World of Warships Supertest: Pan-European Tier X Destroyer Gdańsk
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Historical background
Gdańsk is… awkward. Basically, if I got this right, in the World of Warships cinematic universe, Poland decided to order new destroyers to a foreign country and decided to ask France again. It’s a bit odd as for the Grom-class, they ordered them to the British as they favored the contemporary British designs at the time.
The Gdańsk would then be based on the Mogador-class of French Destroyers, keeping the same overall design but with the main battery consisting of three twin turrets with 138.6 mm guns, and instead of a fourth twin turret in Y position like on the Mogador, there is a single 138.6 mm shielded mount for a total of 7 guns. Gdańsk is also much larger than Mogador, being almost 20 m longer and displacing nearly 2 000 tons more.
At some point in the 1950s, the ship would then be modernized with Soviet anti-air mount and torpedo tubes. I guess that it was to replace the French mix of triple and twin wing-mounted launchers but that’s everybody’s guess. As for the massive size increase, I have no idea what could be the reason and by extension, the reason why she has a weaker broadside than Mogador.
In any case, Gdańsk stands at the top of the new Pan-European gunboat line of destroyers.
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 |
Gdańsk |
Propulsion: 92 000 HP |
SUO Mk 10 Mod. 1 |  139 mm/50 Mle 1934/1929 on an Mle 1935/1929 mount |
53-51 |
General Characteristics
| Tier | X |
| Health | 24 400 HP |
| Torpedo Damage Reduction | 0 % |
| Displacement | 4 790 tons |
| Dimensions | |
| Overall length | 152.52 m |
| Beam | 13.79 m |
| Overall height (keel to the highest point on the ship) | 18.1 m |
| Freeboard | 4.2 m |
| Main Armament | |
| Maximum Firing Range | 12.000 km |
| 139 mm/50 Mle 1929 on an Mle 1929 mount 139 mm/50 Mle 1934 on an Mle 1935 mount | 1 x 1 139 mm 3 x 2 139 mm |
| Torpedo Armament | |
| Maximum Firing Range | 7.500 km |
| 533 mm QR Mk IV | 2 x 5 533 mm |
| Maximum speed | 41.2 knots |
| Turning Circle Radius | 810 m |
| Rudder Shift Time | 5.26 s |
| Surface Detectability | 9.5 km |
| Air Detectability | 4.36 km |
| Detectability After Firing Main Guns in Smoke | 4.1 km |
Main Armament
| 1 x 1 139 mm/50 Mle 1929 on an Mle 1929 mount 3 x 2 139 mm/50 Mle 1934 on an Mle 1935 mount Turret n°3 can rotate at 360° | |
| Maximum Firing Range | 12.000 km |
| Reloading Time | 3.7 s |
| 180 Degree Turn Time | 18.0 s |
| Optimal firing angles at the front | 43° |
| Optimal firing angles at the rear | 44° |
| Sigma | 2.0 sigma |
| Maximum Dispersion | 105 m |
| Shells | |
| Type of Projectile | HE – 139 mm HE OEA Mle 1928 |
| 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 5 533 mm PTA-53-30 Torped M1947 mod 0  | |
| Reloading Time | 116 s |
| Maximum Distance | 7.500 km |
| Optimal firing angles at the front | 45° |
| Optimal firing angles at the rear | 48° |
| Damage | 11 200 |
| Flooding Chance | 180% |
| Speed | 86 knots |
| Surface Detectability | 1.6 km |
Anti-air Armament
| 5 x 4 57 mm ZIF-75 mount | |
| Sector firing range | 0.1 km – 4.0 km |
| Hit chance | 100 % |
| Sector’s damage | 68 |
| Sector’s damage frequency | 0.29 s |
| Sector’s damage per second | 238 |
| 2 x 4 25 mm 110-PM on a 4М-120 mount | |
| Sector firing range | 0.1 km – 3.1 km |
| Hit chance | 95 % |
| Sector’s damage | 11 |
| Sector’s damage frequency | 0.29 s |
| Sector’s damage per second | 39 |
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 sCooldown: 40 s | Smoke Generator  Number of charges: 3Work time: 20 s Cooldown: 160 s Smoke radius: 450 m Smoke duration: 97 s | Engine Boost  Number of charges: 4Work time: 90 s Cooldown: 90 s Speed bonus: +8% | Surveillance Radar  Number of charges: 4Work time: 10 s Cooldown: 60 s Ship spotting range: 9.0 km |
The Armor
External armor protection:
Personal Opinion
On paper, Gdańsk looks pretty strong. While she lacks AP shells and is gigantic compared to Mogador/Kléber, her damage output looks solid when it comes to spamming HE. She has the stupid combination of Smoke Generator and Surveillance Radar too and even with the short duration, she is likely to be able to shred other destroyers.
Two big downsides I can see with her are the horrendous gun firing angles and her massive size that makes her an easy target, especially with the much lower speed than what a French DD can achieve.
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