World of Warships Supertest: Pan-European Tier VI Destroyer Stord

Historical background

HNoMS Stord started life as HMS Success, a Royal Navy S-class destroyer. She was laid down in February 1942, launched in March 1943, and commissioned in August 1943. However, prior to her completion, she was transferred to the Norwegian Armed Forces in exile and was renamed Stord.

Stord played a significant role in the sinking of the German battleship Scharnhorst, going as close as 360 m from the beast before unleashing a salvo of torpedoes on it.  After the battle, Admiral Fraser sent the following message to the Admiralty: “… Please convey to the C-in-C Norwegian Navy. Stord played a very daring role in the fight and I am very proud of her…”. In an interview in The Evening News on 5 January 1944, the commanding officer of HMS Duke of York said: “… the Norwegian destroyer Stord carried out the most daring attack of the whole action…”.

Later on, Stord took part in the Normandy landings, in June 1944.

After the war, the ship was purchased from the British government in 1946. She would continue to serve under Norwegian colors until she was sold for scrap in 1959.

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
Stord (A)	Propulsion: 40 000 HP	‎SUO Mk 6 Mod. 1	120 mm/45 Mk.IX on a CPXXII mount	‎533 mm Mk VII
Stord (B)		‎SUO Mk 6 Mod. 1

General Characteristics

Stock Ship

Main Armament

4 x 1 120 mm/45 Mk.IX on a CPXXII mount Turrets n°2 and 3 can rotate at 360°
Maximum Firing Range	10.000 km
Reloading Time	4.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time	18.0 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	43°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	43°
Sigma	2.0 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	90 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 120 mm HE 62 lb
Alpha Damage	1 700
Penetration capacity	20 mm
Explosion size	6.0 m
Fire chance	8 %
Projectile Speed	808 m/s
Air Drag	0.393
Projectile Mass	22.68 kg
Type of Projectile	AP – 120 mm SAP 62 lb
Alpha Damage	2 100
Projectile Speed	808 m/s
Air Drag	0.393
Projectile Mass	22.68 kg
Projectile Krupp	2 396
Projectile Detonator	0.01 s
Detonator threshold	20 mm
Ricochet Angles	45° – 60°

Torpedo Armament

2 x 4 533 mm QR Mk IV Torped M1924 mod 2
Reloading Time	75 s
Maximum Distance	6.000 km
Optimal firing angles at the front	70°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	62°
Damage	7 533
Flooding Chance	119%
Speed	72 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
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: 81 s	Engine Boost Number of charges: 4 Work time: 90 s Cooldown: 90 s Speed bonus: +8%

Fully Upgraded Ship

Main Armament

4 x 1 120 mm/45 Mk.IX on a CPXXII mount Turrets n°2 and 3 can rotate at 360°
Maximum Firing Range	11.000 km
Reloading Time	4.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time	18.0 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	43°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	43°
Sigma	2.0 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	97 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 120 mm HE 62 lb
Alpha Damage	1 700
Penetration capacity	20 mm
Explosion size	6.0 m
Fire chance	8 %
Projectile Speed	808 m/s
Air Drag	0.393
Projectile Mass	22.68 kg
Type of Projectile	AP – 120 mm SAP 62 lb
Alpha Damage	2 100
Projectile Speed	808 m/s
Air Drag	0.393
Projectile Mass	22.68 kg
Projectile Krupp	2 396
Projectile Detonator	0.01 s
Detonator threshold	20 mm
Ricochet Angles	45° – 60°

Torpedo Armament

2 x 4 533 mm QR Mk IV Torped M1924 mod 2
Reloading Time	75 s
Maximum Distance	6.000 km
Optimal firing angles at the front	70°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	62°
Damage	7 533
Flooding Chance	119%
Speed	72 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
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: 81 s	Engine Boost Number of charges: 4 Work time: 90 s Cooldown: 90 s Speed bonus: +8%

The Armor

External armor protection:

Personal Opinion

Just like Muaveret, Stord doesn’t look particularly strong. Her firepower is already better than her predecessor but it’s still nothing that you can consider to be strong enough on a gunboat with torpedoes that are close to non-existent. The concealment is nothing special either and her HP pool is also quite low. Add to that the limits caused by her consumables kit with a short-duration Smoke Generator and weird Engine Boost stats too.

So yeah… Really nothing exciting.

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