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Kamikaze BS

Also called: 神风 BS Beta

Japan · Tier IV · Destroyer · Premium

Torpedo destroyerBuilt around the torpedo battery: flood lanes with fish and avoid stand-up gun fights.

Playstyle

Sit at the edge of a contested cap from concealment and cycle torpedo waves into lanes the enemy has to use
Avoid: Holding 7-km torpedoes for a perfect shot

Key characteristics

Long, fast torpedoes (7 km)SmokeEngine BoostHeavy magazine armorHeavy HE shellsWeak AA

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Playstyle

Overview

Kamikaze BS is a Tier IV Japanese torpedo destroyer. The kit is torpedo spam rather than gun trades: put fish into lanes the enemy has to cross and let the guns fill the gaps between reloads. Smoke plus 7 km of reach on a 47 s reload lets her launch from a position the target cannot see. Standout traits: top-decile HE alpha in T4 DDs (2,000) and top-decile tight pattern at max range in T4 DDs (86.6 m).

Positioning

Sit at the edge of a contested cap from concealment and cycle torpedo waves into lanes the enemy has to use. The 7 km reach lets you seed those lanes early, but these fish are spotted well out and give a target about 7.7 s of warning, so they earn their damage by denying space and forcing turns rather than by catching anyone unaware. Aim where a ship must go, not where it is, and stay unspotted between waves. Your guns lose penetration at range, so aim AP at broadsides you can still citadel and put HE into superstructures and upper-hull sections, rather than the bow-in or belt armor your shells bounce and shatter on. Shooting from the cloud gives you away at 2 km, and a destroyer here is spotted at about 6 km, so you see it coming with roughly 4 km to spare. Vision is mutual: past the 2 km guaranteed ring you cannot see out either, and nothing in her kit sees through it, so pop the smoke where someone is already lighting the enemy or you will sit in it with nothing to shoot. Enemy sonar (about 3.7 km) reads straight in regardless.

Potato Avoidance

Holding 7-km torpedoes for a perfect shot

The kit pays out by saturating lanes, not by waiting for guaranteed broadsides; missed waves still force rotations and protect your team's flank. Idle torpedo tubes are the worst output state.

Signature Traits

Engine Boost

+8% speed (about +3 kt), 120 s duration. Engine Boost consumable lifts top speed enough to open or close a gap deliberately, though not to outrun a committed chase.

ELITE ARMOR ↗

Heavy magazine · 12 mm
Heavy citadel belt · 18 mm

ELITE MAIN BATTERY ↗

Heavy HE shells · 2000 damage
Tight pattern at max range · 86.6 m

Best-in-class stealth ↗

5.6 km surface detect, top quartile of T4 DDs. Stays dark longer.

MIXED MAIN BATTERY ↗

Slow reload · 10 s
Pattern widens fast with range

Acquisition

How to get Kamikaze BS

Kamikaze BS is a Premium ship and not available to unlock in the Tech Tree. Acquisition path: Premium/Event.

Premium/EventAvailability usually depends on store rotations, event reruns, collaborations, coupons, or special offers.

Builds

Pair with a commander whose unique skill complements her main armament; check the build tool for current recommendations.

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Commanders frequently paired with this ship AL Asashio AL Yukikaze

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Cohort position

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Where Kamikaze BS sits among Tier IV DDs (20 ships). Notable standouts are shown first; the rest of the cohort-ranked stats are in the expand below. Acquisition variants (Black Friday, Founders Edition) are counted once with their base ship, not as separate peers.

BestStealth profile5.62 km / 2.81 km (1 of 3 tied / 1 of 3 tied) BestMain dispersion86.6 m (1 of 2 tied) Top 10%Smoke fire bloom2.04 km (3/21) Top 10%Displacement1,720 t (3/21) Top 10%Torpedo reload47 s (3/21) Top 10%Citadel belt18 mm (3/21) Top 25%AP arming threshold20 mm (5/19) Top 25%Torpedo speed68 kt (5/21) Top 25%Max armor18 mm (6/21) Top 25%Deck armor18 mm (6/20) Bottom 25%Hit points11,100 HP (19/21) Bottom 25%Traverse-to-turn ratio3.48 × (19/21) Bottom 25%Fires per minute1.92 (19/21) Bottom 25%HE DPM48,000 (19/21) Bottom 25%Effective HE DPM (incl. fire)61,893 (19/21) WorstMain battery range9.55 km (1 of 2 tied) WorstMain battery reload10 s (1 of 4 tied) WorstAP DPM48,000 (1 of 4 tied) WorstAA DPS10 (1 of 2 tied) WorstAA range1 km (1 of 2 tied) WorstAA threat10 (1 of 2 tied)

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Not standouts for Kamikaze BS -- here's where she sits on every other ranked stat in the cohort. Stats tagged NORM are tied across more than half the cohort, so the value is the cohort default rather than a standout.

Max speed37.5 kt(7/21) Rudder shift2.9 s(10/21) Turning circle550 m(9/21) Main battery caliber120 mm(16/21) HE fire chance8%(11/21) AP velocity825 m/s(7/19) HE velocity825 m/s(9/21) Acceleration17.3 s(13/21) Engine power37,500 hp(13/21) Turn-speed retention68.2 hp/m(13/21) Power-to-weight21.8 hp/t(9/21) Torpedo range6.99 km(11/21) Torpedo damage≈13,400(7/21) Torpedo reaction time7.7 s(15/21) NormSigma2(20 of 21 tied at this value) NormAP fuse timer0.01 s(15 of 19 tied at this value) NormTurn speed retained81%(19 of 21 tied at this value)

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Survivability

Hit Points11,100

Displacement1,720 t

Hull dimensions

Length x beam at the waterline, with the hull's draft where the client carries one. Ships whose client entry holds only the 260 x 20 m placeholder use a curated real-world figure instead, and any ship we have no trustworthy size for omits this row rather than print the placeholder. Length matters when dodging torpedoes; beam and draft shape how hard the ship is to hit.

102.8 x 9.6 m (measured from the ship model)

Armor range6–18 mm

Plate armor thicknesses6, 10, 12, 14, 18 mm

Armor material/layer entries27

Fire resistance

Does not reduce the damage a burning fire does per second: replay-measured burn ticks run at the full rate on every ship. By elimination it lowers how often hits set you on fire; ignition-rate replay data is consistent with that but too confounded by attacker mix to measure the reduction directly.

16.6%

Fire duration30 s

Fire damage

Each fire ticks 0.3% of max HP per second for the full 30 s, so one unattended fire burns 9% of the pool (999 HP on this ship). 4 fire points can burn at once. Verified against measured burn ticks in replay data.

0.3% of HP per second

Flood duration40 s

Flood damage

A flood ticks 0.25% of max HP per second for the 40 s duration, so one unattended flood costs 10% of the pool (1,110 HP on this ship). Verified against measured flood ticks in replay data.

0.25% of HP per second

Torp Reduction

Reduces torpedo hit damage. Replay data shows no effect on floods: flood ticks run at the full rate and flood frequency does not decline with protection.

Magazine HP

Per-turret powder-magazine HP, a separate pool from the ship's. Penetrating hits wear it down and the turret is likelier to be knocked out as it falls, so a larger pool keeps the guns firing through punishment that silences a peer's.

5,600

Steering gear HP

Durability of the steering gears. As this pool drops, hits are likelier to jam the rudder; unlike most modules the steering can be knocked out and repaired but is never permanently destroyed.

3,300

Repairable: penetration50%

Repairable: steering gear50%

Main Battery

ModuleArtillery: 120 mm 3rd Year Type

Mounts / barrels4 mounts / 4 barrels

Reload time10 s

Firing range9.5 km

Turret traverse7 °/s

Turret armor12 mm

Turret traverse arcs

How far each mount can train, in degrees to either side of the mount's own facing, read from in-game data. A rear turret with ±150° leaves a 60° blind wedge over the bow; one-sided arcs are wing mounts that cover a single side. The data does not say which way each mount faces, so the arcs are listed per mount without bow/stern angles.

±147°, ±150°

Guns to bear

How far off the bow (or stern) the ship must angle before every main turret can fire: the widest blind wedge among the rear-facing (or forward-facing) mounts, from each mount's trainable arc. Mount facing is inferred from turret stations and verified against known layouts, including Izumo's aft-facing forward turret.

all guns bear at the bow

HE fire DPM vs T4 BB13893

Effective HE DPM vs T4 BB61893

Shell Grouping (σ)2

Max Horiz Disp

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the verified WoWS dispersion model:

σ_{H} = (\frac{R}{30} \cdot \frac{idealRadius - minRadius}{idealDistance} + minRadius) \cdot 30

= (\frac{9546}{30} \cdot \frac{8 - 0.5}{1000} + 0.5) \cdot 30 = 86.6 m

86.6 m at 9.5 km

Max Vert Disp

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range:

σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot radiusOnMax

= 86.6 \cdot 0.6 = 52 m

52 m at 9.5 km

Med Horiz Disp

50%-hit horizontal radius:

σ_{H, 50} = σ_{H} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 86.6 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2} = 26 m

26 m at 9.5 km

Med Vert Disp

50%-hit vertical radius:

σ_{V, 50} = σ_{V} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 52 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2} = 15.6 m

15.6 m at 9.5 km

Turret turn time

180 degrees / 7 deg/s traverse speed = 25.7 s.

25.7 s

Shells/min

4 broadside guns x 60 / 10 s base reload = 24.

HE shells

HE Damage2,000

HE Velocity825 m/s

Fire Chance8%

HE penetration

20 mm ≈ 120 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

20 mm

HE full-salvo alpha

2,000 HE damage x 4 broadside guns = 8,000.

8,000

HE DPM

8,000 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 10 s base reload = 48,000.

48,000

Fires/min

24 shells/min x 8% fire chance = 1.92.

1.92

AP shells

AP Damage2,000

AP Velocity825 m/s

Min Ricochet45 deg

Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg

Fuse Timer0.01 s

Fuse Threshold20 mm

AP overmatch

floor(120 mm caliber / 14.3) = 8 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

8 mm

AP Pen Close

Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v_{0}^{1.38}

= 10^{- 7} \cdot 1750 \cdot {20.3}^{0.69} \cdot {0.12}^{- 1.07} \cdot 825^{1.38} = 143 mm

. Matches the in-game spec card.

143 mm point-blank

AP Pen Far

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (9.5 km), where the shell has slowed to 298.4 m/s:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot 1750 \cdot {20.3}^{0.69} \cdot {0.12}^{- 1.07} \cdot {298.4}^{1.38} = 35.1 mm

35.1 mm at 9.5 km

AP full-salvo alpha

2,000 AP damage x 4 broadside guns = 8,000.

8,000

AP DPM

8,000 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 10 s base reload = 48,000.

48,000

AP AOE Radius

AP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.

Torpedoes

ModuleTorpedoes: Type92

Launchers / tubes3 launchers × 2 tubes = 6 tubes

Reload time47 s

Projectile speed68 kt

Range6.99 km

Maximum simulated damage

Estimate of WG's in-game value; matches the in-game port screen within ±5%. Saturation: most targets only intersect one hull section, so the sim transfers ~1/3 of the warhead alpha (2/3 when the warhead blast >= 5000 and the burst reaches a second section). For this ship:

D_{sim} = α \cdot c = 40, 200 \cdot 0.333 = 13, 400

≈ 13,400

Maximum damage (ammunition)

The ammunition card's 'Maximum Damage' stat, exact: warhead alpha / 3 plus the blast addend. This is the per-torpedo number most references quote; the 'Maximum simulated damage' row above is WG's separate geometry-sim stat from the launcher spec panel.

14,400

Torpedo detectability1.4 km

Reaction time

How long a target has to dodge after your torpedo is spotted at its detectability range (lower means less warning):

t_{react} = \frac{1.4 km}{68 kt \times 2.6855} = 7.7 s

. The 2.6855 m/s-per-knot game-speed factor is calibrated from in-game measurement; the community's traditional 2.6 reads about 3% slower. Base value; commander torpedo-concealment skills lower it further. Community torpedo-reaction calculator by u/LorenDovah and u/The_ColorOutofSpace.

7.7 s

Flooding chance

Read straight from the game's own data: this torpedo carries a flooding-chance value of 2.4 per hit, shown as

2.4 \times 100 = 240 %

. Torpedo flood values above 100% are normal: in battle the base chance is scaled down by the target's torpedo protection (the Torp Reduction stat on its Survivability card) and any flood-resistance modifiers, so a value above 100% keeps flooding likely even through partial protection. Not shown on the in-game port screen.

240%

Torpedo launcher traverse25 °/s

Torp Turn

Time to rotate the launchers 180 deg:

t_{turn} = \frac{180 °}{25 ° / s} = 7.2 s

7.2 s

Torp Arming213 m

Per-side salvo damage

One side firing, all torpedoes hitting: per-side tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 6 x 13,400 = 80,400.

80,400

AA Defense

AA mount points2

Maximum AA range

Longest-reaching family on the in-game AA card. Base AirDefense aura max range is 1 km; dual-purpose mount auras extend it.

1 km

7.7 mm Type922×1 8mm

Guns7.7 mm Type92

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS: 3 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.95 hit probability = 10 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

Range1 km

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Maneuverability

Engine power37,500 hp

Maximum speed37.5 kt

Turning circle radius550 m

Rudder shift time2.9 s

Engine power-boost threshold7 kt

Engine spool-up time7.7 s

Reverse spool-up time3.8 s

Reverse speed

top speed / 4 + 4.9 = 37.5 / 4 + 4.9 = 14.3 kt. The community reverse-speed model from the WoWs ShipBuilder project, the same source as the acceleration model on this card. Base value; speed modifiers scale it. Not shown on the in-game card.

14.3 kt

Crash stop

Seconds from top speed to a dead stop after ordering full reverse: reverse power winds in over the reverse spool-up while water drag does most of the braking. Same community-model simulation as the acceleration times, using the ship's own reverse-power ratio from in-game data. The full curve is on the acceleration chart.

14.6 s

Engine boost threshold (reverse)

Speed below which the engine's built-in power boost applies in reverse. Matches the in-game maneuverability card's reverse threshold (Vampire II reads 10.5 here and the card shows 11; the card rounds half up).

10.1 kt

Acceleration 0-90%

Time to reach 90% of top speed (33.8 kt of 37.5 kt), from our in-house acceleration model.

17.3 s

Acceleration 0-99%

Time to reach 99% of top speed (37.1 kt of 37.5 kt). 99% rather than 100% because true top speed is asymptotic (thrust meets drag), so the last fraction of a knot is never quite gained.

29.3 s

Traverse-to-turn ratio

How many degrees the turret can swing for each degree the hull turns. Turn rate

ω_{hull} = \frac{180}{π} \cdot \frac{V_{max} (m/s)}{R_{turn}} = \frac{180}{π} \cdot \frac{37.5 \cdot 0.5144}{550} = 2.01 ° / s

, so

ratio = \frac{ω_{turret}}{ω_{hull}} = \frac{7}{2.01} = 3.5 \times

. Below 5 the turrets drag in a turning fight; 25+ keeps up with any rudder.

3.5× drags

See the full acceleration curve ↓

Concealment

Detectability by sea5.62 km

Detectability by air2.81 km

Smoke firing penalty2.04 km

Detect when firing (sea)

Equal to the ship's main battery range (never below base detectability): firing makes you visible to everyone you can reach. Matches the in-game 'Detect Firing Sea' value on all 8 unmodified captures, and range-modified captures track the modified range.

9.55 km

Detect when firing (air)

Air detectability plus the gun-firing bloom (2.4 km, which tracks main-battery caliber x 0.020). Matches the in-game 'Detect Firing Air' value on every captured ship.

5.21 km

Detect when on fire (sea)

Base sea detectability + 2.0 km while burning; matches the in-game 'Detect Fire Sea' value on every captured ship.

7.62 km

Detect when on fire (air)

Base air detectability + 3.0 km while burning; matches the in-game 'Detect Fire Air' value on every captured ship.

5.81 km

Guaranteed Detect2 km

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Consumables

Damage Control Party∞ charges · 40 s reload · 5 s active

Smoke Generator2 charges · 240 s reload · 20 s emit / 77 s cloud active · 450 m radius

Engine Boost2 charges · 180 s reload · 120 s active · +8% speed bonus

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All values are ship base stats with modifications and upgrade changes denoted inline.

Numbers the spec table cannot show directly: alpha-strike math, DPM, dispersion, AP penetration. Click the formula chip on any row to reveal how it is calculated.

Main battery formulas

Shell Grouping (σ)2

Max Horiz Disp86.6 m at 9.5 km

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the verified WoWS dispersion model:  $σ_{H} = (\frac{R}{30} \cdot \frac{idealRadius - minRadius}{idealDistance} + minRadius) \cdot 30$   $= (\frac{9546}{30} \cdot \frac{8 - 0.5}{1000} + 0.5) \cdot 30 = 86.6 m$

Shell scatter width @ 5 km52.5 m

Horizontal scatter at a fixed 5 km, from the same verified dispersion model as the rows below - a knife-fight-range anchor comparable across ships.

Max Vert Disp52 m at 9.5 km

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range: $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot radiusOnMax$ $= 86.6 \cdot 0.6 = 52 m$

Med Horiz Disp26 m at 9.5 km

50%-hit horizontal radius: $σ_{H, 50} = σ_{H} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}$ $= 86.6 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2} = 26 m$

Med Vert Disp15.6 m at 9.5 km

50%-hit vertical radius: $σ_{V, 50} = σ_{V} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}$ $= 52 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2} = 15.6 m$

AP Pen Close143 mm point-blank

Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity:  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v_{0}^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 1750 \cdot {20.3}^{0.69} \cdot {0.12}^{- 1.07} \cdot 825^{1.38} = 143 mm$ . Matches the in-game spec card.

AP Pen Far35.1 mm at 9.5 km

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (9.5 km), where the shell has slowed to 298.4 m/s:  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot 1750 \cdot {20.3}^{0.69} \cdot {0.12}^{- 1.07} \cdot {298.4}^{1.38} = 35.1 mm$ .

AP pen 5 km66 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 5 km, read off the same PC-validated ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the canonical community AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$ . Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

HE penetration20 mm

20 mm ≈ 120 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

AP overmatch8 mm

floor(120 mm caliber / 14.3) = 8 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

AP AOE Radius7

AP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.

Broadside guns used for alpha4

All 4 barrels bear on the broadside.

Turret turn time25.7 s

180 degrees / 7 deg/s traverse speed = 25.7 s.

HE full-salvo alpha8,000

2,000 HE damage x 4 broadside guns = 8,000.

AP full-salvo alpha8,000

2,000 AP damage x 4 broadside guns = 8,000.

HE DPM48,000

8,000 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 10 s base reload = 48,000.

AP DPM48,000

8,000 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 10 s base reload = 48,000.

Shells/min24

4 broadside guns x 60 / 10 s base reload = 24.

Fires/min1.92

24 shells/min x 8% fire chance = 1.92.

Torpedoes

Torpedo detectability1.4 km

Estimated torpedo reaction time7.7 s

detectability / (speed kt x 2.6855 game-speed factor, m/s per knot, calibrated from in-game measurement; the community's traditional 2.6 reads about 3% slower).

Torpedo speed68 kt

Travel time to max range38.3 s

range / (speed kt x 2.6855 game-speed factor, m/s per knot, calibrated from in-game measurement).

Torpedo module damage1,000

Per-torpedo module/blast damage parameter from in-game data. Most torpedoes carry 500 to 2,000; ships announced by WG as dealing increased module damage carry 9,000 to 12,000, so their hits knock out engines, rudders, and turrets far more often. Comparative figure; the exact module-HP conversion is not published.

Tube count6

3 launchers x 2 tubes.

Per-side salvo6 torpedoes

6 (centerline launchers train across - full salvo to either side).

Full-salvo damage80,400

All tubes hitting one target: tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 6 x 13,400 = 80,400.

Per-side salvo damage80,400

One side firing, all torpedoes hitting: per-side tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 6 x 13,400 = 80,400.

AA defense

AA DPS at max range10

Only families that reach 1 km contribute at the outer edge of the AA bubble. In-game families: 7 7mmLewis 2x1 -> 10 DPS @ 1 km.

Maximum AA range1 km

Longest-reaching family on the in-game AA card. Base AirDefense aura max range is 1 km; dual-purpose mount auras extend it.

AA DPS layered by range10 DPS @ 1 km

Cumulative AA DPS at each family range threshold. Inner ranges stack the outer families, so a target closing the distance hits stronger AA bubbles as it crosses each band.

AA DPS at point-blank10

Sum of every family's average DPS, achievable only inside the closest-range family (1 km).

AA threat index10

SUM over AA auras of (aura DPS x aura range km). A plane crossing the AA bubble is exposed to each aura for a time proportional to that aura's range, so long-reach DPS is worth more than the same DPS in a short bubble. Units: DPS*km; used to rank overall AA threat across the cohort.

Near aura range1 km

Armor Beta

Hull HP 11,100, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds. HP caps are the exact in-game values, not estimated.

Bow & stern10 mm

Overmatched by 134+ AP guns across the bracket. Can’t reliably bow-tank; gets bow-citadelled and overpenned.

Farming6 mm

Superstructure and extremities take HE pens and AP overpens from nearly any gun: steady chip damage. Fire resistance 17%, fires burn 30s. Range-by-range in the Compare tool →

Section	Plates	HP cap	Threats	Tactic
Bow	10 mm primary (range 10–14 mm)	1,600 (14% of HP)	Overmatched by 150mm+ AP (De Ruyter, Karlsruhe)Angle bounces 127mm10 mm: HE pens from 127mm+	Bow-tank fits behind this exterior plate. Saturation is FAST here; the cap is often only a few thousand HP.
Stern	10 mm primary (range 10–14 mm)	1,200 (11% of HP)	Overmatched by 150mm+ AP (De Ruyter, Karlsruhe)Angle bounces 127mm10 mm: HE pens from 127mm+	Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel	18 mm primary (range 10–18 mm)	≈ 165,500 (effectively no cap)	Citadel pen: full damageOver-pen: ×0.10 damage	Effectively no cap; citadel pool sits at ~165k HP on every ship. An AP citadel penetration deals the shell's full damage, the biggest single hit available; only over-penetrations are damped, to ×0.10.
Superstructure	6 mm primary (range 6–18 mm)	500 (5% of HP)	Any HE ≥16 mm pens at full damage	Any HE ≥16 mm pens at full damage. HE-spam target, and the section saturates fast (often only a few thousand HP).
Turret (module, per magazine)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	5,600 magazine HP	Turret knocked out	Per-turret powder-magazine HP, a separate pool that does not drain ship HP. As it is worn down the turret is likelier to be knocked out, and a smaller pool gets there faster.
AA mount (8 mm mount)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	200 per-mount HP	Destroyed at 0 HP	Per-mount HP for the heaviest AA on this ship. An AA mount destroyed at 0 HP stops shooting down planes for the rest of the battle; DCP does not repair destroyed mounts. HE shells specifically target AA mounts since the small-caliber HP pool falls fast.
Rudder (module)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	3,300 module HP	Incapacitated at 0 HP	When module HP reaches 0 the rudder locks at its current angle until DCP repairs it. Repair via Damage Control Party.

Saturation cap = HP a section can absorb before further damage to it is reduced (the "bow-tank" effect). Citadel pool is ~165k on every ship (effectively no cap); damage is gated by pen/over-pen multipliers instead. Superstructure saturates fast but HE always pens regardless of the plate thickness. Rudder (and other module HPs) are a separate pool from ship HP: damaging a module doesn't drain ship HP. Incapacitated modules like the rudder and engine are restored by DCP, but secondary and AA mounts destroyed at 0 HP stay out for the rest of the battle.

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Exteriors

Skins & permanent camouflages

Every custom exterior Kamikaze BS can equip, from in-game data.

DefaultThe ship’s standard exterior

Primary official WG sources

GamingDiver has not indexed a focused official WG source card for this ship yet. The guide still uses the spreadsheet, in-game data, balance history, and community-data pipeline where available.

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Playstyle

Overview

Positioning

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Builds

Cohort position

Peers in this cohort

Stats & specs

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Main battery formulas

Torpedoes

AA defense

Armor Beta

Ship Charts

Skins & permanent camouflages

Primary official WG sources

Signature Traits