

Survivability

Hitpoints	20,700
Effective HP	20,700
Armor	13-20 mm
Torpedo Protection	0%

Armament

Main Battery
Main Battery	100 mm 4x2
Range	11.00 km
Reload Time	2.8 s
Turret Turn Time	11.3 s
Gun Traverse Speed	15.9°/s
Sigma	2.00
HE Damage	1,200
HE Alpha Strike	9,600
HE DPM	205,714
Fires Per Minute	7.21
AP Damage	1,700
Overmatch	6 mm
AP Alpha Strike	13,600
AP DPM	291,429
torpedo
Torpedo Layout	1x6
Torpedo Damage	21,367
Torpedo Detectability	1.80 km
Torpedo Range	8.00 km
Torpedo Speed	76.0 kt

Air Defense

AA Max DPS	152
AA Max Range	5.00 km
AA Mount 1	18x1 25 mm
AA DPS 1	32
AA Range 1	3.10 km
AA Mount 2	6x3 25 mm
AA DPS 2	37
AA Range 2	3.10 km
AA Mount 3	4x2 100 mm
AA DPS 3	83
AA Range 3	5.00 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed	36.0 kt
Turning Circle	730 m
Rudder Shift Time	4.6 s

Detectability

Surface Detectability	6.70 km
Air Detectability	3.30 km
Firing in Smoke Penalty	2.10 km

Kitakaze Records

Damage240 933

ItsDownToMe

Dec 2023

Base XP4 580

TigerT7942

Jul 2024

Damage Records

240 933Dec 2023

ItsDownToMe

Top Record

223 172Sep 2023

R3dBlossom

Second Place

223 172Sep 2023

R3dBlossom

Third Place

211 992Apr 2023

chr1s246

189 915Dec 2023

Poopstains20

176 136Apr 2023

hanzou1057

168 664Mar 2023

LethalGypsy060

124 617Mar 2023

Officialshagman

Base XP Records

4 580Jul 2024

TigerT7942

Top Record

4 356Dec 2023

ItsDownToMe

Second Place

4 023Mar 2023

rhsf

Third Place

3 744Mar 2023

Winters_Knight_

3 409Nov 2024

Elusive-231

3 378Aug 2024

bigguy_204

3 252Mar 2023

Northway99

3 020Jul 2024

bigguy_204

2 796Mar 2023

Officialshagman

Kitakaze Reviews

Power5.00

Fun5.00

Learning Curve5.00

Skill Ceiling5.00

Utility5.00

shamrockirish

Power5

Fun5

Learning Curve5

Skill Ceiling5

Utility5

Peer Comparison

Tier VIII Destroyers

Ships	Hitpoints	Reload	AP Damage	Max Speed	Surface Detectability
A. M. Sumner	18,000	3.5 s	2,300	35.0 kt	7.10 km
Adriatico	21,800	4.5 s	-	39.0 kt	7.70 km
Chung Mu	17,100	3.5 s	2,200	38.0 kt	6.90 km
Delny	22,000	5.0 s	2,850	43.5 kt	7.60 km
Druid	22,000	2.1 s	2,200	35.0 kt	7.10 km
Elbing	30,900	7.5 s	4,100	36.2 kt	6.90 km
F. Schultz	29,040	6.7 s	4,000	35.5 kt	7.30 km
Hayate	20,800	4.0 s	2,200	37.0 kt	6.70 km
Jutland	18,400	4.5 s	2,100	34.0 kt	6.90 km
Kitakaze	20,700	2.8 s	1,700	36.0 kt	6.70 km
Lambros Katsonis	20,300	3.8 s	-	42.0 kt	7.10 km
Lushun	18,500	1.7 s	2,000	36.0 kt	6.80 km
Mogador	20,200	8.0 s	2,700	43.5 kt	7.00 km
Neustrashimy	20,500	4.0 s	2,600	36.0 kt	7.60 km
Småland	18,500	2.1 s	2,100	35.0 kt	7.00 km
Velos	17,100	2.5 s	2,300	38.0 kt	6.90 km
Yūgumo	15,700	5.7 s	2,200	35.5 kt	6.60 km
Z-44	19,400	4.2 s	3,000	36.5 kt	6.70 km
Z-46	19,900	4.0 s	3,000	37.5 kt	6.80 km

Kitakaze Builds

Community submitted commander builds

AL Akat "Guns Matter"

	Build	Creator	Date
3	Test Yolokaze	Hamar Pors	Invalid Date	Open
1	2nd Amendment	Josiah6499	Invalid Date	Open
1	Build	blazeturtle14	Invalid Date	Open
1	Gunboat Kitakaze	Anonymous	Invalid Date	Open
1	Kitakaze gun boat	Anonymous	Invalid Date	Open
1	Akizuki range	Anonymous	Invalid Date	Open
1	Hide and Pang	Anonymous	Invalid Date	Open
1	AL Akat "Guns Matter"	Skulblakasven00	Invalid Date	Open
1	You Know the Drill	SmolBote	Invalid Date	Open

Kitakaze Consumables

Slot 1

Damage Control Party

Charges: ∞
Cooldown: 40 s
Duration: 5 s

Slot 2

Smoke Generator

Charges: 2
Cooldown: 240 s
Duration: 20 s
Dispersion Time: 89.0 s

Slot 3

Engine Boost

Charges: 2
Cooldown: 180 s
Duration: 120 s
Speed Boost: 8%

Slot 4

Torpedo Reload Booster

Charges: 2
Cooldown: 240 s
Duration: 1 s
Torpedo Reload: 500%

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