Isokaze-Class (Kagero subclass)
Refined Kageros - Isokaze-class were improved Kagero-class destroyers. 4 ships commissioned 1940. Six 5-inch guns + eight Long Lance torpedoes. 35 knots. Better stability than Kagero. All four saw extensive combat. All four lost 1943-1945 (100% loss rate). Isokaze last sunk April 1945 - last Kagero-type destroyer lost. Represented peak of pre-war destroyer design maturity.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 1227 t
- Displacement (full)
- 2490 t
- Length
- 310 ft
- Beam
- 27.9 ft
- Crew
- 240
- Ships built
- 4
- Commissioned
- 1940
- Decommissioned
- None (all sunk in action)
Performance
- Top speed
- 34 kn
- Range
- 5000 nm at 18 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- 6× 127mm/50 Type 3 (5-inch) - three twin turrets
- Torpedoes
- 8× 610mm (24-inch) Type 93 Long Lance - two quad launchers
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- None (unarmored destroyer)
In-Game
- Tier
- T5
- Game power
- 128.13
- Research cost
- 70,472
- Credit cost
- 89,691
Notable
- Improved Kagero-class design
- Better stability than Kagero
- All 4 lost in combat (100% loss rate)
- Isokaze last sunk (April 1945, last Kagero-type lost)
- Represented peak pre-war destroyer design