Ship:Dido

VI

4,500 doubloons

Dido — U.K. Premium Tier VI Cruiser.

After the signing of the London Treaty, a discussion started about small naval cruisers. In 1936, a project featuring five rapid-firing 134 mm twin mounts was presented. HMS Dido, the lead ship of the series, entered service in September 1940. At the beginning of World War II, she escorted convoys in the Atlantic and then relocated to the Mediterranean. The cruiser participated in the second battle in the Gulf of Sirte in 1942, in the landings in Sicily in 1943, and served off the south coast of France in 1944. In 1945, she escorted Arctic convoys and supported strikes off the coast of Norway.

Pros

• Access to Short-Burst Smoke Generator consumable
• Low detectability

Cons

• Main battery shells have low armor penetration capabilities
• Short firing range
• Low survivability

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	23600
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	4

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	89
• Deck (mm)	13
• Superstructure (mm)	10
• Extremities (mm)	13

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	32.3
• Turning circle radius (m)	580
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	8.5

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	10.22
• Detectability by air (km)	5.78
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	4.43
• Detectability by depths (km)	5.78

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	5×2 133mm
• Firing range (km)	14.1
• Reload time (sec)	8.5
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	7.1
• 180° turn time (sec)	18.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard CA/CL dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 6.9 × range(km) + 33
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	130
• Dispersion at 5 km	68
• Dispersion at 10 km	102
• Dispersion at 14.1 km	130

HE SHELL
• Name	133 mm HE Mk IC
• Maximum damage	1900
• Fire chance (%)	8.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	792
• Shell weight (kg)	36.3
• Penetration (mm)	22

AP SHELL
• Name	133 mm AP Mk IC
• Maximum damage	2550
• Shell velocity (m/s)	792
• Shell weight (kg)	36.3
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	10
• Arming threshold (mm)	22

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS
• Number of launchers	2
• Torpedo name	533 mm Mk IX*
• Reload time (sec)	72.0
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	44300
• Range (km)	0.3
• Speed (kt)	61
• Detectability (km)	1.3
• Flooding chance (%)	2.65%

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
40 mm	2 × 4
20 mm	4 × 2 + 3 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	94.5	85%	2.0
Mid-range	63	90%	2.5

Depth Charges

DEPTH CHARGES
• Max damage	5000
• Number of charges	2
• Bombs per charge	1
• Reload time (sec)	40.0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 60.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (2 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 118 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Defensive AA Fire  (3 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Smoke Generator  (5 charges, 15.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)

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