My current ships - Fubuki class destroyer

Hi folks!

Last time, I talked about my favourite cruiser, the Nürnberg class. Following a close second is the Fubuki class destroyer. I've been going up the Japanese tech tree initially, so I don't have much exposure to the US destroyers, but the main difference, from what I can tell, is that the Japanese ships are having a longer torpedo range, in turn, the US ones are more nimble in turning.

Strengths

The Fubuki is fast, has a huge range with her torpedoes, and can cause a crazy amount of damage for a tier 6 ship. I've managed to get above 100000 damage done in a single battle. She has four decently-fast firing main guns in two turrets. Using AP shells against other destroyers, these can do quite some damage, and can finish them off if they didn't get destroyed by the initial torpedo salvo.

The torpedoes are obviously the main weapons. Fubuki has three triple launchers, and the 8km range means she can fire well outside detection range. The power of these torpedoes is enough to severely damage battleships of similar tier, and sink pretty much everything else. 

Weaknesses

In close combat, the inferior mobility means you'll get some hits in pretty quickly. Fubuki has decent health, but won't stand against enemy fire for very long. She can survive a full salvo from a US destroyer, barely (and her torpedoes will kill the opponent), but these kind of engagements are best avoided. I usually play her at range, negating the lesser manoeuvrability, and trying to predict the course of an enemy destroyer, unless I have a better target, and disengage.

Playstyle

I usually try not to vanguard with her - even with full rudder upgrades, it's hard to wiggle out of enemy crossfire. Instead, I go for ambush cover, or try to take the flanks. Once I'm through the enemy lines, battleships are preferred targets. Unless they're covering each other, they can be attacked head-on - the small silhouette and fast speed makes it hard for them to hit, and I can choose to either do a safe shot at close range (3km or less) or launch a sneaky strike outside detection range (6km).

Next time, I'll talk a bit about the Ryujo class carrier.