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Delny

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U.S.S.R. · Tier VIII · Destroyer · Tech Tree: Fiery Destroyers

Destroyer gunboatWin DD duels and cap fights with gun DPM.

Playstyle

Hold the concealment edge of the contested cap
Avoid: Forcing a specialist role the ship was not built for

Key characteristics

2 sigma accuracySmokeEngine BoostEasily spotted

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Playstyle

Overview

Delny is a Tier VIII Soviet all-rounder destroyer (7.6 km surface detection and 8 km torpedoes): balanced between gun pressure, torpedoes, and concealment without a cohort-best trait in any one. The kit pays out by reading the match - contest the cap when the matchup favors you, kite when it doesn't. Standout traits: best armor plate in T8 DDs (50 mm) and best engine power in T8 DDs (150,000 HP).

Positioning

Hold the concealment edge of the contested cap. Cycle between cap contesting (when peer DDs are not outranging you) and torpedo lanes (when they are); without a dominant kit trait the value is choosing the right matchup, not committing to one playstyle.

Potato Avoidance

Forcing a specialist role the ship was not built for

An all-rounder pays out by reading the match and adapting, not by treating the ship like a brawler or a sniper or a cap contester when she is none of those. If you find yourself thinking 'this ship would be better at X,' pick a ship built for X next match.

Signature Traits

Heavy armor

50.0 mm max plate, best of T8 DDs.

Heavy powerplant

150000.0 hp engine, best of T8 DDs. More headroom for accelerating out of stops and maintaining speed in turns.

Holds speed in turns

197.4 hp per metre of turn radius, best of T8 DDs. Engine power overpowers lateral drag, so speed loss in sustained turns is mild.

Nimble for the tonnage

34.67 hp per ton, best of T8 DDs. Engine punch outclasses the hull's mass, so the ship retains speed through sustained turns better than peers.

Easily spotted

7.61 km surface detect, worst of T8 DDs. Visible before you can react; position early.

Slow acceleration

~13.05 s to max forward speed, bottom decile of T8 DDs. Sluggish rebuild after a turn or stop. (Acceleration decode is validated in-game but not yet confirmed across every ship.)

Acquisition

How to get Delny

Delny is available in the Fiery Destroyers branch of the U.S.S.R. Tech Tree for 25,000,000 credits after researching it in the branch. Known module upgrades cost up to 6,250,000 credits.

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U.S.S.R. Tech Tree

Delny sits in the Fiery Destroyers branch. The highlighted path shows the local branch context inside the full U.S.S.R. tree.

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Build for speed, gun range/reload, rudder, survivability, and torpedo utility. Keep the ship alive through movement.

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Cohort position

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Where Delny sits among Tier VIII DDs (25 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.

BestEngine power150,000 hp (1/25) BestTurn-speed retention197.4 hp/m (1/25) BestPower-to-weight34.67 hp/t (1/25) BestMax armor50 mm (1/25) BestCitadel belt50 mm (1/24) Top 10%Hit points22,000 HP (3/25) Top 10%Max speed43.5 kt (3/25) Top 25%Main battery range11.1 km (7/25) Top 25%AP velocity950 m/s (6/23) Top 25%HE velocity950 m/s (5/24) Bottom 25%Rudder shift6.5 s (22/25) Bottom 25%Traverse-to-turn ratio7.71 × (20/25) Bottom 25%Acceleration13.05 s (23/25) Bottom 25%Displacement4,327 t (22/25) Bottom 25%Torpedo range8.01 km (19/24) Bottom 25%Torpedo reload140 s (19/24) WorstStealth profile7.61 km / 3.81 km (25/25 / 25/25) WorstRepair heal rate0.5 %/s (9/9)

See 19 mid-pack stats

Not standouts for Delny -- 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.

Main battery caliber130 mm(8/25) Main battery reload4.5 s(19/25) HE shell damage1,900(11/24) HE fire chance8%(11/24) Fires per minute6.4(13/24) HE DPM152,000(14/24) AP shell damage2,600(7/23) AP DPM208,000(18/23) Main dispersion90.7 m(15/25) AP fuse timer0.01 s(13/23) AP arming threshold22 mm(18/23) AA DPS215(14/25) AA range5 km(14/25) AA threat827(13/25) Torpedo damage14,400(18/24) Torpedo speed60 kt(18/24) Deck armor19 mm(9/18) NormAP ricochet start45°(17 of 23 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(17 of 23 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.

Repair 2SmokeEngine Boost

Survivability

Hit PointsInitial: 20,000 → 22,000

Displacement4,327 t

Armor range13–50 mm

Plate armor thicknesses13, 19, 20, 50 mm

Armor material/layer entries21

Fire resistance40%

Fire duration30 s

Torp Reduction0%

Magazine HP

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.

11,400

Steering gear HP

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.

6,800

Main Battery

ModuleArtillery: 130 mm/60 BL-101

Mounts / barrels3 mounts / 6 barrels

Reload time5 s

Firing range (base)10.1 km

Firing range (top fire control)11.1 km

Turret traverse13 °/s

Shell Grouping (σ)

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

Max Horiz Disp

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (10090/30·(8−0.5)/1000 + 0.5)·30 = 90.7 m

90.7 m

Max Vert Disp

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range = max horizontal × radiusOnMax = 90.7 × 0.6 = 54.4 m

54.4 m

Med Horiz Disp

50%-hit horizontal radius = max horizontal × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 90.7 × 0.32 (σ=2) = 29 m

29 m

Med Vert Disp

50%-hit vertical radius = max vertical × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 54.4 × 0.32 (σ=2) = 17.4 m

17.4 m

Turret turn time

180 degrees / 13 deg/s traverse speed = 13.8 s.

13.8 s

Base shells/min

6 broadside guns x 60 / 5 s base reload = 72.

HE shells

HE Damage1,900 → 2,050

HE Velocity950 m/s

Fire Chance8%

HE penetration

22 mm ≈ 130 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

22 mm

HE full-salvo alpha

2,050 HE damage x 6 broadside guns = 12,300.

12,300

Base HE DPM

12,300 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5 s base reload = 147,600.

147,600

Installed HE DPM

12,300 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 4.5 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 164,000.

164,000

Base fires/min

6 HE shells x 60 / 5 s reload x 8% fire chance = 5.76.

5.76

AP shells

AP Damage2,600 → 2,850

AP Velocity950 m/s

Min Ricochet45 deg

Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg

Fuse Timer0.01 s

Fuse Threshold22 mm

AP overmatch

floor(130 mm caliber / 14.3) = 9 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

9 mm

AP Pen Close

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 × 1900 × 33.4^0.69 × 0.13^-1.07 × 950^1.38 = 244 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.

244 mm

AP Pen Far

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (13.9 km), where the shell has slowed to 376.8 m/s: 1e-7 × 1900 × 33.4^0.69 × 0.13^-1.07 × 376.8^1.38 = 68.1 mm.

68.1 mm

AP full-salvo alpha

2,850 AP damage x 6 broadside guns = 17,100.

17,100

Base AP DPM

17,100 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5 s base reload = 205,200.

205,200

Installed AP DPM

17,100 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 4.5 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 228,000.

228,000

AP AOE Radius

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.

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Torpedoes

ModuleTorpedoes: 533 mm PTA-53-68-bis

Launchers / tubes2 launchers × 5 tubes = 10 tubes

Reload time140 s

Projectile speed60 kt

Range8.01 km

Maximum simulated damage13,400 (est.)

Alpha damage40,200

Torpedo detectability1.1 km

Torpedo launcher traverse25 °/s

Torp Turn7.2 s

Torp Arming185 m

Per-side salvo damage

per-side salvo x per-torpedo simulated damage.

134,000

AA Defense

AA mount points5

Close-range AA DPS

Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (34×3.5×1) + (11×3.5×0.95) + (17×3.5×1) = 215. 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.

215

Maximum AA range

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

5 km

45 mm SM-20-ZIF3×4 45mm

25 mm 4M-1202×4 25mm

DPS

Includes 17 continuous AA damage from dual-purpose main battery firing as AA in this range band.

Range5 km

DPS34

Range3.5 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 17 + Medium 34 = 51

DPS11

Range3.1 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 17 + Medium 34 + Near 11 = 62

Maneuverability

Engine moduleEngine: 150,000 hp

Engine power150,000 hp

Maximum speed43.5 kt

Turning circle radius760 m

Engine power multiplier speed threshold7 kt

Traverse-to-turn ratio7.7× ok

Concealment

Detectability by sea7.61 km

Detectability by air3.81 km

Smoke firing penalty2.9 km

Detect after firing main guns7.61 km

Detect Fire Sea9.61 km

Detect Fire Air6.81 km

Guaranteed Detect2 km

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Consumables

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

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Smoke Generator2 charges · 240 s reload · 15 s emit / 89 s cloud active

Repair Party2 charges · 80 s reload · 28 s active · 0.5% heal per second · 14% of max HP total heal

Engine Boost2 charges · 180 s reload · 120 s active · +8% speed bonus

Module options (2)

Stats above use the fully-upgraded modules. These are the research-tree alternatives; trade-offs are flagged.

HullTrade-off

Hit points20,000 → 22,000
Rudder shift8.5 → 6.5 s
Turret traverse13 → 12 °/s

Fire controlUpgrade

Main battery range10,090 → 11,099 m

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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 Disp90.7 m

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (10090/30·(8−0.5)/1000 + 0.5)·30 = 90.7 m

Max Vert Disp54.4 m

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range = max horizontal × radiusOnMax = 90.7 × 0.6 = 54.4 m

Med Horiz Disp29 m

50%-hit horizontal radius = max horizontal × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 90.7 × 0.32 (σ=2) = 29 m

Med Vert Disp17.4 m

50%-hit vertical radius = max vertical × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 54.4 × 0.32 (σ=2) = 17.4 m

Dispersion familyDD Disp.

Standard destroyer dispersion baseline.

AP Pen Close244 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 × 1900 × 33.4^0.69 × 0.13^-1.07 × 950^1.38 = 244 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.

AP Pen Far68.1 mm

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (13.9 km), where the shell has slowed to 376.8 m/s: 1e-7 × 1900 × 33.4^0.69 × 0.13^-1.07 × 376.8^1.38 = 68.1 mm.

HE penetration22 mm

22 mm ≈ 130 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

AP overmatch9 mm

floor(130 mm caliber / 14.3) = 9 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

AP AOE Radius12

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 time13.8 s

180 degrees / 13 deg/s traverse speed = 13.8 s.

HE full-salvo alpha12,300

2,050 HE damage x 6 broadside guns = 12,300.

AP full-salvo alpha17,100

2,850 AP damage x 6 broadside guns = 17,100.

Base HE DPM147,600

12,300 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5 s base reload = 147,600.

Base AP DPM205,200

17,100 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5 s base reload = 205,200.

Installed HE DPM164,000

12,300 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 4.5 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 164,000.

Installed AP DPM228,000

17,100 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 4.5 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 228,000.

Base shells/min72

6 broadside guns x 60 / 5 s base reload = 72.

Installed shells/min80

6 broadside guns x 60 / 4.5 s installed Artillery reload = 80.

Base fires/min5.76

6 HE shells x 60 / 5 s reload x 8% fire chance = 5.76.

Installed fires/min6.4

6 HE shells x 60 / 4.5 s installed reload x 8% fire chance = 6.4.

Torpedoes

Torpedo detectability1.1 km

Estimated torpedo reaction time7.1 s

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

Torpedo speed60 kt

Travel time to max range51.3 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 damage134,000

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

Per-side salvo damage134,000

per-side salvo x per-torpedo simulated damage.

AA defense

Close-range AA DPS215

Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (34×3.5×1) + (11×3.5×0.95) + (17×3.5×1) = 215. 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 index827

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.

Near aura range3.1 km

Armor

Hull HP 20,000 → 22,000 with hull upgrade, 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)	2,000 (9% 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 19–20 mm)	17,000 (77% 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 19–20 mm)	1,900 (9% of HP)	Overmatched by 305mm+ (Cherbourg, Brandenburg)Angle bounces 283mm20 mm: HE pens from 127mm+	Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel	50 mm primary (range 13–50 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).
Superstructure	19 mm	2,900 (13% of HP)	Any HE ≥16 mm pens at full damage	Any HE ≥16 mm pens at full damage. HE-spam target, and the section saturates fast (often only a few thousand HP).
Turret (module, per magazine)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	11,400 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 (45 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	6,800 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.

Balance History

Balance updates affecting Delny. Cards are condensed; use each source link for full context.

Nerf ×5Buff ×7Main Battery ×5Torpedo ×2Concealment ×2

2023-03-02

Ministry of Balance Reports: Buffs, Nerfs, and Commanders

Delny is proving to be a tricky ship, and we're aiming to reduce her overall damage output without changing her main battery firepower.
Maximum torpedo damage reduced from 15,100 to 14,400.
Torpedo launcher reload time increased from 129 to 140 s.
Torpedo speed reduced from 65 to 60 kts.
Torpedo detectability range reduced from 1.2 to 1.1 km.

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2022-11-03

November Update: Under the Black Flag

Maximum main battery HE shell damage increased from 1,900 to 2,050; maximum AP shell damage increased from 2,600 to 2,850.
Main battery reload time increased from 4 to 5 s.
Main battery 180° turn time increased, from 9 to 13.8 s from 9 to 12 s.
Donskoi fell back further than Roon did and is receiving significant buffs all around. This should aid her survivability and average damage, as well as her utility to the team.
HP for upgraded hull increased from 43,400 to 47,400.
Radar consumable duration increased from 20 to 25 s.
Sonar consumable stats changed: Duration increased from 96 to 98 s.
, torpedo detectability increased from 3.1 to 3.3 km.
, ship detection increased from 4.4 to 4.7 km.

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Exteriors

Skins & permanent camouflages

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

DefaultThe ship’s standard exterior

Primary official WG sources

Filtered to official World of Warships: Legends pages where this ship is a focus, reward, line member, or high-context variant mention.

2022-07-14 · Official ship feature / stats Strive for Greatness: Tier VIII development blog Official source 2022-07-21 · Patch notes Anniversary Update: New Horizons Patch notes