Daring

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 Daring — British • Legendary Tier • Destroyer.

The Daring-class ships were the last and the largest British destroyers, carrying torpedo tubes and artillery guns. Their main battery comprised 113 mm guns mounted in enhanced dual-purpose turrets.

Daring was released as a Bureau project reward on November 7th, 2022.

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

 Tier: Legendary
 Class: Destroyer
 Cost: (Research Bureau)

 Entered Service: 1952
 Ships in Series: 12
 Predecessor: Jutland

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Heal Consumable: Destroyer equipped with Repair Party consumable.

Sequential: Torpedoes can be launched one by one.

Inferior AP pen: Below average AP shell penetration.

Ship Stats

Survivability

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

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	35	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	630	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	4.6	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	7.1	-
• Detectability by air (km)	3.5	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	2.4	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	533mm PR Mk II	-
• Arrangement	2x5	-
• Reload time (sec)	125	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	-
• Maximum simulated damage	16 767	-
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.3	-
• Range (km)	10	-
• Speed (kt)	62	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	113mm/45 RP 41 Mk VI	-
• Main artillery arrangement	3x2	-
• Firing range (km)	11.1	-
• Reload time (sec)	2.8	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	-
• 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	40mm Bofors Mk V	-
• Arrangement	1x2	-
• DPS	12	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm STAAG	-
• Arrangement	2x2	-
• DPS	51	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	113mm/45 RP 41 Mk VI	-
• Arrangement	3x2	-
• DPS	53	-
• Range (km)	5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Destroyer - Daring

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	20 800	6	20	0	3x2	2	4.6

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
113mm/45 RP 41 Mk VI	3x2	2.8	7.2	1700	8	2100

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	11.1 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
533mm PR Mk II	2x5	125s	7.2s	16 767	10	62	1.3

	Maximum Speed
Stock	35 kn

Modifications

Destroyer - Daring

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%
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%
SLOT 4	Main Battery Mod 3 Main battery reload time -10% Main battery traverse speed -15%	Torpedo Tube Mod 3 Torpedo launcher reload time -15% Risk of torpedo launchers becoming incapacitated +50%	Gun Fire Control System Mod 2 Main battery dispersion -3% Main battery range +5%	AA Guns Mod 3 Cooldown time for all consumables -10% Average AA damage per second +25%

Consumables

Destroyer - Daring

Damage Control Party

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

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

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

Sonar

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

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

Repair Party

Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing light damage.

HP per second: +208 Duration: 10s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 2

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Destroyer - Daring

Pros:

• Excellent ability to start fires.
• Torpedoes are stealthy and can be fired individually.
• Enhanced AP auto bounce angles increases the shells' effectiveness against angled targets.
• Improved acceleration and good maneuverability
• Access to the Repair Partyconsumable
• Access to the British Sonarand Smoke Generatorconsumables

Cons:

• Long torpedo reload time
• Low HE penetration
• Low top speed for the tier
• Lacks the Engine Boostconsumable; typical of British destroyers

Performance

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How It's Done: Daring

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