World of Warships: Legends ship guide

Loyang

Also called: 洛阳 Beta
Pan-Asia · Tier VII · Destroyer · Premium
Gun-and-torpedo destroyerGuns and torpedoes pull equal weight: neither carries the ship alone.
Playstyle
  • Play the cap edge where both weapons reach: close enough to trade gunfire with the enemy destroyer
  • Avoid: Playing her as only one kind of destroyer
Key characteristics
Smoke + SonarEngine BoostThick citadel floorBig torpedo salvoSharp rudderSlow torp reload
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Across 15,000+ Standard battles from 240+ players, Loyang averages a 65% win rate, 40,000 damage and 1.1 kills per battle, and survives 52% of them.

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Playstyle

Overview

Loyang is a Tier VII Pan-Asian gun-and-torpedo destroyer (7 km surface detection and 6.7 km torpedoes): her guns and torpedoes rank close together against her tier's destroyers, so neither carries her alone. Contest caps with gunfire and use the torpedoes to punish the turns and retreats that pressure forces. Standout traits: best lingering smoke in T7 DDs (124 s, 4th of 30) and big torpedo salvo in T7 DDs (10, 5th of 38). The trade is torpedo reload in T7 DDs (122 s, 36th of 38).

Positioning

Play the cap edge where both weapons reach: close enough to trade gunfire with the enemy destroyer, with torpedo lanes covering the routes the enemy must take to turn or retreat. Go dark between trades so the next salvo or wave is on your terms, and leave before the radar or spot timer matters. 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 2.6 km, and a destroyer here is spotted at about 7 km, so you see it coming with roughly 4.4 km to spare. Vision is mutual: past the 2 km guaranteed ring you cannot see out either, and only your Sonar bubble (5.4 km) sees out; past that you are shooting at what a teammate holds lit. Enemy sonar (about 4.4 km) and radar (about 9.4 km) read straight in regardless. She is genuinely evasive in both phases of a turn, answering the helm in 2.7 s and carving a 570 m circle, so you can break a salvo and still be where you meant to go.

Potato Avoidance

Playing her as only one kind of destroyer

Holding the torpedoes to keep a gun duel going, or skipping gun trades while you wait for a perfect torpedo window, leaves half the kit idle; she wins fights by using both.

Signature Traits

Engine Boost

+8% speed (about +3 kt), 120 s duration. Engine Boost consumable lifts top speed enough to open or close a gap deliberately, though not to outrun a committed chase.

Lingering smoke ↗

124 s smoke cloud linger, best of T7 DDs. Each puff stays up longer after you stop laying it, holding the shield.

Thick citadel floor ↗

21 mm citadel bottom, best of T7 DDs. Deep-water torps and underwater pen do less.

Big torpedo salvo ↗

10 tubes per side, top decile of T7 DDs. More torpedoes per launch: spread wide to cover a reposition, or tight for more hits on a thin target.

Slow torp reload ↗

122 s torpedo reload, bottom decile of T7 DDs. Long wait between drops.

Low fire chance ↗

5% fire chance per HE shell, bottom quartile of T7 DDs. AP carries more weight.

Acquisition

How to get Loyang

Loyang is a Premium ship and not available to unlock in the Tech Tree. Acquisition paths: Campaign, Global XP, and Containers. WG has listed Loyang in the Store for 750,000 Global XP (most recently 2022-01-27), so it can be bought without spending doubloons; Store stock rotates, so check in game for current availability. 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.

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Best listed chance for this ship

  • Super VII crate 4% One of the Tier VII Premium ships Event · Super VII crate · 1 of 25 ships
  • Santa Level 5 0.428571% Tier VII Premium ship Archived · Santa Level 5 · 1 of 35 ships
  • Spectral Vault 5.0 0.384615% Tier VII Premium ship Archived · Spectral Vault 5.0 · 1 of 39 ships
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  • Mega Santa '23 0.172414% Tier VII Premium ship Archived · Mega Santa '23 · 1 of 29 ships
  • Spectral Vault 4.0 0.160256% Tier VII Premium ship Archived · Spectral Vault 4.0 · 2 paths combined · 1 of 39 ships
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    • Spectral Vault 4.00.102564%
    • Spectral Vault 4.0 → Spectral Vault 5.00.057692%
  • Santa Level 4 0.157143% Tier VII Premium ship Archived · Santa Level 4 · 2 paths combined · 1 of 35 ships
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    • Santa Level 40.114286%
    • Santa Level 4 → Santa Level 50.042857%
  • Santa Level 3 0.102143% Tier VII Premium ship Archived · Santa Level 3 · 4 paths combined · 1 of 35 ships
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    • Santa Level 30.057143%
    • Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 50.021429%
    • Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 40.017143%
    • Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 4 → Santa Level 50.006429%
  • Spectral Vault 3.0 0.080449% Tier VII Premium ship Archived · Spectral Vault 3.0 · 4 paths combined · 1 of 39 ships
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    • Spectral Vault 3.00.051282%
    • Spectral Vault 3.0 → Spectral Vault 5.00.011538%
    • Spectral Vault 3.0 → Spectral Vault 4.00.011282%
    • Spectral Vault 3.0 → Spectral Vault 4.0 → Spectral Vault 5.00.006346%
  • Mystic Lantern 0.07619% Tier VII Premium ship Event · Mystic Lantern · 1 of 42 ships
  • Super Santa '23 0.051724% Tier VII Premium ship Archived · Super Santa '23 · 1 of 29 ships
  • Santa Level 2 0.026036% Tier VII Premium ship Archived · Santa Level 2 · 7 paths combined · 1 of 35 ships
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    • Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 30.008571%
    • Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 40.005714%
    • Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 50.003214%
    • Santa Level 20.002857%
    • Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 40.002571%
    • Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 4 → Santa Level 50.002143%
    • Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 4 → Santa Level 50.000964%
  • Champion's Box 0.020429% Tier VII Premium ship Archived · Champion's Box · 4 paths combined · 1 of 35 ships
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    • Champion's Box → Santa Level 30.011429%
    • Champion's Box → Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 50.004286%
    • Champion's Box → Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 40.003429%
    • Champion's Box → Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 4 → Santa Level 50.001286%
  • Spectral Vault 2.0 0.013814% Tier VII Premium ship Archived · Spectral Vault 2.0 · 7 paths combined · 1 of 39 ships
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    • Spectral Vault 2.0 → Spectral Vault 3.00.005128%
    • Spectral Vault 2.00.002564%
    • Spectral Vault 2.0 → Spectral Vault 4.00.002051%
    • Spectral Vault 2.0 → Spectral Vault 3.0 → Spectral Vault 5.00.001154%
    • Spectral Vault 2.0 → Spectral Vault 4.0 → Spectral Vault 5.00.001154%
    • Spectral Vault 2.0 → Spectral Vault 3.0 → Spectral Vault 4.00.001128%
    • Spectral Vault 2.0 → Spectral Vault 3.0 → Spectral Vault 4.0 → Spectral Vault 5.00.000635%
  • Santa Level 1 0.007834% Tier VII Premium ship Archived · Santa Level 1 · 9 paths combined · 1 of 35 ships
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    • Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 30.002857%
    • Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 30.001286%
    • Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 50.001071%
    • Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 40.000857%
    • Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 50.000482%
    • Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 20.000429%
    • Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 40.000386%
    • Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 4 → Santa Level 50.000321%
    • Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 4 → Santa Level 50.000145%
  • Ultimate Crate 0.005172% Tier VII Premium ship Archived · Ultimate Crate → Super Santa '23 · 1 of 29 ships
  • Spectral Vault 1.0 0.002048% Tier VII Premium ship Archived · Spectral Vault 1.0 · 11 paths combined · 1 of 39 ships
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    • Spectral Vault 1.0 → Spectral Vault 3.00.000513%
    • Spectral Vault 1.0 → Spectral Vault 2.0 → Spectral Vault 3.00.000462%
    • Spectral Vault 1.0 → Spectral Vault 2.00.000231%
    • Spectral Vault 1.0 → Spectral Vault 2.0 → Spectral Vault 4.00.000185%
    • Spectral Vault 1.0 → Spectral Vault 3.0 → Spectral Vault 5.00.000115%
    • Spectral Vault 1.0 → Spectral Vault 3.0 → Spectral Vault 4.00.000113%
    • Spectral Vault 1.0 → Spectral Vault 2.0 → Spectral Vault 4.0 → Spectral Vault 5.00.000104%
    • Spectral Vault 1.0 → Spectral Vault 2.0 → Spectral Vault 3.0 → Spectral Vault 5.00.000104%
    • Spectral Vault 1.0 → Spectral Vault 2.0 → Spectral Vault 3.0 → Spectral Vault 4.00.000102%
    • Spectral Vault 1.0 → Spectral Vault 3.0 → Spectral Vault 4.0 → Spectral Vault 5.00.000063%
    • Spectral Vault 1.0 → Spectral Vault 2.0 → Spectral Vault 3.0 → Spectral Vault 4.0 → Spectral Vault 5.00.000057%
Official WG availability sources
  • "Element of Choice" Campaign Breakdown Campaign Start: 2021-10-04 · End: 2021-11-07
    • The Element of Choice campaign is on the horizon, and it will bring you a choice between two Tier VII ships as its milestone-100 reward: Pan-Asian Tier VII Premium destroyer Loyang or European Tier VII Premium destroyer Friesland!
  • Halloween Update: Double the Fun, Double the Trouble Campaign Start: 2021-09-30
    • With an active Admiralty Backing, you can pick between the first Pan-Asian ship, Tier VII destroyer Loyang, or Pan-European Friesland of the same tier and type as the final reward of the campaign.
    • In case you want them both, you can acquire the ship you didn't choose, too, for 17,500 doubloons.
  • September Update: Full Progress Ahead Sale 2026-09-03
    • We're going to celebrate it with various themed content in the Store, including:
    • Discounted Pan-Asian ships, including Northern, Eastern, and Southern Dragons, Loyang, and Wukong; colorful skins; and the Sun Wukong and Celestial Guardian Commander guises.
  • Ships and Mooncakes: It's Mid-Autumn Festival! Doubloons 2024-09-16
    • One Japanese and two Pan-Asian ships will also be available for doubloons during the Festival, including ships usually only available for Global XP—Atago and Loyang.
  • February update: fortes fortuna adiuvat 750,000 Global XP 2022-01-27
    • You probably need something to use the skin with, so it’s time to prepare for Loyang arriving for GXP!
    • She will be available for 750,000 Global XP until March 7, but she’s going to leave the Store with the arrival of the next update.
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Cohort position

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Where Loyang sits among Tier VII DDs (41 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.

BestRudder shift2.7 s (1 of 3 tied) Top 25%Max speed38 kt (11/42) Top 25%Turning circle570 m (10/42) Top 25%Main battery reload3.3 s (7/37) Top 25%Displacement2,591 t (6/42) Top 25%AA range5 km (11/42) Top 25%Max armor21 mm (11/42) Top 25%Citadel belt21 mm (10/42) Bottom 25%Hit points16,100 HP (33/42) Bottom 25%Torpedo range6.72 km (34/38) Bottom 10%Fires per minute3.5 (33/35) Bottom 10%Torpedo reload122 s (36/38) WorstNo secondaries (35 of 42 in cohort)
See 32 mid-pack stats

Not standouts for Loyang -- 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.

Concealment6.95 km(23/42) Smoke fire bloom2.59 km(21/42) Air detection3.48 km(23/42) Main battery caliber127 mm(23/37) Main battery range10.77 km(28/37) HE shell damage1,900(18/35) HE DPM133,000(15/35) AP shell damage2,200(21/33) AP DPM154,000(25/33) Main dispersion95.8 m(12/37) AP velocity830 m/s(24/33) HE velocity830 m/s(27/35) Time to 90% speed17.2 s(31/42) Acceleration (0-12 kt)5 s(18/42) AP arming threshold21 mm(15/33) Engine power50,000 hp(27/42) Power / turn radius87.7 hp/m(21/42) Power-to-weight19.3 hp/t(21/42) AP pen at 10 km69 mm(15/34) Effective HE DPM (incl. fire)158,962(17/35) AA DPS160(23/42) AA threat610(15/42) Flak damage per salvo (expected)1,050(10/17) Torpedo damage≈15,533(19/38) Torpedo speed68 kt(12/38) Torpedo reaction time7.7 s(14/38) Bow armor19 mm(22/42) Stern armor19 mm(23/42) NormAP fuse timer0.01 s(25 of 33 tied at this value) NormAP ricochet start45°(25 of 33 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(25 of 33 tied at this value) NormTurn speed retained81%(40 of 42 tied at this value)
Survivability
Hit Points16,100
Displacement2,591 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.
106.2 x 10.8 m
Armor range13–21 mm
Plate armor thicknesses13, 19, 20, 21 mm
Armor material/layer entries28
Fire resistance
ƒtop hull: 1 − 0.6337 fire coefficient = 36.6%. 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.
36.6%
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 × 16,100 HP = 1,449 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 × 16,100 HP = 1,610 HP on this ship.
0.25% of HP per second
Torp Reduction
ƒ1 − 0.333 hull torpedo-damage coefficient / 0.333 unprotected baseline = 0%. Reduces torpedo hit damage. It does not affect flooding: floods start as often and tick at the full rate.
0%
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.
8,000
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.
4,900
Repairable: penetration50%
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 × 2,500 = 5,000), 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.
2,500
Casemate 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
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 × 12,100 = 24,200), 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.
12,100
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 × 1,100 = 2,200), 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 ×. 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.
1,100
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 × 1,200 = 2,400), 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.
1,200
Main Battery
These main guns are dual-purpose: they also fire at aircraft and feed the AA Defense card.
ModuleArtillery: 4×127 mm
Mounts / barrels4 mounts / 4 barrels
Reload time3.3 s
Firing range10.8 km
Turret traverse34 °/s
Turret armor20 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.
±142°, ±147°, 2x ±150°
Guns to bear
ƒ180° − 147° (the most restricted aft-facing mount's arc) = 33° off bow; 180° − 142° (the most restricted forward-facing mount's arc) = 38° 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 / 38° off stern
Shell Grouping (σ)2
Dispersion type
ƒIn practice: the baseline curve for a standard destroyer -- at max range (10.8 km) shells land in an ellipse about 96 m wide and 57 m tall. Also on this curve (225): AL Avrora, AL Yukikaze, AL Z24, Acasta, Achilles, Adriatico, Aigle, Akatsuki, Akizuki, Albany, Allen M. Sumner, Attilio Regolo and 213 more.
Standard destroyer
Max Horiz Disp
ƒHorizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the dispersion model: σH=(R30·idealRadius−minRadiusidealDistance+minRadius)·30 =(1077330·8−0.51000+0.5)·30=95.8m
95.8 m at 10.8 km
Max Vert Disp
ƒVertical dispersion ellipse height at max range: σV=σH·radiusOnMax =95.8·0.6=57.5m
57.5 m at 10.8 km
Med Horiz Disp
ƒ50%-hit horizontal radius: σH,50=σH·0.6σ =95.8·0.62=28.7m
28.7 m at 10.8 km
Med Vert Disp
ƒ50%-hit vertical radius: σV,50=σV·0.6σ =57.5·0.62=17.2m
17.2 m at 10.8 km
Turret turn time
ƒ180 degrees / 34 deg/s traverse speed = 5.3 s.
5.3 s
Shells/min
ƒZero upgrades: 4 broadside guns x 60 / 3.429 s (3.3 s = 24 ticks) base reload = 70. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 4 broadside guns x 60 / 3 s all-upgrades reload (3.3 s × 0.9 Main Battery Mod. 3 = 3 s) = 80.
Initial: 70 → 80
HE shells
HE alpha1,900
HE Velocity830 m/s
Fire Chance5%
HE fire DPM vs T7 BB25962
Effective HE DPM vs T7 BB158962
HE penetration
ƒ21 mm ≈ 127 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).
21 mm
HE full-salvo alpha
ƒ1,900 HE damage x 4 broadside guns = 7,600.
7,600
HE DPM
ƒZero upgrades: 7,600 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 3.429 s (3.3 s = 24 ticks) base reload = 133,000. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 7,600 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 3 s all-upgrades reload (3.3 s × 0.9 Main Battery Mod. 3 = 3 s) = 152,000.
Initial: 133,000 → 152,000
Fires/min
ƒZero upgrades: 70 shells/min × 0.05 (5% fire chance) = 3.5. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 80 shells/min × 0.05 (5% fire chance) = 4.
Initial: 3.5 → 4
AP shells
AP alpha2,200
AP Velocity830 m/s
Min Ricochet45 deg
Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg
Fuse Timer0.01 s
Fuse Threshold21 mm
AP overmatch
ƒfloor(127 mm caliber / 14.3) = 8 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).
8 mm
AP Pen Close
ƒAP formula evaluated at muzzle velocity: P=10−7·K·m0.69·d−1.07·v01.38 =10−7·2598·250.69·0.127−1.07·8301.38=232.5mm.
232.5 mm point-blank
AP Pen Far
ƒSame formula at the ship's max firing range (10.8 km), where the shell has slowed to 324.1 m/s: P=10−7·2598·250.69·0.127−1.07·324.11.38=63.5mm.
63.5 mm at 10.8 km
AP full-salvo alpha
ƒ2,200 AP damage x 4 broadside guns = 8,800.
8,800
AP DPM
ƒZero upgrades: 8,800 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 3.429 s (3.3 s = 24 ticks) base reload = 154,000. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 8,800 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 3 s all-upgrades reload (3.3 s × 0.9 Main Battery Mod. 3 = 3 s) = 176,000.
Initial: 154,000 → 176,000
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.
10
Torpedoes
ModuleTorpedoes: 533 mm Mk31
Launchers / tubes2 launchers × 5 tubes = 10 tubes
Reload time
ƒBase reload of the top torpedo module (all-upgrades configuration); the stock module reloads in 109 s. Modernizations and commander effects scale it further, e.g. Torpedo Launchers Mod. 3 alone is x0.85: 122×0.85=103.7 s.
Initial: 109 s → 122 s
Projectile speed
ƒSpeed of the top torpedo module (all-upgrades configuration, 68.0 kt); the stock torpedo module runs 55.0 kt.
Initial: 55 kt → 68 kt
RangeInitial: 9.15 km → 6.72 km
Maximum simulated damage
ƒInitial: 32,100 × 0.333 = 10,700 → 46,600 × 0.333 = 15,533 (warhead alpha × saturation coefficient, stock → upgraded torpedo). 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: Dsim=α·c=46,600·0.333=15,533. 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.
Initial: ≈ 10,700 → ≈ 15,533
Maximum damage (ammunition)
ƒ46,600 warhead alpha / 3 + 1,100 blast = 16,633. 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.
16,633
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.
1,100
Torpedo detectability1.4 km
Reaction time
ƒHow long a target has to dodge after your torpedo is spotted at its detectability range (lower means less warning): treact=1.4 km68 kt×2.6855=7.7 s. 2.6855 converts knots to m/s on the game clock. Base value; commander torpedo-concealment skills lower it further.
7.7 s
Flooding chance
ƒThis torpedo carries a flooding-chance value of 2.79 per hit, shown as 2.79×100=279%. 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.
279%
Torpedo launcher traverse25 °/s
Launch arcscentreline 250°, 270°
Torp Turn
ƒTime to rotate the launchers 180 deg: tturn=180°25°/s=7.2s.
7.2 s
Torp Arming213 m
Per-side salvo damage
ƒOne side firing, all torpedoes hitting: per-side tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 10 x 15,533 = 155,330. Each hit on the target's torpedo belt is reduced by its torpedo protection %.
155,330
AA Defense
AA mount points6
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
40 mm Bofors Mk12×2 40mm
20 mm Oerlikon Mk44×1 20mm
Far aura
Gunsmain battery (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 70 from dual-purpose main battery firing as AA in this range band.
70
Range5 km
Medium aura
Guns40 mm Bofors Mk1
Continuous DPS
ƒEffective DPS: 15 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 1 hit probability = 52 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.
52
Range3.5 km
Total DPS in Aura
ƒFar 70 + Medium 52 = 122
122
Near aura
Guns20 mm Oerlikon Mk4
Continuous DPS
ƒEffective DPS: 11 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.95 hit probability = 37 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.
37
Range2 km
Total DPS in Aura
ƒFar 70 + Medium 52 + Near 37 = 159
159
Flak
AA explosions
ƒEach ~2 s salvo fires 2 AA explosions in quick succession, each leaving 2 clouds ahead of the attacking squadron, plus 1 stray cloud farther out that appear off-beat between salvos - up to 5 clouds per salvo × 210 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 + 1 outer cloud
Cloud damage
ƒDamage a plane takes for flying into one flak cloud, before any reductions.
210
Cloud spawn chance
ƒEvery potential cloud spawns - the full pattern, every salvo. Often called flak 'hit chance', but spawned clouds always damage planes that fly into them - the roll is on spawning.
100%
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 main battery mount is operational - even losing every dedicated AA mount does not stop it.
Main 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
Maneuverability
Engine power50,000 hp
Maximum speed38.0 kt
Turning circle radius570 m
Rudder shift time2.7 s
Engine power-boost threshold7.0 kt
Engine spool-up time7.7 s
Reverse spool-up time3.8 s
Reverse speed
ƒtop speed / 4 + 4.9 = 38 / 4 + 4.9 = 14.4 kt. Base value; speed modifiers scale it.
14.4 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.
16 s
Engine boost threshold (reverse)
ƒSpeed below which the engine's built-in power boost applies in reverse.
10.2 kt
Acceleration 0-90%
ƒTime to reach 90% of top speed (34.2 kt of 38.0 kt).
17.2 s
Acceleration 0-99%
ƒTime to reach 99% of top speed (37.6 kt of 38.0 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.
28.7 s
Guns in a full turn
ƒWith the rudder hard over the hull turns 8.5°/s, so a target drifts across the bow at that rate. Turret traverse minus hull turn: 34 − 8.5 = +25.5°/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 (+25.5°/s spare)
Concealment
Detectability by sea
ƒBase value, no camouflage. With a Grade IV permanent camo (or any disposable camo): 6.95 km x 0.955 = 6.64 km. Camouflage does not change detectability by air.
6.95 km
With Grade IV camouflage (sea)
ƒDetectability by sea 6.95 km x 0.955 (Grade IV permanent camo or any disposable camo) = 6.64 km.
6.64 km
Detectability by air3.48 km
Smoke firing penalty2.59 km
Detect when firing (sea)
ƒmax(main battery range, sea detectability 6.95 km) = 10.77 km. Equal to the ship's main battery range (never below base detectability): firing makes you visible to everyone you can reach.
10.77 km
Detect when firing (air)
ƒAir detectability 3.48 km + gun-firing bloom 2.54 km = 6.02 km. The bloom tracks main-battery caliber 127 mm × 0.020 = 2.54 km.
6.02 km
Detect when on fire (sea)
ƒSea detectability 6.95 km + 2.0 km while burning = 8.95 km.
8.95 km
Detect when on fire (air)
ƒAir detectability 3.48 km + 3.0 km while burning = 6.48 km.
6.48 km
Guaranteed Detect2 km
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Consumables
Damage Control Party∞ charges · 40 s reload · 5 s active
Smoke Generator2 charges · 240 s reload · 28 s emit / 124 s cloud active · 450 m radius
Choose one
Engine Boost2 charges · 180 s reload · 120 s active · +8% speed bonus
Sonar2 charges · 180 s reload · 90 s active · 5.43 km ship detect
ƒDerived from the consumable's 30 m grid-unit range (km = grid units x 30 / 1000): 181×301000=5.43 km
· 3.75 km torpedo detect
ƒDerived from the consumable's 30 m grid-unit range (km = grid units x 30 / 1000): 125×301000=3.75 km
Module options (1)

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

TorpedoesTrade-off
  • Range9.15 → 6.72 km
  • Reload109 → 122 s
  • Alpha damage32,100 → 46,600
  • Display damage10,700 → 15,533
  • Speed55 → 68 kt

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 DDStandard
The standard destroyer dispersion curve.
Shell scatter width @ 5 km52.5 m
(166.7 × (8 − 0.5) / 1000 + 0.5) × 30 = 52.5 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 km90 m
(333.3 × (8 − 0.5) / 1000 + 0.5) × 30 = 90 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 km25.1 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=0.5·10773=5386 m, and radiusOnMax=0.6 at 10773 m. Below the kink: k=0.2+(0.5−0.2)·50005386=0.4785, so σV=σH·k=52.5·0.4785=25.1m.
Shell scatter height @ 10 km52.7 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=0.5·10773=5386 m, and radiusOnMax=0.6 at 10773 m. Above the kink: k=0.5+(0.6−0.5)·10000−538610773−5386=0.5856, so σV=σH·k=90·0.5856=52.7m.
AP pen 5 km123 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 =10−7·2598·250.69·0.127−1.07·522.11.38=123mm, where 522.1 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 5 km (from 830 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 km69 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 =10−7·2598·250.69·0.127−1.07·342.51.38=69mm, where 342.5 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 10 km (from 830 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 km7.24 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·0.3·0.12728·24.5=7.76×10−5. That runs from a 830 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 km7.16 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·0.3·0.12728·25=7.6×10−5. That runs from a 830 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)4
4 mounts × 1 barrels = 4; all 4 bear on the broadside.

Model inputs

Krupp (AP)2,598
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 mass25 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 coefficient0.3
Air drag on the AP shell in flight; lower keeps velocity, and with it penetration, at long range.
AP muzzle velocity830 m/s
Starting speed of the AP shell; penetration scales with velocity^1.38.
HE muzzle velocity830 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.
minRadius0.5
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 time7.7 s
1400 m / (68.0 kt × 2.6855) = 7.7 s. detectability / (speed kt x 2.6855 m/s per knot on the game clock).
Torpedo speed68.0 kt
Travel time to max range36.8 s
6720 m / (68.0 kt × 2.6855) = 36.8 s. range / (speed kt x 2.6855 m/s per knot on the game clock).
Tube count10
2 launchers × 5 tubes.
Per-side salvo10 torpedoes
2 launchers × 5 tubes = 10, all to either side (centreline launchers train across - full salvo to either side).
Full-salvo damage155,330
All tubes hitting one target: tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 10 x 15,533 = 155,330. Each hit on the target's torpedo belt is reduced by its torpedo protection %.

AA defense

AA DPS at max range70
Only families that reach 5 km contribute at the outer edge of the AA bubble. In-game families: 40mm Bofors Mk1 2x2 -> 53 DPS @ 3.5 km; 20mm Oerlikon MK4 4x1 -> 37 DPS @ 2 km; Far AA (?) -> 70 DPS @ 5 km.
AA DPS layered by range70 DPS @ 5 km, 123 DPS @ 3.5 km, 160 DPS @ 2 km
@ 5 km: 70 from one family; @ 3.5 km: 53 + 70 = 123; @ 2 km: 53 + 37 + 70 = 160. 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-blank160
53 + 37 + 70 = 160 DPS: the sum of every family's average DPS, achievable only inside the closest-range family (2 km).
AA threat index610
53 × 3.5 + 37 × 2 + 70 × 5 = 610. 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

A destroyer specifically built for the U.S. Navy, boasting powerful AA guns and great speed. She was handed over to the East in 1954. Her armament comprised dual-purpose main guns and quintuple-tube torpedo launchers.

Armor Beta

Hull HP 16,100, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds.

Bow & stern19 mm

Overmatched by 137+ AP guns across the bracket. Can’t reliably bow-tank; gets bow-citadelled and overpenned.

Farming13 mm

Superstructure and extremities take HE pens and AP overpens from nearly any gun: steady chip damage. Fire resistance 37%, fires burn 30s. Range-by-range in the Compare tool →

Section Plates HP cap Threats Tactic
Bow19 mm primary (range 13–20 mm)2,500 (16% of HP)
Overmatched by 283mm+ AP (Scharnhorst, Scharnhorst '43)Angle bounces 203mm19 mm: HE pens from 127mm+
Bow-tank fits behind this exterior plate. Saturation is FAST here; the cap is often only a few thousand HP.
Hull (midship)19 mm12,100 (75% of HP)
Overmatched by 283mm+ AP (Scharnhorst, Scharnhorst '43)Angle bounces 203mm19 mm: HE pens from 127mm+
Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest.
Stern19 mm primary (range 13–20 mm)1,200 (7% of HP)
Overmatched by 283mm+ AP (Scharnhorst, Scharnhorst '43)Angle bounces 203mm19 mm: HE pens from 127mm+
Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel21 mm primary (range 13–21 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 mm1,100 (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 HP8,000 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.
AA mount (40 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 HP4,900 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.

Exteriors

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Every custom exterior Loyang can equip.

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