Ship:Druid

X

31,000 doubloons

Druid — U.K. Special Tier X Destroyer.

After giving the green light to the construction of Daring-class ships, the Admiralty soon came to realize that their combat characteristics would not allow them to counter the new American and Soviet destroyers as equals. During the first half of the 1950s, design work commenced on ships that would be capable of opposing Project 68-bis cruisers owing to their new rapid-firing guns. These ships were also meant to serve as escorts for aircraft carrier groups and convoys, as well as to hunt down enemy submarines. While the project never reached the design drawing stage, the drafts were used as a basis for the project to build County-class guided missile destroyers.

Pros

• Large HP pool
• High damage per minute

Cons

• Only AP shells available
• No torpedo armament
• Engine Boost unavailable
• High detectability

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	25300
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	—

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

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	35.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	690
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	7.1

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	8.16
• Detectability by air (km)	4.08
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	3.19
• Detectability by depths (km)	4.08

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	2×2 127mm
• Firing range (km)	12.1
• Reload time (sec)	1.9
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	31.6
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard DD dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 7.5 × range(km) + 15
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	105
• Dispersion at 5 km	52
• Dispersion at 10 km	90
• Dispersion at 12.1 km	106

AP SHELL
• Name	127 mm AP 58 lb Mk N2
• Maximum damage	2200
• Shell velocity (m/s)	975
• Shell weight (kg)	23
• Fuse time (sec)	0.005
• Ricochet start (°)	60
• Always ricochet (°)	75
• Normalisation (°)	10
• Arming threshold (mm)	12

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
40 mm	4 × 6
20 mm	8 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	103	95%	2.0
Mid-range	151	100%	3.5
Long-range	91	100%	5.8

Depth Charges

DEPTH CHARGES
• Max damage	5000
• Number of charges	2
• Bombs per charge	3
• Reload time (sec)	40.0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

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)
• Slot 4: Repair Party  (2 charges, 10.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 253 hp/s)

Gallery

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Historical Gallery

Druid

Ship Change Log

• Preliminary characteristics.
• Main battery reload time increased from 1.7 to 1.8 s.
• Main battery firing range decreased from 14.1 to 12.1 km.
• Maximum AP shell damage decreased from 2,350 to 2,200.
• Detectability range by sea increased from 8.1 to 8.4 km. Other detectability ranges increased accordingly.
• Main battery reload time increased from 1.8 to 1.9 s.
• Update 0.10.3:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.10.3.
• Update 0.10.4:
  • With the release of Update 0.10.4:
    • Specialized Repair Teams consumable replaced with the standard Repair Party consumable for British Destroyers.
• Update 0.10.5:
  • Available in the "Research Bureau" section of the Armory for 56,000 Research points.
• Update 13.3:
  • Fixed issues with camera angles when viewing the ship.