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Romulus

Also called: 罗慕路斯 Beta

Pan-Europe · Tier II · Destroyer · Tech Tree: Area-Denial Destroyers

Long-range torpedo DDDrop torps on probable lanes from outside detection; the guns chip between waves.

Playstyle

Sit outside the contested cap's detection ring and drop torpedoes on probable lanes from concealment
Avoid: Pushing the cap fight yourself

Key characteristics

Long torps (8 km)Heavy AP penHeavy HE shellsEngine BoostHigh fire chance (HE sidearm)Fragile

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Playstyle

Overview

Romulus is a Tier II European long-range torpedo destroyer reaching 8 km. The torps drop on probable lanes from outside detection; the guns are for sustained chip damage between waves. Standout traits: top-decile long-range AP brick in T2 DDs (40.7 mm) and best HE fire chance in T2 DDs (7).

Positioning

Sit outside the contested cap's detection ring and drop torpedoes on probable lanes from concealment. The long-range torps make you a map-control tool; the cap fight itself is for your peer DDs while you shape rotations from the flank. Your guns lose penetration at range, so aim AP at broadsides you can still citadel and put HE into superstructures and upper-hull sections, rather than the bow-in or belt armor your shells bounce and shatter on. Once the rudder is over she turns tightly for her cohort (440 m), so a committed turn costs less water than most of what she is fighting.

Potato Avoidance

Pushing the cap fight yourself

The kit is map control via torpedo lanes, not cap brawling; if you contest the cap directly your peer DDs will out-trade you and the long torps stop mattering when you are dead.

Signature Traits

Engine Boost

+8% speed (about +2.7 kt), 120 s duration. Engine Boost consumable gives a small speed nudge - useful for closing a gap or steadying a torpedo run, not for running anything down.

ELITE MAIN BATTERY ↗

Long-range AP brick · 40.74 mm
High fire chance · 7%
Flat AP trajectory

Long-reach AA ↗

3.5 km AA reach, best of T2 DDs.

Long-range torps ↗

8 km torpedo range, top decile of T2 DDs.

Stiff AP fuse ↗

20 mm AP arming threshold, worst of T2 DDs. Over-pens thin plates; the trade-off pays off when most targets are battleship belt armor.

Visible torps ↗

1.2 km torpedo detect, worst of T2 DDs. Spotted early, so targets get a long look and room to turn out.

Acquisition

How to get Romulus

Romulus is available in the Area-Denial Destroyers branch of the Pan-Europe Tech Tree for 13,000 credits after researching it in the branch. Known module upgrades cost up to 2,600 credits. Official source cards below may also show its temporary Early Access window before it became a normal Tech Tree unlock.

Early AccessOfficial WG line/source notes indicate a temporary Early Access window before normal acquisition.

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Pan-Europe Tech Tree

Romulus sits in the Area-Denial Destroyers branch. The highlighted path shows the local branch context inside the full Pan-Europe tree.

8 ships in highlighted branch · scroll to inspect all Pan-Europe lines.

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Official WG availability sources

Sailing United: Pan-European Destroyers Arrive in Early Access Early Access Start: 2022-05-18 · End: 2022-06-15 Official early-access or tech-tree-line article. Tech-tree ships are temporary crate drops during Early Access, then move to the Tech Tree.
Autumn Update: In the Shadow of Leaves Patch/update availability Start: 2022-08-25 · End: open/unknown end Official update notes with ship availability, release, store, event, or tech-tree context.
May update: Galloping Seahorse Store price varies 2022-05-12

Builds

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Cohort position

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Where Romulus sits among Tier II DDs (22 ships). Notable standouts are shown first; the rest of the cohort-ranked stats are in the expand below. Acquisition variants (Black Friday, Founders Edition) are counted once with their base ship, not as separate peers.

BestTurning circle440 m (1 of 3 tied) BestHE fire chance7% (1 of 4 tied) BestAA range3.5 km (1/17) Top 10%HE shell damage1,600 (3/23) Top 10%Torpedo range8.01 km (3/23) Top 25%AP DPM65,455 (6/21) Top 25%AA DPS39 (4/17) Top 25%AA threat136 (3/17) Bottom 25%Main battery caliber100 mm (19/23) Bottom 25%Engine power19,000 hp (20/23) Bottom 25%Turn-speed retention43.2 hp/m (20/23) Bottom 10%Smoke fire bloom2.02 km (22/23) WorstHit points6,800 HP (23/23) WorstConcealment6.14 km (23/23) WorstAP arming threshold20 mm (1 of 2 tied) WorstTorpedo damage≈5,033 (1 of 2 tied) WorstMax armor6 mm (1 of 8 tied) WorstCitadel belt6 mm (1 of 8 tied) WorstDeck armor6 mm (1 of 9 tied)

See 21 mid-pack stats

Not standouts for Romulus -- here's where she sits on every other ranked stat in the cohort. Stats tagged NORM are tied across more than half the cohort, so the value is the cohort default rather than a standout.

Max speed34 kt(13/23) Air detection2.78 km(11/23) Rudder shift2.1 s(7/23) Traverse-to-turn ratio4.39 ×(17/23) Main battery range8.8 km(7/23) Main battery reload5.5 s(16/23) Fires per minute2.29(9/23) HE DPM52,364(14/23) Main dispersion81 m(17/23) AP velocity800 m/s(13/21) HE velocity800 m/s(15/23) Acceleration16.6 s(16/23) Displacement995 t(9/23) Power-to-weight19.1 hp/t(17/23) Torpedo speed55 kt(9/23) Torpedo reaction time8.1 s(17/23) Torpedo reload35 s(10/23) NormAP fuse timer0.01 s(18 of 21 tied at this value) NormAP ricochet start45°(20 of 21 tied at this value) NormTurn speed retained81%(21 of 23 tied at this value) NormStern armor6 mm(21 of 23 tied at this value)

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Stats & specs

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Survivability

Hit Points6,800

Displacement995 t

Hull dimensions

Length x beam at the waterline, with the hull's draft where the client carries one. Ships whose client entry holds only the 260 x 20 m placeholder use a curated real-world figure instead, and any ship we have no trustworthy size for omits this row rather than print the placeholder. Length matters when dodging torpedoes; beam and draft shape how hard the ship is to hit.

80.9 x 8.5 m (measured from the ship model)

Armor range6–6 mm

Plate armor thicknesses6 mm

Armor material/layer entries20

Fire resistance

Does not reduce the damage a burning fire does per second: replay-measured burn ticks run at the full rate on every ship. By elimination it lowers how often hits set you on fire; ignition-rate replay data is consistent with that but too confounded by attacker mix to measure the reduction directly.

Initial: 0% → 3.3%

Fire duration30 s

Fire damage

Each fire ticks 0.3% of max HP per second for the full 30 s, so one unattended fire burns 9% of the pool (612 HP on this ship). 4 fire points can burn at once. Verified against measured burn ticks in replay data.

0.3% of HP per second

Flood duration40 s

Flood damage

A flood ticks 0.25% of max HP per second for the 40 s duration, so one unattended flood costs 10% of the pool (680 HP on this ship). Verified against measured flood ticks in replay data.

0.25% of HP per second

Torp Reduction

Reduces torpedo hit damage. Replay data shows no effect on floods: flood ticks run at the full rate and flood frequency does not decline with protection.

Magazine HP

Per-turret powder-magazine HP, a separate pool from the ship's. Penetrating hits wear it down and the turret is likelier to be knocked out as it falls, so a larger pool keeps the guns firing through punishment that silences a peer's.

3,900

Steering gear HP

Durability of the steering gears. As this pool drops, hits are likelier to jam the rudder; unlike most modules the steering can be knocked out and repaired but is never permanently destroyed.

2,300

Repairable: penetration50%

Repairable: steering gear50%

Main Battery

ModuleArtillery: 120 mm/45 Bofors M1924

Mounts / barrels3 mounts / 3 barrels

Reload timeInitial: 5 s → 5.5 s

Firing range (base)8 km

Firing range (top fire control)8.8 km

Turret traverse10 °/s

Turret armor6 mm

Turret traverse arcs

How far each mount can train, in degrees to either side of the mount's own facing, read from in-game data. A rear turret with ±150° leaves a 60° blind wedge over the bow; one-sided arcs are wing mounts that cover a single side. The data does not say which way each mount faces, so the arcs are listed per mount without bow/stern angles.

±130°, ±154°, ±148°

Guns to bear

How far off the bow (or stern) the ship must angle before every main turret can fire: the widest blind wedge among the rear-facing (or forward-facing) mounts, from each mount's trainable arc. Mount facing is inferred from turret stations and verified against known layouts, including Izumo's aft-facing forward turret.

50° off bow / 32° off stern

See the firing-arcs diagram ↓

Shell Grouping (σ)2

Max Horiz Disp

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the verified WoWS dispersion model:

σ_{H} = (\frac{R}{30} \cdot \frac{idealRadius - minRadius}{idealDistance} + minRadius) \cdot 30

= (\frac{8803.3}{30} \cdot \frac{8 - 0.5}{1000} + 0.5) \cdot 30 = 81 m

81 m at 8.8 km

Max Vert Disp

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range:

σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot radiusOnMax

= 81 \cdot 0.6 = 48.6 m

48.6 m at 8.8 km

Med Horiz Disp

50%-hit horizontal radius:

σ_{H, 50} = σ_{H} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 81 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2} = 24.3 m

24.3 m at 8.8 km

Med Vert Disp

50%-hit vertical radius:

σ_{V, 50} = σ_{V} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 48.6 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2} = 14.6 m

14.6 m at 8.8 km

Turret turn time

180 degrees / 10 deg/s traverse speed = 18 s.

18 s

Shells/min

Zero upgrades: 3 broadside guns x 60 / 5 s base reload = 36. All upgrades (top gun): 3 broadside guns x 60 / 5.5 s all-upgrades reload = 32.7.

Initial: 36 → 32.7

HE shells

HE Damage1,550 → 1,600

HE Velocity840 m/s → 800 m/s

Fire Chance6% → 7%

HE penetration

In-game data: 20 mm = 100 mm caliber / 5 (non-standard HE penetration ratio).

20 mm

HE full-salvo alpha

Zero upgrades: 1,550 HE damage x 3 broadside guns = 4,650. All upgrades (top gun): 1,600 HE damage x 3 broadside guns = 4,800.

Initial: 4,650 → 4,800

HE DPM

Zero upgrades: 4,650 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5 s base reload = 55,800. All upgrades (top gun): 4,800 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5.5 s all-upgrades reload = 52,364.

Initial: 55,800 → 52,364

Fires/min

Zero upgrades: 36 shells/min x 7% fire chance = 2.52. All upgrades (top gun): 32.7 shells/min x 7% fire chance = 2.29.

Initial: 2.52 → 2.29

AP shells

AP Damage1,650 → 2,000

AP Velocity840 m/s → 800 m/s

Min Ricochet45 deg

Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg

Fuse Timer0.01 s

Fuse Threshold17 mm

AP overmatch

floor(100 mm caliber / 14.3) = 6 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

6 mm

AP Pen Close

Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v_{0}^{1.38}

= 10^{- 7} \cdot 1721 \cdot 21^{0.69} \cdot {0.12}^{- 1.07} \cdot 800^{1.38} = 137.9 mm

. Matches the in-game spec card.

137.9 mm point-blank

AP Pen Far

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (8.8 km), where the shell has slowed to 317.9 m/s:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot 1721 \cdot 21^{0.69} \cdot {0.12}^{- 1.07} \cdot {317.9}^{1.38} = 38.6 mm

38.6 mm at 8.8 km

AP full-salvo alpha

Zero upgrades: 1,650 AP damage x 3 broadside guns = 4,950. All upgrades (top gun): 2,000 AP damage x 3 broadside guns = 6,000.

Initial: 4,950 → 6,000

AP DPM

Zero upgrades: 4,950 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5 s base reload = 59,400. All upgrades (top gun): 6,000 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5.5 s all-upgrades reload = 65,455.

Initial: 59,400 → 65,455

AP AOE Radius

AP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.

Torpedoes

ModuleTorpedoes: 450 mm Quadruple

Launchers / tubes2 launchers × 4 tubes = 6 tubes

Reload time35 s

Projectile speed55 kt

Range8.01 km

Maximum simulated damage

Estimate of WG's in-game value; matches the in-game port screen within ±5%. Saturation: most targets only intersect one hull section, so the sim transfers ~1/3 of the warhead alpha (2/3 when the warhead blast >= 5000 and the burst reaches a second section). For this ship:

D_{sim} = α \cdot c = 15, 100 \cdot 0.333 = 5, 033

≈ 5,033

Maximum damage (ammunition)

The ammunition card's 'Maximum Damage' stat, exact: warhead alpha / 3 plus the blast addend. This is the per-torpedo number most references quote; the 'Maximum simulated damage' row above is WG's separate geometry-sim stat from the launcher spec panel.

5,533

Torpedo detectability1.2 km

Reaction time

How long a target has to dodge after your torpedo is spotted at its detectability range (lower means less warning):

t_{react} = \frac{1.2 km}{55 kt \times 2.6855} = 8.1 s

. The 2.6855 m/s-per-knot game-speed factor is calibrated from in-game measurement; the community's traditional 2.6 reads about 3% slower. Base value; commander torpedo-concealment skills lower it further. Community torpedo-reaction calculator by u/LorenDovah and u/The_ColorOutofSpace.

8.1 s

Flooding chance

Read straight from the game's own data: this torpedo carries a flooding-chance value of 0.63 per hit, shown as

0.63 \times 100 = 63 %

. Torpedo flood values above 100% are normal: in battle the base chance is scaled down by the target's torpedo protection (the Torp Reduction stat on its Survivability card) and any flood-resistance modifiers, so a value above 100% keeps flooding likely even through partial protection. Not shown on the in-game port screen.

63%

Torpedo launcher traverse25 °/s

Torp Turn

Time to rotate the launchers 180 deg:

t_{turn} = \frac{180 °}{25 ° / s} = 7.2 s

7.2 s

Torp Arming178 m

Per-side salvo damage

One side firing, all torpedoes hitting: per-side tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 6 x 5,033 = 30,198.

30,198

AA Defense

AA mount points2

Maximum AA range

Longest-reaching family on the in-game AA card. Base AirDefense aura max range is 2 km; dual-purpose mount auras extend it.

3.5 km

40 mm/60 Bofors M1936 (upgraded hull only)2×1 40mm

20 mm/65 Breda M1935 (stock hull only)2×2 20mm

Guns40 mm/60 Bofors M1936

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS: 11 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 1 hit probability = 38 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

Range3.5 km

See the AA layers diagram ↓

Maneuverability

Engine power19,000 hp

Maximum speed34 kt

Turning circle radius440 m

Rudder shift time2.1 s

Engine power-boost threshold7 kt

Engine spool-up time7.7 s

Reverse spool-up time3.8 s

Reverse speed

top speed / 4 + 4.9 = 34 / 4 + 4.9 = 13.4 kt. The community reverse-speed model from the WoWs ShipBuilder project, the same source as the acceleration model on this card. Base value; speed modifiers scale it. Not shown on the in-game card.

13.4 kt

Crash stop

Seconds from top speed to a dead stop after ordering full reverse: reverse power winds in over the reverse spool-up while water drag does most of the braking. Same community-model simulation as the acceleration times, using the ship's own reverse-power ratio from in-game data. The full curve is on the acceleration chart.

18.5 s

Engine boost threshold (reverse)

Speed below which the engine's built-in power boost applies in reverse. Matches the in-game maneuverability card's reverse threshold (Vampire II reads 10.5 here and the card shows 11; the card rounds half up).

10.2 kt

Acceleration 0-90%

Time to reach 90% of top speed (30.6 kt of 34 kt), from our in-house acceleration model.

16.6 s

Acceleration 0-99%

Time to reach 99% of top speed (33.7 kt of 34 kt). 99% rather than 100% because true top speed is asymptotic (thrust meets drag), so the last fraction of a knot is never quite gained.

28.1 s

Traverse-to-turn ratio

How many degrees the turret can swing for each degree the hull turns. Turn rate

ω_{hull} = \frac{180}{π} \cdot \frac{V_{max} (m/s)}{R_{turn}} = \frac{180}{π} \cdot \frac{34.0 \cdot 0.5144}{440} = 2.28 ° / s

, so

ratio = \frac{ω_{turret}}{ω_{hull}} = \frac{10}{2.28} = 4.4 \times

. Below 5 the turrets drag in a turning fight; 25+ keeps up with any rudder.

4.4× drags

See the full acceleration curve ↓

Concealment

Detectability by sea6.14 km

Detectability by air2.78 km

Smoke firing penalty2.02 km

Detect when firing (sea)

Equal to the ship's main battery range (never below base detectability): firing makes you visible to everyone you can reach. Matches the in-game 'Detect Firing Sea' value on all 8 unmodified captures, and range-modified captures track the modified range.

8.8 km

Detect when firing (air)

Air detectability plus the gun-firing bloom (2.4 km, which tracks main-battery caliber x 0.020). Matches the in-game 'Detect Firing Air' value on every captured ship.

5.18 km

Detect when on fire (sea)

Base sea detectability + 2.0 km while burning; matches the in-game 'Detect Fire Sea' value on every captured ship.

8.14 km

Detect when on fire (air)

Base air detectability + 3.0 km while burning; matches the in-game 'Detect Fire Air' value on every captured ship.

5.78 km

Guaranteed Detect2 km

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Consumables

Damage Control Party∞ charges · 40 s reload · 5 s active

Engine Boost2 charges · 180 s reload · 120 s active · +8% speed bonus

Module options (3)

Stats above use the fully-upgraded modules. These are the research-tree alternatives; trade-offs are flagged.

HullUpgrade

Rudder shift3.8 → 2.7 s
Close-range AA DPS4 → 11
Maximum AA range2 → 3.5 km

Fire controlUpgrade

Main battery range8,003 → 8803.3 m

ArtilleryUpgrade

Base reload5 → 5.5 s

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All values are ship base stats with modifications and upgrade changes denoted inline.

Numbers the spec table cannot show directly: alpha-strike math, DPM, dispersion, AP penetration. Click the formula chip on any row to reveal how it is calculated.

Main battery formulas

Shell Grouping (σ)2

Max Horiz Disp81 m at 8.8 km

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the verified WoWS dispersion model:  $σ_{H} = (\frac{R}{30} \cdot \frac{idealRadius - minRadius}{idealDistance} + minRadius) \cdot 30$   $= (\frac{8803.3}{30} \cdot \frac{8 - 0.5}{1000} + 0.5) \cdot 30 = 81 m$

Shell scatter width @ 5 km52.5 m

Horizontal scatter at a fixed 5 km, from the same verified dispersion model as the rows below - a knife-fight-range anchor comparable across ships.

Max Vert Disp48.6 m at 8.8 km

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range: $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot radiusOnMax$ $= 81 \cdot 0.6 = 48.6 m$

Med Horiz Disp24.3 m at 8.8 km

50%-hit horizontal radius: $σ_{H, 50} = σ_{H} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}$ $= 81 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2} = 24.3 m$

Med Vert Disp14.6 m at 8.8 km

50%-hit vertical radius: $σ_{V, 50} = σ_{V} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}$ $= 48.6 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2} = 14.6 m$

AP Pen Close137.9 mm point-blank

Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity:  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v_{0}^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 1721 \cdot 21^{0.69} \cdot {0.12}^{- 1.07} \cdot 800^{1.38} = 137.9 mm$ . Matches the in-game spec card.

AP Pen Far38.6 mm at 8.8 km

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (8.8 km), where the shell has slowed to 317.9 m/s:  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot 1721 \cdot 21^{0.69} \cdot {0.12}^{- 1.07} \cdot {317.9}^{1.38} = 38.6 mm$ .

AP pen 5 km60 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 5 km, read off the same PC-validated ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the canonical community AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$ . Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

HE penetration20 mm

In-game data: 20 mm = 100 mm caliber / 5 (non-standard HE penetration ratio).

AP overmatch6 mm

floor(100 mm caliber / 14.3) = 6 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

AP AOE Radius7

AP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.

Broadside guns used for alpha3

All 3 barrels bear on the broadside.

Turret turn time18 s

180 degrees / 10 deg/s traverse speed = 18 s.

HE full-salvo alphaInitial: 4,650 → 4,800

Zero upgrades: 1,550 HE damage x 3 broadside guns = 4,650. All upgrades (top gun): 1,600 HE damage x 3 broadside guns = 4,800.

AP full-salvo alphaInitial: 4,950 → 6,000

Zero upgrades: 1,650 AP damage x 3 broadside guns = 4,950. All upgrades (top gun): 2,000 AP damage x 3 broadside guns = 6,000.

HE DPMInitial: 55,800 → 52,364

Zero upgrades: 4,650 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5 s base reload = 55,800. All upgrades (top gun): 4,800 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5.5 s all-upgrades reload = 52,364.

AP DPMInitial: 59,400 → 65,455

Zero upgrades: 4,950 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5 s base reload = 59,400. All upgrades (top gun): 6,000 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5.5 s all-upgrades reload = 65,455.

Shells/minInitial: 36 → 32.7

Zero upgrades: 3 broadside guns x 60 / 5 s base reload = 36. All upgrades (top gun): 3 broadside guns x 60 / 5.5 s all-upgrades reload = 32.7.

Fires/minInitial: 2.52 → 2.29

Zero upgrades: 36 shells/min x 7% fire chance = 2.52. All upgrades (top gun): 32.7 shells/min x 7% fire chance = 2.29.

Torpedoes

Torpedo detectability1.2 km

Estimated torpedo reaction time8.1 s

detectability / (speed kt x 2.6855 game-speed factor, m/s per knot, calibrated from in-game measurement; the community's traditional 2.6 reads about 3% slower).

Torpedo speed55 kt

Travel time to max range54.2 s

range / (speed kt x 2.6855 game-speed factor, m/s per knot, calibrated from in-game measurement).

Torpedo module damage500

Per-torpedo module/blast damage parameter from in-game data. Most torpedoes carry 500 to 2,000; ships announced by WG as dealing increased module damage carry 9,000 to 12,000, so their hits knock out engines, rudders, and turrets far more often. Comparative figure; the exact module-HP conversion is not published.

Tube count6

2 launchers x 4 tubes.

Per-side salvo6 torpedoes

6 (centerline launchers train across - full salvo to either side).

Full-salvo damage30,198

All tubes hitting one target: tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 6 x 5,033 = 30,198.

Per-side salvo damage30,198

One side firing, all torpedoes hitting: per-side tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 6 x 5,033 = 30,198.

AA defense

AA DPS at max range39

Only families that reach 3.5 km contribute at the outer edge of the AA bubble. In-game families: 40mm Bofors M36 1barrels SW 2x1 -> 39 DPS @ 3.5 km.

Maximum AA range3.5 km

Longest-reaching family on the in-game AA card. Base AirDefense aura max range is 2 km; dual-purpose mount auras extend it.

AA DPS layered by range39 DPS @ 3.5 km

Cumulative AA DPS at each family range threshold. Inner ranges stack the outer families, so a target closing the distance hits stronger AA bubbles as it crosses each band.

AA DPS at point-blank39

Sum of every family's average DPS, achievable only inside the closest-range family (3.5 km).

AA threat index136

SUM over AA auras of (aura DPS x aura range km). A plane crossing the AA bubble is exposed to each aura for a time proportional to that aura's range, so long-reach DPS is worth more than the same DPS in a short bubble. Units: DPS*km; used to rank overall AA threat across the cohort.

Armor Beta

Hull HP 6,800, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds. HP caps are the exact in-game values, not estimated.

Bow & stern6 mm

Overmatched by 105+ AP guns across the bracket. Can’t reliably bow-tank; gets bow-citadelled and overpenned.

Farming6 mm

Superstructure and extremities take HE pens and AP overpens from nearly any gun: steady chip damage. Fire resistance 3%, fires burn 30s. Range-by-range in the Compare tool →

Section	Plates	HP cap	Threats	Tactic
Bow	6 mm	1,300 (19% of HP)	Overmatched by 127mm+ AP (Farragut, Shenyang)6 mm: HE pens from 127mm+	Bow-tank fits behind this exterior plate. Saturation is FAST here; the cap is often only a few thousand HP.
Stern	6 mm	700 (10% of HP)	Overmatched by 127mm+ AP (Farragut, Shenyang)6 mm: HE pens from 127mm+	Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel	6 mm	≈ 165,500 (effectively no cap)	Citadel pen: full damageOver-pen: ×0.10 damage	Effectively no cap; citadel pool sits at ~165k HP on every ship. An AP citadel penetration deals the shell's full damage, the biggest single hit available; only over-penetrations are damped, to ×0.10.
Superstructure	6 mm	300 (4% of HP)	Any HE ≥16 mm pens at full damage	Any HE ≥16 mm pens at full damage. HE-spam target, and the section saturates fast (often only a few thousand HP).
Turret (module, per magazine)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	3,900 magazine HP	Turret knocked out	Per-turret powder-magazine HP, a separate pool that does not drain ship HP. As it is worn down the turret is likelier to be knocked out, and a smaller pool gets there faster.
AA mount (40 mm mount)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	200 per-mount HP	Destroyed at 0 HP	Per-mount HP for the heaviest AA on this ship. An AA mount destroyed at 0 HP stops shooting down planes for the rest of the battle; DCP does not repair destroyed mounts. HE shells specifically target AA mounts since the small-caliber HP pool falls fast.
Rudder (module)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	2,300 module HP	Incapacitated at 0 HP	When module HP reaches 0 the rudder locks at its current angle until DCP repairs it. Repair via Damage Control Party.

Saturation cap = HP a section can absorb before further damage to it is reduced (the "bow-tank" effect). Citadel pool is ~165k on every ship (effectively no cap); damage is gated by pen/over-pen multipliers instead. Superstructure saturates fast but HE always pens regardless of the plate thickness. Rudder (and other module HPs) are a separate pool from ship HP: damaging a module doesn't drain ship HP. Incapacitated modules like the rudder and engine are restored by DCP, but secondary and AA mounts destroyed at 0 HP stay out for the rest of the battle.

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Buff ×3Main Battery ×3

2022-08-25

Autumn Update: In the Shadow of Leaves

Reload time for torpedo launchers decreased from 40 s to 35 s.
Reload time for upgraded main battery decreased from 6.5 s to 5.5 s.
HE shell maximum damage for stock main battery increased from 1,450 to 1,550.

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2022-05-18 · Early access / tech tree line Sailing United: Pan-European Destroyers Arrive in Early Access Line source 2022-04-29 · Official ship feature / stats Development Blog - That's a lot of Torpedoes Official source 2022-05-12 · Patch notes May update: Galloping Seahorse Patch notes 2022-08-25 · Patch notes Autumn Update: In the Shadow of Leaves Patch notes

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