Update 0.9.3.1: Hayate for Free XP
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The Update is bringing our new
X Hayate to the game, and she’ll be available for 
2,000,000 Free XP.[h2]History[/h2]
Hayate is a variant of a Japanese destroyer project developed during World War II. The ship is imagined with a main battery consisting of the modern 127 mm Type 1 dual-purpose guns in twin-turret mounts. In reality, Japanese designers only managed to produce one such gun before the end of the war, which was found by the Americans among the debris of the gun mount workshop at the Kure Naval Arsenal in December 1945.
In World of Warships, we’ve recreated this mount in 3D and designed a ship based on a Shimakaze-class destroyer to carry it.
[h2]Modeling the Ship[/h2]
Dual-purpose guns: six 127 mm/50 Type 1 dual-purpose guns in three twin mounts.
Torpedoes: two 610 mm quintuple-tube torpedo launchers.
Anti-aircraft armament: five twin 40 mm/60 Type 5 (Model 1945) AA guns and eight 25 mm/60 type 96 mod.1 guns.
[h2]Commanding Hayate[/h2]
One of Hayate’s standout features is that she can be customized to suit two different playstyles. Both are quite effective—the choice of which path to go down is yours.
Artillery Option
[h3]Commander with 10 skill points[/h3]
- Priority Target
- Last Stand
- Basic Firing Training
- Concealment Expert
[h3]Commander with 19 skill points[/h3]
- Priority Target
- Last Stand
- Basic Firing Training
- Concealment Expert
- Survivability Expert
- Superintendent
- Adrenaline Rush
- Preventive Maintenance
[h3]Upgrades[/h3]
- Main Armaments Modification 1
- Engine Room Protection
- Aiming Systems Modification 1
- Propulsion Modification 1
- Concealment System Modification 1
- Main Battery Modification 3
Torpedo Option
[h3]Commander with 10 skill points[/h3]
- Priority Target
- Last Stand
- Torpedo Armament Expertise
- Concealment Expert
[h3]Commander with 19 skill points[/h3]
- Priority Target
- Last Stand
- Torpedo Armament Expertise
- Concealment Expert
- Survivability Expert
- Superintendent
- Adrenaline Rush
- Preventive Maintenance
[h3]Upgrades[/h3]
- Main Armaments Modification 1
- Engine Room Protection
- Torpedo Tubes Modification 1
- Propulsion Modification 1
- Concealment System Modification 1
- Torpedo Tubes Modification 2
[h2]Key features[/h2]
X Hayate is a Japanese destroyer project with 127 mm dual-purpose Type 1 guns. The ship has great tactical flexibility—through configuring her upgrades and Commander’s skills, she can be specialized either for torpedo attacks or artillery duels.[h3]Key features:[/h3]
- Six 127 mm guns in three mounts. With HE shells, her guns can deal considerable damage for their caliber and have a good rate of fire and aiming speed. The ship enjoys flat-trajectory ballistics.
- Two quintuple-tube torpedo launchers. Torpedo range—12 km. Like other Japanese destroyers, Hayate can deal heavy damage to the enemy with her torpedoes. The Torpedo Reload Booster consumable allows players to launch torpedo salvos with a minimal interval, but players will have to discard Smoke Generator in order to mount this consumable.
- The ship's concealment is slightly worse than that of researchable
X Shimakaze. - She enjoys a reduced post-battle service cost compared to researchable Tier X ships; +100% XP per battle; +20% credits per battle; and her permanent camouflage reduces the cost of the ship's post-battle service by 50%.
X Hayate can be obtained in the game for 2,000,000 Free XP.
