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Playstyle

Overview

Daring is a Legendary British destroyer with a Repair Party, a consumable most DDs in the cohort do not get. The heal lets her sustain trades and stay in the cap contest after the first detection cycle; that is the kit, not a panic button. Standout traits: best AP always-pen window in Legendary DDs (60°) and best AP guaranteed-ricochet angle in Legendary DDs (67.5°).

Positioning

Hold concealment edges around the contested cap and lean into trades the heal can recover. The Repair Party means you survive the first detection cycle other DDs do not, but it does not let you brawl open-water; stay near cover or smoke when the heal is on cooldown.

Potato Avoidance

Using the Repair Party as a panic button

The heal is part of the kit, not a save: most charges should land after a clean trade in cover, not mid-spotting cycle in open water. Used reactively, it covers one cap fight; used proactively, it covers two.

Signature Traits

Fast turret traverse

25.0°/s turret traverse, best of Legendary DDs. Tracks fast-rotating targets peers can't keep up with.

Wide always-pen zone

60.0° AP min ricochet angle, best of Legendary DDs. Larger impact-angle window where shells always penetrate.

Late auto-bounce

67.5° AP guaranteed ricochet angle, best of Legendary DDs. Auto-bounce kicks in later than peers'.

Long-burning smoke

20.0 s Smoke Generator duration, best of Legendary DDs. Holds the smoke shield longer.

Underpowered engine

54000.0 hp engine, bottom decile of Legendary DDs. Less headroom for re-accelerating from a stop and holding speed through turns.

Bleeds speed in turns

85.7 hp per metre of turn radius, bottom decile of Legendary DDs. Lateral drag outpaces engine output, so speed drops noticeably during sustained turns.

Acquisition

How to get Daring

Daring is a Premium ship and not available to unlock in the Tech Tree. Acquisition path: Collaboration.

CollaborationIntroduced via the official Pirates Are Back on the Legendary Seas! collaboration. Collab/promo ships sometimes return through later limited offers.

Official WG availability sources

Pirates Are Back on the Legendary Seas! Event/store source Start: 2024-11-29 · End: open/unknown end Official ship/event post that can indicate store, collaboration, event, return, or limited availability.
Pirates Ahead! New Commanders, Ships, and Skins Event/store source Start: 2026-02-20 · End: open/unknown end Official ship/event post that can indicate store, collaboration, event, return, or limited availability.
Through the Spy Glass: Vampire II Ship feature / release Start: 2025-03-04 · End: open/unknown end Official Through the Spy Glass feature for this ship; useful as a release/availability source, but not a guaranteed current-store listing.

Builds Beta

Ariadne M. Davis, Grotmaz Smart, and Phillip Vian are useful British destroyer commander directions. Inspirations usually start with concealment, then add HP, torpedo reload, gun performance, or speed depending on whether you want safer scouting or harder cap fights.

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Commanders frequently paired with this ship Ariadne M. Davis Grotmaz Smart Philip Vian

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Cohort position

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Where Daring sits among Legendary DDs (11 ships). Notable standouts are shown first; the rest of the cohort-ranked stats are in the expand below. Acquisition variants (Black Friday, Founders Edition) are counted once with their base ship, not as separate peers.

BestAcceleration10.5 s (1 of 2 tied) BestAP arming threshold19 mm (1 of 2 tied) BestAP ricochet start60° (1 of 3 tied) BestAP auto-bounce angle67.5° (1 of 3 tied) Top 25%Traverse-to-turn ratio15.27 × (3/11) Top 25%Main battery reload2.5 s (3/11) Top 25%Fires per minute11.52 (3/11) WorstMax speed35 kt (1 of 3 tied) WorstMain battery caliber113 mm (1 of 2 tied) WorstAP shell damage2,100 (1 of 3 tied) WorstAP velocity746 m/s (1 of 2 tied) WorstHE velocity746 m/s (1 of 2 tied) WorstEngine power54,000 hp (10/10) WorstTurn-speed retention85.7 hp/m (10/10) WorstPower-to-weight14.14 hp/t (10/10)

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Not standouts for Daring -- here's where she sits on every other ranked stat in the cohort. Stats tagged NORM are tied across more than half the cohort, so the value is the cohort default rather than a standout.

Hit points20,800 HP(7/11) Concealment7.06 km(4/11) Air detection3.53 km(5/11) Rudder shift6 s(7/11) Main battery range11.12 km(5/11) HE shell damage1,700(9/11) HE fire chance8%(7/11) HE DPM244,800(4/11) AP DPM302,400(4/9) Main dispersion98.4 m(7/11) Displacement3,820 t(6/11) AA DPS206(8/11) AA range5 km(5/11) AA threat838(8/11) Torpedo range9.99 km(9/11) Torpedo damage16,767(7/11) Torpedo speed62 kt(7/11) Torpedo reload125 s(9/11) NormSigma2(10 of 11 tied at this value) NormAP fuse timer0.01 s(8 of 9 tied at this value) NormRepair heal rate1 %/s(2 of 3 tied at this value) NormMax armor20 mm(9 of 11 tied at this value) NormCitadel belt20 mm(8 of 10 tied at this value) NormBow armor20 mm(9 of 10 tied at this value) NormStern armor20 mm(9 of 10 tied at this value)

Peers in this cohort

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Stats & specs

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All values are ship base stats with modifications and upgrade changes denoted inline.

Sonar 3.89 kmRepair 2Smoke

Survivability

Hit Points20,800

Displacement3,820 t

Armor range13–20 mm

Plate armor thicknesses13, 16, 19, 20 mm

Armor material/layer entries22

Fire resistance40%

Fire duration30 s

Torp Reduction0%

Magazine HP

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The magazine is the module a detonation comes from. Penetrating hits to it raise the detonation chance from 1% toward 30% as its HP is worn down, so a larger magazine pool rides out citadel hits longer before a detonation becomes likely.

10,400

Steering gear HP

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Durability of the steering gears. As this pool drops, hits are likelier to jam the rudder; unlike most modules the steering can be knocked out and repaired but is never permanently destroyed.

6,200

Main Battery

ModuleArtillery: 113 mm/45 RP 41 Mk VI

Mounts / barrels3 mounts / 6 barrels

Reload time2.8 s

Firing range11.1 km

Turret traverse25 °/s

Shell Grouping (σ)

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Shell grouping (sigma); shown in-game as Shell Grouping.

2

Max Horiz Disp

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Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (11125/30·(8−0.5)/1000 + 0.5)·30 = 98.4 m

98.4 m

Max Vert Disp

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Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range = max horizontal × radiusOnMax = 98.4 × 0.6 = 59.1 m

59.1 m

Med Horiz Disp

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50%-hit horizontal radius = max horizontal × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 98.4 × 0.32 (σ=2) = 31.5 m

31.5 m

Med Vert Disp

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50%-hit vertical radius = max vertical × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 59.1 × 0.32 (σ=2) = 18.9 m

18.9 m

Turret turn time

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180 degrees / 25 deg/s traverse speed = 7.2 s.

7.2 s

Base shells/min

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6 broadside guns x 60 / 2.8 s base reload = 128.6.

128.6

HE shells

HE Damage1,700

HE Velocity746 m/s

Fire Chance8%

HE penetration

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In-game data: 20 mm = 113 mm caliber / 5.65 (non-standard HE penetration ratio).

20 mm

HE full-salvo alpha

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1,700 HE damage x 6 broadside guns = 10,200.

10,200

Base HE DPM

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10,200 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 2.8 s base reload = 218,571.

218,571

Installed HE DPM

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10,200 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 2.5 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 244,800.

244,800

Base fires/min

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6 HE shells x 60 / 2.8 s reload x 8% fire chance = 10.29.

10.29

AP shells

AP Damage2,100

AP Velocity746 m/s

Min Ricochet60 deg

Guaranteed Ricochet67.5 deg

Fuse Timer0.01 s

Fuse Threshold19 mm

AP overmatch

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floor(113 mm caliber / 14.3) = 7 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

7 mm

AP Pen Close

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Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity: 1e-7 × Krupp × mass^0.69 × caliber_m^-1.07 × v0^1.38 = 1e-7 × 1600 × 25^0.69 × 0.113^-1.07 × 746^1.38 = 140.1 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.

140.1 mm

AP Pen Far

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Same formula at the ship's max firing range (13.9 km), where the shell has slowed to 288.9 m/s: 1e-7 × 1600 × 25^0.69 × 0.113^-1.07 × 288.9^1.38 = 37.8 mm.

37.8 mm

AP full-salvo alpha

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2,100 AP damage x 6 broadside guns = 12,600.

12,600

Base AP DPM

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12,600 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 2.8 s base reload = 270,000.

270,000

Installed AP DPM

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12,600 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 2.5 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 302,400.

302,400

AP AOE Radius

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AP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.

9

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Torpedoes

ModuleTorpedoes: 533 mm PR Mk II

Launchers / tubes2 launchers × 5 tubes = 10 tubes

Reload time125 s

Projectile speed62 kt

Range9.99 km

Maximum simulated damage15,667 (est.)

Alpha damage47,000

Torpedo detectability1.3 km

Torpedo launcher traverse25 °/s

Torp Turn7.2 s

Torp Arming191 m

Per-side salvo damage

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per-side salvo x per-torpedo simulated damage.

156,670

AA Defense

AA mount points3

Close-range AA DPS

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Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (37×3.5×1) + (22×3.5×1) = 206. Covers AA-only mounts plus dual-purpose secondaries (Bismarck 105mm, USN 5"/38 cruiser secondaries) and dual-purpose main batteries (Sumner-class 5"/38, Akizuki-line 100mm). Formula validated against in-game captures on California, Sumner, Manfred von Richthofen, Dante Alighieri (exact) and within +/-17% on the remaining verified ships.

206

Maximum AA range

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Longest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.

5 km

40 mm Bofors Mk V1×2 40mm

40 mm STAAG2×2 40mm

DPS

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Includes 22 continuous AA damage from dual-purpose main battery firing as AA in this range band.

22

Range5 km

DPS37

Range3.5 km

Total DPS in Aura

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Far 22 + Medium 37 = 59

59

Maneuverability

Engine moduleEngine: 54,000 hp

Engine power54,000 hp

Maximum speed35 kt

Turning circle radius630 m

Engine power multiplier speed threshold32.5 kt

Traverse-to-turn ratio15.3× snappy

Concealment

Detectability by sea7.06 km

Detectability by air3.53 km

Smoke firing penalty2.42 km

Detect after firing main guns7.06 km

Detect Fire Sea9.06 km

Detect Fire Air6.53 km

Guaranteed Detect2 km

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Consumables

Damage Control Party∞ charges · 40 s reload · 5 s active

Smoke Generator6 charges · 60 s reload · 20 s emit / 40 s cloud active

Sonar3 charges · 120 s reload · 180 s active · 3.89 km ship detect · 2.78 km torpedo detect

Repair Party2 charges · 80 s reload · 10 s active · 1% heal per second · 10% of max HP total heal

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Numbers the spec table cannot show directly: alpha-strike math, DPM, dispersion, AP penetration. Click the formula chip on any row to reveal how it is calculated.

Main battery formulas

Shell Grouping (σ)2

Shell grouping (sigma); shown in-game as Shell Grouping.

Max Horiz Disp98.4 m

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (11125/30·(8−0.5)/1000 + 0.5)·30 = 98.4 m

Max Vert Disp59.1 m

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range = max horizontal × radiusOnMax = 98.4 × 0.6 = 59.1 m

Med Horiz Disp31.5 m

50%-hit horizontal radius = max horizontal × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 98.4 × 0.32 (σ=2) = 31.5 m

Med Vert Disp18.9 m

50%-hit vertical radius = max vertical × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 59.1 × 0.32 (σ=2) = 18.9 m

Dispersion familyDD Disp.

Standard destroyer dispersion baseline.

AP Pen Close140.1 mm

Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity: 1e-7 × Krupp × mass^0.69 × caliber_m^-1.07 × v0^1.38 = 1e-7 × 1600 × 25^0.69 × 0.113^-1.07 × 746^1.38 = 140.1 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.

AP Pen Far37.8 mm

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (13.9 km), where the shell has slowed to 288.9 m/s: 1e-7 × 1600 × 25^0.69 × 0.113^-1.07 × 288.9^1.38 = 37.8 mm.

HE penetration20 mm

In-game data: 20 mm = 113 mm caliber / 5.65 (non-standard HE penetration ratio).

AP overmatch7 mm

floor(113 mm caliber / 14.3) = 7 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

AP AOE Radius9

AP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.

Broadside guns used for alpha6

All 6 barrels bear on the broadside.

Turret turn time7.2 s

180 degrees / 25 deg/s traverse speed = 7.2 s.

HE full-salvo alpha10,200

1,700 HE damage x 6 broadside guns = 10,200.

AP full-salvo alpha12,600

2,100 AP damage x 6 broadside guns = 12,600.

Base HE DPM218,571

10,200 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 2.8 s base reload = 218,571.

Base AP DPM270,000

12,600 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 2.8 s base reload = 270,000.

Installed HE DPM244,800

10,200 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 2.5 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 244,800.

Installed AP DPM302,400

12,600 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 2.5 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 302,400.

Base shells/min128.6

6 broadside guns x 60 / 2.8 s base reload = 128.6.

Installed shells/min144

6 broadside guns x 60 / 2.5 s installed Artillery reload = 144.

Base fires/min10.29

6 HE shells x 60 / 2.8 s reload x 8% fire chance = 10.29.

Installed fires/min11.52

6 HE shells x 60 / 2.5 s installed reload x 8% fire chance = 11.52.

Torpedoes

Torpedo detectability1.3 km

Estimated torpedo reaction time8.1 s

detectability / (speed kt x 2.6 community game-speed factor).

Torpedo speed62 kt

Travel time to max range62 s

range / (speed kt x 2.6 community game-speed factor).

Tube count10

2 launchers x 5 tubes.

Per-side salvo10 torpedoes

10 (centerline launchers train across - full salvo to either side).

Full-salvo damage156,670

tube count x per-torpedo simulated damage (all torpedoes hitting).

Per-side salvo damage156,670

per-side salvo x per-torpedo simulated damage.

AA defense

Close-range AA DPS206

Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (37×3.5×1) + (22×3.5×1) = 206. Covers AA-only mounts plus dual-purpose secondaries (Bismarck 105mm, USN 5"/38 cruiser secondaries) and dual-purpose main batteries (Sumner-class 5"/38, Akizuki-line 100mm). Formula validated against in-game captures on California, Sumner, Manfred von Richthofen, Dante Alighieri (exact) and within +/-17% on the remaining verified ships.

Maximum AA range5 km

Longest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.

AA threat index838

SUM over AA auras of (aura DPS x aura range km). A plane crossing the AA bubble is exposed to each aura for a time proportional to that aura's range, so long-reach DPS is worth more than the same DPS in a short bubble. Units: DPS*km; used to rank overall AA threat across the cohort.

Armor

Hull HP 20,800, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds. HP caps are the exact in-game values, not estimated.

Section	Plates	HP cap	Threats	Tactic
Bow	20 mm primary (range 19–20 mm)	3,300 (16% of HP)	Overmatched by 305mm+ (Cherbourg, Brandenburg)Angle bounces 283mm20 mm: HE pens from 127mm+	Bow-tank fits behind this exterior plate. Saturation is FAST here; the cap is often only a few thousand HP.
Hull (midship)	19 mm primary (range 16–19 mm)	15,600 (75% of HP)	Overmatched by 283mm+ (Scharnhorst '43, Schill)Angle bounces 203mm19 mm: HE pens from 127mm+	Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest.
Stern	20 mm primary (range 16–20 mm)	1,300 (6% of HP)	Overmatched by 305mm+ (Cherbourg, Brandenburg)Angle bounces 283mm20 mm: HE pens from 127mm+	Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel	20 mm primary (range 13–20 mm)	≈ 165,500 (effectively no cap)	Citadel pen ×0.50 damageOver-pen: ×0.10 damage	Effectively no cap; citadel pool sits at ~165k HP on every ship. Damage is gated by pen/over-pen multipliers instead (×0.50 direct pen, ×0.10 over-pen).
Turret (module, per magazine)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	10,400 magazine HP	Magazine detonation1–30% chance · below ~75% HP	Per-turret powder-magazine HP. Detonation chance scales from 1% (no mag damage) to 30% (full mag damage); this range is the in-game value. Detonation can't roll while the ship is above ~75% HP (the standard detonation-protection threshold, not a per-ship stat). Smaller magazines saturate to the 30% ceiling faster.
AA mount (40 mm mount)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	200 per-mount HP	Destroyed at 0 HP	Per-mount HP for the heaviest AA on this ship. An AA mount destroyed at 0 HP stops shooting down planes for the rest of the battle; DCP does not repair destroyed mounts. HE shells specifically target AA mounts since the small-caliber HP pool falls fast.
Rudder (module)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	6,200 module HP	Incapacitated at 0 HP	When module HP reaches 0 the rudder locks at its current angle until DCP repairs it. Repair via Damage Control Party.

Saturation cap = HP a section can absorb before further damage to it is reduced (the "bow-tank" effect). Citadel pool is ~165k on every ship (effectively no cap); damage is gated by pen/over-pen multipliers instead. Superstructure saturates fast but HE always pens regardless of the plate thickness. Rudder (and other module HPs) are a separate pool from ship HP: damaging a module doesn't drain ship HP. Incapacitated modules like the rudder and engine are restored by DCP, but secondary and AA mounts destroyed at 0 HP stay out for the rest of the battle.

Shell ballistics chart

AP penetration, impact velocity, flight time and impact angle vs range. Click to load the interactive chart.

Exteriors

Skins & permanent camouflages

Every custom exterior Daring can equip, from in-game data.

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