The Type 1936A benefited from immediate predecessors already in service, giving its design more practical grounding than the earlier destroyer generations. Revised oil-cell arrangements and lower water cells improved stability enough to lift fuel-oil consumption restrictions. Two rudders in the propeller slipstreams improved turning, while extending the deadwood aft improved directional stability. Sharply raked bow frames nevertheless failed to improve seakeeping, and weather helm at low speed and slow rolling remained. Approximately 65 tons of extra turret-armament weight worsened seakeeping in the Type 1936A. The design had become more mature while still carrying substantial handling compromises.
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Type 1936A stability and fuel-use improvements
Operational experience and revised internal arrangements improved stability and fuel use, while the heavier armament imposed further seakeeping costs.