World of Warships Supertest: Pan-European Tier X Destroyer Gdańsk

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

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

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: 97 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

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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