World of Warships: Legends ship guide

Dm. Donskoi

Also called: 迪米特里-顿斯科伊 · Дмитрий Донской · Dmitri Donskoi Beta
AP citadel cruiserGuns earn citadels on broadsides; Surveillance Radar sets cap fights on top.
Playstyle
  • Hold cover beside a contested cap, close enough that an island can break sightline when focus shifts
  • Avoid: Using radar like a destroyer hunter rather than a position tool
Key characteristics
16 km gun rangeRadar (11.7 km)Fast for the classFast heal cycleEasily spotted
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Across 4,000+ Standard battles from 130+ players, Dm. Donskoi averages a 63% win rate, 79,800 damage and 1.0 kills per battle, and survives 49% of them.

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Playstyle

Overview

Dm. Donskoi is a Tier VIII Soviet light cruiser whose 180mm guns earn citadels on broadside cruisers and chip battleships at 288,000 AP DPM (14th of 35). Surveillance Radar (11.7 km) is the cap-control consumable on top, so she sets fights as well as winning them. Standout traits: top speed in T8 CAs (36 kt, 3rd of 36) and main battery range in T8 CAs (16 km, 6th of 36). The trade is surface detection in T8 CAs (14.7 km, 35th of 36).

Positioning

Hold cover beside a contested cap, close enough that an island can break sightline when focus shifts. Radar reaches 11.7 km, so the drop only pays once you are near enough to use it: push it when the destroyer fight is yours, not to fish for a lone kill, or the next push has no answer to smoke or vision. A 970 m turning circle is wide for her cohort, so a committed turn gives up a lot of water; plan course changes a salvo ahead.

Potato Avoidance

Using radar like a destroyer hunter rather than a position tool

The consumable's value is locking down a cap your team can take, not stealing a single salvo on a lone DD. Burn it early to fish for a kill and the next push has no answer to smoke or vision. Yours reaches 11.7 km for 25 s, which is the whole window your team gets to act on what it shows.

Signature Traits

Surveillance Radar

11.7 km range, 25 s duration. Detects all enemy ships within a fixed radius regardless of line-of-sight. Breaks smoke camps and wins the opening of a cap fight.

Fast for the class ↗

36 kt, top decile of T8 CAs. Lets you rotate flanks or escape disengagements.

Long-range radar ↗

11.7 km Surveillance Radar range, best of the 10 T8 CAs with radar. Lights targets peer radars can't reach.

Long gun range ↗

16 km main battery reach, top quartile of T8 CAs.

Fast heal cycle ↗

55 s Repair Party reload, top decile of T8 CAs. Heals up more often than peers.

Easily spotted ↗

14.7 km surface detect, bottom decile of T8 CAs. Visible before you can react; position early.

Acquisition

How to get Dm. Donskoi

Dm. Donskoi is available in the Artillery Cruisers 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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Builds

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Commanders frequently paired with this ship AL AvroraAL ChapayevAL Tallinn

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Cohort position

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Where Dm. Donskoi sits among Tier VIII CAs (35 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.

Top 10%Max speed36 kt (3/36) Top 25%Main battery range15.97 km (6/36) Top 25%AP velocity920 m/s (7/35) Top 25%HE velocity920 m/s (7/29) Top 25%Displacement17,500 t (10/36) Top 25%Power-to-weight8.23 hp/t (8/36) Top 25%Torpedo reaction time7.4 s (5/21) Top 25%Repair heal rate0.7 %/s (9/36) Bottom 25%Secondary HE alpha1,400 (23/27) Bottom 25%Secondary HE pen17 mm (23/27) Bottom 25%Torpedo damage≈13,400 (17/21) Bottom 25%Torpedo reload117 s (18/21) Bottom 25%Max armor120 mm (29/36) Bottom 10%Stealth profile14.69 km / 8.81 km (35/36 / 35/36) Bottom 10%Turning circle970 m (35/36) WorstTorpedo speed55 kt (21/21)
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Not standouts for Dm. Donskoi -- 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 points47,400 HP(17/36) Smoke fire bloom8.43 km(25/36) Rudder shift10.6 s(17/36) Main battery caliber180 mm(25/36) Main battery reload11 s(17/36) Sigma2.05(17/36) HE shell damage2,500(21/29) HE fire chance13%(22/29) Fires per minute8.51(11/29) HE DPM163,636(13/29) AP shell damage4,400(24/35) AP DPM288,000(14/35) Main dispersion143.2 m(24/36) Secondary DPM (per side)126,000(19/28) Secondary fire chance6%(14/27) Time to 90% speed25.9 s(19/36) Acceleration (0-12 kt)8.7 s(11/36) AP arming threshold30 mm(11/35) Engine power144,000 hp(14/36) Power / turn radius148.5 hp/m(25/36) AP pen at 10 km236 mm(22/35) Effective HE DPM (incl. fire)233,394(12/29) AA DPS467(24/36) AA range5 km(24/36) AA threat1,764(21/36) Flak damage per salvo (expected)1,980(13/36) Torpedo range8.01 km(15/21) Citadel belt120 mm(23/36) Bow armor25 mm(20/36) Stern armor25 mm(21/36) NormSecondary dispersion bracket57(20 of 28 tied at this value) NormAP fuse timer0.033 s(24 of 35 tied at this value) NormAP ricochet start45°(25 of 35 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(24 of 35 tied at this value) NormTurn speed retained81%(32 of 36 tied at this value) NormSecondary range5 km(22 of 28 tied at this value) NormRepair charges2(33 of 36 tied at this value)
Survivability
Hit PointsInitial: 40,200 → 47,400
Displacement17,500 t
Hull dimensions
ƒLength x beam at the waterline, plus draft. Length matters when dodging torpedoes; beam and draft shape how hard the ship is to hit.
220 x 21.61 m
Armor range13–120 mm
Plate armor thicknesses13, 19, 20, 25, 27, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 90, 100, 120 mm
Armor material/layer entries49
Fire resistance
ƒtop hull: 1 − 0.6004 fire coefficient = 40%. 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.
40%
Fire duration30 s
Fire damage
ƒOne unattended fire: 0.003 of max HP per second (0.3%) × 30 s = 0.09 of the pool; 0.09 × 47,400 HP = 4,266 HP on this ship. 4 fire points can burn at once.
0.3% of HP per second
Flood duration40 s
Flood damage
ƒOne unattended flood: 0.0025 of max HP per second (0.25%) × 40 s = 0.1 of the pool; 0.1 × 47,400 HP = 4,740 HP on this ship.
0.25% of HP per second
Torp Reduction
ƒ1 − 0.27 hull torpedo-damage coefficient / 0.333 unprotected baseline = 19%. Reduces torpedo hit damage. It does not affect flooding: floods start as often and tick at the full rate.
19%
Magazine HP
ƒPer-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.
23,700
Steering gear HP
ƒDurability 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.
14,200
Effective HP
ƒBase 47,400 HP plus everything Repair Party can restore: 0.007 of max HP per second (0.7%) × 28 s × 47,400 HP = 9,290 HP per charge, × 2 charges = 18,581 HP. Ceiling, not a prediction: a charge only restores damage actually taken, and only the regeneratable share of it. In practice ships realize about half of this, mostly because half the charges go unspent; a charge that is used returns about 97% of the per-charge figure above.
65,981
Repairable: penetration50%
Repairable: citadel33%
Repairable: steering gear50%
Section HP
Bow section HP
ƒDamage saturation pool for the bow: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 2,200 = 4,400), 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.
2,200
Casemate section HP
ƒDamage saturation pool for the casemate: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 7,200 = 14,400), 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.
7,200
Hull section HP
ƒDamage saturation pool for the hull: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 35,600 = 71,200), 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.
35,600
Superstructure section HP
ƒDamage saturation pool for the superstructure: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 3,500 = 7,000), 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 ×. 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.
3,500
Stern section HP
ƒDamage saturation pool for the stern: 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
Citadel section HP
ƒThis 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
ModuleArtillery: 180 mm/57 MK-3-180M
Mounts / barrels4 mounts / 12 barrels
Reload timeInitial: 12.5 s → 11 s
Firing range (base)14.5 km
Firing range (top fire control)16 km
Turret traverseInitial: 8 °/s → 10 °/s
Turret armor210 mm
Turret traverse arcs
ƒHow 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.
2x ±150°, 2x ±147°
Guns to bear
ƒ180° − 147° (the most restricted aft-facing mount's arc) = 33° off bow; 180° − 150° (the most restricted forward-facing mount's arc) = 30° 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.
33° off bow / 30° off stern
Shell Grouping (σ)2.05
Dispersion type
ƒIn practice: the baseline curve for a standard cruiser -- at max range (16.0 km) shells land in an ellipse about 143 m wide and 86 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
ƒHorizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the dispersion model: σH=(R30·idealRadius−minRadiusidealDistance+minRadius)·30 =(15968.730·8−1.11000+1.1)·30=143.2m
143.2 m at 16 km
Max Vert Disp
ƒVertical dispersion ellipse height at max range: σV=σH·radiusOnMax =143.2·0.6=85.9m
85.9 m at 16 km
Med Horiz Disp
ƒ50%-hit horizontal radius: σH,50=σH·0.6σ =143.2·0.62.05=41.9m
41.9 m at 16 km
Med Vert Disp
ƒ50%-hit vertical radius: σV,50=σV·0.6σ =85.9·0.62.05=25.1m
25.1 m at 16 km
Turret turn time
ƒ180 degrees / 8 deg/s traverse speed = 22.5 s.
22.5 s
Shells/min
ƒZero upgrades: 12 broadside guns x 60 / 12.571 s (12.5 s = 88 ticks) base reload = 57.3. All upgrades (top gun + Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 12 broadside guns x 60 / 10 s (9.9 s = 70 ticks) all-upgrades reload (11 s × 0.9 Main Battery Mod. 3 = 9.9 s) = 72.
Initial: 57.3 → 72
HE shells
HE alpha2,500
HE Velocity920 m/s
Fire Chance13%
HE fire DPM vs T8 BB69751
Effective HE DPM vs T8 BB233387
HE penetration
ƒ30 mm ≈ 180 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).
30 mm
HE full-salvo alpha
ƒ2,500 HE damage x 12 broadside guns = 30,000.
30,000
HE DPM
ƒZero upgrades: 30,000 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 12.571 s (12.5 s = 88 ticks) base reload = 143,182. All upgrades (top gun + Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 30,000 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 10 s (9.9 s = 70 ticks) all-upgrades reload (11 s × 0.9 Main Battery Mod. 3 = 9.9 s) = 180,000.
Initial: 143,182 → 180,000
Fires/min
ƒZero upgrades: 57.3 shells/min × 0.13 (13% fire chance) = 7.45. All upgrades (top gun + Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 72 shells/min × 0.13 (13% fire chance) = 9.36.
Initial: 7.45 → 9.36
AP shells
AP alpha4,400
AP Velocity920 m/s
Min Ricochet45 deg
Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg
Fuse Timer0.033 s
Fuse Threshold30 mm
AP pen max range173 mm
AP overmatch
ƒfloor(180 mm caliber / 14.3) = 12 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).
12 mm
AP Pen Close
ƒAP formula evaluated at muzzle velocity: P=10−7·K·m0.69·d−1.07·v01.38 =10−7·2370·97.50.69·0.18−1.07·9201.38=430.6mm.
430.6 mm point-blank
AP Pen Far
ƒSame formula at the ship's max firing range (16 km), where the shell has slowed to 474.2 m/s: P=10−7·2370·97.50.69·0.18−1.07·474.21.38=172.5mm.
172.5 mm at 16 km
AP full-salvo alpha
ƒ4,400 AP damage x 12 broadside guns = 52,800.
52,800
AP DPM
ƒZero upgrades: 52,800 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 12.571 s (12.5 s = 88 ticks) base reload = 252,000. All upgrades (top gun + Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 52,800 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 10 s (9.9 s = 70 ticks) all-upgrades reload (11 s × 0.9 Main Battery Mod. 3 = 9.9 s) = 316,800.
Initial: 252,000 → 316,800
AP AOE Radius
ƒAP 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.
25
Torpedoes
ModuleTorpedoes: 53-36 mod. 2
Launchers / tubes2 launchers × 5 tubes = 10 tubes
Reload time117 s
Projectile speed55.0 kt
Range8.01 km
Maximum simulated damage
ƒMost 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: Dsim=α·c=40,200·0.333=13,400. 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.
≈ 13,400
Maximum damage (ammunition)
ƒ40,200 warhead alpha / 3 + 1,000 blast = 14,400. 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.
14,400
Torpedo module damage
ƒPer-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.
1,000
Torpedo detectability1.1 km
Reaction time
ƒHow long a target has to dodge after your torpedo is spotted at its detectability range (lower means less warning): treact=1.1 km55 kt×2.6855=7.4 s. 2.6855 converts knots to m/s on the game clock. Base value; commander torpedo-concealment skills lower it further.
7.4 s
Flooding chance
ƒThis torpedo carries a flooding-chance value of 2.4 per hit, shown as 2.4×100=240%. 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.
240%
Torpedo launcher traverse25 °/s
Launch arcswing 135° (one launcher per beam)
Torp Turn
ƒTime to rotate the launchers 180 deg: tturn=180°25°/s=7.2s.
7.2 s
Torp Arming178 m
Per-side salvo damage
ƒOne side firing, all torpedoes hitting: per-side tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 5 x 13,400 = 67,000. Each hit on the target's torpedo belt is reduced by its torpedo protection %.
67,000
AA Defense
AA mount points16
Maximum AA range
ƒLongest-reaching family on the in-game AA card. Base AirDefense aura max range is 3.5 km; dual-purpose mount auras extend it.
5 km
25 mm 4M-120Initial: 25 mm 2M-3 (10×2) → 25 mm 4M-120 (10×4)
45 mm SM-20-ZIF6×4 45mm
100 mm/56 B-54 (DP)
ƒDual-purpose: your secondaries doing double duty against aircraft. The same mounts appear on the Secondary Battery card - shared guns, not extra hardware.
6×2 100mm
Far aura
Guns100 mm/56 B-54 (DP)
Continuous DPS
ƒEffective 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 126 from dual-purpose secondaries firing as AA in this range band.
126
Range5 km
Medium aura
Guns45 mm SM-20-ZIF
Continuous DPS
ƒInitial: 63 × 3.5 × 0.9 = 198 → 61 × 3.5 × 0.9 = 192. Raw aura damage × 3.5 × hit probability, the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.
Initial: 198 → 192
Range3.5 km
Total DPS in Aura
ƒFar 126 + Medium 192 = 318
318
Near aura
Guns25 mm 4M-120
Continuous DPS
ƒInitial: 36 × 3.5 × 0.85 = 107 → 50 × 3.5 × 0.85 = 149. Raw aura damage × 3.5 × hit probability, the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.
Initial: 107 → 149
Range3.1 km
Total DPS in Aura
ƒFar 126 + Medium 192 + Near 149 = 467
467
Flak
AA explosions
ƒEach ~2 s salvo fires 2 AA explosions in quick succession, each leaving 4 clouds ahead of the attacking squadron, plus 2 stray clouds farther out that appear off-beat between salvos - up to 10 clouds per salvo × 220 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, 4 clouds each + 2 outer clouds
Cloud damage
ƒDamage a plane takes for flying into one flak cloud, before any reductions.
220
Cloud spawn chance
ƒEach 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
ƒA new flak salvo (the AA explosions above) fires roughly every 2 s.
every ~2 s
Fired by
ƒFlak keeps firing while at least one secondary battery mount is operational - even losing every dedicated AA mount does not stop it.
Secondary battery
Flak zone
ƒThe 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 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.
2.5-5 km
S
Secondary Battery
Mounts6
Firing range5.0 km
Shell Grouping (σ)1
Secondary DPM (per side)
ƒSum across all secondary families of (per-side barrels × 60 / reload_s × alpha), with each reload counted in whole 1/7 s ticks (guns fire on the first tick after the reload), where per-side barrels = mounts × barrels-per-mount / 2 (the guns that bear on one broadside target). Per-family: Initial: 6×2 100 mm (6/side) × 60/3.857 s (3.75 s = 27 ticks) × 1400 = 130,667 → 6×2 100 mm (6/side) × 60/4 s × 1400 = 126,000. Assumes every shell hits (real hit rate is lower; the Brawl matchup tool on the Compare page folds in dispersion + target armor).
Initial: 130,667 → 126,000
Secondary fire DPM vs T8 BB (per side)
ƒFires/min (per side) 5.4 × (1 − 0.4 fire resistance) × 60 s × 0.003 of max HP per second × 75,900 HP = 44,265. Per side: the barrels that bear on one broadside target (mounts × barrels / 2). A ceiling: assumes every shell hits and ignores the four-fire cap and Fire Prevention.
44,265
Total secondary DPM vs T8 BB (per side)
ƒSecondary DPM (per side) 126,000 + secondary fire DPM 44,265 = 170,265: shell damage plus fire damage against one T8 battleship, every shell hitting.
170,265
Secondary dispersion type
ƒMax dispersion = range (km) × 57 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.
Standard
Max secondary dispersion @ 5 km
ƒ5 km × 57 + 30 = 315 m.
315 m
100 mm/56 B-54 → 100 mm/70 SM-5-1s (6×2) (DP)
ƒDual-purpose: the same mounts also fire at aircraft, so they appear on the AA Defense card too - shared guns, not extra hardware.
Caliber100 mm
Reload time3.75 s → 4 s
HE alpha1,400
Muzzle Velocity895 m/s → 1000 m/s
Fire Chance6%
Secondary fires/min (per side)
ƒStock hull: 6×2 barrels / 2 sides × 60 / 3.857 s (3.75 s = 27 ticks) × 0.06 (6% fire chance) = 5.6. Upgraded hull: 6×2 barrels / 2 sides × 60 / 4 s × 0.06 (6% fire chance) = 5.4. Per side: the barrels that bear on one broadside target (mounts × barrels / 2). A ceiling: assumes every shell hits and ignores the four-fire cap and Fire Prevention.
5.6 → 5.4
HE Pen17 mm
Maneuverability
Engine power144,000 hp
Maximum speed36.0 kt
Turning circle radius970 m
Rudder shift timeInitial: 14.8 s → 10.6 s
Engine power-boost threshold7.0 kt
Engine spool-up time15.3 s
Reverse spool-up time7.7 s
Reverse speed
ƒtop speed / 4 + 4.9 = 36 / 4 + 4.9 = 13.9 kt. Base value; speed modifiers scale it.
13.9 kt
Crash stop
ƒSeconds 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.
29.3 s
Engine boost threshold (reverse)
ƒSpeed below which the engine's built-in power boost applies in reverse.
10.8 kt
Acceleration 0-90%
ƒTime to reach 90% of top speed (32.4 kt of 36.0 kt).
25.9 s
Acceleration 0-99%
ƒTime to reach 99% of top speed (35.6 kt of 36.0 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.
41.4 s
Guns in a full turn
ƒWith the rudder hard over the hull turns 4.2°/s, so a target drifts across the bow at that rate. Turret traverse minus hull turn: 8 − 4.2 = +3.8°/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 (+3.8°/s spare)
Concealment
Detectability by sea
ƒBase value, no camouflage. With a Grade IV permanent camo (or any disposable camo): 14.69 km x 0.955 = 14.03 km. Camouflage does not change detectability by air.
14.69 km
With Grade IV camouflage (sea)
ƒDetectability by sea 14.69 km x 0.955 (Grade IV permanent camo or any disposable camo) = 14.03 km.
14.03 km
Detectability by air8.81 km
Smoke firing penalty8.43 km
Detect when firing (sea)
ƒmax(main battery range, sea detectability 14.69 km) = 15.97 km. Equal to the ship's main battery range (never below base detectability): firing makes you visible to everyone you can reach.
15.97 km
Detect when firing (air)
ƒAir detectability 8.81 km + gun-firing bloom 3.6 km = 12.41 km. The bloom tracks main-battery caliber 180 mm × 0.020 = 3.6 km.
12.41 km
Detect when on fire (sea)
ƒSea detectability 14.69 km + 2.0 km while burning = 16.69 km.
16.69 km
Detect when on fire (air)
ƒAir detectability 8.81 km + 3.0 km while burning = 11.81 km.
11.81 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 · 98 s active · 4.68 km ship detect
ƒDerived from the consumable's 30 m grid-unit range (km = grid units x 30 / 1000): 156×301000=4.68 km
· 3.27 km torpedo detect
ƒDerived from the consumable's 30 m grid-unit range (km = grid units x 30 / 1000): 109×301000=3.27 km
Defensive AA Fire3 charges · 140 s reload · 25 s active · ×2 flak burst boost
ƒRepeats the flak burst pattern ×2 within each salvo - more clouds in the air over the salvo, at the same spots.
Surveillance Radar2 charges · 180 s reload · 25 s active · 11.7 km radar range
ƒDerived from the consumable's 30 m grid-unit range (km = grid units x 30 / 1000): 390×301000=11.7 km
Repair Party2 charges · 55 s reload · 28 s active · 9,290 HP (19.6% of max HP) total heal (per charge)
ƒ0.007 of max HP per second (0.7%) × 28 s effective active time = 0.196 of max HP × 47,400 HP = 9,290 HP: up to 19.6% of max HP restored per charge.
· 18,580 HP (39.2% of max HP) total heal (all charges)
ƒ0.196 of max HP per charge × 2 charges = 0.392 × 47,400 HP = 18,580 HP: up to 39.2% of max HP if the whole Repair Party loadout is used.
· 332 HP/s (0.7% of max HP) heal per second
ƒ0.007 (0.7% of max HP) × 47,400 HP = 332 HP/s. WoWS heals a flat percent of MAX HP each second, so this rate holds at any health level.
Module options (3)

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

HullTrade-off
  • Hit points40,200 → 47,400
  • Rudder shift14.8 → 10.6 s
  • Close-range AA DPS99 → 111
  • Secondary battery reload3.75 → 4 s
  • Total secondary DPM130,667 → 126,000
  • Turret traverse8 → 10 °/s
Fire controlUpgrade
  • Main battery range14,517 → 15968.7 m
ArtilleryUpgrade
  • Base reload12.5 → 11 s

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 width @ 15 km136.5 m
(500 × (8 − 1.1) / 1000 + 1.1) × 30 = 136.5 m. Horizontal scatter at a fixed 15 km, from the same dispersion model - the long-range anchor. Only shown when the ship's guns reach 15 km.
Shell scatter height @ 5 km26.2 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·Rmax=0.5·15968.7=7984 m, and radiusOnMax=0.6 at 15968.7 m. Below the kink: k=0.2+(0.5−0.2)·50007984=0.3879, so σV=σH·k=67.5·0.3879=26.2m.
Shell scatter height @ 10 km53.6 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·Rmax=0.5·15968.7=7984 m, and radiusOnMax=0.6 at 15968.7 m. Above the kink: k=0.5+(0.6−0.5)·10000−798415968.7−7984=0.5252, so σV=σH·k=102·0.5252=53.6m.
Shell scatter height @ 15 km80.2 m
How tall the scatter ellipse is at a fixed 15 km, from the same model. Only shown when the ship's guns reach 15 km. 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·Rmax=0.5·15968.7=7984 m, and radiusOnMax=0.6 at 15968.7 m. Above the kink: k=0.5+(0.6−0.5)·15000−798415968.7−7984=0.5879, so σV=σH·k=136.5·0.5879=80.2m.
AP pen 5 km317 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·K·m0.69·d−1.07·v1.38 =10−7·2370·97.50.69·0.18−1.07·737.11.38=317mm, where 737.1 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 5 km (from 920 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 km236 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·K·m0.69·d−1.07·v1.38 =10−7·2370·97.50.69·0.18−1.07·595.11.38=236mm, where 595.1 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 10 km (from 920 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 15 km181 mm
AP penetration at a fixed 15 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·K·m0.69·d−1.07·v1.38 =10−7·2370·97.50.69·0.18−1.07·490.81.38=181mm, where 490.8 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 15 km (from 920 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 km4.89 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, adrag=kρv2, where ρ is air density from a standard-atmosphere profile and k bundles the shell's drag coefficient, caliber and mass: k=πCdd28m=π·0.2654·0.1828·97.5=3.46×10−5. That runs from a 920 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 km4.94 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, adrag=kρv2, where ρ is air density from a standard-atmosphere profile and k bundles the shell's drag coefficient, caliber and mass: k=πCdd28m=π·0.2778·0.1828·97.5=3.63×10−5. That runs from a 920 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)12
4 mounts × 3 barrels = 12; all 12 bear on the broadside.

Model inputs

Krupp (AP)2,370
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 mass97.5 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 coefficient0.2778
Air drag on the AP shell in flight; lower keeps velocity, and with it penetration, at long range.
AP muzzle velocity920 m/s
Starting speed of the AP shell; penetration scales with velocity^1.38.
HE muzzle velocity920 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 time7.4 s
1100 m / (55.0 kt × 2.6855) = 7.4 s. detectability / (speed kt x 2.6855 m/s per knot on the game clock).
Torpedo speed55.0 kt
Travel time to max range54.2 s
8010 m / (55.0 kt × 2.6855) = 54.2 s. range / (speed kt x 2.6855 m/s per knot on the game clock).
Tube count10
2 launchers × 5 tubes.
Per-side salvo5 torpedoes
10 wing tubes / 2 = 5: 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 damage134,000
All tubes hitting one target: tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 10 x 13,400 = 134,000. Each hit on the target's torpedo belt is reduced by its torpedo protection %.

AA defense

AA DPS at max range126
Only families that reach 5 km contribute at the outer edge of the AA bubble. In-game families: 45mm SM 20 Zif 6x4 -> 192 DPS @ 3.5 km; 25mm 4M120 10x4 -> 149 DPS @ 3.1 km; 100mm 70 SM 5 1S 6x2 -> 126 DPS @ 5 km.
AA DPS layered by range126 DPS @ 5 km, 318 DPS @ 3.5 km, 467 DPS @ 3.1 km
@ 5 km: 126 from one family; @ 3.5 km: 192 + 126 = 318; @ 3.1 km: 192 + 149 + 126 = 467. 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-blank467
192 + 149 + 126 = 467 DPS: the sum of every family's average DPS, achievable only inside the closest-range family (3.1 km).
AA threat index1764
192 × 3.5 + 149 × 3.1 + 126 × 5 = 1764. 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

Secondary battery firepower

Max HE alpha1400
The only family (100 mm): 1400. Maximum HE damage per shell across secondary HE families. Best on this ship: 1400 from the 100 mm family.
Max HE fire chance6%
The only family (100 mm): 6%. Maximum per-shell fire chance across secondary HE families (before target fire resistance is applied). Best on this ship: 6% from the 100 mm family.
Max HE pen17 mm
The only family (100 mm): 17 mm. Maximum HE armor penetration across secondary HE families (caliber × 1/6 for most nations; 1/4 for German/UK BBs). Shells whose pen falls under a plate's armor thickness shatter for 0 hull damage though fire chance still applies. Best on this ship: 17 mm from the 100 mm family.
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Ship Charts

Background

The ship was developed from the Chapayev class. She received stronger armament and more powerful propulsion (Project 65). Dmitri Donskoi surpassed her prototype in all major characteristics - dimensions, speed, artillery power, AA capabilities, and torpedo armament.

Armor Beta

Hull HP 40,200 → 47,400 with hull upgrade, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds.

Bow & stern25 mm

Overmatched by 102+ AP guns across the bracket. Can’t reliably bow-tank; gets bow-citadelled and overpenned.

Belt / citadel100 mm

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

Farming13 mm

Superstructure and extremities take HE pens and AP overpens from nearly any gun: steady chip damage. Fire resistance 40%, fires burn 30s. Range-by-range in the Compare tool →

Section Plates HP cap Threats Tactic
Bow25 mm primary (range 25–40 mm)2,200 (5% of HP)
Overmatched by 380mm+ AP (Bismarck, Richelieu)Angle bounces 356mm25 mm: HE pens from 150mm+
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 19–120 mm)35,600 (75% of HP)
Overmatched by 380mm+ AP (Bismarck, Richelieu)Angle bounces 356mm25 mm: HE pens from 150mm+
Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest.
Stern25 mm primary (range 25–90 mm)1,300 (3% of HP)
Overmatched by 380mm+ AP (Bismarck, Richelieu)Angle bounces 356mm25 mm: HE pens from 150mm+
Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel100 mm primary (range 27–120 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.
Superstructure13 mm primary (range 13–120 mm)3,500 (7% 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 HP23,700 magazine HPTurret knocked outPer-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.
Secondary mount (100 mm mount)separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP800 per-mount HPDestroyed at 0 HPPer-mount HP for the heaviest secondary on this ship. A mount destroyed at 0 HP is out for the rest of the battle; DCP does not repair destroyed mounts. Smaller (lighter-caliber) secondaries typically share the same HP value.
AA mount (45 mm mount)separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP200 per-mount HPDestroyed at 0 HPPer-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 HP14,200 module HPIncapacitated at 0 HPWhen 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.

Balance History

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

Buff ×1Rework ×1
2025-06-26

Ministry of Balance: Declaration of Changes

  • The Agile ship trait has been replaced with Fast. This doesn't affect the ship's performance.
Read the full official post
2024-03-21

Ministry of Balance: Spring Changes

  • Credit-Earning Increases:
  • Dmitri Donskoi credit-earning rate increased by 5.5%.
Read the full official post
Exteriors

Skins & permanent camouflages

Every custom exterior Dm. Donskoi can equip.

  • Dm. Donskoi default exterior
    DefaultThe ship’s standard exterior

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