Supertest: Pan-European Tier X Freemium Destroyer Ragnar

The Ragnar is based on a project of flotilla leader from the Swedish Navy. The project was calling for a 170 m long ship (overall) armed with two twin turrets with 152 mm, two twin 57 mm AA mounts and twelve single 40 mm Bofors.

Ragnar herself is more compact, being only 145 m long overall and her general hull design is heavily inspired by the Halland-class. She is equipped with a 7.5 km radar, the same Repair Party consumable as the high tier European destroyers and an Engine Boost. She is also “protected” with a 25 mm middle section.

For when the submarines will arrive, she is also equipped with a quadruple 375 mm ASW rocket launcher which should be a very effective weapon against them.

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
Ragnar	Propulsion: 76 000 hp	SUO Mk 10 Mod. 1	152 mm/53 Bofors M42

General Characteristics

Main Battery

2 x 2 152 mm/53 Bofors M42
Maximum Firing Range	13.000 km
Reloading Time	4.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time	7.2 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	23°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	30°
Sigma	2.00 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	112 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 152 mm HE M1942
Alpha Damage	2 200 HP
Damage	770 HP
Penetration capacity	30 mm
Explosion size	0.57
Fire chance	11 %
Projectile Speed	900 m/s
Air Drag	0.284
Projectile Mass	46 kg
Type of Projectile	AP – 152 mm AP M1942
Alpha Damage	3 000 HP
Projectile Speed	900 m/s
Air Drag	0.288
Projectile Mass	46.7 kg
Projectile Krupp	2 200
Projectile Detonator	0.025 s
Detonator threshold	25 mm
Ricochet Angles	45° – 60°

Anti-air Armament

Consumables

Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 3	Slot 4
Damage Control Party Work time: 5 s Cooldown: 40 s	Repair Party Number of charges: 3 Work time: 14 s Cooldown: 80 s HP regeneration rate: 1%/s HP restoration: 50%	Surveillance Radar Number of charges: 3 Work time: 20 s Cooldown: 120 s Ship spotting range: 7.5 km	Engine Boost Number of charges: 3 Work time: 120 s Cooldown: 120 s Bonus: +8% speed

The Armor

The middle section of the Ragnar and her steering gears are protected by 25 mm of armor.

Personal Opinion

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh…

Well, one thing for sure, this ship, for now, is nowhere near as busted as good ol’ Småland.

To begin with, it’s a brick with a large turning radius and low speed. She might have an Engine boost but it won’t help that much. Her firepower is also quite limited with those 4 guns and 4 seconds reload time but against cruisers, the 30 mm penetration will be nice to have.

I can somewhat see her work against enemy destroyers with the radar and 25 mm plating but at the same time, the new German Spähkreuzers would like to have a word when it comes to the effectiveness of that design.

I have to give her one thing though, her anti-air is actually impressive. The long-range somewhat sucks with very low DPS and 2 flak explosions but that mid-range… good Lord, that’s a lot of damage.

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