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Västerås

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Pan-European · Tier V · Destroyer · Tech Tree: Area-Denial Destroyers
Destroyer gunboatWin DD duels and cap fights with gun DPM.
Playstyle
  • Sit at the edge of a contested cap from concealment and cycle torpedo waves into lanes the enemy has to…
  • Avoid: Holding 10-km torpedoes for a perfect shot
Key characteristics
Long torps (10 km)2 sigma accuracyEngine BoostWeak torpedoes
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Playstyle

Overview

Västerås is a Tier V European torpedo destroyer reaching 10 km. The torpedoes travel at 65 kt, so target reaction time is shorter than peer DDs; this is a torpedo-spam kit, not a gun trade kit. She also packs a Repair Party - rare for a DD - but the kit is torpedoes first.

Positioning

Sit at the edge of a contested cap from concealment and cycle torpedo waves into lanes the enemy has to use - 10 km reach at 65 kt means the wall arrives before targets can react. Drop on probable lanes from cover, stay unspotted between waves, and let the wall do the work.

Potato Avoidance

Holding 10-km torpedoes for a perfect shot

The kit pays out by saturating lanes, not by waiting for guaranteed broadsides; missed waves still force rotations and protect your team's flank. Idle torpedo tubes are the worst output state.

Signature Traits

Hardened superstructure

16.0 mm superstructure, best of T5 DDs. HE farms less.

Long-range torps

10.0 km torpedo range, top decile of T5 DDs.

Fast for the class

38.0 kt, top decile of T5 DDs. Lets you rotate flanks or escape disengagements.

Bow-tanker

Bow plate thicker than the cohort overmatch threshold. Angle straight on and shrug off same-tier guns.

Heavy belt

Citadel belt in the top bracket. Incoming AP rarely citadels through angle.

Weak torpedoes

7533.0 damage per torpedo, bottom decile of T5 DDs.

Acquisition

How to get Västerås

Västerås is available in the Area-Denial Destroyers branch of the Pan-Europe Tech Tree for 2,400,000 credits after researching it in the branch. Known module upgrades cost up to 600,000 credits. Official source cards below may also show its temporary Early Access window before it became a normal Tech Tree unlock. 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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Pan-Europe Tech Tree

Västerås sits in the Area-Denial Destroyers branch. The highlighted path shows the local branch context inside the full Pan-Europe tree.

8 ships in highlighted branch · scroll to inspect all Pan-Europe lines.
Pan-EuropeIIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIII★
Destroyer
Destroyer Split
Cruiser
Tier VIIISmålandPWSD610 Tier ★GdańskPWSD210 Tier VIIILambros KatsonisPWSD209 Tier VIISplitPWSD208 Tier VIGromPWSD207 Tier VStordPWSD206 Tier IVMuavenetPWSD205 Tier ★HallandPWSD110 Tier VIIÖstergötlandPWSD109 Tier VISkånePWSD107 Tier VVästeråsPWSD106 Tier IVVisbyPWSD105 Tier IIIKlas HornPWSD104 Tier IIRomulusPWSD103 Tier IGryfPWSC101

Best listed chance for this ship

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Cohort position

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Where Västerås sits among Tier V DDs (21 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.

BestAP arming threshold20 mm (1 of 7 tied) Top 10%Torpedo range10 km (3/21) Top 10%Torpedo reload55 s (3/21) Top 25%Max speed38 kt (5/21) Top 25%Air detection3.23 km (6/21) Top 25%Main dispersion86 m (6/21) Top 25%AP velocity900 m/s (5/19) Top 25%HE velocity900 m/s (5/21) Top 25%Power-to-weight21.81 hp/t (5/21) Top 25%AA threat348 (4/21) Top 25%Torpedo speed65 kt (6/21) Bottom 25%Hit points12,100 HP (17/21) Bottom 25%Main battery reload5.9 s (17/21) Bottom 25%HE shell damage1,600 (19/21) Bottom 25%Acceleration11.4 s (17/21) WorstMain battery caliber120 mm (1 of 9 tied) WorstTorpedo damage7,533 (1 of 2 tied)
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Not standouts for Västerås -- 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.

Concealment6.56 km(13/21) Rudder shift4 s(9/21) Traverse-to-turn ratio4.21 ×(15/21) Main battery range10.42 km(11/21) HE fire chance7%(13/21) Fires per minute4.27(8/21) HE DPM97,627(12/21) AP shell damage2,200(11/19) AP DPM134,237(10/19) Engine power41,000 hp(15/21) Turn-speed retention69.5 hp/m(14/21) Displacement1,880 t(7/21) AA DPS104(8/21) AA range3.5 km(7/21) Max armor16 mm(13/21) Bow armor16 mm(11/20) Stern armor16 mm(11/20) Deck armor16 mm(6/16) NormAP fuse timer0.01 s(17 of 19 tied at this value) NormAP ricochet start45°(18 of 19 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(18 of 19 tied at this value) NormCitadel belt16 mm(19 of 20 tied at this value)

Stats & specs

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

Repair 2Engine Boost
Survivability
Hit PointsInitial: 11,000 → 12,100
Displacement1,880 t
Armor range10–16 mm
Plate armor thicknesses10, 15, 16 mm
Armor material/layer entries21
Fire resistanceInitial: 20% → 23.3%
Fire duration30 s
Torp Reduction0%
Magazine HP
ƒThe 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.
6,100
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.
3,600
Main Battery
ModuleArtillery: 120 mm/50 Bofors M1924
Mounts / barrels3 mounts / 6 barrels
Reload time6.5 s
Firing range (base)9.5 km
Firing range (top fire control)10.4 km
Turret traverse8 °/s
Shell Grouping (σ)
ƒShell grouping (sigma); shown in-game as Shell Grouping.
2
Max Horiz Disp
ƒHorizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (9473/30·(8−0.5)/1000 + 0.5)·30 = 86 m
86 m
Max Vert Disp
ƒVertical dispersion ellipse height at max range = max horizontal × radiusOnMax = 86 × 0.6 = 51.6 m
51.6 m
Med Horiz Disp
ƒ50%-hit horizontal radius = max horizontal × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 86 × 0.32 (σ=2) = 27.5 m
27.5 m
Med Vert Disp
ƒ50%-hit vertical radius = max vertical × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 51.6 × 0.32 (σ=2) = 16.5 m
16.5 m
Turret turn time
ƒ180 degrees / 8 deg/s traverse speed = 22.5 s.
22.5 s
Base shells/min
ƒ6 broadside guns x 60 / 6.5 s base reload = 55.4.
55.4
HE shells
HE Damage1,600
HE Velocity900 m/s
Fire Chance7%
HE penetration
ƒ20 mm ≈ 120 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).
20 mm
HE full-salvo alpha
ƒ1,600 HE damage x 6 broadside guns = 9,600.
9,600
Base HE DPM
ƒ9,600 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 6.5 s base reload = 88,615.
88,615
Base fires/min
ƒ6 HE shells x 60 / 6.5 s reload x 7% fire chance = 3.88.
3.88
AP shells
AP Damage2,200
AP Velocity900 m/s
Min Ricochet45 deg
Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg
Fuse Timer0.01 s
Fuse Threshold20 mm
AP overmatch
ƒfloor(120 mm caliber / 14.3) = 8 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).
8 mm
AP Pen Close
ƒCanonical 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 × 1721 × 24^0.69 × 0.12^-1.07 × 900^1.38 = 177.9 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.
177.9 mm
AP Pen Far
ƒSame formula at the ship's max firing range (13 km), where the shell has slowed to 305.5 m/s: 1e-7 × 1721 × 24^0.69 × 0.12^-1.07 × 305.5^1.38 = 40.1 mm.
40.1 mm
AP full-salvo alpha
ƒ2,200 AP damage x 6 broadside guns = 13,200.
13,200
Base AP DPM
ƒ13,200 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 6.5 s base reload = 121,846.
121,846
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.
8
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Torpedoes
ModuleTorpedoes: 533 mm Triple
Launchers / tubes2 launchers × 3 tubes = 6 tubes
Reload time55 s
Projectile speed65 kt
Range10 km
Maximum simulated damage6,833 (est.)
Alpha damage20,500
Torpedo detectability1.4 km
Torpedo launcher traverse25 °/s
Torp Turn7.2 s
Torp Arming201 m
Per-side salvo damage
ƒper-side salvo x per-torpedo simulated damage.
40,998
AA Defense
AA mount points5
Close-range AA DPS
ƒSum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (25×3.5×1) + (5×3.5×0.95) = 104. 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.
104
Maximum AA range
ƒLongest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.
3.5 km
40 mm/60 Bofors M19363×2 40mm
25 mm/64 Bofors M1932 (upgraded hull only)2×1 25mm
20 mm/60 Madsen M1938 (stock hull only)2×1 20mm
Medium aura
DPSInitial: 18 → 25
Range3.5 km
Near aura
DPS5
Range2.5 km
Total DPS in Aura
ƒMedium 25 + Near 5 = 30
30
Maneuverability
Engine moduleEngine: 41,000 hp
Engine power41,000 hp
Maximum speed38 kt
Turning circle radius590 m
Engine power multiplier speed threshold7 kt
Traverse-to-turn ratio4.2× drags
Concealment
Detectability by sea6.56 km
Detectability by air3.23 km
Smoke firing penalty2.3 km
Detect after firing main guns6.56 km
Detect Fire Sea8.56 km
Detect Fire Air6.23 km
Guaranteed Detect2 km
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Consumables
Damage Control Party∞ charges · 40 s reload · 5 s active
Engine Boost2 charges · 180 s reload · 120 s active · +8% speed bonus
Repair Party2 charges · 120 s reload · 10 s active · 1% heal per second · 10% of max HP total heal
Module options (3)

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

HullUpgrade
  • Hit points11,000 → 12,100
  • Rudder shift5.5 → 4 s
  • Close-range AA DPS25 → 30
  • Turret traverse8 → 10 °/s
Fire controlUpgrade
  • Main battery range9,473 → 10420.3 m
TorpedoesUpgrade
  • Range8.01 → 10 km
  • Alpha damage16,500 → 20,500
  • Display damage5,500 → 6,833

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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
Shell grouping (sigma); shown in-game as Shell Grouping.
Max Horiz Disp86 m
Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (9473/30·(8−0.5)/1000 + 0.5)·30 = 86 m
Max Vert Disp51.6 m
Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range = max horizontal × radiusOnMax = 86 × 0.6 = 51.6 m
Med Horiz Disp27.5 m
50%-hit horizontal radius = max horizontal × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 86 × 0.32 (σ=2) = 27.5 m
Med Vert Disp16.5 m
50%-hit vertical radius = max vertical × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 51.6 × 0.32 (σ=2) = 16.5 m
AP Pen Close177.9 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 × 1721 × 24^0.69 × 0.12^-1.07 × 900^1.38 = 177.9 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.
AP Pen Far40.1 mm
Same formula at the ship's max firing range (13 km), where the shell has slowed to 305.5 m/s: 1e-7 × 1721 × 24^0.69 × 0.12^-1.07 × 305.5^1.38 = 40.1 mm.
HE penetration20 mm
20 mm ≈ 120 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).
AP overmatch8 mm
floor(120 mm caliber / 14.3) = 8 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).
AP AOE Radius8
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 alpha6
All 6 barrels bear on the broadside.
Turret turn time22.5 s
180 degrees / 8 deg/s traverse speed = 22.5 s.
HE full-salvo alpha9,600
1,600 HE damage x 6 broadside guns = 9,600.
AP full-salvo alpha13,200
2,200 AP damage x 6 broadside guns = 13,200.
Base HE DPM88,615
9,600 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 6.5 s base reload = 88,615.
Base AP DPM121,846
13,200 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 6.5 s base reload = 121,846.
Base shells/min55.4
6 broadside guns x 60 / 6.5 s base reload = 55.4.
Base fires/min3.88
6 HE shells x 60 / 6.5 s reload x 7% fire chance = 3.88.

Torpedoes

Torpedo detectability1.4 km
Estimated torpedo reaction time8.3 s
detectability / (speed kt x 2.6 community game-speed factor).
Torpedo speed65 kt
Travel time to max range59.2 s
range / (speed kt x 2.6 community game-speed factor).
Tube count6
2 launchers x 3 tubes.
Per-side salvo6 torpedoes
6 (centerline launchers train across - full salvo to either side).
Full-salvo damage40,998
tube count x per-torpedo simulated damage (all torpedoes hitting).
Per-side salvo damage40,998
per-side salvo x per-torpedo simulated damage.

AA defense

Close-range AA DPS104
Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (25×3.5×1) + (5×3.5×0.95) = 104. 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 range3.5 km
Longest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.
AA threat index348
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 range2.5 km

Armor

Hull HP 11,000 → 12,100 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
Bow16 mm primary (range 15–16 mm)1,500 (12% of HP)
Overmatched by 283mm+ (Moltke, Graf Spee)Angle bounces 203mm16 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)16 mm9,100 (75% of HP)
Overmatched by 283mm+ (Moltke, Graf Spee)Angle bounces 203mm16 mm: HE pens from 127mm+
Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest.
Stern16 mm primary (range 15–16 mm)1,200 (10% of HP)
Overmatched by 283mm+ (Moltke, Graf Spee)Angle bounces 203mm16 mm: HE pens from 127mm+
Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel16 mm primary (range 10–16 mm)≈ 165,500 (effectively no cap)
Citadel pen ×0.50 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 (×0.50 direct pen, ×0.10 over-pen).
Superstructure16 mm900 (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 HP6,100 magazine HPMagazine detonation1–30% chance · below ~75% HPPer-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.
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 HP3,600 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.

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 Västerås. Cards are condensed; use each source link for full context.

Buff ×2Main Battery ×2
2022-08-25

Autumn Update: In the Shadow of Leaves

  • Main battery reload time decreased from 7.5 s to 6.5 s.
  • Torpedo launcher reload time decreased from 59 s to 55 s.
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Exteriors

Skins & permanent camouflages

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

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    DefaultThe ship’s standard exterior

Primary official WG sources

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2022-05-18 · Early access / tech tree line Sailing United: Pan-European Destroyers Arrive in Early Access Line source 2022-04-29 · Official ship feature / stats Development Blog - That's a lot of Torpedoes Official source 2022-08-25 · Patch notes Autumn Update: In the Shadow of Leaves Patch notes