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World of Warships Supertest: Dutch Tier X Freemium Destroyer Tromp

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Historical background

The Tromp-class was a pair of flotilla leaders (Tromp and Jacob van Heemskerck), intended to lead a squadron of destroyers. Tromp was laid down in January 1936, launched in May 1937, and commissioned in August 1938.

At the start of World War II, the ship was primarily deployed in patrols and escort duties as part of the Netherlands East Indies Squadron. Due to the rising concerns about war with Japan, tensions increased in the region, and in November 1941, Tromp was charged to look for Vichy France merchant ships. Later that year, she was used to help research the missing HMAS Sydney (which turned out to have been sunk by the German raider Kormoran).

The opening of the war in the Pacific started badly for Tromp, being hit eleven times by the Japanese destroyers Asashio while only being able to score two hits on her and Oshio. Tromp was quickly patched up and brought back into service in May 1942. For the rest of the war, she mostly took part in convoy escort with some more exciting moments such as Operation Crimson in April and May 1944. Her final action in the war was her assistance in the recapture of Borneo from the Japanese by bombarding their positions before allied landings.

After the war, the ship was used to ship back home former prisoners-of-war before undergoing a massive refit from May 1946 until mid-1948. She would spend the rest of her career as a training or accommodation ship before being decommissioned in 1955 and later scrapped in 1969.

In World of Warships, Tromp appears as she was at the end of the Second World War. She is the first destroyer in the game able to use Dutch airstrikes.

Ship’s preview

Ship’s commemorative flag

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

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Tromp

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Propulsion: 56 000 HP

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‎SUO Mk 10 Mod. 1

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150 mm/50 Mk.11 on a Mk.11 mount

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53,3-cm torpeda

General Characteristics

TierX
Health24 500 HP
Torpedo Damage Reduction0 %
Displacement4 817 tons
Dimensions
Overall length131.85 m
Beam12.4 m
Overall height (keel to the highest point on the ship)15.0 m
Freeboard3.1 m
Main Armament
Maximum Firing Range13.260 km
150 mm/50 Mk.11 on a Mk.11 mount3 x 2 150 mm
Torpedo Armament
Maximum Firing Range10.000 km
53,3-cm drievoudigde torpedobuis2 x 3 533 mm
Maximum speed33.5 knots
Turning Circle Radius720 m
Rudder Shift Time5.3 s
Surface Detectability7.33 km
Air Detectability3.69 km
Detectability After Firing Main Guns in Smoke3.23 km

Main Armament

3 x 2 150 mm/50 Mk.11 on a Mk.11 mount
 Maximum Firing Range13.260 km
 Reloading Time8.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time18.0 s
Optimal firing angles at the front31°
Optimal firing angles at the rear42°
Sigma2.0 sigma
Maximum Dispersion114 m
Shells
Type of Projectile HE – 150 mm Brisantgranaat
Alpha Damage2 150
Penetration capacity 25 mm
Explosion size0.57
Fire chance11 %
Projectile Speed900 m/s
Air Drag0.284
Projectile Mass46.0 kg
Type of ProjectileAP – 150 mm Pantsergranaat
Alpha Damage3 000
Projectile Speed900 m/s
Air Drag0.288
Projectile Mass46.7 kg
Projectile Krupp2 200
Projectile Detonator0.025 s
Detonator threshold25 mm
Ricochet Angles45° – 60°

Torpedo Armament

2 x 3 53,3-cm drievoudigde torpedobuis
53,3-cm torpeda
Reloading Time70 s
Maximum Distance10.000 km
Optimal firing angles at the front25°
Optimal firing angles at the rear30°
Damage13 700
Flooding Chance227%
Speed64 knots
Surface Detectability1.3 km

Airstrikes

Airstrike bombers – ‎Fokker T.V.

Range1.500 – 8.000 km
Number of charges2
Reload time40 s
Hitpoints per plane2 200
Aircraft per squadron12
Bomb typeP.u.W 25 kg
Bombs per plane6
Maximum bomb damage3 700
HE penetration capacity20 mm
Explosion size0.45
Fire chance21 %

Anti-air Armament

2 x 1 40 mm/56 OQF on a Boffin mount
2 x 2 40 mm/56 Bofors Model 1936 on a Hazemeyer mount
4 x 1 76 mm/50 Mk22 on a single mount
Sector range0.1 km – 3.5 km
Hit chance100 %
Sector’s damage71
Sector’s damage frequency0.29 s
Sector’s damage per second249
2 x 2 20 mm Oerlikon Mk.II on a Mk.V mount
2 x 1 20 mm Oerlikon Mk.I on a Mk.IIA mount
Sector range0.1 km – 2.0 km
Hit chance95 %
Sector’s damage13
Sector’s damage frequency0.29 s
Sector’s damage per second46

Consumables

Consumables
Slot 1
Slot 2
Damage Control Party
consumable_PCY009_CrashCrewPremiumWork time: 5 s
Cooldown: 60 s
Engine Boost
Number of charges: 3
Work time: 120 s
Cooldown: 120 s
Speed bonus: +8%

The Armor

For some reason, Tromp has internal armor and not just one or two hidden plates. Here, we are talking about a fully shaped citadel. My personal theory is that the ship was initially intended as a low-tier cruiser but it is impossible to get any real evidence of that.

External armor protection:

Personal Opinion

Tromp really is a weird ship when it comes to her design. The ship itself looks horrible. While she has a lot of HP, she is sluggish, has poor firepower, doesn’t have a Smoke Generator or Repair Party, and her concealment is nothing to write home about.

Where it gets interesting is when we talk about her airstrikes. While they have only 8 km of range and the bombs only have 20 mm of penetration, you shouldn’t stop there. They have a very short reload and also, the game files indicate that the bombs have a much shorter falling time than the other Dutch airstrikes. This could lead to them being much easier to land than others.

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