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Shimanto

WoWS World of Warships Japan Cruiser · Tier VIII

Main Battery: 150 mm/60 5th Year Type in a triple-gun turret; 5 turrets × 3 barrels; Range 15 km
Secondaries: 100 mm HE Type 98; Range 6.6 km
Torpedoes: 610 mm Triple; 4 launchers × 3 tubes; Range 15 km

Shimanto Win Rate & Combat Stats

Sample of 495.2K players · as of 2026-10-15

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 520,426

520.4K520,426

Win rate

50.41%

#47 of 66

Avg damage

41,246

#50 of 66

ASIABattles 304,466

304.5K304,466

Win rate

50.68%

#49 of 65

Avg damage

38,627

#57 of 65

NABattles 206,457

206.5K206,457

Win rate

50.32%

#44 of 65

Avg damage

40,716

#48 of 65

Averages from our own crawled player sample, not official server-wide data. The sample skews toward active clan players, so its overall win rate runs about 1 point above the true server average. Battle counts are career totals and include games played before this ship’s past balance changes.

Survivability

Hit Points40,100

#26 of 70

Group avg 37,939

Flood Damage13%

Main Belt Armor140 mm

Deck Armor27 mm

Bow / Stern Armor25 mm

Ship Length218.6 m

Ship Width20.9 m

Main Battery

Main battery layout5×3(Total barrels 15)

Caliber150 mm

Firing Range15.0 km

#54 of 70

Group avg 16.0 km

Reload Time15.0 s

Rotation Time6.0 s

Max Dispersion136 m

Sigma2.00

Shell Types

AP Shell

Damage2,850

Shell Velocity930 m/s

Overmatch Threshold10.5 mm

Ricochet Angle45° / 60°

Normalization8.5°

Fuse Threshold25 mm

Air Drag0.278

Flight Time10.54 s

Nominal all-gun DPM171,000

#62 of 70

Group avg 254,182

HE Shell

Damage2,350

Shell Velocity930 m/s

Fire Chance10%

Penetration30 mm

Air Drag0.278

Flight Time10.54 s

Nominal all-gun DPM141,000

Torpedoes

Type 93

Torpedo Tubes4

Speed57 knots

Range15.0 km

#1 of 44

Group avg 8.4 km

Damage20,966

#1 of 44

Group avg 15,366

Alpha Damage58,700

Splash Damage1,400

Flood Chance355%

Detectability1.70 km

Reload Time120.0 s

#37 of 44

Group avg 95.3 s

180° Rotation7.2 s

Arming Time1 s

Resurface Distance20 m

Spread Angle3.6° / 12°

Torpedo Caliber610 mm

Tube Module HP1,200

Fuse Depth0.14 m

Secondary Battery

Secondary Guns4

Range6.6 km

AA Defense

Flak Bursts4

Flak Damage1,540

AA Ranges

Long range6.9 km196 dps

Short range2.5 km91 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed34.5 knots

#10 of 70

Group avg 33.1 knots

Turning Radius830 m

#63 of 70

Group avg 732 m

Rudder Shift Time11.3 s

Engine Power152,000 hp

Displacement18,656 t

Power-to-Weight8.15 hp/t

Concealment

Max Surface Detection12.50 km

#39 of 70

Group avg 12.57 km

Min Surface Detection10.13 km

Air Detection8.52 km

Submarine Detection8.52 km

Detectability Firing in Smoke6.35 km

Consumables

Slot 1

Damage Control Party

Extinguishes fires, removes instances of flooding, and repairs damaged modules. Prevents enemy acoustic torpedoes from homing.

Reload60 s

Duration5 s

Charges∞

Slot 2

Auxiliary and Torpedo Armament Booster

Temporarily boosts the performance of secondary, torpedo, and airstrike armaments.

Reload120 s

Duration30 s

Charges3

Secondary battery damage+10%

Torpedo tube reload time-20%

Airstrike armament reload time-20%

Hydroacoustic Search

Increases the range of assured acquisition of enemy ships and torpedoes, including those within smoke screens.

Reload120 s

Duration100 s

Charges3

Ship Detect5.0 km

Torp. Detect3.5 km

Slot 3

Fighters

Follow the ship and automatically attack enemy aircraft. Can attack Airstrike squadrons multiple times before returning to the ship. Cannot spot enemy ships.

Reload90 s

Duration60 s

Charges3

Fighters3

Slot 4

Repair Party

Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing any light damage.

Reload80 s

Duration28 s

Charges2

Heal Rate0.5%/s

Citadel33%

Non-Citadel50%

Slot 5

Submarine Surveillance

Detects submarines at maximum and periscope depths.

Reload120 s

Duration20 s

Charges3

Radar Range6.0 km

Armament

Depth Charge Airstrike

Carries out aerial bombardment of the marked area with depth charges. Depth charges can hit enemy submarines. They also have chances of causing fire, flooding, and incapacitating modules. Increased chances of incapacitating sonar. Effective against enemy mines. Cannot spot enemy ships.

Reload30 s

Charges2

Strike Range0.5–7.0 km

Planes8

Flights2

Bomb Damage4200

Fire Chance24%

Shimanto Change History

12.5Dev Blog 2023-05-31 ↗
- Bufffull rudder shift time15.1 → 11.3 s
- Bufffull rudder shift time with the researchable hull10.8 → 8.1 s
11.9Test shipsDev Blog 2022-09-30 ↗
- Nerfmain battery firing range18.7 → 17.6 km
Surface detectability range increased: 11.1 to 12.5 km.
- Other detectability ranges increased proportionally
- Nerffiring range of the stock gun fire control module16 → 15 km
- Nerfmaximum he shell damage2,500 → 2,350
- Visibility from aircraft has been increased from 8.3 to 8.5 km.
11.8Test shipsDev Blog 2022-08-24 ↗
- Nerfsigma value2.05 → 2

See all version changes →

Modules

150 mm/60 5th Year Type in a triple turret

Main Battery

Rate of Fire:4

Max AP Damage:2,850

Max HE Damage:2,350

Rotation Time:6s

Type 93

Torpedoes

Range:0 km

Max Damage:20,966

Reload Time:0.5 knots

Torpedo Speed:57 knots

Shimanto (A)

Hull

AA Guns:29

Main Guns:5

Secondary Guns:4

HP:40,100

Range:13-140

Torpedo Tubes:4

Shimanto (B)

Hull

AA Guns:33

Main Guns:5

Secondary Guns:4

HP:44,500

Range:13-140

Torpedo Tubes:4

Propulsion: 152,000 hp

Engine

Max Speed:34.5 knots

Type8 mod. 1

Fire Control

Range:0 km

Type8 mod. 2

Fire Control

Range:0 km

Upgrades

Slot 1

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

AA mount survivability: +100%

Secondary battery survivability: +100%

Main Armaments Modification 1

Risk of main battery becoming incapacitated: -20%

Main battery survivability: +50%

Main battery repair time: -20%

Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated: -20%

Torpedo tubes survivability: +50%

Torpedo tubes repair time: -20%

Damage Control Party Modification 1

Consumable action time: +40%

Slot 2

Engine Room Protection

Risk of steering gears becoming incapacitated: -20%

Steering gears repair time: -20%

Risk of engine becoming incapacitated: -20%

Engine repair time: -20%

Damage Control System Modification 1

Risk of catching fire: -5%

Risk of flooding: -3%

Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1

Consumable action time: +20%

Slot 3

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated: -40%

Torpedo tubes traverse speed: +20%

Torpedo speed: +5%

Aiming Systems Modification 1

Maximum main battery shell dispersion: -7%

Maximum secondary battery shell dispersion: -5%

Secondary battery firing range: +5%

Torpedo tubes traverse speed: +20%

AA Guns Modification 1

Priority AA sector preparation time: -20%

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Maximum secondary battery shell dispersion: -20%

Secondary battery firing range: +20%

Main Battery Modification 2

Main battery traverse speed: +15%

Submarine Surveillance Modification 1

Submarine Surveillance preparation and cooldown time: -20%

Slot 4

Airstrike Modification 1

Airstrike aircraft HP: +25%

Airstrike armament reload time: -20%

Depth charge damage: +15%

Steering Gears Modification 1

Rudder shift time: -20%

Propulsion Modification 1

Maximum reverse speed at full power: +140%

Time to reach full engine power when decelerating: -50%

Maximum forward speed at full power: +140%

Time to reach full engine power when accelerating: -50%

Damage Control System Modification 2

Fire extinguishing time: -15%

Flooding recovery time: -15%

Slot 5

Ship Consumables Modification 1

Ship consumable action time: +10%

Steering Gears Modification 2

Steering gears repair time: -80%

Rudder shift time: -40%

Concealment System Modification 1

Squadron detectability range: -10%

Dispersion of shells fired by enemies attacking your ship: +5%

Ship's detectability range: -10%

Ship detectability for submarines when underwater: -10%

Torpedo Lookout System

Assured acquisition range of torpedoes: 1.8km

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Shimanto

Specifications

Shimanto Win Rate & Combat Stats

Survivability

Main Battery

Torpedoes

Secondary Battery

AA Defense

Maneuverability

Concealment

Consumables

Shimanto Change History

Ballistics

Armor Model

Overview

Modules

150 mm/60 5th Year Type in a triple turret

Main Battery

Type 93

Torpedoes

Shimanto (A)

Hull

Shimanto (B)

Hull

Propulsion: 152,000 hp

Engine

Type8 mod. 1

Fire Control

Type8 mod. 2

Fire Control

Upgrades

Slot 1

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Main Armaments Modification 1

Damage Control Party Modification 1

Slot 2

Engine Room Protection

Damage Control System Modification 1

Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1

Slot 3

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Aiming Systems Modification 1

AA Guns Modification 1

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Main Battery Modification 2

Submarine Surveillance Modification 1

Slot 4

Airstrike Modification 1

Steering Gears Modification 1

Propulsion Modification 1

Damage Control System Modification 2

Slot 5

Ship Consumables Modification 1

Steering Gears Modification 2

Concealment System Modification 1

Torpedo Lookout System

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