Cossack

Tier VI | Type: Destroyer
Cost (Doubloons)	12 500
Variants	Cossack '38

STOCK STATS

Survivability

Hitpoints14 800

Armor6 - 20 mm

Torpedo Damage Reduction0 %

Artillery

Main Battery

120mm/45 CPXIX3x2

Firing Range10.6 km

Reload Time5 s

180° Turn Time18 s

HE Maximum Damage1700

HE Fire Chance8 %

HE Penetration20 mm

AP Maximum Damage2100

Sigma2.0

Secondary Armament 1

102mm/45 QF Mk XIX1x2

Firing Range4.5 km

Reload Time3 s

HE Maximum Damage1500

HE Fire Chance6 %

HE Penetration17 mm

Torpedoes

533mm QR Mk II1x4

Reload Time96 s

180° Turn Time7.2 s

Maximum Damage16 767

Detectability by Sea1.3 km

Range10 km

Speed62 kn

AA Defense

AA Armament 1

12.7mm Mk III2x4

DPS4

Range1.2 km

AA Armament 2

40mm Vickers 2-PDR. QF Mk II2x1

DPS11

Range2 km

AA Armament 3

40mm/39 QF Mark VII1x4

DPS13

Range2.5 km

AA Armament 4

102mm/45 QF Mk XIX1x2

DPS9

Range5 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed36 kn

Turning Circle Radius610 m

Rudder Shift Time3.6 s

Concealment

Detectability by Sea6.5 km

Detectability by Air3.4 km

Detectability while firing in smoke2.4 km

Cossack — British Premium Tier VI Destroyer.

One of the renowned Tribal-class destroyers with an emphasis on gunnery over torpedo warfare. During World War II, the ship's AA defenses were reinforced at the cost of one main gun mount.

Cossack was released in the store on April 13th, 2020.

Entered Service: 1938
Ships in a series: 27

Ship Traits			Premium Trait
Hidden: Good concealment means the ship can get closer to enemies before being detected.	Guns Aplenty: A high number of guns allows for a lot of damage from a single salvo.	Sequential: Torpedoes can be launched one by one.	Money Maker: Grants a significant bonus to XP and credit earnings.

Modules

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	14 800	6	20	0	3x2	1	3.6

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
120mm/45 CPXIX	3x2	5	18	1700	8	2100

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	10.6 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
533mm QR Mk II	1x4	96s	7.2s	16 767	10	62	1.3

	Maximum Speed
Stock	36 kn

Modifications

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main Battery traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Dispersion of Main Battery -7% Torpedo tubes traverse speed +20% Secondary Battery firing range +5% Dispersion of secondary battery -5%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder shift time -20%
SLOT 3	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Steering Gears Mod 3 Rudder shift time -40% Steering gear repair time -80%

Consumables

Damage Control Party

Accelerates repairs to damage modules, firefighting efforts and recovery from flooding.

Duration: 5s Reload time: 40s The number of consumables is unlimited

Smoke Generator

Generates a smoke screen behind the ship that reduces the risk of being detected by the enemy.

Duration: 20s Dispersion time: 85s Reload time: 240s Number of consumables: 2

Engine Boost

Temporarily increases the maximum ship speed.

Maximum speed: +8% Duration: 120s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Sonar

Increases the range of guaranteed acquisition of enemy ships and torpedoes, including those within smoke screens.

Detection of torpedoes: 2.7km Detection of ships: 3.2km Duration: 180s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Player Opinion

Pros:

• Six main battery guns in three twin turrets with good rate of fire, range and fire chance
• Good torpedo damage, range and reload time
• Good concealment
• Decent HP pool
• Access to the Engine Boostconsumable, unlike most British destroyers

Cons:

• Rear turret has extremely bad firing angles
• Only a single quadruple torpedo launcher with bad firing angles
• Virtually useless AA suite, very vulnerable to planes
• Poor Smoke Generatorconsumable characteristics
• The Sonarconsumable has a low detection range

Performance

Changes

February 2021

• Main battery reload time reduced from 5 to 4.5 seconds.
• Torpedo reload time reduced from 96 to 72 seconds.

History

Cossack was a British Tribal-class destroyer built to compete with the up-and-coming destroyer leaders of other nations. She had a heavy emphasis on firepower, and was originally equipped with four twin 4.7-inch gun turrets and one quadruple torpedo launcher. However, wartime experience with the rise of air-power eventually led to the third turret (or X turret) being replaced with a 4-inch dual-purpose gun for additional anti-air firepower.

In her first action, under the command of Philip Vian in 1940, Cossack rescued British prisoners from the German supply ship Altmark. These prisoners had been captured by the Graf Spee during her raid in the southern Atlantic and were being taken back to Germany—it was a lucky interception.

Later in April 1941, Cossack participated in the Second Naval Battle of Narvik where the British fleet summarily destroyed nearly half of the German navy’s destroyers. A month later, she joined the hunt for Bismarck and made a torpedo attack on the battleship, but missed. (Although, 3 unconfirmed hits were claimed by the Tribal-class destroyer group with her.) In October 1941, Cossack was torpedoed near Gibraltar by a submarine, she sank a few days later in a storm.

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