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Dido

Also called: 黛朵 Beta

U.K. · Tier V · CL Cruiser · Premium

Sonar cruiserSonar contests islands and smoke without exposing the hull to vision cycles.

Playstyle

Work the islands rather than a firing line
Avoid: Burning Main Battery Reload Booster on a hopeful salvo

Key characteristics

Heavy torpedoesLobs over islandsSmoke + SonarReload BoosterDefensive AAThin end plates

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Community Data

Dido Community Stats

Across 3,000+ Standard battles from 250+ players, Dido averages a 71% win rate, 65,000 damage and 1.6 kills per battle, and survives 54% of them.

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Playstyle

Overview

Dido is a Tier V British light cruiser with Sonar as her vision tool. It lets her contest islands and smoke without exposing the hull to vision cycles, which shapes how she pressures caps. A Smoke Generator on top means she can fight from cover the sonar has already cleared, with the bubble out to 4.2 km. Standout traits: torpedo alpha in T5 CAs (14,767, 5th of 24) and best extra smoke charges in T5 CAs (5, 1st of 10). The trade is thin end plates in T5 CAs (13 mm, 27th of 28).

Positioning

Work the islands rather than a firing line. Sonar (4.2 km on ships, 3 km on torpedoes) is the whole kit, and it only pays inside that radius, so hold the cover beside a contested cap and use it to catch destroyers and torpedoes coming around the corner: HE into the destroyer, AP into any cruiser that shows you a broadside while it sits in smoke. Your guns lose penetration at range, so aim AP at broadsides you can still citadel and put HE into superstructures and upper-hull sections, rather than the bow-in or belt armor your shells bounce and shatter on. Shooting from the cloud gives you away at 4.6 km, and a destroyer here is spotted at about 6.5 km, so you see it coming with roughly 2 km to spare. Vision is mutual: past the 2 km guaranteed ring you cannot see out either, and only your Sonar bubble sees out; past that you are shooting at what a teammate holds lit. Enemy sonar (about 4 km) and radar (about 8.1 km) read straight in regardless. At 600 m the screen is wider than standard, so it can cover a teammate holding the same line as well as your own hull. She is genuinely evasive in both phases of a turn, answering the helm in 6.5 s and carving a 580 m circle, so you can break a salvo and still be where you meant to go.

Potato Avoidance

Burning Main Battery Reload Booster on a hopeful salvo

With only 2 charges it is a finisher rather than an opener: spend it on a target that cannot turn away, a broadside battleship or a cruiser already committed to its own attack, where the extra salvo lands as damage instead of splashes. A booster pressed on a maybe is one you will not have when the certainty shows up.

Signature Traits

Heavy torpedoes ↗

14767 damage per torpedo, top quartile of T5 CAs.

ELITE SMOKE ↗

Extra smoke charges · 5 Smoke
Fast smoke cycle · 70 s
Quiet smoke gunnery · 4.6 km

LOBBING BATTERY ↗

High-arc AP shells · 26.72°
High-arc howitzer

Smoke cruiser

Smoke on a cruiser is rare. Fight from concealment, then disengage.

Thin end plates

13 mm bow and stern plating, both in the bottom bracket of T5 CAs. AP above 78 mm of caliber cannot arm on 13 mm at flat impact and overpenetrates for minimal damage; angling adds effective thickness and can push those same shells over the arming threshold, turning overpens into full penetrations; 203 mm AP and up overmatches it at any angle.

Acquisition

How to get Dido

Dido is a Premium ship and not available to unlock in the Tech Tree. Acquisition paths: Event currency and Containers. Container chances are shown as the listed odds of receiving this exact ship, dividing grouped ship-pool odds across the resolved ships and including nested container paths when a crate can drop another crate.

Event currencyBought with Piñatitas, a time-limited event currency (Jul 2025).
ContainersAppears in official container odds below; availability depends on the container being sold or awarded.

While you save up, check active promo codes for free doubloons, camouflages, and other rewards.

Best listed chance for this ship

Mystic Lantern 0.2% Tier V Premium ship Event · Mystic Lantern · 1 of 25 ships
Mystic Box 0.012% Tier V Premium ship Event · Mystic Box · 1 of 25 ships

Official WG availability sources

Anniversary Update: Operation Piñata Event currency Start: 2025-07-31
- Join various activities during this update to earn Piñatitas—a special currency you can spend on plenty of items, including two new ships: Pan-Asian Tier VII Premium cruiser Irian and British Tier V Premium cruiser Dido.
Legendary Birthday in Piñata Style Event currency Start: 2025-08-01
- They are exclusively available for Piñatitas and include new cruisers Irian and Dido, the Commander guise of our community stream legend Princeblip, and Piñata Chests.
- You can get the first two items in this bundle—the Princeblip Commander guise and British cruiser Dido—completely free if you collect 13,750 Piñatitas.

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Mystic Box 0.012% · Tier V Premium ship
Mystic Lantern 0.2% · Tier V Premium ship

Want the full picture? Each container page charts the odds as you open more crates - including ~~pity~~ guaranteed-reward timers and, for GD Supporters, pack math personalized to your port.

Builds

Pair with a commander whose unique skill complements her main armament; check the build tool for current recommendations.

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Cohort position

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Where Dido sits among Tier V CAs (27 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.

BestSmoke fire bloom4.58 km (1/28) LongestAP fuse timer0.033 s (1 of 10 tied) BestDisplacement6,900 t (1 of 2 tied) Top 10%Turning circle580 m (3/28) Top 10%AP arming threshold22 mm (3/28) Top 10%Power-to-weight11.59 hp/t (3/28) Top 25%Stealth profile10.79 km / 6.47 km (5/28 / 5/28) Top 25%Rudder shift6.5 s (4/28) Top 25%Time to 90% speed22.6 s (6/28) Top 25%Flak damage per salvo (expected)684 (7/26) Top 25%Torpedo damage≈14,767 (5/24) Bottom 25%Main battery range14.26 km (22/28) Bottom 25%HE shell damage1,900 (21/24) Bottom 25%AP pen at 10 km110 mm (23/28) Bottom 25%Max armor89 mm (24/28) Bottom 10%AP shell damage2,550 (27/28) Bottom 10%AP velocity792 m/s (27/28) WorstMain battery caliber133 mm (1 of 2 tied) WorstHE fire chance8% (1 of 4 tied) WorstNo secondaries (3 of 28 in cohort) WorstHE velocity792 m/s (1 of 2 tied) WorstEnd plates13 mm (1 of 4 tied / 1 of 4 tied)

See 23 mid-pack stats

Not standouts for Dido -- 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 points29,500 HP(17/28) Max speed34 kt(10/28) Main battery reload8 s(9/28) Sigma2(15/28) Fires per minute6(14/24) HE DPM142,500(8/24) AP DPM191,250(15/28) Main dispersion131.4 m(9/28) Acceleration (0-12 kt)8.2 s(9/28) Engine power80,000 hp(18/28) Power / turn radius137.9 hp/m(10/28) Effective HE DPM (incl. fire)187,687(8/24) AA DPS204(15/28) AA range4.5 km(14/28) AA threat588(18/28) Torpedo range8.01 km(13/24) Torpedo speed61 kt(10/24) Torpedo reaction time7.9 s(17/24) Torpedo reload72 s(11/24) Citadel belt89 mm(17/28) NormAP ricochet start45°(25 of 28 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(25 of 28 tied at this value) NormTurn speed retained81%(25 of 28 tied at this value)

Peers in this cohort

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Stats & specs

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Survivability

Hit Points29,500

Displacement6,900 t

Hull dimensions

Length x beam at the waterline, plus draft. Length matters when dodging torpedoes; beam and draft shape how hard the ship is to hit.

156 x 15.51 m

Armor range10–89 mm

Plate armor thicknesses10, 13, 25, 30, 38, 51, 89 mm

Armor material/layer entries53

Fire resistance

top hull: 1 − 0.7669 fire coefficient = 23.3%. Lowers how often hits set you on fire. It does not reduce the damage a burning fire does per second; fires burn at the full rate on every ship.

23.3%

Fire duration30 s

Fire damage

One unattended fire: 0.003 of max HP per second (0.3%) × 30 s = 0.09 of the pool; 0.09 × 29,500 HP = 2,655 HP on this ship. 4 fire points can burn at once.

0.3% of HP per second

Flood duration40 s

Flood damage

One unattended flood: 0.0025 of max HP per second (0.25%) × 40 s = 0.1 of the pool; 0.1 × 29,500 HP = 2,950 HP on this ship.

0.25% of HP per second

Torp Reduction

1 − 0.32 hull torpedo-damage coefficient / 0.333 unprotected baseline = 4%. Reduces torpedo hit damage. It does not affect flooding: floods start as often and tick at the full rate.

Magazine HP

Per-turret powder-magazine HP, a separate pool from the ship's. Penetrating hits wear it down and the turret is likelier to be knocked out as it falls, so a larger pool keeps the guns firing through punishment that silences a peer's.

11,800

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.

8,900

Repairable: penetration50%

Repairable: citadel10%

Repairable: steering gear50%

Bow section HP

Damage saturation pool for the bow: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 4,000 = 8,000), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.

4,000

Auxiliary section HP

Damage saturation pool for the auxiliary room: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 1,300 = 2,600), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.

1,300

Hull section HP

Damage saturation pool for the hull: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 22,100 = 44,200), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.

22,100

Superstructure section HP

Damage saturation pool for the superstructure: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 1,900 = 3,800), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. The superstructure is not exempt: it saturates exactly like the bow and stern, so shells aimed at it stop dealing full damage once this pool is used up. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.

1,900

Stern section HP

Damage saturation pool for the stern: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 1,700 = 3,400), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.

1,700

Citadel section HP

This section has no practical saturation cap: every hit here keeps dealing its normal share of damage (on most ships the citadel; on many destroyers the casemate).

No saturation cap

Main Battery

These main guns are dual-purpose: they also fire at aircraft and feed the AA Defense card.

ModuleArtillery: 133 mm/50 QF Mk.I

Mounts / barrels5 mounts / 10 barrels

Reload time8 s

Firing range14.3 km

Turret traverse10 °/s

Turret armor13 mm

Turret traverse arcs

How far each mount can train, in degrees to either side of the mount's own facing. A rear turret with ±150° leaves a 60° blind wedge over the bow; one-sided arcs are wing mounts that cover a single side. The data does not say which way each mount faces, so the arcs are listed per mount without bow/stern angles.

3x ±143°

Guns to bear

180° − 134° (the most restricted aft-facing mount's arc) = 46° off bow; 180° − 143° (the most restricted forward-facing mount's arc) = 37° off stern. How far off the bow (or stern) the ship must angle before every main turret can fire: the widest blind wedge among the rear-facing (or forward-facing) mounts, from each mount's trainable arc.

46° off bow / 37° off stern

See the firing-arcs diagram ↓

Shell Grouping (σ)2

Dispersion type

In practice: the baseline curve for a standard cruiser -- at max range (14.3 km) shells land in an ellipse about 131 m wide and 79 m tall. Also on this curve (215): AL Baltimore, AL Chapayev, AL Cheshire, AL Harbin, AL Montpelier, AL Tallinn, AL Zara, Aberdeen, Accord, Agano, Albemarle, Algérie and 203 more.

Standard cruiser

Max Horiz Disp

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the dispersion model:

σ_{H} = (\frac{R}{30} \cdot \frac{idealRadius - minRadius}{idealDistance} + minRadius) \cdot 30

= (\frac{14255}{30} \cdot \frac{8 - 1.1}{1000} + 1.1) \cdot 30 = 131.4 m

131.4 m at 14.3 km

Max Vert Disp

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range:

σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot radiusOnMax

= 131.4 \cdot 0.6 = 78.8 m

78.8 m at 14.3 km

Med Horiz Disp

50%-hit horizontal radius:

σ_{H, 50} = σ_{H} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 131.4 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2} = 39.4 m

39.4 m at 14.3 km

Med Vert Disp

50%-hit vertical radius:

σ_{V, 50} = σ_{V} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 78.8 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2} = 23.6 m

23.6 m at 14.3 km

Turret turn time

180 degrees / 10 deg/s traverse speed = 18 s.

18 s

Shells/min

10 broadside guns x 60 / 8 s base reload = 75.

HE shells

HE alpha1,900

HE Velocity792 m/s

Fire Chance8%

HE fire DPM vs T5 BB45187

Effective HE DPM vs T5 BB187687

HE penetration

25 mm = 133 mm caliber / 5.32 (non-standard HE penetration ratio).

25 mm

HE full-salvo alpha

1,900 HE damage x 10 broadside guns = 19,000.

19,000

HE DPM

19,000 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 8 s base reload = 142,500.

142,500

Fires/min

75 shells/min × 0.08 (8% fire chance) = 6.

AP shells

AP alpha2,550

AP Velocity792 m/s

Min Ricochet45 deg

Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg

Fuse Timer0.033 s

Fuse Threshold22 mm

AP overmatch

floor(133 mm caliber / 14.3) = 9 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

9 mm

AP Pen Close

AP formula evaluated at muzzle velocity:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v_{0}^{1.38}

= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2882 \cdot {36.3}^{0.69} \cdot {0.133}^{- 1.07} \cdot 792^{1.38} = 297.7 mm

297.7 mm point-blank

AP Pen Far

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (14.3 km), where the shell has slowed to 311.7 m/s:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot 2882 \cdot {36.3}^{0.69} \cdot {0.133}^{- 1.07} \cdot {311.7}^{1.38} = 82.2 mm

82.2 mm at 14.3 km

AP full-salvo alpha

2,550 AP damage x 10 broadside guns = 25,500.

25,500

AP DPM

25,500 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 8 s base reload = 191,250.

191,250

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.

Torpedoes

ModuleTorpedoes: 533 mm TR Mk IV

Launchers / tubes2 launchers × 3 tubes = 6 tubes

Reload time72 s

Projectile speed61.0 kt

Range8.01 km

Maximum simulated damage

Most targets only intersect one hull section, so a hit transfers about 1/3 of the warhead alpha (2/3 when the warhead blast >= 5000 and the burst reaches a second section). For this ship:

D_{sim} = α \cdot c = 44, 300 \cdot 0.333 = 14, 767

. In battle, a hit on the torpedo belt deals the per-hit figure × (1 − the target's torpedo protection %), a bow or stern hit deals it in full, and a torpedo never counts as a citadel hit.

≈ 14,767

Maximum damage (ammunition)

44,300 warhead alpha / 3 + 1,100 blast = 15,867. Warhead alpha / 3 plus the blast addend: the per-torpedo damage figure. The 'Maximum simulated damage' row above applies target geometry to the same warhead.

15,867

Torpedo module damage

Per-torpedo module/blast damage parameter. Most torpedoes carry 500 to 2,000; ships announced by WG as dealing increased module damage carry 9,000 to 12,000, so their hits knock out engines, rudders, and turrets far more often. Comparative figure.

1,100

Torpedo detectability1.3 km

Reaction time

How long a target has to dodge after your torpedo is spotted at its detectability range (lower means less warning):

t_{react} = \frac{1.3 km}{61 kt \times 2.6855} = 7.9 s

. 2.6855 converts knots to m/s on the game clock. Base value; commander torpedo-concealment skills lower it further.

7.9 s

Flooding chance

This torpedo carries a flooding-chance value of 2.65 per hit, shown as

2.65 \times 100 = 265 %

. Values above 100% are normal: in battle the base chance is scaled down by the target's torpedo protection (the Torp Reduction stat on its Survivability card) and any flood-resistance modifiers, so a value above 100% keeps flooding likely even through partial protection.

265%

Torpedo launcher traverse25 °/s

Launch arcswing 147° (one launcher per beam)

Torp Turn

Time to rotate the launchers 180 deg:

t_{turn} = \frac{180 °}{25 ° / s} = 7.2 s

7.2 s

Torp Arming194 m

Per-side salvo damage

One side firing, all torpedoes hitting: per-side tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 3 x 14,767 = 44,301. Each hit on the target's torpedo belt is reduced by its torpedo protection %.

44,301

AA Defense

AA mount points9

Maximum AA range

Longest-reaching family on the in-game AA card. Base AirDefense aura max range is 2.5 km; dual-purpose mount auras extend it.

4.5 km

40 mm Vickers 2-pdr. Mk VII2×4 40mm

20 mm Oerlikon Mk IV2×1 20mm

20 mm Oerlikon Mk V4×2 20mm

20 mm Oerlikon Mk.IIIA1×1 20mm

Gunsmain battery (DP)

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS in in-game units (raw aura damage × 3.5 × hit probability, summed per contributing aura) - matches the Close-range AA DPS headline's currency. Includes 60 from dual-purpose main battery firing as AA in this range band.

Range4.5 km

Guns40 mm Vickers 2-pdr. Mk VII

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS: 19 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.9 hit probability = 60 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

Range2.5 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 60 + Medium 60 = 120

120

Guns20 mm Oerlikon Mk IV + 20 mm Oerlikon Mk V + 20 mm Oerlikon Mk.IIIA

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS: 28 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.85 hit probability = 83 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

Range2 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 60 + Medium 60 + Near 83 = 203

203

AA explosions

Each ~2 s salvo fires 2 AA explosions in quick succession, each leaving 2 clouds ahead of the attacking squadron - up to 4 clouds per salvo × 190 damage each. Planes that fly into a cloud take its damage; clouds dissipate before the next salvo lands. Defensive AA Fire, where fitted, multiplies the AA explosions within each salvo, and commander skills that raise the Number of AA explosions add to it.

2 per salvo, 2 clouds each

Cloud damage

Damage a plane takes for flying into one flak cloud, before any reductions.

190

Cloud spawn chance

Each cloud in the pattern rolls this chance to spawn, so salvos average fewer clouds than the maximum. Often called flak 'hit chance', but spawned clouds always damage planes that fly into them - the roll is on spawning.

90%

Salvo interval

A new flak salvo (the AA explosions above) fires roughly every 2 s.

every ~2 s

Fired by

Flak keeps firing while at least one main battery mount is operational - even losing every dedicated AA mount does not stop it.

Main battery

Flak zone

The activation band: flak fires while attacking planes are inside it. Clouds are placed ahead of the planes' path, so clouds can land short of 2.5 km or past 4.5 km - once planes get inside the band, new salvos stop. AA range bonuses push the outer edge out; the 2.5 km inner edge does not move.

2.5-4.5 km

See the AA layers diagram ↓

Maneuverability

Engine power80,000 hp

Maximum speed34.0 kt

Turning circle radius580 m

Rudder shift time6.5 s

Engine power-boost threshold7.0 kt

Engine spool-up time15.3 s

Reverse spool-up time7.7 s

Reverse speed

top speed / 4 + 4.9 = 34 / 4 + 4.9 = 13.4 kt. Base value; speed modifiers scale it.

13.4 kt

Crash stop

Seconds from top speed to a dead stop after ordering full reverse: reverse power winds in over the reverse spool-up while water drag does most of the braking, using the ship's own reverse-power ratio. The full curve is on the acceleration chart. Full reverse stops about a quarter faster than a plain Stop order from top speed.

24.3 s

Engine boost threshold (reverse)

Speed below which the engine's built-in power boost applies in reverse.

10.0 kt

Acceleration 0-90%

Time to reach 90% of top speed (30.6 kt of 34.0 kt).

22.6 s

Acceleration 0-99%

Time to reach 99% of top speed (33.7 kt of 34.0 kt). 99% rather than 100% because true top speed is asymptotic (thrust meets drag), so the last fraction of a knot is never quite gained.

35.4 s

Guns in a full turn

With the rudder hard over the hull turns 5.8°/s, so a target drifts across the bow at that rate. Turret traverse minus hull turn: 10 − 5.8 = +4.2°/s, so the guns hold the target through the turn. Main Battery Mod. 2 (+20% traverse) and Mod. 3 (−15%) move this line.

hold target (+4.2°/s spare)

See the full acceleration curve ↓

Concealment

Detectability by sea

Base value, no camouflage. With a Grade IV permanent camo (or any disposable camo): 10.79 km x 0.955 = 10.3 km. Camouflage does not change detectability by air.

10.79 km

With Grade IV camouflage (sea)

Detectability by sea 10.79 km x 0.955 (Grade IV permanent camo or any disposable camo) = 10.3 km.

10.3 km

Detectability by air6.47 km

Smoke firing penalty4.58 km

Detect when firing (sea)

max(main battery range, sea detectability 10.79 km) = 14.26 km. Equal to the ship's main battery range (never below base detectability): firing makes you visible to everyone you can reach.

14.26 km

Detect when firing (air)

Air detectability 6.47 km + gun-firing bloom 2.66 km = 9.13 km. The bloom tracks main-battery caliber 133 mm × 0.020 = 2.66 km.

9.13 km

Detect when on fire (sea)

Sea detectability 10.79 km + 2.0 km while burning = 12.79 km.

12.79 km

Detect when on fire (air)

Air detectability 6.47 km + 3.0 km while burning = 9.47 km.

9.47 km

Guaranteed Detect2 km

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Consumables

Damage Control Party∞ charges · 60 s reload · 5 s active

Choose one

Sonar2 charges · 180 s reload · 94 s active · 4.2 km ship detect
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Derived from the consumable's 30 m grid-unit range (km = grid units x 30 / 1000): $\frac{140 \times 30}{1000} = 4.2 km$
· 2.97 km torpedo detect
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Derived from the consumable's 30 m grid-unit range (km = grid units x 30 / 1000): $\frac{99 \times 30}{1000} = 2.97 km$

Defensive AA Fire3 charges · 140 s reload · 25 s active · ×2 flak burst boost
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Repeats the flak burst pattern ×2 within each salvo - more clouds in the air over the salvo, at the same spots.

Smoke Generator5 charges · 70 s reload · 20 s emit / 40 s cloud active · 600 m radius

Main Battery Reload Booster2 charges · 180 s reload · 16 s active · +67% reload boost

Under the hood

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

The constants behind the formulas and the long tail: shell and dispersion inputs, fixed-range anchors, salvo math, layered AA. Click the formula chip on any row to see how it is calculated.

Main battery formulas

vs standard cruiserStandard

The standard cruiser dispersion curve.

Shell scatter width @ 5 km67.5 m

(166.7 × (8 − 1.1) / 1000 + 1.1) × 30 = 67.5 m. Horizontal scatter at a fixed 5 km, from the same dispersion model as the rows below - a knife-fight-range anchor comparable across ships.

Shell scatter width @ 10 km102 m

(333.3 × (8 − 1.1) / 1000 + 1.1) × 30 = 102 m. How wide your shells scatter at 10 km, from the same dispersion model as the max-range figure above. Picking a fixed range makes this number directly comparable from ship to ship: max-range dispersion makes a longer-range gun look worse even when it's tighter at any common range. The interactive Dispersion tab on the Charts card plots the full curve from 0 to max range.

Shell scatter height @ 5 km27.7 m

How tall the scatter ellipse is at a fixed 5 km, from the same model, comparable from ship to ship. The height/width ratio is a piecewise-linear curve through three points from the ship's own dispersion data:  $radiusOnZero = 0.2$  at 0 m,  $radiusOnDelim = 0.5$  at  $delim \cdot R_{m a x} = 0.5 \cdot 14255 = 7128$  m, and  $radiusOnMax = 0.6$  at 14255 m. Below the kink:  $k = 0.2 + (0.5 - 0.2) \cdot \frac{5000}{7128} = 0.4105$ , so  $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot k = 67.5 \cdot 0.4105 = 27.7 m$ .

Shell scatter height @ 10 km55.1 m

How tall the same scatter ellipse is at 10 km. Comparable from ship to ship for the same reason as the width value above. The height/width ratio is a piecewise-linear curve through three points from the ship's own dispersion data:  $radiusOnZero = 0.2$  at 0 m,  $radiusOnDelim = 0.5$  at  $delim \cdot R_{m a x} = 0.5 \cdot 14255 = 7128$  m, and  $radiusOnMax = 0.6$  at 14255 m. Above the kink:  $k = 0.5 + (0.6 - 0.5) \cdot \frac{10000 - 7128}{14255 - 7128} = 0.5403$ , so  $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot k = 102 \cdot 0.5403 = 55.1 m$ .

AP pen 5 km178 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 5 km, from the same ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2882 \cdot {36.3}^{0.69} \cdot {0.133}^{- 1.07} \cdot {544.7}^{1.38} = 178 mm$ , where 544.7 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 5 km (from 792 m/s at the muzzle). Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

AP pen 10 km110 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 10 km, from the same ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2882 \cdot {36.3}^{0.69} \cdot {0.133}^{- 1.07} \cdot {385.5}^{1.38} = 110 mm$ , where 385.5 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 10 km (from 792 m/s at the muzzle). Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

HE flight time @ 10 km6.8 s

How long an HE shell takes to reach a target at a fixed 10 km, from the same numerically integrated trajectory the Charts card plots. The shell slows under quadratic air drag,  $a_{drag} = k ρ v^{2}$ , where  $ρ$  is air density from a standard-atmosphere profile and  $k$  bundles the shell's drag coefficient, caliber and mass:  $k = \frac{π C_{d} d^{2}}{8 m} = \frac{π \cdot 0.3209 \cdot {0.133}^{2}}{8 \cdot 36.3} = 6.14 \times 10^{- 5}$ . That runs from a 792 m/s muzzle velocity in 0.02 s steps under gravity 9.8 m/s² until the shell lands, then divides by 2.77 because the game clock runs faster than real time. Lower is better, since a faster shell is harder to dodge and needs less lead.

AP flight time @ 10 km6.8 s

How long an AP shell takes to reach a target at a fixed 10 km, from the same numerically integrated trajectory the Charts card plots. The shell slows under quadratic air drag,  $a_{drag} = k ρ v^{2}$ , where  $ρ$  is air density from a standard-atmosphere profile and  $k$  bundles the shell's drag coefficient, caliber and mass:  $k = \frac{π C_{d} d^{2}}{8 m} = \frac{π \cdot 0.3209 \cdot {0.133}^{2}}{8 \cdot 36.3} = 6.14 \times 10^{- 5}$ . That runs from a 792 m/s muzzle velocity in 0.02 s steps under gravity 9.8 m/s² until the shell lands, then divides by 2.77 because the game clock runs faster than real time. Lower is better, since a faster shell is harder to dodge and needs less lead.

Guns per full salvo (alpha, DPM)10

5 mounts × 2 barrels = 10; all 10 bear on the broadside.

Model inputs

Krupp (AP)2,882

Armor-penetration constant of the AP shell; penetration scales straight with it, so a 10% higher Krupp is 10% more penetration at every range.

AP shell mass36.3 kg

Enters penetration as mass^0.69 and slows the shell's drag deceleration, so a heavier shell keeps more velocity at range.

AP drag coefficient0.3209

Air drag on the AP shell in flight; lower keeps velocity, and with it penetration, at long range.

AP muzzle velocity792 m/s

Starting speed of the AP shell; penetration scales with velocity^1.38.

HE muzzle velocity792 m/s

Starting speed of the HE shell; sets its flight time and lead.

idealRadius8

Horizontal dispersion growth per idealDistance of range, in 30 m units; the slope of the scatter-width line.

minRadius1.1

Horizontal dispersion at zero range, in 30 m units; the intercept of the scatter-width line.

idealDistance1,000 m

Range step over which horizontal dispersion grows by idealRadius.

taperDist4,000 m

Inside this range the scatter width tapers toward minRadius instead of following the line.

radiusOnZero0.2

Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at zero range.

radiusOnDelim0.5

Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at the delim point.

radiusOnMax0.6

Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at maximum range.

delim0.5

Where the vertical-scatter curve bends, as a share of maximum range.

Torpedoes

Estimated torpedo reaction time7.9 s

1300 m / (61.0 kt × 2.6855) = 7.9 s. detectability / (speed kt x 2.6855 m/s per knot on the game clock).

Torpedo speed61.0 kt

Travel time to max range48.9 s

8010 m / (61.0 kt × 2.6855) = 48.9 s. range / (speed kt x 2.6855 m/s per knot on the game clock).

Tube count6

2 launchers × 3 tubes.

Per-side salvo3 torpedoes

6 wing tubes / 2 = 3: the launchers sit one per beam, so only half of them reach any one side. Each launcher reloads on its own, so she can fire one beam, turn, and fire the other without waiting.

Full-salvo damage88,602

All tubes hitting one target: tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 6 x 14,767 = 88,602. Each hit on the target's torpedo belt is reduced by its torpedo protection %.

AA defense

AA DPS at max range60

Only families that reach 4.5 km contribute at the outer edge of the AA bubble. In-game families: 2 pdr MkVII Quad 2x4 -> 60 DPS @ 2.5 km; 20mm Oerlikon MK4 2x1 -> 24 DPS @ 2 km; 20mm Oerlikon MK V 4x2 -> 48 DPS @ 2 km; 20mm Oerlikon MK4 1x1 -> 12 DPS @ 2 km; Far AA (?) -> 60 DPS @ 4.5 km.

AA DPS layered by range60 DPS @ 4.5 km, 120 DPS @ 2.5 km, 204 DPS @ 2 km

@ 4.5 km: 60 from one family; @ 2.5 km: 60 + 60 = 120; @ 2 km: 60 + 24 + 48 + 12 + 60 = 204. Cumulative AA DPS at each family range threshold. Inner ranges stack the outer families, so a target closing the distance hits stronger AA bubbles as it crosses each band.

AA DPS at point-blank204

60 + 24 + 48 + 12 + 60 = 204 DPS: the sum of every family's average DPS, achievable only inside the closest-range family (2 km).

AA threat index588

60 × 2.5 + 24 × 2 + 48 × 2 + 12 × 2 + 60 × 4.5 = 588. 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 range2 km

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Background

After the signing of the London Treaty, a discussion started about small naval cruisers. In 1936, a project featuring five rapid-firing 5.25-inch (133 mm) twin mounts was presented. HMS Dido, the lead ship of the series, entered service in September 1940. At the beginning of World War II, she escorted convoys in the Atlantic before relocating to the Mediterranean. The cruiser participated in the Second Battle of Sirte in 1942, in the landings in Sicily in 1943, and served off the south coast of France in 1944. In 1945, she escorted Arctic convoys and supported strikes off the coast of Norway.

Armor Beta

Hull HP 29,500, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds.

Bow & stern13 mm

Overmatched by 126+ AP guns across the bracket. Can’t reliably bow-tank; gets bow-citadelled and overpenned.

Belt / citadel89 mm

Thin belt: battleship AP citadels straight through it broadside. Rely on angle, speed and concealment, never sit flat.

Farming10 mm

Superstructure and extremities take HE pens and AP overpens from nearly any gun: steady chip damage. Fire resistance 23%, fires burn 30s. Range-by-range in the Compare tool →

Section	Plates	HP cap	Threats	Tactic
Bow	13 mm primary (range 13–30 mm)	4,000 (14% of HP)	Overmatched by 203mm+ AP (Desert Falcon, Baleares)Angle bounces 152mm13 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)	25 mm primary (range 13–38 mm)	22,100 (75% of HP)	Overmatched by 380mm+ AP (Bayern, Gneisenau)Angle bounces 356mm25 mm: HE pens from 150mm+	Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest.
Stern	13 mm primary (range 13–30 mm)	1,700 (6% of HP)	Overmatched by 203mm+ AP (Desert Falcon, Baleares)Angle bounces 152mm13 mm: HE pens from 127mm+	Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel	89 mm primary (range 13–89 mm)	≈ 165,500 (effectively no cap)	Citadel pen: full damageOver-pen: ×0.10 damage	Effectively no cap; citadel pool sits at ~165k HP on every ship. An AP citadel penetration deals the shell's full damage, the biggest single hit available; only over-penetrations are damped, to ×0.10.
Superstructure	10 mm primary (range 10–89 mm)	1,900 (6% 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	11,800 magazine HP	Turret knocked out	Per-turret powder-magazine HP, a separate pool that does not drain ship HP. As it is worn down the turret is likelier to be knocked out, and a smaller pool gets there 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	8,900 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.

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