European destroyer Stord ’43, Tier VII
Eight Type S destroyers, ordered by the British Admiralty under the War Emergency Programme. Two ships of the series were transferred to the Royal Norwegian Navy and were named Stord and Svenner.
During the Battle of the North Cape, Stord was involved in sinking German battleship Scharnhorst. In June 1944, Stord participated in the Normandy landings, after which she was in active service for another 15 years.
Stord ’43 is an artillery destroyer:
- Only 4 guns in single turrets with good damage per minute and accuracy.
- Access to AP-shells
- Torpedoes have shorter range but higher speed and deal more damage
- Low HP pool, pretty bad concealmeant and mediocre speed.
- Access to Smoke Generator and 1 charge of Specialized Repair Party that restores considerable portion of HP in a short period of time.
European destroyer Stord ’43, Tier VII – full preliminary stats
Hit points – 11900. Plating – 16 mm.
Main battery – 4×1 120 mm. Firing range – 11.8 km.
Maximum HE shell damage – 1700. HE shell armor penetration – 20 mm. Chance to cause fire – 8%. HE initial velocity – 808 m/s.
Maximum AP shell damage – 2100. AP initial velocity – 808 m/s.
Reload time – 3.5 s. 180 degree turn time – 18.0 s. Maximum dispersion – 56 m. Sigma – 2.00.
Depth charges:
Maximum damage – 2400.0. Number of charges – 2. Bombs in a charge – 8. Reload time – 40.0 s.
Torpedo tubes – 2×4 533 mm.
Maximum damage – 10700. Range – 6.0 km. Speed – 76 kt. Reload time – 85 s. Launcher 180 degree turn time – 7.2 s. Torpedo detectability – 1.6 km.
AA defense: 4×2 20.0 mm., 1×2 40.0 mm.
AA defense short-range: continuous damage per second – 84, hit probability – 95 %, action zone – 2.0 km;
AA defense mid-range: continuous damage per second – 35, hit probability – 100 %, action zone – 3.5 km;
Maximum speed – 36.8 kt. Turning circle radius – 590 m. Rudder shift time – 3.0 s. Surface detectability – 7.5 km. Air detectability – 3.4 km. Detectability after firing main guns in smoke – 2.8 km.
Available consumables:
1 slot – Damage Control Party (Duration time 5 s; Reload time 40 s; Equipment is unlimited)
2 slot – Smoke Generator (Duration time 20 s; Duration time 61 s; Radius 450.0 m; Reload time 160 s; Charges 2)
3 slot – Specialized Repair Teams (Duration time 15 s; HP per second 238.0; Reload time 80 s; Charges 1)
All stats are listed without crew and upgrade modifiers. The stats are subject to change during the testing.
source – wows devs blog
