Lugdunum Build & Guide | WoWs Legends

Playstyle

Overview

Lugdunum is a Tier VI European secondary battleship with top-decile secondary reach out to 6.5 km: the kit rewards closing inside secondary range and letting the auto-fire battery work alongside the mains, not holding mid-range AP lines. Standout traits: best flat HE shells in T6 BBs (921) and best HE DPM in T6 BBs (174,933).

Positioning

Push to within secondary range (~6.5 km) so the secondary battery starts contributing damage. A secondary BB at mid range is wasting half her kit; the geometry that pays out is close enough that the secondaries DPM peer BBs instead of the main battery alone.

Potato Avoidance

Holding mid-range AP lines like a standard BB

The secondary battery is half the kit, so a mid-range secondary BB is leaving damage on the table every minute; commit to the brawl angle or play a different ship.

Signature Traits

Flat HE shells

921.0 m/s HE muzzle velocity, best of T6 BBs. Flatter trajectory, easier to land at range.

HE DPM machine

174933 HE DPM, best of T6 BBs. Sustained fire pressure.

Long-reach AA

5.2 km AA reach, best of T6 BBs.

Fast heal cycle

40.0 s Repair Party reload, top decile of T6 BBs. Heals up more often than peers.

AP DPM machine

332800 AP DPM, top decile of T6 BBs. Punishes broadsides.

Light citadel belt

190.0 mm citadel belt, bottom decile of T6 BBs. Citadels through angle are possible.

Acquisition

How to get Lugdunum

Lugdunum is a Premium ship and not available to unlock in the Tech Tree. Acquisition path: Premium/Event.

Premium/EventAvailability usually depends on store rotations, event reruns, collaborations, coupons, or special offers.

Builds Beta

Build for survivability, secondary range/accuracy, agility, AA support, and fire resistance.

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Cohort position

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Where Lugdunum sits among Tier VI BBs (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.

BestAir detection8.77 km (1/27) BestHE DPM174,933 (1/27) BestSecondary dispersion bracket33 (1 of 7 tied) BestHE velocity921 m/s (1 of 2 tied) BestDisplacement36,301 t (1 of 2 tied) BestSecondary range6.5 km (1/27) BestAA range5.2 km (1 of 4 tied) Top 10%Fires per minute10.24 (2/27) Top 10%AP DPM332,800 (2/27) Top 10%Secondary DPM (per side)342,000 (2/27) Top 10%AP arming threshold57 mm (3/27) Top 10%Stern armor30 mm (3/26) Top 25%Rudder shift16.6 s (5/27) Top 25%Main battery reload22.5 s (5/27) Top 25%Turn-speed retention152.9 hp/m (7/27) Bottom 25%Hit points53,400 HP (25/27) Bottom 25%Main battery caliber340 mm (25/27) Bottom 25%Sigma1.6 (23/27) Bottom 25%Main dispersion222.1 m (23/27) WorstTraverse-to-turn ratio3.08 × (1 of 2 tied) WorstNo torpedoes (22 of 27 in cohort) WorstCitadel belt190 mm (1 of 2 tied)

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Not standouts for Lugdunum -- 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.

Max speed27 kt(19/27) Concealment14.61 km(16/27) Main battery range15.93 km(19/27) HE alpha1,900(14/26) Secondary fire chance9%(10/26) Secondary HE pen22 mm(16/26) AP velocity780 m/s(17/27) Acceleration8.8 s(18/27) Engine power107,000 hp(15/27) Power-to-weight2.95 hp/t(10/27) AA DPS447(11/27) AA threat1,497(8/27) Repair charges3(13/27) Max armor350 mm(17/27) Bow armor26 mm(11/26) Deck armor100 mm(19/26) NormAP fuse timer0.03 s(18 of 27 tied at this value) NormAP ricochet start45°(24 of 27 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(24 of 27 tied at this value) NormRepair heal rate0.5 %/s(17 of 27 tied at this value)

Peers in this cohort

Francesco Caracciolo vs

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Stats & specs

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

Repair 3

Survivability

Hit Points53,400

Displacement36,301 t

Armor range12–350 mm

Plate armor thicknesses12, 13, 16, 22, 26, 30, 40, 42, 48, 70, 72, 75, 84, 100, 120, 140, 150, 180, 184, 190, 200, 226, 240, 266, 284, 300, 350 mm

Armor material/layer entries84

Fire resistance30%

Fire duration60 s

Torp Reduction16%

Magazine HP

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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.

26,700

Steering gear HP

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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.

16,000

Main Battery

ModuleArtillery: 340 mm/45 Mle 1912 in a turret

Mounts / barrels4 mounts / 16 barrels

Reload time25 s

Firing range15.9 km

Turret traverse3.5 °/s

Shell Grouping (σ)

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

1.6

Max Horiz Disp

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Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (15930/30·(12−2.2)/1000 + 2.2)·30 = 222.1 m

222.1 m

Max Vert Disp

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Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range = max horizontal × radiusOnMax = 222.1 × 0.6 = 133.3 m

133.3 m

Med Horiz Disp

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50%-hit horizontal radius = max horizontal × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 222.1 × 0.369 (σ=1.6) = 82 m

82 m

Med Vert Disp

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50%-hit vertical radius = max vertical × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 133.3 × 0.369 (σ=1.6) = 49.2 m

49.2 m

Turret turn time

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180 degrees / 3.5 deg/s traverse speed = 51.4 s.

51.4 s

Base shells/min

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16 broadside guns x 60 / 25 s base reload = 38.4.

38.4

HE shells

HE Damage4,100

HE Velocity921 m/s

Fire Chance24%

HE penetration

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57 mm ≈ 340 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

57 mm

HE full-salvo alpha

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4,100 HE damage x 16 broadside guns = 65,600.

65,600

Base HE DPM

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65,600 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 25 s base reload = 157,440.

157,440

Base fires/min

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16 HE shells x 60 / 25 s reload x 24% fire chance = 9.22.

9.22

AP shells

AP Damage7,800

AP Velocity780 m/s

Min Ricochet45 deg

Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg

Fuse Timer0.033 s

Fuse Threshold57 mm

AP overmatch

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floor(340 mm caliber / 14.3) = 23 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

23 mm

AP Pen Close

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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 × 2408 × 380^0.69 × 0.34^-1.07 × 780^1.38 = 450.9 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.

450.9 mm

AP Pen Far

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Same formula at the ship's max firing range (19.9 km), where the shell has slowed to 458.6 m/s: 1e-7 × 2408 × 380^0.69 × 0.34^-1.07 × 458.6^1.38 = 216.7 mm.

216.7 mm

AP full-salvo alpha

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7,800 AP damage x 16 broadside guns = 124,800.

124,800

Base AP DPM

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124,800 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 25 s base reload = 299,520.

299,520

AP AOE Radius

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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.

50

AA Defense

AA mount points40

Close-range AA DPS

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Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (91×3.5×0.75) + (54×3.5×0.7) + (29×3.5×0.75) = 447. 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.

447

Maximum AA range

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

5.2 km

40 mm Bofors on a Mk.3 mount16×1 40mm

40 mm Bofors on a Mk.2 mount4×4 40mm

20 mm Oerlikon Mk.248×2 20mm

20 mm Oerlikon Mk.IIA12×1 20mm

130 mm/45 Mle 1932 on an Mle 1932 mount (DP)4×4 130mm

130 mm/45 Mle 1932 on an Mle 1932 mount (DP)4×2 130mm

DPS

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Includes 29 continuous AA damage from dual-purpose secondaries firing as AA in this range band.

29

Range5.2 km

DPS91

Range3.5 km

Total DPS in Aura

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Far 29 + Medium 91 = 120

120

DPS54

Range2 km

Total DPS in Aura

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Far 29 + Medium 91 + Near 54 = 174

174

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Secondary Battery

Mounts8

Firing range6.5 km

Shell Grouping (σ)1

Secondary dispersion type

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Max dispersion = range (km) × 33 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.

Improved (40%, German battlecruiser type)

Max secondary dispersion @ 6.5 km

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6.5 km × 33 + 30 = 244.5 m.

244.5 m

Caliber130 mm

Reload time4 s

HE Damage1,900

Muzzle Velocity840 m/s

Fire Chance9%

Armor Pen22 mm

Min Ricochet91°

Max Ricochet60°

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Caliber130 mm

Reload time4 s

HE Damage1,900

Muzzle Velocity840 m/s

Fire Chance9%

Armor Pen22 mm

Min Ricochet91°

Max Ricochet60°

Maneuverability

Engine moduleEngine: 107,000 hp

Engine power107,000 hp

Maximum speed27 kt

Turning circle radius700 m

Engine power multiplier speed threshold7 kt

Traverse-to-turn ratio3.1× drags

Concealment

Detectability by sea14.61 km

Detectability by air8.77 km

Smoke firing penalty12.21 km

Detect after firing main guns14.61 km

Detect Fire Sea16.61 km

Detect Fire Air11.77 km

Guaranteed Detect2 km

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Consumables

Damage Control Party∞ charges · 80 s reload · 15 s active

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

Secondary Battery Booster4 charges · 100 s reload · 30 s active · +100% damage boost · +50% reload boost

Module options (1)

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

HullUpgrade

Turret traverse3.5 → 6 °/s

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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)1.6

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

Max Horiz Disp222.1 m

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (15930/30·(12−2.2)/1000 + 2.2)·30 = 222.1 m

Max Vert Disp133.3 m

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range = max horizontal × radiusOnMax = 222.1 × 0.6 = 133.3 m

Med Horiz Disp82 m

50%-hit horizontal radius = max horizontal × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 222.1 × 0.369 (σ=1.6) = 82 m

Med Vert Disp49.2 m

50%-hit vertical radius = max vertical × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 133.3 × 0.369 (σ=1.6) = 49.2 m

AP Pen Close450.9 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 × 2408 × 380^0.69 × 0.34^-1.07 × 780^1.38 = 450.9 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.

AP Pen Far216.7 mm

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (19.9 km), where the shell has slowed to 458.6 m/s: 1e-7 × 2408 × 380^0.69 × 0.34^-1.07 × 458.6^1.38 = 216.7 mm.

HE penetration57 mm

57 mm ≈ 340 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

AP overmatch23 mm

floor(340 mm caliber / 14.3) = 23 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 alpha16

All 16 barrels bear on the broadside.

Turret turn time51.4 s

180 degrees / 3.5 deg/s traverse speed = 51.4 s.

HE full-salvo alpha65,600

4,100 HE damage x 16 broadside guns = 65,600.

AP full-salvo alpha124,800

7,800 AP damage x 16 broadside guns = 124,800.

Base HE DPM157,440

65,600 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 25 s base reload = 157,440.

Base AP DPM299,520

124,800 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 25 s base reload = 299,520.

Base shells/min38.4

16 broadside guns x 60 / 25 s base reload = 38.4.

Base fires/min9.22

16 HE shells x 60 / 25 s reload x 24% fire chance = 9.22.

AA defense

Close-range AA DPS447

Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (91×3.5×0.75) + (54×3.5×0.7) + (29×3.5×0.75) = 447. 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 index1497

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 typeImproved (40%, German battlecruiser type)

Max dispersion = range (km) × 33 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.

Max secondary dispersion @ 6.5 km244.5 m

6.5 km × 33 + 30 = 244.5 m.

Secondary battery firepower

Secondary DPM (per side)342,000

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: 4×4 130 mm (8/side) × 60/4 × 1900 = 228,000 + 4×2 130 mm (4/side) × 60/4 × 1900 = 114,000. Assumes every shell hits (real hit rate is lower; the Brawl matchup tool on the Compare page folds in dispersion + target armor).

Max HE alpha1900

Maximum HE damage per shell across secondary HE families. Best on this ship: 1900 from the 130 mm family.

Max HE fire chance9%

Maximum per-shell fire chance across secondary HE families (before target fire resistance is applied). Best on this ship: 9% from the 130 mm family.

Max HE pen22 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: 22 mm from the 130 mm family.

Armor

Hull HP 53,400, 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	26 mm primary (range 12–180 mm)	1,700 (3% of HP)	Overmatched by 380mm+ (Bayern, Richelieu)Angle bounces 356mm26 mm: HE pens from 203mm+	Bow-tank fits behind this exterior plate. Saturation is FAST here; the cap is often only a few thousand HP.
Hull (midship)	16 mm primary (range 12–300 mm)	40,100 (75% of HP)	Overmatched by 283mm+ (Graf Spee, Scharnhorst)Angle bounces 203mm16 mm: HE pens from 127mm+	Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest.
Stern	30 mm primary (range 12–200 mm)	1,900 (4% of HP)	Overmatch not possible at T VIIAngle bounces 410mm30 mm: HE pens from 203mm+	Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel	190 mm primary (range 22–190 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	12 mm primary (range 12–350 mm)	2,300 (4% 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	26,700 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 (130 mm mount)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	800 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	16,000 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.

Exteriors

Skins & permanent camouflages

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

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