World of Warships Supertest: Pan-European Tier VIII Destroyer Split

Historical background

Split was a Yugoslav large destroyer designed for the Royal Yugoslav Navy in the late 1930s. The ship was designed to support the raiding strategy that Yugoslavia had in mind in case of a war with Italy. Split was initially meant to carry five 140 mm guns as main battery, completed by two triple torpedo launchers.

The ship was laid down in July 1939 but sadly, in April 1941, Yugoslavia was invaded by Italy and the uncompleted ship was captured. The Italians continued working on her until they had to scuttle Split with the Armistice of 1943. Soon after, she would be refloated by the Germans… just to be scuttled again in late 1944 to avoid her being captured by the Yugoslav Partisans. She would be refloated (again) but at this point, the Tito-Stalin split of 1948 brought any idea of completing her to a halt. It is only thanks to the cooperation of the United States of America and the United Kingdom that Split would finally be completed, almost 20 years after being laid down. However, her characteristics would be quite different from the initial design. Her main battery consisted of four single 127 mm/38 (the same as the Fletcher-class destroyers) and her torpedo armament consisted of only one quintuple launcher. She, however, had a much more extensive anti-submarine warfare armament.

Once commissioned in July 1958, the ship would be designated as flagship and served as such until the late 1970s when a boiler explosion forced her into retirement as a training ship. She was finally decommissioned in 1980 and scrapped in 1986.

In World of Warships, we are getting Split as she was originally designed.

Ship’s preview

Ship’s permanent camouflage

For the classic reminder, this is a ship in testing, anything can change so don’t look at her like she would already be released.

Modules

Hull	Engine	Gun Fire Control System	Main battery	Torpedoes
Split (A)	Propulsion: 55 000 HP	‎SUO Mk 8 Mod. 1	140 mm/56 Skoda on a shielded mount	‎533 mm Mk
Split (B)		‎SUO Mk 8 Mod. 1

General Characteristics

Stock Ship

Main Armament

5 x 1 140 mm/56 Skoda on a shielded mount Turret n°2 can rotate at 360°
Maximum Firing Range	10.270 km
Reloading Time	4.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time	18.0 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	35°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	35°
Sigma	2.0 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	92 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 140 mm HE
Alpha Damage	2 000
Penetration capacity	23 mm
Explosion size	7.5 m
Fire chance	10 %
Projectile Speed	840 m/s
Air Drag	0.234
Projectile Mass	39.9 kg
Type of Projectile	AP – 140 mm AP
Alpha Damage	2 700
Projectile Speed	840 m/s
Air Drag	0.234
Projectile Mass	39.9 kg
Projectile Krupp	2 400
Projectile Detonator	0.025 s
Detonator threshold	23 mm
Ricochet Angles	45° – 60°

Torpedo Armament

2 x 3 533 mm TR Mk IV Torped M1943 mod 0
Reloading Time	75 s
Maximum Distance	6.000 km
Optimal firing angles at the front	56°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	67°
Damage	10 700
Flooding Chance	173%
Speed	76 knots
Surface Detectability	1.6 km

Anti-air Armament

ASW Armament

Shipborne depth charges
Reloading Time	40 s
Number of charges	2
Number of bombs in payload	10
Damage	2 400
Sink speed	21.5-32.2 m/s
Explosion radius	800 m
Fire chances	10%
Flooding chances	15%

Consumables

Consumables
Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 3	Slot 3
Damage Control Party Work time: 5 s Cooldown: 40 s	Smoke Generator Number of charges: 3 Work time: 20 s Cooldown: 160 s Smoke radius: 450 m Smoke duration: 89 s	Engine Boost Number of charges: 4 Work time: 90 s Cooldown: 90 s Speed bonus: +8%	Surveillance Radar Number of charges: 4 Work time: 10 s Cooldown: 60 s Ship spotting range: 9.0 km

Fully Upgraded Ship

Main Armament

5 x 1 140 mm/56 Skoda on a shielded mount Turret n°2 can rotate at 360°
Maximum Firing Range	11.297 km
Reloading Time	4.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time	18.0 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	35°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	35°
Sigma	2.0 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	100 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 140 mm HE
Alpha Damage	2 000
Penetration capacity	23 mm
Explosion size	7.5 m
Fire chance	10 %
Projectile Speed	840 m/s
Air Drag	0.234
Projectile Mass	39.9 kg
Type of Projectile	AP – 140 mm AP
Alpha Damage	2 700
Projectile Speed	840 m/s
Air Drag	0.234
Projectile Mass	39.9 kg
Projectile Krupp	2 400
Projectile Detonator	0.025 s
Detonator threshold	23 mm
Ricochet Angles	45° – 60°

Torpedo Armament

2 x 3 533 mm TR Mk IV Torped M1943 mod 0
Reloading Time	75 s
Maximum Distance	6.000 km
Optimal firing angles at the front	56°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	67°
Damage	10 700
Flooding Chance	173%
Speed	76 knots
Surface Detectability	1.6 km

Anti-air Armament

ASW Armament

Shipborne depth charges
Reloading Time	40 s
Number of charges	2
Number of bombs in payload	8
Damage	2 400
Sink speed	21.5-32.2 m/s
Explosion radius	800 m
Fire chances	10%
Flooding chances	15%

Consumables

Consumables
Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 3	Slot 3
Damage Control Party Work time: 5 s Cooldown: 40 s	Smoke Generator Number of charges: 3 Work time: 20 s Cooldown: 160 s Smoke radius: 450 m Smoke duration: 89 s	Engine Boost Number of charges: 4 Work time: 90 s Cooldown: 90 s Speed bonus: +8%	Surveillance Radar Number of charges: 4 Work time: 10 s Cooldown: 60 s Ship spotting range: 9.0 km

The Armor

External armor protection:

Personal Opinion

It is with Split that the new Pan-European destroyer line seems to shine as she is the first to receive a Surveillance Radar consumable. However, it isn’t as outrageous as other radars. Or is it… The thing is that while the radar of Split and the higher tier ships only last for 10 seconds (up to 13.2 seconds), it has a 9.0 km range and reloads in 60 seconds which is half of the standard reload of that consumable. The best thing is that you can also combine the radar with your Smoke Generator to bully enemy destroyers particularly hard. You can use that radar twice in a single Smoke Generator duration.
On top of that radar, the firepower also goes up quite significantly from the previous ship. The guns somehow have the same stats as those of the French high-tier destroyer but with a faster reload than Le Terrible.

The only glaring issue of the ship is the horrible concealment of 9.5 km (7.695 km if you are fully specced for concealment) which is the third worse concealment of any destroyer in the game, behind Kléber with 9.58 km, and Khabarovsk with 9.7 km.

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