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Johan de Witt

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The Netherlands · Tier VIII · Cruiser · Tech Tree: Airstrike Cruisers

Airstrike cruiserStrike from cover with airstrikes; screen the fleet and zone with planes.

Playstyle

Sit 12-15 km from a contested cap where an island shadows you from the opposite battleship line
Avoid: Launching airstrikes at maneuvering targets

Key characteristics

2.05 sigma accuracyStrong AASonarDefensive AASlow

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Playstyle

Overview

Johan de Witt is the Tier VIII Dutch airstrike cruiser. The alt-armament fires a bomber line instead of torpedoes, so her damage profile is main battery up front plus airstrike pressure on distant caps. Sonar (5.6 km on ships and 3.9 km on torpedoes, 100 s active, 180 s reload, long uptime) lights up DDs and torpedoes inside its bubble, which lets her contest the cap edge without taking the spotting cycle. AA (757 AA DPS at 5.2 km, +100% Defensive AA flak burst) is heavy enough to make her the team's air-defense anchor on top of the lead role; CV strikes route around her, not through.

Positioning

Sit 12-15 km from a contested cap where an island shadows you from the opposite battleship line. Hydro (5.6 km on ships, 3.9 km on torpedoes) lights up DDs and incoming torpedoes inside its bubble, so you can push the cap edge from cover without taking the spotting cycle; prefer cover positions over open-water flanks.

Potato Avoidance

Launching airstrikes at maneuvering targets

The squadron's travel time is long enough that a healthy DD or cruiser with engine boost simply turns out of the cone. Reserve strikes for capping destroyers, island-huggers, and anyone already tying up with a teammate.

Signature Traits

Airstrike alt-armament

Right-trigger fires a bomber line in place of torpedoes. Rewards behind-cover positioning with the cap in range.

Top-tier AA

757.0 AA DPS, best of T8 CAs (median 485.0).

Extra heal charges

3.0 Repair Party charges, best of T8 CAs. More total HP available across a match.

Fast heal cycle

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

Heavy citadel belt

225.0 mm citadel belt, top decile of T8 CAs. Citadels through angle are rare.

Slow for the class

32.1 kt, bottom decile of T8 CAs. Hard to rotate flanks or disengage; commit positioning early.

Acquisition

How to get Johan de Witt

Johan de Witt is available in the Airstrike Cruisers branch of the Netherlands 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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Netherlands Tech Tree

Johan de Witt sits in the Airstrike Cruisers branch. The highlighted path shows the local branch context inside the full Netherlands tree.

5 ships in highlighted branch · scroll to inspect all Netherlands lines.

NetherlandsIIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIII★

Cruiser

Tier ★Gouden LeeuwPHSC110 Tier VIIIJohan de WittPHSC109 Tier VIIHaarlemPHSC108 Tier VIEendrachtPHSC107 Tier VKijkduinPHSC106 Tier IVCelebesPHSC105 Tier IIIDe RuyterPHSC104 Tier IIJavaPHSC103 Tier IGelderlandPHSC102

Builds Beta

Karel Doorman is the canonical primary: Bird's Eye View extends both airstrike and main range, Sea Wings speeds the squadron up, Iron Feathers buffs plane HP against AA. Pair with Cornelis van der Windt (Flame Storm trait: airstrike bomb burning chance) for more fire starts, or Johan Furstner (Minister of the Navy trait: fire damage on cruiser shells and bombs) for heavier DoT.

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Cohort position

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Where Johan de Witt sits among Tier VIII 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.

BestAA DPS757 (1/27) BestRepair charges3 (1 of 2 tied) Top 10%AA threat2,687 (3/27) Top 10%Citadel belt225 mm (3/27) Top 25%Stealth profile12.12 km / 7.27 km (7/27 / 6/27) Top 25%Main battery caliber240 mm (7/27) Top 25%Main battery range15.93 km (6/27) Top 25%AP shell damage6,100 (7/27) Top 25%Secondary DPM (per side)204,000 (5/21) Top 25%Max armor250 mm (5/27) Bottom 25%Traverse-to-turn ratio4.69 × (22/27) Bottom 10%Max speed32.1 kt (26/27) WorstNo torpedoes (11 of 27 in cohort)

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Not standouts for Johan de Witt -- 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 points45,900 HP(15/27) Rudder shift15.6 s(21/27) Main battery reload12.6 s(16/27) Sigma2.05(13/27) HE shell damage3,400(9/25) HE fire chance18%(8/25) Fires per minute7.71(14/25) HE DPM145,714(14/25) AP DPM261,429(17/27) Main dispersion169.7 m(21/27) HE alpha1,700(10/20) Secondary fire chance7%(8/20) Secondary HE pen20 mm(13/20) AP velocity900 m/s(9/27) HE velocity900 m/s(9/25) Acceleration10.7 s(18/27) AP arming threshold40 mm(21/27) Engine power126,000 hp(14/27) Turn-speed retention170.3 hp/m(12/27) Displacement23,703 t(20/27) Power-to-weight5.32 hp/t(21/27) AA range5.2 km(11/27) Bow armor25 mm(17/27) Stern armor25 mm(20/27) Deck armor75 mm(19/26) NormSecondary dispersion bracket57(16 of 21 tied at this value) NormAP fuse timer0.03 s(18 of 27 tied at this value) NormAP ricochet start45°(21 of 27 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(20 of 27 tied at this value) NormSecondary range5 km(17 of 21 tied at this value) NormRepair heal rate0.5 %/s(14 of 27 tied at this value)

Peers in this cohort

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Stats & specs

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

Sonar 5.56 kmRepair 3Def-AA

Survivability

Hit PointsInitial: 42,100 → 45,900

Displacement23,703 t

Armor range16–250 mm

Plate armor thicknesses16, 25, 27, 30, 40, 50, 60, 75, 100, 163, 200, 225, 250 mm

Armor material/layer entries67

Fire resistance40%

Fire duration30 s

Torp Reduction19%

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.

23,000

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.

13,800

Main Battery

ModuleArtillery: 240 mm/55 QF

Mounts / barrels3 mounts / 9 barrels

Reload time14 s

Firing range (base)14.5 km

Firing range (top fire control)15.9 km

Turret traverse6 °/s

Shell Grouping (σ)

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

2.05

Max Horiz Disp

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (14485/30·(10−1.6)/1000 + 1.6)·30 = 169.7 m

169.7 m

Max Vert Disp

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range = max horizontal × radiusOnMax = 169.7 × 0.6 = 101.8 m

101.8 m

Med Horiz Disp

50%-hit horizontal radius = max horizontal × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 169.7 × 0.313 (σ=2.05) = 53.2 m

53.2 m

Med Vert Disp

50%-hit vertical radius = max vertical × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 101.8 × 0.313 (σ=2.05) = 31.9 m

31.9 m

Turret turn time

180 degrees / 6 deg/s traverse speed = 30 s.

30 s

Base shells/min

9 broadside guns x 60 / 14 s base reload = 38.6.

38.6

HE shells

HE Damage3,400

HE Velocity900 m/s

Fire Chance18%

HE penetration

40 mm ≈ 240 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

40 mm

HE full-salvo alpha

3,400 HE damage x 9 broadside guns = 30,600.

30,600

Base HE DPM

30,600 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 14 s base reload = 131,143.

131,143

Installed HE DPM

30,600 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 12.6 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 145,714.

145,714

Base fires/min

9 HE shells x 60 / 14 s reload x 18% fire chance = 6.94.

6.94

AP shells

AP Damage6,100

AP Velocity900 m/s

Min Ricochet45 deg

Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg

Fuse Timer0.033 s

Fuse Threshold40 mm

AP overmatch

floor(240 mm caliber / 14.3) = 16 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

16 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 × 2400 × 207^0.69 × 0.24^-1.07 × 900^1.38 = 522.7 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.

522.7 mm

AP Pen Far

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (19.9 km), where the shell has slowed to 466.5 m/s: 1e-7 × 2400 × 207^0.69 × 0.24^-1.07 × 466.5^1.38 = 211.1 mm.

211.1 mm

AP full-salvo alpha

6,100 AP damage x 9 broadside guns = 54,900.

54,900

Base AP DPM

54,900 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 14 s base reload = 235,286.

235,286

Installed AP DPM

54,900 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 12.6 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 261,429.

261,429

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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Squadrons

Plane HP2,050

Plane max speed180 kn

Planes per strike4

OrdnanceHE bomb, 5,300 dmg

Fire chance26%

Bomb penetration34.3 mm

Bomb velocity300 m/s

Strike reload30 s

Launch arc-124° to 124°

Plane HP2,100

Plane max speed180 kn

Planes per strike4

OrdnanceHE bomb, 5,600 dmg

Fire chance28%

Bomb penetration36 mm

Bomb velocity300 m/s

Strike reload30 s

Launch arc-124° to 124°

AA Defense

AA mount points28

Close-range AA DPS

Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (148×3.5×0.9) + (48×3.5×0.85) + (47×3.5×0.9) = 757. 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.

757

Maximum AA range

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

5.2 km

40 mm/56 Bofors Model 1936Initial: 40 mm/56 Bofors (14×1) → 40 mm/56 Bofors Model 1936 (14×2)

20 mm Oerlikon Mk.II14×2 20mm

120 mm/50 Model 1942 (DP)6×2 120mm

DPS

Includes 47 continuous AA damage from dual-purpose secondaries firing as AA in this range band.

Range5.2 km

DPSInitial: 53 → 148

Range3.5 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 47 + Medium 148 = 195

195

DPSInitial: 30 → 48

Range2 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 47 + Medium 148 + Near 48 = 243

243

Secondary Battery

Mounts6

Firing range5.0 km

Shell Grouping (σ)1

Caliber120 mm

Reload time3 s

HE Damage1,700

Muzzle Velocity850 m/s

Fire Chance7%

Armor Pen20 mm

Min Ricochet91°

Max Ricochet60°

Secondary dispersion type

Max 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

5 km × 57 + 30 = 315 m.

315 m

Maneuverability

Engine moduleEngine: 126,000 hp

Engine power126,000 hp

Maximum speed32.1 kt

Turning circle radius740 m

Engine power multiplier speed threshold7 kt

Traverse-to-turn ratio4.7× drags

Concealment

Detectability by sea12.12 km

Detectability by air7.27 km

Smoke firing penalty7.66 km

Detect after firing main guns12.12 km

Detect Fire Sea14.12 km

Detect Fire Air10.27 km

Guaranteed Detect2 km

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Consumables

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

Sonar2 charges · 180 s reload · 100 s active · 5.56 km ship detect · 3.89 km torpedo detect

Defensive AA Fire3 charges · 140 s reload · 25 s active · +100% flak burst boost

Repair Party3 charges · 40 s reload · 28 s active · 0.5% heal per second · 14% of max HP total heal

Module options (2)

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

HullUpgrade

Hit points42,100 → 45,900
Rudder shift21.8 → 15.6 s
Close-range AA DPS83 → 196

Fire controlUpgrade

Main battery range14,485 → 15933.5 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)2.05

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

Max Horiz Disp169.7 m

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (14485/30·(10−1.6)/1000 + 1.6)·30 = 169.7 m

Max Vert Disp101.8 m

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range = max horizontal × radiusOnMax = 169.7 × 0.6 = 101.8 m

Med Horiz Disp53.2 m

50%-hit horizontal radius = max horizontal × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 169.7 × 0.313 (σ=2.05) = 53.2 m

Med Vert Disp31.9 m

50%-hit vertical radius = max vertical × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 101.8 × 0.313 (σ=2.05) = 31.9 m

Dispersion familyBC Disp.

Battlecruiser dispersion. The standard mid-tier reference family that Georgia, Stalingrad, and Siegfried are compared against.

AP Pen Close522.7 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 × 2400 × 207^0.69 × 0.24^-1.07 × 900^1.38 = 522.7 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.

AP Pen Far211.1 mm

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (19.9 km), where the shell has slowed to 466.5 m/s: 1e-7 × 2400 × 207^0.69 × 0.24^-1.07 × 466.5^1.38 = 211.1 mm.

HE penetration40 mm

40 mm ≈ 240 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

AP overmatch16 mm

floor(240 mm caliber / 14.3) = 16 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

AP AOE Radius50

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 alpha9

All 9 barrels bear on the broadside.

Turret turn time30 s

180 degrees / 6 deg/s traverse speed = 30 s.

HE full-salvo alpha30,600

3,400 HE damage x 9 broadside guns = 30,600.

AP full-salvo alpha54,900

6,100 AP damage x 9 broadside guns = 54,900.

Base HE DPM131,143

30,600 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 14 s base reload = 131,143.

Base AP DPM235,286

54,900 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 14 s base reload = 235,286.

Installed HE DPM145,714

30,600 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 12.6 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 145,714.

Installed AP DPM261,429

54,900 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 12.6 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 261,429.

Base shells/min38.6

9 broadside guns x 60 / 14 s base reload = 38.6.

Installed shells/min42.9

9 broadside guns x 60 / 12.6 s installed Artillery reload = 42.9.

Base fires/min6.94

9 HE shells x 60 / 14 s reload x 18% fire chance = 6.94.

Installed fires/min7.71

9 HE shells x 60 / 12.6 s installed reload x 18% fire chance = 7.71.

AA defense

Close-range AA DPS757

Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (148×3.5×0.9) + (48×3.5×0.85) + (47×3.5×0.9) = 757. 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 range5.2 km

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

AA threat index2687

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

Secondary battery dispersion

Secondary dispersion typeStandard

Max dispersion = range (km) × 57 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.

Max secondary dispersion @ 5 km315 m

5 km × 57 + 30 = 315 m.

Secondary battery firepower

Secondary DPM (per side)204,000

Sum across all secondary families of (per-side barrels × 60 / reload_s × alpha), where per-side barrels = mounts × barrels-per-mount / 2 (the guns that bear on one broadside target). Per-family: 6×2 120 mm (6/side) × 60/3 × 1700 = 204,000. Assumes every shell hits (real hit rate is lower; the Brawl matchup tool on the Compare page folds in dispersion + target armor).

Max HE alpha1700

Maximum HE damage per shell across secondary HE families. Best on this ship: 1700 from the 120 mm family.

Max HE fire chance7%

Maximum per-shell fire chance across secondary HE families (before target fire resistance is applied). Best on this ship: 7% from the 120 mm family.

Max HE pen20 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: 20 mm from the 120 mm family.

Armor

Hull HP 42,100 → 45,900 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	25 mm primary (range 25–40 mm)	2,600 (6% of HP)	Overmatched by 380mm+ (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)	60 mm primary (range 25–250 mm)	34,400 (75% of HP)	No common caliber overmatches60 mm: most HE shatters, standard pen from 380mm+	Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest.
Stern	25 mm primary (range 25–100 mm)	2,000 (4% of HP)	Overmatched by 380mm+ (Bismarck, Richelieu)Angle bounces 356mm25 mm: HE pens from 150mm+	Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel	225 mm primary (range 16–225 mm)	≈ 165,500 (effectively no cap)	Citadel pen ×0.10 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 (×0.10 direct pen, ×0.10 over-pen).
Superstructure	30 mm primary (range 30–100 mm)	2,400 (5% 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	23,000 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.
Secondary mount (120 mm mount)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	1,200 per-mount HP	Destroyed at 0 HP	Per-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 (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	13,800 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 Johan de Witt. Cards are condensed; use each source link for full context.

Nerf ×9Buff ×2Commander Skill ×1Airstrike ×7Main Battery ×1

2026-04-30

Ministry of Balance: Viva la Marina!

Nerf affecting Dutch cruisers above Tier IV: Air Support special-effect activation distance reduced from 7.5/8/8.5/9 km to 7/7.4/7.7/8 km.
Air Support: Special-effect activation distance reduced from 7.5/8/8.5/9 km to 7/7.4/7.7/8 km.
Hidden Hand: Airstrike-launched torpedo damage penalty deepened: now -25/22/18/15% (was -20/17/13/10%).

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2026-03-26

Ministry of Balance: Spring Renewal

Stock HE bomb fire-starting chances reduced from 33 to 26%.
Upgraded HE bomb fire-starting chances reduced from 35 to 28%.
Main battery HE shell fire-starting chances reduced from 20 to 18%.

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2025-10-30

Ministry of Balance: Preparing for Winter

Stock Airstrike reload time increased from 95 to 105 seconds.
Upgraded Airstrike reload time increased from 90 to 100 seconds.
Stock and upgraded Airstrike accuracy reduced: percentage of bombs falling near the central aim point decreased from 66% to 50%.

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2025-10-30

November Update: Into Black Waters

Armor.

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2025-06-26

Ministry of Balance: Declaration of Changes

Stock Airstrike maximum bomb damage reduced from 5,800 to 5,300.
Stock Airstrike squadron restoration time increased from 85 to 95 seconds.
Upgraded Airstrike maximum bomb damage reduced from 6,100 to 5,600.
Upgraded Airstrike squadron restoration time increased from 80 to 90 seconds.

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Exteriors

Skins & permanent camouflages

Every custom exterior Johan de Witt can equip, from in-game data.

DefaultThe ship’s standard exterior

Primary official WG sources

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2025-02-27 · Patch notes March Update: Thirst for Combat Patch notes 2025-04-03 · Patch notes April Update: The Bonds of Loyalty Patch notes 2025-06-26 · Patch notes July Update: Of Stars and Freedom Patch notes 2025-10-30 · Patch notes November Update: Into Black Waters Patch notes 2026-03-26 · Patch notes April Update: Victorious in Metal Patch notes