Cossack '38

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 Cossack '38 — British • Premium • Tier VI • Destroyer.

One of the renowned Tribal-class destroyers, different from her British same-type contemporaries in her large size and emphasis on gunnery over torpedo warfare. At the time of her commissioning, she carried four twin 120 mm mounts as her main battery.

 Navy: UK
 Ship: British
 Nation: United Kingdom
 Category: Premium

 Tier: VI
 Class: Destroyer
 Cost: (Doubloons) 12 500

 Entered Service: 1938
 Ships in Series: 27
 Variants: Cossack

━━ Ship Traits ━━

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.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	14 800	-
• Armor (mm)	6 - 20	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	0	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	36	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	610	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	3.6	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	6.8	-
• Detectability by air (km)	3.4	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	2.4	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	533mm QR Mk II	-
• Arrangement	1x4	-
• Reload time (sec)	80	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	-
• Maximum simulated damage	15 433	-
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.3	-
• Range (km)	8	-
• Speed (kt)	61	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	120mm/45 CPXIX	-
• Main artillery arrangement	4x2	-
• Firing range (km)	10.6	-
• Reload time (sec)	5	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	18	-
• HE maximum damage	1700	-
• HE fire chance (%)	8	-
• HE penetration (mm)	20	-
• AP maximum damage	2100	-
• Sigma	2.0	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	12.7mm Mk III	-
• Arrangement	2x4	-
• DPS	4	-
• Range (km)	1.2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm/39 QF Mark VII	-
• Arrangement	1x4	-
• DPS	13	-
• Range (km)	2.5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Destroyer - Cossack '38

	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	4x2	1	3.6

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
120mm/45 CPXIX	4x2	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	80s	7.2s	15 433	8	61	1.3

	Maximum Speed
Stock	36 kn

Modifications

Destroyer - Cossack '38

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main battery traverse speed +20% Torpedo launchers traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Main battery dispersion -7% Secondary battery firing range +5% Secondary battery dispersion -5%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Damage Control Party duration +20% Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Supercharges Main battery range +5% AP shell and bomb penetration multiplier +10% Main battery shell grouping -5%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder-shift time -25%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Chromium Plated Barrels Main battery dispersion -5%	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting range +20% Torpedo acquisition range +20% RGA of ships +50%	Steering Gears Mod 3 Rudder-shift time -40% Steering gear repair time -80%

Consumables

Destroyer - Cossack '38

Damage Control Party

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

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: 10s Dispersion time: 40s Reload time: 60s Number of consumables: 6

Engine Boost

Temporarily increases the ship's maximum speed according to its base parameters with no bonuses applied.

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

Sonar

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

Detection of torpedoes: 2.5km Detection of ships: 3.5km Duration: 180s Reload time: 120s Number of consumables: 3

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Destroyer - Cossack '38

Pros:

• Eight main battery guns in four 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 turrets have extremely bad firing angles
• Only a single quadruple torpedo launcher with bad firing angles
• Virtually useless AA suite, very vulnerable to planes

Performance

Changes

Destroyer - Cossack '38

Of Stars and Freedom

• Main battery firing range increased from 10.1 km to 10.6 km
• Torpedo reload time reduced from 96 s to 80 s
• Smoke Generator consumable updated:

• Number of charges increased from 2 to 6
• Reload time reduced from 240 s to 60 s
• Smoke screen dispersion time reduced from 85 s to 40 s
• Consumable duration reduced from 20 s to 10 s
• Smoke radius increased from 450 m to 600 m

• Added Sonar consumable to slot 4:

• Number of charges: 3
• Reload time: 120 s
• Consumable duration: 180 s
• Ship acquisition range: 3.5 km
• Torpedo acquisition range: 2.5 km

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