World of Warships Supertest: Pan-European Tier VII Destroyer Grom

Historical background

ORP Grom was the lead ship of a pair of destroyers serving in the Polish Navy and built the British shipbuilder J. Samuel White. Grom was laid down in July 1935; launched in July 1936 and commissioned in May 1937.

At the end of August 1939, Grom, alongside her sistership Błyskawica and the older ORP Burza executed the Peking Plan as a war with Germany was guaranteed at this point. The Polish Navy would find itself cornered in the Baltic Sea by the overwhelming Kriegsmaserine forces. As such, all three ships set sail to reach Great Britain. This decision was the right one as the remaining Polish ships left in the Baltic Sea were quickly either sunk or captured when the Invasion of Poland began.

Afterward, during the Norwegian campaign, Grom would make herself a reputation as the most hated of all Allied forces as she very often deployed along the coastline, opening fire on German ground forces when given the opportunity. Sadly, her reputation ended up being her doom. At the beginning of May 1940, while on a gunfire support mission in the Narvik region, she was targeted by a Heinkel He 111. The ship was hit by two bombs, causing an internal explosion that quickly sent her to the bottom.

Her wreck remained untouched until October 1986 when she was explored by divers.

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
Grom (A)	Propulsion: 54 000 HP	‎SUO Mk 7 Mod. 1	120 mm/50 wz.36 Bofors on a shielded mount	‎Mark 10
Grom (B)		‎SUO Mk 7 Mod. 1

General Characteristics

Stock Ship

Main Armament

3 x 2 120 mm/50 wz.36 Bofors on a shielded mount 1 x 1 120 mm/50 wz.36 Bofors on a shielded mount
Maximum Firing Range	9.930 km
Reloading Time	6.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time	18.0 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	30°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	33°
Sigma	2.0 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	89 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 120 mm HE
Alpha Damage	1 700
Penetration capacity	20 mm
Explosion size	6.0 m
Fire chance	8 %
Projectile Speed	900 m/s
Air Drag	0.318
Projectile Mass	24.0 kg
Type of Projectile	AP – 120 mm AP
Alpha Damage	2 200
Projectile Speed	900 m/s
Air Drag	0.318
Projectile Mass	24.0 kg
Projectile Krupp	1 721
Projectile Detonator	0.01 s
Detonator threshold	20 mm
Ricochet Angles	45° – 60°

Torpedo Armament

2 x 3 533 mm potrójna Torped M1924 mod 2
Reloading Time	75 s
Maximum Distance	6.000 km
Optimal firing angles at the front	53°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	60°
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: 85 s	Engine Boost Number of charges: 4 Work time: 90 s Cooldown: 90 s Speed bonus: +8%

Fully Upgraded Ship

Main Armament

3 x 2 120 mm/50 wz.36 Bofors on a shielded mount 1 x 1 120 mm/50 wz.36 Bofors on a shielded mount
Maximum Firing Range	10.923 km
Reloading Time	6.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time	18.0 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	30°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	33°
Sigma	2.0 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	97 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 120 mm HE
Alpha Damage	1 700
Penetration capacity	20 mm
Explosion size	6.0 m
Fire chance	8 %
Projectile Speed	900 m/s
Air Drag	0.318
Projectile Mass	24.0 kg
Type of Projectile	AP – 120 mm AP
Alpha Damage	2 200
Projectile Speed	900 m/s
Air Drag	0.318
Projectile Mass	24.0 kg
Projectile Krupp	1 721
Projectile Detonator	0.01 s
Detonator threshold	20 mm
Ricochet Angles	45° – 60°

Torpedo Armament

2 x 3 533 mm potrójna Torped M1924 mod 2
Reloading Time	75 s
Maximum Distance	6.000 km
Optimal firing angles at the front	53°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	60°
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: 85 s	Engine Boost Number of charges: 4 Work time: 90 s Cooldown: 90 s Speed bonus: +8%

The Armor

External armor protection:

Personal Opinion

Well… Grom is literally Błyskawica but worse. She has the same HP pool, the same firepower, the same speed, and the same concealment but then she also has a worse firing range, much worse torpedoes, and a weaker Engine boost.
In return, the ship gets better concealment by about 500 m and better rudder shift time. While the better concealment is appreciable, it isn’t anything to write home about. For the rudder shift time, considering that most destroyers have an already fast rudder shift, it isn’t particularly relevant.

Considering that Błyskawica herself isn’t a particularly appealing ship these days, you can already guess how Grom will be doing.

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