Matsu-Class
Emergency Escorts - Matsu-class were simplified emergency destroyers. 18 ships built 1944-1945. Smaller (1,262 tons), slower (28 knots), heavily armed with AA. Three 5-inch DP guns + 25-40 light AA + four torpedoes. Rapid construction (6-8 months). Convoy escort and ASW primary roles. 9 lost, 9 survived war (50% survival - best for late-war destroyers). All-welded construction, mass-production design.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 1350 t
- Displacement (full)
- 1530 t
- Length
- 328.1 ft
- Beam
- 30.7 ft
- Crew
- 210
- Ships built
- 18
- Commissioned
- 1944-1945
- Decommissioned
- None (9 sunk, 9 survived)
Performance
- Top speed
- 27.3 kn
- Range
- 4500 nm at 16 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- 3× 127mm/50 Type 89 (5-inch) DP - three single shielded mounts
- Torpedoes
- 4× 610mm (24-inch) Type 93 - four single tubes
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- None (unarmored destroyer)
In-Game
- Tier
- T4
- Game power
- 80.76
- Research cost
- 28,428
- Credit cost
- 56,532
Notable
- Emergency mass-production destroyers
- Simplified design for rapid construction
- Reduced speed (28 knots vs 35+) for simplicity
- Heavy AA armament priority
- Half survived war (best survival rate for late-war destroyers)
- All-welded construction