Ship:Lightning

Latest revision as of 16:50, 8 July 2026

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8,900,000

Lightning — U.K. Tech Tree Tier VIII Destroyer.

In comparison with her predecessors, the L-class ships turned out to be almost 200 tons heavier. To compensate for the weight of the new 120 mm guns with a 50-degree laying angle, quadruple torpedo tubes had to be installed. Throughout World War II, the destroyer had served in units with warships like Ark Royal, Valiant, and Warspite. Lightning sank on March 12, 1943, after taking two torpedo hits from German motor torpedo boats (Schnellboot) during an operation to intercept a German convoy.

Pros

High rate of fire
Short-Burst Smoke Generator consumable available
Torpedo tubes with the ability to launch torpedoes one by one

Cons

Low Speed
Shooting accurately over long ranges is challenging
Engine Boost consumable unavailable

Ship Stats

Hull Information

Main Battery

Torpedoes

AA Defense

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5

Consumables

Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 40.0s cooldown)
Slot 2: Smoke Generator  (6 charges, 10.0s action, 70.0s cooldown)
Slot 3: Hydroacoustic Search  (3 charges, 180.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)

Gallery

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-| style="color:inherit;" | • Number of launchers || style="color:inherit;" | 1 || style="color:inherit;" | 1
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo tubes (launchers × tubes) || style="color:inherit;" | 2 × 4 || style="color:inherit;" | 2 × 4
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-| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo name || style="color:inherit;" | PBPT007 || style="color:inherit;" | PBPT008
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo name || style="color:inherit;" | 533 mm Mk IX || style="color:inherit;" | 533 mm Mk IX(*)
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-| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 106.0 || style="color:inherit;" | 106.0
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 106 || style="color:inherit;" | 96
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 | style="color:inherit;" | • 180° turn time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 7.2 || style="color:inherit;" | 7.2
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-| style="color:inherit;" | • Damage || style="color:inherit;" | 43000 || style="color:inherit;" | 44300
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Damage || style="color:inherit;" | 15,433 || style="color:inherit;" | 15,867
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-| style="color:inherit;" | • Range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 0.3 || style="color:inherit;" | 0.3
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 8.0 || style="color:inherit;" | 8.0
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-| style="color:inherit;" | • Flooding chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 2.57% || style="color:inherit;" | 2.65%
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Flooding chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 257 || style="color:inherit;" | 265
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SURVIVABILITY	Lightning (A)	Lightning (B)
• Hit Points	13000	15900
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	—

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	19
• Deck (mm)	19
• Superstructure (mm)	13
• Extremities (mm)	19

MANEUVERABILITY	Lightning (A)	Lightning (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	36.0	36.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	590	590
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	6.9	4.9

CONCEALMENT	Lightning (A)	Lightning (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	6.81	6.81
• Detectability by air (km)	3.06	3.06
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	2.5
• Detectability by depths (km)	3.06	3.06

MAIN BATTERY	Mk VIII mod. 1	Mk VIII mod. 2
• Arrangement	3×2 120mm
• Firing range (km)	11.1	12.21
• Reload time (sec)	4.5
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	13.3
• 180° turn time (sec)	9.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard DD dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 7.5 × range(km) + 15
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	98
• Dispersion at 5 km	52
• Dispersion at 10 km	90
• Dispersion at 11.1 km	98

HE SHELL
• Name	120 mm HE 62 lb
• Maximum damage	1700
• Fire chance (%)	9.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	774
• Shell weight (kg)	28.12
• Penetration (mm)	20

AP SHELL
• Name	120 mm SAP 62 lb
• Maximum damage	2200
• Shell velocity (m/s)	774
• Shell weight (kg)	28.12
• Fuse time (sec)	0.01
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	10
• Arming threshold (mm)	20

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