Talk:Shimakaze/Gallery/@comment-183.80.100.166-20150912123606/@comment-69.166.124.25-20151015214819

I actually think this is a pretty clever character design and find it kind of sad that people assume that it's primary purpose is for fan service. There were actually two IJN destroyers that were named Skimakaze. In the 1920's, the ship named Shimakaze was the fastest in the fleet. I got 20 years of service before it was converted into a patrol boat. The new Shimakaze was launched a couple years later and it was again one of the fastest boats in the navy. It had an experimental engine which made it very difficult to create more ships in the same class. It also had 15 torpedo tubes plus all the all fixings. If you have a ship with the capability to launch 41 tons of torpedos within seconds and still want it to be the fastest ship around, you need to think about the hull differently.

This game is really interesting in how much of it is actually driven by history. If you look for pictures of the actual ship and compare her to other destroyers you'll pretty much understand right away what the artist was trying to do. IRL Shimazake is shaped like a torpedo to make it easier to evade attacks and all the pictures online show her ripping through the water as if she was water skiing. KanColle Shimikaze is taller than the other destroyers without Kai Ni and she's tied with Yukikaze for the highest evasion stat in the game. The anime almost goes overboard with how nimble and agile she is. IRL Shimakaze had 15 torpedo tubes and an experimental steam engine which was a lot of maintenance. In game Shimakaze has the highest TP stat of all the DDs, in the anime, they showed her as always sleeping. IRL Shimakaze was the only ship in her class... making her an only child. Anime Shimakaze acts like an only child and has lots of toys to keep her company. IRL Shimakaze had a noticably less cluttered deck than most destroyers. In game Shimakaze's outfit is... less cluttered.