Supertest: Pan-European Tier IX Destroyer Östergötland
5 min readThe Östergötland-class was a group of 4 destroyers built for the Swedish Navy in the late 1950s. They were smaller and less capable than the preceding Halland class and were decommissioned in 1982. The ships of this class were the last destroyers built by Sweden in the 20th century. They were sometimes referred to as Light destroyers.
Currently, the concept of European destroyers brings the following features:
- Very fast torpedoes with relatively low damage and long-range;
- Artillery is similar to that of American destroyers: quite effective in close combat but weaker than that of artillery-focused destroyers;
- The speed of the new destroyers is relatively low: 35 knots at Tiers VII — X. It can be increased by an Engine Boost consumable found in a dedicated slot, giving a standard bonus of 8%;
- Starting from Tier VII, the AA defense of European destroyers has a large area of effect and deals good damage;
- Presence of Repair Party: at Tiers V — VIII it is the same as on British destroyers, and at Tiers IX and X this consumable will be active for 4 seconds longer;
- Starting from Tier VIII, ships are equipped with Surveillance Radar in a dedicated slot. It has an action time of 15 seconds and a range of up to 7.5 km;
- Lack of Smoke Generator and relatively high detection range: when fighting with other destroyers for key areas it’s better to rely on Surveillance Radar and torpedoes.
Hull | Engine | Gun Fire Control System | Main battery | Torpedoes |
Östergötland (A) | Propulsion: 44 000 hp | SUO Mk 9 Mod. 1 | 120 mm/50 Bofors M1942 | Torped M1947 |
Östergötland (B) | SUO Mk 9 Mod. 2 |
As usual, I will cover the stats of the stock and fully upgraded versions of the ship.
Stock ship
Tier | IX |
Health | 14 100 HP |
Displacement | 2 150 tons |
Main Armament | |
Maximum Firing Range | 9.270 km |
120 mm/50 Bofors M1942 | 2 x 2 120 mm |
Torpedo Armament | |
Maximum Firing Range | 15.000 km |
533 mm Quadruple | 2 x 4 533 mm |
Maximum speed | 35 kts |
Turning Circle Radius | 610 m |
Rudder Shift Time | 5.14 s |
Surface Detectability | 7.22 km |
Air Detectability | 3.12 km |
Detectability After Firing Main Guns in Smoke | 2.57 km |
2 x 2 120 mm/50 Bofors M1942 | |
Reloading Time | 2.0 s |
180 Degree Turn Time | 18.0 s |
Optimal firing angles at the front | 30° |
Optimal firing angles at the rear | 31° |
Sigma | 2.00 sigma |
Maximum Dispersion | 84 m |
Shells | |
Type of Projectile | HE – 120 mm HE M1942 |
Alpha Damage | 1 700 HP |
Damage | 460 HP |
Penetration capacity | 19 mm |
Explosion size | 0.39 |
Fire chance | 7 % |
Projectile Speed | 850 m/s |
Air Drag | 0.334 |
Projectile Mass | 23.5 |
Type of Projectile | AP – 120 mm AP M1942 |
Alpha Damage | 2 150 HP |
Chance to Cause Fire | -0.5 % |
Projectile Speed | 850 m/s |
Air Drag | 0.334 |
Projectile Mass | 23.5 |
Projectile Krupp | 2 500 |
Projectile Detonator | 0.01 s |
Detonator threshold | 20 mm |
(I know that it’s a quintuple launcher on the picture but Wargaming changed that later and the 3D model still has it.)
2 x 4 533 mm Quadruple Torped M1947 | |
Reloading Time | 90 s |
Maximum Distance | 15.0 km |
Optimal firing angles at the front | 56° |
Optimal firing angles at the rear | 56° |
Damage | 10 700 |
Flooding Chance | 173 % |
Speed | 86 kt |
Surface Detectability | 1.8 km |
2 x 2 120 mm/50 Bofors M1942 | |
Sector range | 0.1 km – 6.0 km |
Hit chance | 100 % |
Sector’s damage | 20 |
Sector’s damage frequency | 0.29 s |
Sector’s damage per second | 70 |
Flak clouds number | 4 |
Flak cloud damage | 1 610 |
7 x 1 40 mm/60 Bofors M1936 | |
Sector range | 0.1 km – 3.5 km |
Hit chance | 100 % |
Sector’s damage | 31 |
Sector’s damage frequency | 0.29 s |
Sector’s damage per second | 109 |
Slot 1 | Slot 2 | Slot 3 | Slot 4 |
Damage Control Party I Work time: 5 s Cooldown: 60 s | Engine Boost I Number of charges: 2 Work time: 120 s Cooldown: 180 s Boost: +8% speed | Repair Party I Number of charges: 2 Work time: 10 s Cooldown: 120 s HP regeneration time: 1% HP/s | Defensive AA Fire I Number of charges: 2 Work time: 40 s Cooldown: 120 s Bonus to continuous damage: +50% Bonus to flak damage: +300% |
Damage Control Party II Work time: 5 s Cooldown: 40 s | Engine Boost II Number of charges: 3 Work time: 120 s Cooldown: 120 s Boost: +8% speed | Repair Party II Number of charges: 3 Work time: 10 s Cooldown: 80 s HP regeneration time: 1% HP/s | Defensive AA Fire II Number of charges: 3 Work time: 40 s Cooldown: 80 s Bonus to continuous damage: +50% Bonus to flak damage: +300% |
Fully Upgraded Ship
Tier | IX |
Health | 15 800 HP |
Displacement | 2 600 tons |
Main Armament | |
Maximum Firing Range | 10.197 km |
120 mm/50 Bofors M1942 | 2 x 2 120 mm |
Torpedo Armament | |
Maximum Firing Range | 15.000 km |
533 mm Quadruple | 2 x 4 533 mm |
Maximum speed | 35 kts |
Turning Circle Radius | 610 m |
Rudder Shift Time | 3.7 s |
Surface Detectability | 7.22 km |
Air Detectability | 3.12 km |
Detectability After Firing Main Guns in Smoke | 2.57 km |
2 x 2 120 mm/50 Bofors M1942 | |
Reloading Time | 2.0 s |
180 Degree Turn Time | 18.0 s |
Optimal firing angles at the front | 30° |
Optimal firing angles at the rear | 31° |
Sigma | 2.00 sigma |
Maximum Dispersion | 91 m |
Shells | |
Type of Projectile | HE – 120 mm HE M1942 |
Alpha Damage | 1 700 HP |
Damage | 460 HP |
Penetration capacity | 19 mm |
Explosion size | 0.39 |
Fire chance | 7 % |
Projectile Speed | 850 m/s |
Air Drag | 0.334 |
Projectile Mass | 23.5 |
Type of Projectile | AP – 120 mm AP M1942 |
Alpha Damage | 2 150 HP |
Chance to Cause Fire | -0.5 % |
Projectile Speed | 850 m/s |
Air Drag | 0.334 |
Projectile Mass | 23.5 |
Projectile Krupp | 2 500 |
Projectile Detonator | 0.01 s |
Detonator threshold | 20 mm |
2 x 4 533 mm Quadruple Torped M1947 | |
Reloading Time | 90 s |
Maximum Distance | 15.0 km |
Optimal firing angles at the front | 58° |
Optimal firing angles at the rear | 67° |
Damage | 10 700 |
Flooding Chance | 173 % |
Speed | 86 kt |
Surface Detectability | 1.8 km |
2 x 2 120 mm/50 Bofors M1942 | |
Sector range | 0.1 km – 6.0 km |
Hit chance | 100 % |
Sector’s damage | 20 |
Sector’s damage frequency | 0.29 s |
Sector’s damage per second | 70 |
Flak clouds number | 4 |
Flak cloud damage | 1 610 |
7 x 1 40 mm/70 Bofors M1948 | |
Sector range | 0.1 km – 3.5 km |
Hit chance | 100 % |
Sector’s damage | 94 |
Sector’s damage frequency | 0.29 s |
Sector’s damage per second | 329 |
Slot 1 | Slot 2 | Slot 3 | Slot 4 |
Damage Control Party I Work time: 5 s Cooldown: 60 s | Engine Boost I Number of charges: 2 Work time: 120 s Cooldown: 180 s Boost: +8% speed | Repair Party I Number of charges: 2 Work time: 10 s Cooldown: 120 s HP regeneration time: 1% HP/s | Defensive AA Fire I Number of charges: 2 Work time: 40 s Cooldown: 120 s Bonus to continuous damage: +50% Bonus to flak damage: +300% |
Damage Control Party II Work time: 5 s Cooldown: 40 s | Engine Boost II Number of charges: 3 Work time: 120 s Cooldown: 120 s Boost: +8% speed | Repair Party II Number of charges: 3 Work time: 10 s Cooldown: 80 s HP regeneration time: 1% HP/s | Defensive AA Fire II Number of charges: 3 Work time: 40 s Cooldown: 80 s Bonus to continuous damage: +50% Bonus to flak damage: +300% |
The armor
The Östergötland has the classic high tier destroyer armor. The hull is 19 mm thick, the superstructure is 13 mm thick and the turrets are 6 mm thick.
Personal Opinion
Let’s see…
-Third best concealment at this tier behind Yuugumo and Chung Mu.
-Very good firepower, almost on par with Friesland.
-Torps with an absurd speed of 86 knots and 15 km range.
-Relatively low HP pool but compensated by Repair Parties.
-Strong anti-air.
I won’t lie, I’m quite hyped by this ship and hope that I will be able to enjoy it as much as I enjoy the Friesland. The lack of smoke will of course be an issue but I’m sure that it won’t be too hard to work around it.