World of Warships Supertest: Pan-European Tier IX Destroyer Lambros Katsonis

Historical background

Lambros Kastonis is based on an early design of light cruiser from 1929 called “Design E”. This design was armed with six 5.5-inch (140 mm) guns. It was abandoned along the line but was a step towards the creation of the Leander-class of light cruisers.

Lambros is quite a faithful depiction of the design as far as I can see which is quite appreciable.

In World of Warships, just like the rest of the Pan-European gunboat destroyers, this ship has no access to AP shells but is equipped with a Surveillance Radar.

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
Lambros Kastonis (A)	Propulsion: 55 000 HP	‎SUO Mk 9 Mod. 1	140 mm/50 BL Mk.I on a PI* mount	‎Mk14
Lambros Kastonis (B)		‎SUO Mk 9 Mod. 1

General Characteristics

Stock Ship

Main Armament

6 x 1 140 mm/50 BL Mk.I on a PI* mount Turret n°5 can rotate at 360°
Maximum Firing Range	10.450 km
Reloading Time	4.4 s
180 Degree Turn Time	18.0 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	30° Between 32° to 61°, able to fire 6 guns
Optimal firing angles at the rear	34°
Sigma	2.0 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	93 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 140 mm HE Mk ID
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

Torpedo Armament

2 x 4 533 mm QR Mk IV Torped M1947 mod 0
Reloading Time	75 s
Maximum Distance	7.500 km
Optimal firing angles at the front	25° on starboard 30° on port
Optimal firing angles at the rear	30° on starboard 36° on port
Damage	10 700
Flooding Chance	173%
Speed	80 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	12
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: 93 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

6 x 1 140 mm/50 BL Mk.I on a PI* mount Turret n°5 can rotate at 360°
Maximum Firing Range	11.495 km
Reloading Time	4.4 s
180 Degree Turn Time	18.0 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	30° Between 32° to 61°, able to fire 6 guns
Optimal firing angles at the rear	34°
Sigma	2.0 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	101 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 140 mm HE Mk ID
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

Torpedo Armament

2 x 4 533 mm QR Mk IV Torped M1947 mod 0
Reloading Time	75 s
Maximum Distance	7.500 km
Optimal firing angles at the front	25° on starboard 30° on port
Optimal firing angles at the rear	30° on starboard 36° on port
Damage	10 700
Flooding Chance	173%
Speed	80 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	12
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: 93 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

Right now, despite the tragic loss of the AP shells, Lambros still looks like a pretty strong gunboat destroyer. While the range is a bit limited, she has great firepower, combined with the Surveillance Radar to slap enemy destroyers.

The only real downsides are the horrible concealment, short-duration Smoke Generator, and the weak torpedoes.

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