Fubukis and WW2 IJN destroyers in general were such beautiful ships. Their oftentimes absolutely stunning names alone (sorry, but a LOT better than most western ship names) made me fall in love with them, but those sleek design lines really speak to me as well. It's sad none survived the war, I would've loved to have one of them as a museum to visit :/
Fubuki class didn't really have any anti submarine weapons. Designed in 20s, and Japan didn't really struggle against submarines like Britain did in WWI. Also, wiki said they didn't really bothered with anti-sub or anti-air, well since Japan didn't really have to fight against airborne threat nor underwater threat, so they wouldn't really have prioritized on them.. And it says, they just started to add more AA and anti sub weapons during the WWII.
+DennisLego Yeah, the lack in anti submarine capabilities on most DDs and in the IJN in general cost them dearly during the war. When talking about submarines in WW II war, most people only talk about the German subs, but the USN actually succeeded where the Kriegsmarine failed, because Japan never got the technology to effectively fight the USN submarines. After airplanes submarines were the second most common cause for ship losses of the IJN (the Kongo, the Tahio and the Shokaku among them) and they wrecked the Japanese merchant fleet, cutting off the main land from the important ressources Japan needed for their war machine.
This was my first 'Waterline Series" Plastic kit model.As such,the Fubuki holds a place in my heart! Always thought she was 'funky looking' but in an awesome way,just like those big-ass 'Pagoda Masts' their Battleships had.Always dug the unique bow that some of the Japanese Warships had,I am going to guess it was to make the ship more stable in rough weather??
One of the Akatsuki-subclass ships survived the war the IJN Hibiki she was given to the USSR as a reparations ship if i recall :) just something i think you should have included Ichase :P
Japanese architecture were very asymmetrical as they believe asymmetrical is everything in art without it whats the meaning of life, if you look really closely with an eagIe eye you can see some difference on starboard and portside on japanese ships
IChase, Somewhat off topic, but still on topic with WOW. My computer can't handle the game, and crashes mid game cause of CPU overheating. Was wondering what computer you used, cause i need to buy a new one anyway, and want one that can handle it.
Every Japanese destroyer class carried torpedo reloads from the Mutsuki-class onward. For the Fubukis, nine torpedo reloads were carried in their original configuration and five or six (I can't remember which from memory) after the reconstructions in an attempt to reduce weight. In game, you can actually see the torpedo storage containers on the model. I have never seen a source which claims they carried no reloads outside of pre-war and wartime ONI renderings, which were wrong.
Yes, all IJN DD onward Mutsuki class were design to carried 1 in tube and 1 reolad. But the reality is lots of Akizuki class didn't carry reload and some of them didn't even had torpedo onboard.
You know iChase, you really should do a episode on the County-class heavy cruisers. I feel the British non-BB are being left out a bit. And you already have quite the footage of County-class engagements (e.g Bismarck pursuit, Battle of the North Cape, as I believe used in the Scharnhorst episode).
I've heard a story about the loss of the Fubuki in the 2nd Battle of Savo Island (Battle of Cape Esperance) that I've been unable to confirm. The flagship of the IJN force was Aoba, and they came across the Americans in the night. The Japanese commander thought that the Americans were a Japanese supply formation, and sent Fubuki closer to confirm it. Caught at close range, Fubuki got rekt. As the Americans were opening fire, the Japanese commander thought it was a friendly fire incident, and had her ship flash light signals saying "I AM AOBA" (or whatever her identification signal was) to the Americans. Aoba obviously came under fire, taking damage. Furutaka came to the rescue by replacing Aoba as the flashing ship. Aoba would escape, Furutaka would not. Even more hilarious, as the forces met, the American commander also thought that the Japanese force were friendlies. However, when one of his ships asked permission to engage, the answer was just "Roger" intending to just confirm the reception of the message. Instead, the rest of the fleet took that as an order to open fire. First Google result for "I am Aoba incident" brings up a WoWS Reddit thread on Aoba's path of destruction over the course of the war. It uses a Kancolle doujin to illustrate, but no real tangible sources.
Yes, this story is accurate. At least as far as Aoba and Furutaka. It was a Fubuki-class that slammed into JFK's PT109, stranding his crew on a deserted island.
Yes, this story is accurate. At least as far as Aoba and Furutaka. It was a Fubuki-class that slammed into JFK's PT109, stranding his crew on a deserted island.
Thanks for posting this my friend, as an amateur student of history (not a gamer) I really enjoy these video's and the work you do. Have you anything on the British Tribal class destroyers? There doesn't seem to be too much. Thanks again for the enjoyment.
the Hibiki, the only survivor of Fubuki series and the 3rd of Akatsuki, fired the actual last shot (AA) of WWII for IJN on the day after Emperor made the speech, since the surrender message had not yet reached to Hibiki. After war Hibiki was served to the Mother Russia called "Verniy."
hi iChase, can i ask opinion about fubuki's hull b vs hull c, what do you think is better? coz i feel that hull c give me more armor for armor angling than hull b at cost of losing 1 turret. thanks for all your videos btw, I learn so much from it :D
Morianne _ Yuro made a video guiding a good build for Fubuki but unfortunately that was like 2-3 years ago and Fubuki changed drastically since then so there is only one hull upgrade
Regarding the designation of the USA as the mostly likely enemy in the beginning. This was also partially political. The Imperial Japanese Navy and Army were competing for funds from the government. By designating the USA as the most likely enemy, they were deliberately picking an enemy with a big navy, so the IJN would also need a large navy.
The second sub-class is the Ayanami class... Notable of these are the "Demon Goddess of the Solomons" Ayanami herself, little miss "I ran over a future US President's boat"(Amagiri), and of course the UNGRATEFUL SHREW(Akebono)... in Kancolle at least...
First of all Chase, it's great that you combine gameplay and historical videos! But since it seems you'll continue to be a supertester, I have a question. I was reading about naval mines the other day and all of their types and uses and it ocurred to me that maybe there might be some place for them in WoWS: cruisers already have hydroacoustic search which might warn you of possible mines in your path, and if say DDs or other cruiser could lay a few (maybe instead of carrying torpedoes) it might create some interesting gameplay (like in the middle channel of Two Brothers or in the straits tha lead to the A and C flags in Fault Line). What's your opinion?
+Pompílio Souto IF memory serves, on capital ships no active sonar was carried, only hydrophones(passive listening devices), useful for detecting ships/torps in low-vis or night conditions, but useless against mines. You'd need active sonar for that, and acoustic conditions in and around most maps the game is played on would be awful. Planes would have a better chance at spotting them, but most of the time you'd just be sailing along and boom! Not a lot of fun, IMO
+Pompílio Souto Not likely to work in the current game to be honest, considering there's limited avenues of approach, if you are able to mine stuff, it'll just turn into a camping snipe fest.
Here you can find all the classes and names of Japanese destroyers: www.ijnwarship.com/Reference/Reference%20-%20Translation%20Destroyer%20names%201st%20class.htm
+iChaseGaming could you make a video on the ijn shimaze class or the shokaku class aircraft carrier or the ise class battleships they are all beautiful ships am I right? please respond back.
Just a suggestion. Could you do an episode on HMAS Australia, She was a County Class Heavy Cruiser that was commissioned in 1928 and served right through until 1954. Her battle honours are Atlantic 1940-41, Pacific 1941-43, Coral Sea 1942, Savo Island 1942, Gaudalcanal 1942, New Guinea 1942-44, Leyte Gulf 1944, Lingayen Gulf 1945. Source: RAN Website www.navy.gov.au/hmas-australia-ii
+christopher tucker Quick question - ever since gamergate gamers have been vocal about criticizing feminism which I think is great, but why do you see it so much more in WOWS community? I'm not complaining, I just wanna know why.
Love this series Chase, nice work you put into them :) Found this bit of info on those into sub shells you mentioned, look at section 3-18 at www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/rep/WDR/WDR58/WDR58-3.html
Chase you really need to reverse the order in which the videos are added to the playlist. It is a pain to watch them in the order that they have been published.
Do all of us a favor and give us the figures in standard measurements as well as metric! You older audience didn't grow up knowing that....including me!
You don't have to be a good person to have style. That's why nazis had Hugo Boss uniforms . Also it's the reason why lot of high-sub prank/4am challenge/reaction youtubers drive Lamborghini...
+Starfury MS My thoughts exactly! I think it stuck in his head from one of the documentaries he used in the Kongo-class episode. But ya, Chase, PLEASE don't pronounce that again.
While I agree that he does a good job with most of the Japanese words, If you think his pronunciation of Kirishima is "not bad", then you've obviously never heard it pronounced by a native Japanese speaker. I recommend the anime Arpeggio of Blue Steel. It's available on Netflix, and around ep4-5 IIRC, you'll get to hear plenty of examples of how Kirishima is supposed to be pronounced.
Um, I've been learning Japanese for long enough to reckon that I know how Kirishima is supposed to sound, but given that Chase is putting so much into these educational videos, and that he isn't saying he's good or qualified to pronounce these names, I wouldn't say that his Japanese pronunciation should really be a point of issue...just my opinion, though. ^^"
Im surpised you didnt mention the Akatsuki class ship Hibiki which went on to serve with the Sovit Unions Navy as compersation as Verniy (Верный)
she did her best :')
Fubukis and WW2 IJN destroyers in general were such beautiful ships. Their oftentimes absolutely stunning names alone (sorry, but a LOT better than most western ship names) made me fall in love with them, but those sleek design lines really speak to me as well. It's sad none survived the war, I would've loved to have one of them as a museum to visit :/
fubuki look so awesome...
+Joshua Daniel She is a beautiful looking ship, I'll definitely say that
+iChaseGaming darn right it is.
iChaseGaming is awasome
bucky plot armor didnt hold up
Nah, looks like in the real war the Kongou wasn't so willing to sacrifice itself.
I`m FUBUKI not buki (from KanColle)
I found you not for gaming reasons, but for ship history. Well done. Don't stop.
Looking back this was the first video I watched from ichasegaming. How times were different then. Wish that this series could come back.
Awesome man, thanks! The only bad part about learning these ships is wishing they were more accurate in game at times.
Nicely done.
Fubuki is one of my top two favs in WOWS (Kagero being the other)
Fubuki class didn't really have any anti submarine weapons. Designed in 20s, and Japan didn't really struggle against submarines like Britain did in WWI. Also, wiki said they didn't really bothered with anti-sub or anti-air, well since Japan didn't really have to fight against airborne threat nor underwater threat, so they wouldn't really have prioritized on them.. And it says, they just started to add more AA and anti sub weapons during the WWII.
+DennisLego Yeah, the lack in anti submarine capabilities on most DDs and in the IJN in general cost them dearly during the war.
When talking about submarines in WW II war, most people only talk about the German subs, but the USN actually succeeded where the Kriegsmarine failed, because Japan never got the technology to effectively fight the USN submarines. After airplanes submarines were the second most common cause for ship losses of the IJN (the Kongo, the Tahio and the Shokaku among them) and they wrecked the Japanese merchant fleet, cutting off the main land from the important ressources Japan needed for their war machine.
Excellent series iChase, I really enjoy your comments on historical videos
Very nice job. This video series is definitely in the top of WoWs-related material released on RUclips.
+PropaneWP Thanks! :D
+iChaseGaming USS Alaska and USS Guam next!
Very nice video again chase, i enjoyed it! Thank you for al the effort you put in those videos :D
Well done! Thanks for your hard work with this series! Really appreciate it
+Karottenbrot1 You're welcome :)
Great work Chase.
I always look forward to Know Your Ships
+Brian Perry Thanks :) very happy to hear that you enjoy these. Appreciate the support!
Probably my fave DD class for various reasons :) Kanecolle being one the other is they just look so good.
Nice! i was literally searching for a Fubuki video yesterday since i just unlocked it.
love these "Know Your Ship" episodes ichase! keep up the great work!
Thanks for the great history on this ship I just built a 1/700 scale model of it.
Thank you man, great video.
This was my first 'Waterline Series" Plastic kit model.As such,the Fubuki holds a place in my heart! Always thought she was 'funky looking' but in an awesome way,just like those big-ass 'Pagoda Masts' their Battleships had.Always dug the unique bow that some of the Japanese Warships had,I am going to guess it was to make the ship more stable in rough weather??
Great info. Keep them coming.
One of the Akatsuki-subclass ships survived the war the IJN Hibiki she was given to the USSR as a reparations ship if i recall :) just something i think you should have included Ichase :P
Great research as always Chase!
+Falkirion Thanks :D
The big mystery to me is how IJN managed to make there warships so beautiful.
I think they were slightly influenced by The(../British) Royal Navy in many of their earlier designs and concepts...
Yes but they improved than AND made them more elegant.
Japanese architecture were very asymmetrical as they believe asymmetrical is everything in art without it whats the meaning of life, if you look really closely with an eagIe eye you can see some difference on starboard and portside on japanese ships
Good video! Thanks for uploading good videos like Know your ship series!
+TheDoubleace191 You're welcome :) glad you enjoy these
This may be the best know your ship video you have done Bravo Zulu.
+RJ Prescott I strive to get better with each episode :D
Brilliant video, cheers!
IChase,
Somewhat off topic, but still on topic with WOW. My computer can't handle the game, and crashes mid game cause of CPU overheating. Was wondering what computer you used, cause i need to buy a new one anyway, and want one that can handle it.
Every Japanese destroyer class carried torpedo reloads from the Mutsuki-class onward. For the Fubukis, nine torpedo reloads were carried in their original configuration and five or six (I can't remember which from memory) after the reconstructions in an attempt to reduce weight. In game, you can actually see the torpedo storage containers on the model. I have never seen a source which claims they carried no reloads outside of pre-war and wartime ONI renderings, which were wrong.
Yes, all IJN DD onward Mutsuki class were design to carried 1 in tube and 1 reolad. But the reality is lots of Akizuki class didn't carry reload and some of them didn't even had torpedo onboard.
Which book was this picture with torpedo reload lockers taken from?
heyo chase! new sub here! love ur videos and keep up the good work
+Saleel Rane Welcome! and thank you :)
You know iChase, you really should do a episode on the County-class heavy cruisers. I feel the British non-BB are being left out a bit. And you already have quite the footage of County-class engagements (e.g Bismarck pursuit, Battle of the North Cape, as I believe used in the Scharnhorst episode).
I love fubuki...hheeyy!! bucky!
I've heard a story about the loss of the Fubuki in the 2nd Battle of Savo Island (Battle of Cape Esperance) that I've been unable to confirm.
The flagship of the IJN force was Aoba, and they came across the Americans in the night. The Japanese commander thought that the Americans were a Japanese supply formation, and sent Fubuki closer to confirm it. Caught at close range, Fubuki got rekt.
As the Americans were opening fire, the Japanese commander thought it was a friendly fire incident, and had her ship flash light signals saying "I AM AOBA" (or whatever her identification signal was) to the Americans. Aoba obviously came under fire, taking damage. Furutaka came to the rescue by replacing Aoba as the flashing ship. Aoba would escape, Furutaka would not.
Even more hilarious, as the forces met, the American commander also thought that the Japanese force were friendlies. However, when one of his ships asked permission to engage, the answer was just "Roger" intending to just confirm the reception of the message. Instead, the rest of the fleet took that as an order to open fire.
First Google result for "I am Aoba incident" brings up a WoWS Reddit thread on Aoba's path of destruction over the course of the war. It uses a Kancolle doujin to illustrate, but no real tangible sources.
Yes, this story is accurate. At least as far as Aoba and Furutaka. It was a Fubuki-class that slammed into JFK's PT109, stranding his crew on a deserted island.
Yes, this story is accurate. At least as far as Aoba and Furutaka. It was a Fubuki-class that slammed into JFK's PT109, stranding his crew on a deserted island.
And the IJN commander actually yell "BAKAYARO"
Very well done.
TY!
Thanks for posting this my friend, as an amateur student of history (not a gamer) I really enjoy these video's and the work you do. Have you anything on the British Tribal class destroyers? There doesn't seem to be too much. Thanks again for the enjoyment.
TheSzlagowski I agree I dont play games but love the history.
Great video once again Chase! Keep up the awesome work!
Also, have you heard of a game called "Atlantic Fleet"
+oseansoldier I've seen it on Steam, should maybe go and ask them for a review copy or something
iChaseGaming
I tried it out last night. It is pretty fun even in the limited time that I played it.
the Hibiki, the only survivor of Fubuki series and the 3rd of Akatsuki, fired the actual last shot (AA) of WWII for IJN on the day after Emperor made the speech, since the surrender message had not yet reached to Hibiki. After war Hibiki was served to the Mother Russia called "Verniy."
USS Alaska and USS Guam, America's only "battlecruisers". That's what you should do next +iChaseGaming
hi iChase, can i ask opinion about fubuki's hull b vs hull c, what do you think is better? coz i feel that hull c give me more armor for armor angling than hull b at cost of losing 1 turret. thanks for all your videos btw, I learn so much from it :D
Morianne _
Yuro made a video guiding a good build for Fubuki but unfortunately that was like 2-3 years ago and Fubuki changed drastically since then so there is only one hull upgrade
Regarding the designation of the USA as the mostly likely enemy in the beginning. This was also partially political. The Imperial Japanese Navy and Army were competing for funds from the government. By designating the USA as the most likely enemy, they were deliberately picking an enemy with a big navy, so the IJN would also need a large navy.
The second sub-class is the Ayanami class... Notable of these are the "Demon Goddess of the Solomons" Ayanami herself, little miss "I ran over a future US President's boat"(Amagiri), and of course the UNGRATEFUL SHREW(Akebono)... in Kancolle at least...
Hi Chase,btw had u seen the new Russian cruisers in WOWS yet?
First of all Chase, it's great that you combine gameplay and historical videos!
But since it seems you'll continue to be a supertester, I have a question. I was reading about naval mines the other day and all of their types and uses and it ocurred to me that maybe there might be some place for them in WoWS:
cruisers already have hydroacoustic search which might warn you of possible mines in your path, and if say DDs or other cruiser could lay a few (maybe instead of carrying torpedoes) it might create some interesting gameplay (like in the middle channel of Two Brothers or in the straits tha lead to the A and C flags in Fault Line).
What's your opinion?
+Pompílio Souto
IF memory serves, on capital ships no active sonar was carried, only hydrophones(passive listening devices), useful for detecting ships/torps in low-vis or night conditions, but useless against mines. You'd need active sonar for that, and acoustic conditions in and around most maps the game is played on would be awful. Planes would have a better chance at spotting them, but most of the time you'd just be sailing along and boom! Not a lot of fun, IMO
+Pompílio Souto Wargaming has stated in one of their Q&A that mines will not appear in the game.
+Pompílio Souto Not likely to work in the current game to be honest, considering there's limited avenues of approach, if you are able to mine stuff, it'll just turn into a camping snipe fest.
+iChaseGaming yeah, I hadn't thought of that, but you're probably right. And SBSDK, I didn't know they had already adressed the issue :)
Well, considering a lot of this info is lost in old Q&A on the forums, they are not that easy to find.
the spooky fubuki
Here you can find all the classes and names of Japanese destroyers:
www.ijnwarship.com/Reference/Reference%20-%20Translation%20Destroyer%20names%201st%20class.htm
Did any Fubuki's had their number 2 turret removed, like the one in WoWs?
oh yes, Fubuki!
So aim for the aft magazine? Seems to blow up or catch fire a lot. Good work Chase.
+Warner Moczulski Haha, guess so
Shiratsuyu class next pls, do it for poi :))
Bucky is sho smol :^)
Hey Chase. Would you consider letting some of your Subs write a episode of Know you Ship? If we used accurate resources and sited our sources?
+Joseph Herndon I'll have to think about that
could you do a video on the Kagero class please?
the battle ow endaow? or the battle of endor?
+shadowblobSS Battle off Endau :)
iChaseGaming XD
+iChaseGaming could you make a video on the ijn shimaze class or the shokaku class aircraft carrier or the ise class battleships they are all beautiful ships am I right? please respond back.
Bucky is a little bugger isn't she 🤣
next pls do the Bayern class Battleships
Just a suggestion. Could you do an episode on HMAS Australia, She was a County Class Heavy Cruiser that was commissioned in 1928 and served right through until 1954.
Her battle honours are Atlantic 1940-41, Pacific 1941-43, Coral Sea 1942, Savo Island 1942, Gaudalcanal 1942, New Guinea 1942-44, Leyte Gulf 1944, Lingayen Gulf 1945. Source: RAN Website www.navy.gov.au/hmas-australia-ii
+Aussie_Mofo bro this ship (HMAS Australia) were it's captain was killed in a Kamikaze attack back then right?
TBH. I dont know
now i understand why in the anime fubuki alway fall on water (facepalm)
+zoune1144 they did say in the anime that she was built top heavy, if u just litsened
+shadowblobSS indeed, it does. Lots of little historical notes in the show if you pay attention.
+shadowblobSS Uh, but her top isn't that heavy.
The most top heavy IJN ship sure is Takao class, obviously.... IRL of course!
***** at least by his logic, fubuki should at least have SOME cleavage... fubuki has almost nothing in the anime...
lol
great job. feminist could learn alot from the amount of research you do!
+christopher tucker Quick question - ever since gamergate gamers have been vocal about criticizing feminism which I think is great, but why do you see it so much more in WOWS community? I'm not complaining, I just wanna know why.
Latiqua LaTaytay I don't know. I will bring it up when ever it's applicable to do so
what is that music at the start?
Mutsuki class Destroyers next video please
Love this series Chase, nice work you put into them :)
Found this bit of info on those into sub shells you mentioned, look at section 3-18 at www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/rep/WDR/WDR58/WDR58-3.html
Bucky did her best.
I think mostly people comment about Kantai Collection
We need burning love
next IJN DD Yuudachi =w=
Chase you really need to reverse the order in which the videos are added to the playlist. It is a pain to watch them in the order that they have been published.
They work fine for me... Don't see any problems with the current setup
+I Love Purple Hazmats Uhh...but the episodes are pretty much by themselves o_O shouldn't be an issue...
Ayaya, the Torpedo Demon best girl
Bucky!
Why no hatsuyuki
Chase do the Tashkent project 20
Do all of us a favor and give us the figures in standard measurements as well as metric! You older audience didn't grow up knowing that....including me!
Yuudachi for next plz
It's not even in the game yet, but I do hope it will
up till the Fubuki , the best in the world was the Royal Navy's 'V & W Class ' Destroyers -
IJN always liked to fake their speed lower than the actual stats. and their weight as well of course
Because the Treaty of Washington. Also, all nation do that, not only IJN.
180th like....sorry i had to
Guess the best Fubuki-class, iChase.
tell us in english units besides metrics.....
I know the Japanese Empire did immoral and unjustable things during the war, but I gotta admit. *Their ships look beautiful.*
You don't have to be a good person to have style. That's why nazis had Hugo Boss uniforms .
Also it's the reason why lot of high-sub prank/4am challenge/reaction youtubers drive Lamborghini...
Amen
Btw we woudnt even know about that Japanese captains actions if an American survivor didnt search for him after the war to thank him.
It was not an american it was a brit
+havocgr1976 It was a British gentleman named Sam Falle, you can look him up :)
Am i the only one dumb enough to at first read the inscriptions on the ship as " 20 ≠ 77 "??
Fubuki is best girl, I swear
24 build 22 sunk....one in 1934 accidental.
+Aleksandr Pokrachinskiy
_Miyuki was the only modern Japanese destroyer that did not make it into World War II_
poor Miyuki
I bet more than half of people watching this came from Kancolle
Built one in Minecraft.
I hate this ship when i use battleship
AKATSKEES
Chase, do us all a favor and never EVER try to pronounce Kirishima again. My poor ears! XD
+Starfury MS Not as bad as one of the narrators of dem 'Murican documentaries imo :D
+Starfury MS My thoughts exactly! I think it stuck in his head from one of the documentaries he used in the Kongo-class episode.
But ya, Chase, PLEASE don't pronounce that again.
+Starfury MS Eh, I wouldn't say it's that bad, especially since he gets the 'tsu's right.
While I agree that he does a good job with most of the Japanese words, If you think his pronunciation of Kirishima is "not bad", then you've obviously never heard it pronounced by a native Japanese speaker. I recommend the anime Arpeggio of Blue Steel. It's available on Netflix, and around ep4-5 IIRC, you'll get to hear plenty of examples of how Kirishima is supposed to be pronounced.
Um, I've been learning Japanese for long enough to reckon that I know how Kirishima is supposed to sound, but given that Chase is putting so much into these educational videos, and that he isn't saying he's good or qualified to pronounce these names, I wouldn't say that his Japanese pronunciation should really be a point of issue...just my opinion, though. ^^"