Do you keep Fubuki after Shinonome?

[ArnoldSchoenberg]

I almost want to sell it and save its 10 point commander for other ships.  Then I can use Shira and Kagero's commanders in Shinonome.

 

However, Shira and Kagero seem to like superintendent which won't be much useful in Shinonome. 

[Panzer1113]

Shino better boat.  Fubuki lackluster at best.   Sold fubuki once grind was done, for me did not need a poorer performing tier 6 DD in port.  Moved commander to At when unlocked.

[ValkyrWarframe]

Sadly, Shinonome is just better than Bucky in pretty much every way.

 

There's a reason why Shinonome is unlocked through a very tedious campaign.

[Umikami]

Shinonome IS a Fubuki with the CORRECT number of turrets.

[Malarkey_]

i did not. once i got Shinonome I just sold Fubuki

[Estimated_Prophet]

Didn't bother going higher than the old T6 Mutsuki; so I got a Fubuki for free in the IJN DD line split. The thing is a cement truck, and an old one at that... Slow turning ship, slow turning turrets... The only reason I won't sell it, is because I got it for free. Tree ship or not, I won't sell my free ships.

 

Like Shinonome more; even if they are nominally the same ship.

[VTAdmiral]

Akatsuki exists, no reason to keep Fubuki.

 

This fully fledged lady is everything Fubuki used to be back before the line split... and she's 3 knots faster.

[Jakob_Knight]

When I got Shinonome, I looked at the Fubuki to make the same decision.  At the moment I am keeping them both to continue evaluating them, as I don't need to transfer the Fubuki captain right away.  Shinonome has more guns, but that is less important with the bloom situation currently in the game.  What is of note is that it only has a maximum range of 8 km on the torpedoes, while Fubuki maintains a full 10 km.  The 8 KM torpedoes are what make the Mutsuki so bad these days (especially when it is at such a disadvantage gun-wise), but at least the Shinonome can mount an experienced commander at need.

 

My own impressions are that the Fubuki is better at being the torpedo boat IJN DDs are meant to be, but if you need that captain on another ship, you can replace it with Shinonome without a large loss of capability.  I'd keep both unless you find a need for the Fubuki captain elsewhere, as you lose nothing by keeping her.

And, I agree with Kiyoshimo.  The Akatsuki perfects the Fubuki concept.  The only thing Fubuki or Shinonome have as advantages over Akatsuki is they are one tier lower, and slightly better concealment.  Otherwise, the Akatsuki is everything those ships could want to be (I'll even take her over Shiratsuyu unless I feel particularly in need of an alpha strike of torpedoes).

 

 

My two cents.