Ship:Lightning

VIII

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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

SURVIVABILITY	Lightning (A)	Lightning (B)
• Hit Points	13000	15900
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	—

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

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

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

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS	PBPT007	PBPT008
• Number of launchers	1	1
• Torpedo name	PBPT007	PBPT008
• Reload time (sec)	106.0	106.0
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	7.2
• Damage	43000	44300
• Range (km)	0.3	0.3
• Speed (kt)	61	61
• Detectability (km)	1.3	1.3
• Flooding chance (%)	2.57%	2.65%

AA Defense

Lightning (A)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
40 mm	1 × 4
20 mm	4 × 1
13 mm	2 × 4

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	14	95%	2.0
Mid-range	84	95%	2.5

Lightning (B)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
40 mm	1 × 4
20 mm	6 × 2 + 4 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Mid-range	185.5	95%	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
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)

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