Destroyers - Slingshot
Destroyers - Slingshot
Destroyers - Slingshot
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Minekaze & Kamikaze class Destroyer (ML)<br />
65 points<br />
HPs: 15 Size: 2 Speed: 6 Lookouts: 3<br />
Guns:<br />
1 x single 5” turret (bow) LA*<br />
2 x single 5” turrets (centreline) LA*<br />
1 x single 5” turret (stern) LA*<br />
Torpedo Tubes: 3 x twin 21” mounts (centreline)<br />
Depth Charges: 10<br />
Sensors:<br />
Features:<br />
Passive Sonar<br />
Excellent Optics<br />
Extended Range Torpedoes<br />
Options:<br />
● Replace 2 x single 5” turrets (centreline) with Depth Charge Throwers for free<br />
● Replace 2 x twin 21” mounts (centreline) with Extra Depth Charges for free<br />
● Add Limited Active Sonar + 15 points<br />
Strongly influenced by Anglo-German designs these destroyers were largely used in a secondary<br />
role during the war. A total of 15 Minekaze and 9 Kamikaze destroyers were produced. They were<br />
often modified to act as minesweepers, fast transports and convoy escorts.<br />
Matsu class Destroyer Escort (L)<br />
65 points<br />
HPs: 15 Size: 2 Speed: 5 Lookouts: 3<br />
Guns:<br />
1 x single 5” turret (bow) MA*<br />
1 x twin 5” turret (stern) MA*<br />
Torpedo Tubes: 1 x quadruple 24” mount (centreline)<br />
Depth Charges: 10<br />
Sensors:<br />
Passive Sonar<br />
Features: Excellent Optics<br />
Long Lance Torpedoes<br />
Unit Machinery<br />
Options:<br />
● Add Limited Radar + 20 points<br />
● Add Limited Active Sonar + 15 points<br />
● Add Depth Charge Throwers + 5 points<br />
Japanese shipyards were soon unable to replace the high losses in fleet destroyers after the hard<br />
fought early campaigns. The need for simplified and fast construction resulted in the 18 Matsu<br />
class, many more were planned and unfinished before the war ended.
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