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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 453.6K players · as of 2026-08-06

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 484,252

484.3K484,252

Win rate

50.44%

#46 of 66

Avg damage

41,162

#50 of 66

ASIABattles 279,203

279.2K279,203

Win rate

50.67%

#49 of 65

Avg damage

38,583

#57 of 65

NABattles 192,752

192.8K192,752

Win rate

50.37%

#42 of 64

Avg damage

40,722

#48 of 64

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 Guns5 × 3

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

DPM171,000

#62 of 70

Group avg 254,031

HE Shell

Damage2,350

Shell Velocity930 m/s

Fire Chance10%

Penetration30 mm

Air Drag0.278

Flight Time10.54 s

DPM141,000

Torpedoes

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

AA Ranges

2.5 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

Consumables

Slot 1

Damage Control Party

Reload60 s

Duration5 s

Charges∞

Slot 2

auxTorpBooster

Reload120 s

Duration30 s

Charges3

Hydroacoustic Search

Reload120 s

Duration100 s

Charges3

Ship Detect5.0 km

Torp. Detect3.5 km

Slot 3

Catapult Fighter

Reload90 s

Duration60 s

Charges3

Fighters3

Slot 4

Repair Party

Reload80 s

Duration28 s

Charges2

Heal Rate0.5%/s

Citadel33%

Non-Citadel50%

Slot 5

Submarine Surveillance

Reload120 s

Duration20 s

Charges3

Radar Range6.0 km

Armament

Depth Charge Airstrike

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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