X Shikishima - 327K DMG - World of Warships

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Shikishima - Japanese Tier X battleship.
The project of a battleship developed shortly before Japan entered World War II (Design A-150). The design of the ship called for the main battery of six 510 mm guns in three twin turrets. In all other respects, the ship's characteristics were similar to those of Yamato-class battleships.
Performance
Playstyle-wise, with only short-ranged AA, a high, poorly armoured citadel, and being one of the largest ships in the game, Shikishima is not meant to be played as a brawler, or as the vanguard of a formation of ships, but with decent accuracy and sigma, as well as the largest guns of the game means that it can and will be able to fairly easily overmatch battleship- and cruiser-sized plating. As a battleship, your target should be other battleships and heavy cruisers. You should shoot AP at their broadsides, and with good ballistics, you can theoretically penetrate the citadel from any angle as the AP shells will fuse on time if you shoot through a heavily-armoured bow or broadside. Poor vertical dispersion, as well as having only six barrels means that landing shots on target from long distance will pose a challenge, but Shikishima makes up for it with a stock reload of 27 seconds (which can be further decreased with the right captain skills and mods, such as Main Battery Mod. 3) that allows for it to squeeze opportunistic salvos at fast cruisers and battleships alike, incidentally making it a great platform for hunting cruisers. However, these 20in guns will not save you should you encounter lightly armoured cruisers (such as Smolensk), as well as destroyers (which is a given), as the AP shells will simply over-penetrate their thin armour. Ideally, Shikishima should be played as the second or third ship in a formation, with cruisers and destroyers serving as AA screens and mopping up smaller targets, such as those aforementioned light cruisers and destroyers, giving you the time to focus on deleting CAs and BBs from the map. If worst comes to worst then Shikishima does have a pretty good array of secondaries which can whittle down destroyers.
Furthermore, with only six guns in three turrets; sustained HE spam, fires, floods, and turret destruction is her worst nightmare, as a) taking out a turret decreases firepower by a third, b) having more HP is irrelevant against fire and floods. Keep in mind that you are essentially a Yamato with larger guns. Your hull shares the same strengths and weaknesses - you can be penetrated by AP in the stern and "cheek", and being a battleship that can virtually threaten any other ship in the game regardless of armour you will be a large target for every ship in the game. In the right hands, Shikishima captains can make this ship shine in mid- to late-game, and provide valuable fire support to fellow teammates. Just keep in mind that your ability to overmatch the armour of enemy ships does not make you invincible.
Pros:
Highest per-shell alpha in the game.
Extremely good penetration with her armor-piercing shells.
Good high explosive resistant armor.
Good accuracy is relative to her tech tree counterpart Yamato.
Ability to overmatch 32mm plating, which is standard tier 8-10 battleship plating.
Cons:
Low barrel count, with only 6 shells.
Large citadel with a poor shape that makes her very susceptible to citadels from battleships.
Low damage output due to lack of shells.
Poor vertical dispersion, which causes shells to go over and under the target Shikishima is firing at.
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[@grimmshredsanguinus2915]

When shikishima fires u can hear the gunsound from anywhere in the map

[@nightshadedawn]

I just wish the sound design for the guns was reworked for battleships cause the 12-16 inch guns sound so puny.

[@belladesa91]

So everyone knows that there's a moron who wasted 32k steel on a worse Yamato. Nice

[@a.edw.160]

belladesa91 “someone spent pixel money on a pixel ship I don’t like. Myeh.”

[@belladesa91]

@@a.edw.160 it's not me, but logic. U got less guns than Yamato and less accuracy in exchange for what? 35 mm overmatch? Nothing special.. If he enjoys playing that ship, good for him, but deny that it's a waste of steel on pure gameplay perspective

[@x3ni487]

@@nightshadedawn try putting audio quality on Ultra and play with good headsets, now even my Alaska firing makes a very deep noise with a powerful echo it's an eargasm to hear every time

[@sentauri43]

The sound of her guns, Jesus. Absolutely terrifying to be on the receiving end of that.

[@gearz2570]

are these the default sound or are the ones in the video modded

[@RedHexGaming]

@@gearz2570 default man

[@x3ni487]

@@gearz2570 default sound

[@gearz2570]

@@x3ni487 sick

[@cH4iN123]

Either his shiftkey is broken or he plays one handed holy crap...

[@jonathanwennstromm1578]

Some people are so good that they set themselves a handicap :P

[@misterputscalls5902]

He's using the mouse wheel. It's abhorrent.

[@IPeakedAt15]

Who cares how he plays it him not you

[@PBJEnjoyer]

I never would have thought that they were gonna put super yamato in the game yet here we are

[@DirectorBird]

And GK can't have its actual guns.

[@PBJEnjoyer]

Evergreen XCVI what were it’s actually guns?

[@DirectorBird]

@@PBJEnjoyer 20 inch.

[@PBJEnjoyer]

Evergreen XCVI holy shit that would be awesome

[@godzefkiel2686]

@@DirectorBird but it would have double turrets not triple so instead of 12 guns it would have 8 so the same as yamato.

[@BB-2383]

I find it hilarious how all of the top WoWs personalities were telling everyone to pass on this ship just because they're not smart enough to put a secondary build on this ship, so focused on the 510mm guns. I join a match and everyone was saying how this ship apparently sucks because of overmatch, totally ignoring secondaries. Even got into an argument with someone claiming Ohio is better than Shiki. Ohio needs IFHE just to pen 25mm with secondaries. Shiki secondaries automatically pen 30mm - put IFHE on it and you pen 37mm. Secondary reload on Shiki is faster. Eight 457mm guns vs Six 510mm, take your pick on which is better for a head on fight. People have been hilariously dumb in judging this ship just because they've watched a few KZbin videos from people who didn't know how to play this ship in the first place.

[@jozseftoth8731]

probably because the videos were made before she get her secondary gun range. They always say "work in progress" - and thus subject to change. I also saw a Notser video, where he told they will lower the alpha damage from 19 k to 17k something but also lower the reload time. Thank god they did not touch the alpha.. Btw, Ohio has her strenghts like fast reloading heal, stronger U.S. heal. If Ohio goes 1v1,in a driveby, she enjoys a much better protected citadel. Or hard to hit citadel, over Shikishima huge citadel.

[@hansthesoldier8700]

Shikishima is one of the best ships and has the greatest chance of a citadel and has very good secundary cannons of huge demage. players hate shikishima because they play tier x ships that are suport they shoot from a distance for safety while shikishima is a fighter battleship type and there is a problem. People who play from a distance with tier x battleships get into a fight and don’t know how to play with shikishima because they don’t get into the action and if I didn’t mention shikishima has one of the best armor in the game

[@micromedia26]

When i first time hearing it in Battle firing (next to my Cruiser) i thought wtf was that?! 😳 I thought a Thunderstorm building up outside ,jeeees and the Roar after it...omg 😱

[@Chuuuulet]

Secondary build on this thing looks disgusting... I want one

[@aRandomFox00]

Its secondaries are as strong as the GK's. But like the GK its primaries are meh compared to other battleships.

[@thatrandomeliteultra1158]

@@aRandomFox00 aren't they 18.1 inches?

[@Azzi61]

That’s Yamato’s guns. This is design A-150 which is basically Yamato with 20.1 inch guns in 3 dual turrets.

[@thatrandomeliteultra1158]

@@Azzi61 so what's bad about them?

[@anubhavdassarma7230]

@@aRandomFox00 neither GK nor Shikishima has meh guns Looks like you haven't played tier 10 much GK has twelve freaking guns and great secs and Shikishima has the biggest guns with good secs They are not meh

[@whoyoucallinpinhead3055]

The sound of those main guns vibrate my headphones whenever they fire

[@fytosahty]

Alguien sabe como hacer para que me aparescan los segundos que tartada en caer las bombas al objetivo en el sistema de apuntado?

[@sinhangso5107]

Hello St. Petersburg? I need that battleship. Da. You are credited.

[@andrespenalozatorres6501]

You don't need an incoming fire alert if a Shikishima fires at you.

[@EqualizerLNF]

5:46 No powercreep here, move along...

[@howtogitgud]

That just lucky hit, and punishment for broadsiding. 19400 per citadel, offset with high probability of overpen and low barrel count.

[@AceYoPro]

Hao Tu Git Gud The thing with shikishima is when u do hit, it fukken hurts.

[@jozseftoth8731]

Georgia is amazing btw, her speed allow her to turn out of situations like this in no time

[@FLASH24x]

The gun sound is amazing🤤

[@aztec5384]

can you use the yamato legendary upgrade on the Shikishima?

[@user-ek4kk7iw4q]

12:50 even 510mm AP cannot get citadel. Oh Kremlin

[@x3ni487]

Balanced 👌🏻

[@ikmal017]

stalinium

[@danieldeak9141]

Russian bias. What did u expect?

[@Hiryu_1019]

敷島の場合は弾道が高いから、遠距離にはむいてないかな。　　 それなら中距離か、戦艦らしくないけど、近距離のほうがかなり砲の威力を確かめることができるんじゃないかな。

[@user-ov6lo3mg2x]

まぁ51センチやからなぁ。そこんとこ難しいところかな。

[@gearz2570]

that sound for the guns is epic, how do you get it

[@thespacegamer9590]

Only I think 30,000 steel. No big deal

[@ScarletGuts]

It’s the shikishima sound unique to the ship only

[@collegestudent6071]

@@ScarletGuts I modded it to some other battleships as well. It's so much better.

[@Dreaddeamon]

@@thespacegamer9590 it's 32k base but if you got a a thing you can get it down to 24k

[@danieldeak9141]

@@Dreaddeamon the word you are looking for is "coupon"

[@jrdeckard3317]

Secondaries on that thing are brutal.

[@oldguywisdom2904]

What's the purple two half moon hits ? I never got one. What is it?

[@thatrandomeliteultra1158]

Secondaries if i understand you correctly

[@user-yk8fk8rb3v]

副砲強っ 32万てすごいですね‼️

[@andyfeng6396]

Shikishima Secondary Build :)

[@madhur8537]

this ship is phenomenal

[@acer8123]

That Iowa kill steal tho.

[@Amber-vn2le]

Ok i have seen a graf Zeppelin with 1503 secondary hits what is your point

[@brianfisher7385]

Dat fuckin scroll zoom WTF

[@elijahsellers3727]

Amazing

[@Gredoxx]

ima tell ya they faced some pretty big potatoes on this one, like that Kremlin and Vladi turning full broadside point-blank range

[@glennpruess6936]

Yay a super Yamato class battleship

[@josephbarnes3099]

Did you give up acccuracy for secondaries?

[@nicz7694]

wow... that gun sound on 14.2 is insanely nice done

[@quyrew]

Secondary Yashima stronk.

[@art-134]

Я ожидал большего от этого боя...!!!

[@kabur88]

I just want those gun sounds, I don't care about the ship

[@x3ni487]

Well get this ship then xD

[@josephbarnes3099]

I have a Yamato already some Wows personalities are against secondary builds, but im liking this rifht here

[@thorcaste.h]

Id hard to buy shikishima for 24k steel?

[@kidpagronprimsank05]

20 inches gun ftw.

[@nitrozeus2666]

That's this new ship with 510mm caliber?

[@a.edw.160]

Yup.

[@DuyNguyen-kj5lq]

Wow it look like Yamato

[@efecanyv34]

yamato upgraded version

[@iscaria3337]

That zooming is so painful to watch..

[@slam_down]

What a filthy disgusting ship !!!! WG take my steel and gib one shiki NOW !!!!!

[@user-bc3sy5jy3f]

敷島は相手が詰めて来た時に本当の火力を出すと思う。51センチ砲なんてHね

[@EddieFly00]

Ka-dink!

[@aliffazlem1076]

Is it just me or shikishima is pretty fast for her size?

[@generalschirlitz77]

Yamato is just as fast, just nobody uses the fact Yammy is pretty mobile for a fat sea potato.

[@radoslavpuhalovic3358]

They should have made it to be like the original design for the A-150.

[@yuritakahashi493]

Too op

[@user-tf4sh1jl9f]

Хороший бой. Грамотно и осторожно.

[@peradith0163]

what is the red ammo

[@nitrozeus2666]

The more armor more dmg

[@nitrozeus2666]

Typical for italian ships

[@IKoNKaRb0N]

He likely has the special captain Yamamoto. Red tracers along with other perks

[@victorplesca7414]

Super yamato

[@sktt1893]

Toptier shikishima pls try VS all t10 mm

[@christoperantoniojohan7562]

Beeg gneis but no torps

[@kristelvidhi5038]

Why does Shikishima have only 6 guns? I mean they could've at least make the caliber of the guns bigger if there'd be just 6.

[@therepublic21]

Shiki has 510mm guns and not the 460 Yamato has. She is also designed off of the planned A-150 Super Yamato the Japanese were going to build until the need for carriers blew up

[@SlowpokeSpartan]

Y A M A T O L I T E

[@IPeakedAt15]

Y A M A T O H E A V Y

[@GreenMatcha102]

So shikishima and yashima are same?

[@AceYoPro]

TheBlueFox It was named yashima before but they changed the name to shikishima for some reason. So Yes they are the same ship.

[@skolfs]

Как он Кремля не вынес.. загадка. ПМК отлично отработало.

[@funcompilator1202]

по моему для шикишимы пара вустеров на 10 километрах смертельна, потому что всегда будут сквозняки, а вустеры будут поливать фугасным дождём

[@ImTarra]

How do u ave traceable shots ?

[@aladindeuh3328]

You can enable it when using a special captain (Yamamoto for the japanese for exemple)

[@TomerGGaming]

what is that caliber ?

[@Oliver-bl3kk]

510mm

[@joshuaraewa-ay9684]

In inches it's about 20.

[@TomerGGaming]

max AP shell dmg 100k ?😂

[@davidwoods7408]

The guns that should have been on the Kurferst!

[@TheIronHordesman2]

@@TomerGGaming 19200. 20k dmg per fucking citadel.

[@alias177]

lucky only 2 dds and t8 cv. gg though.

[@neb1006]

Beyond ridiculous, this shouldn’t even be a reward ship

[@belladesa91]

Reward? 32k steel..

[@dominges]

@@belladesa91 It's rewarding you for collecting the 32k steel :D

[@user-zy3yf3qq2r]

😒…敷島を使い成れてる人なら肥前を使いこなせる？🤔かな〜？

[@samuelju2]

Press shift for god's sake.

[@IPeakedAt15]

No it’s how he wants to play. You don’t have a say how he plays

[@generalschirlitz77]

All this "If he had Yamato he would have done better" is annoying as hell, Yamato is a better ship in many cases but you do not get the pleasure of firing 510mm guns in the Yamato, The guns overpen quite a lot but that is to be expected from guns this fat, I am shocked the overpens do not do much damage as a 20.1 inch gun would most cases crack or shatter the hull on overpen. These guns would overpen, and break the hull at the same time when they hit.

[@ahmetcumur7590]

Japanese premiums are the new german BB's

[@henrywang9735]

its basically higher tier japanese gneisnau with torps

[@taniavirginia2010]

bom

[@user-fs9zz8oc1f]

Why people zoom like that shit?

[@andrewreil3938]

Turtleback gang

[@BushesDid911]

Man...scroll wheel zoomers just tilt the fuck out of me

[@wotansteel]

Hit the tier 8 in citadel is gave you huge exp. Pathetics .P.S. Any 305 Ap shels can gave citadel SKIKisumi.

[@Gherardo85]

The moment you realize that a Yamato would have performed even better and it wouldn’t have costed you steel ...

[@belladesa91]

E soprattutto avresti un cannone in più per torretta e molta più precisione

[@a.edw.160]

While extremely true, this ship is still cool.

[@Daniel-CMelinte]

hello

[@cektor_gaza_xoy5875]

Клану SPAM ПРИВЕТ

[@cetri777]

what the fuck is Shikishima, all i know is musashi and yamato lol WG.

[@lfilikozis]

Shitty-shima would be a better name. What the hell is this? He shoots and shoots and shoots and shoots, all from mid and close range and he finally does a lot of damage, but honestly if he had the Yam he would had done much better.