Druid

Druid

 Druid — British • Premium • Tier VIII • Destroyer.

After giving the green light to the construction of the Daring-class ships, the Admiralty soon realized that their combat characteristics would not allow them to counter the new American and Soviet destroyers as equals. During the first half of the 1950s, design work commenced on ships that would be capable of opposing Project 68-bis cruisers owing to their new rapid-firing guns. These ships were also meant to serve as escorts for aircraft carrier groups and convoys and hunt down enemy submarines. While the project never reached the design drawing stage, the drafts were used as a basis for the County-class guided missile destroyers.

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

 Tier: VIII
 Class: Destroyer
 Cost:  (Steel) 25 000

 Year of Design: 1952

Ship Traits

Reloader: Above average main battery reload time.

Heal Consumable: Destroyer equipped with Repair Party consumable.

Flair for Piercing: Equipped with AP shells only.

Money Maker: Grants a significant bonus to XP and credit earnings.

Survivability Stats

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	22 000	-
• Armor (mm)	10 - 20	-
• Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	0	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum Speed (kn)	35	-
• Turning Circle Radius (m)	690	-
• Rudder Shift Time (sec)	5.4	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by Sea (km)	7.1	-
• Detectability by Air (km)	3.5	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	2.6	-

Main Artillery Stats

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main Artillery Name	127mm/56 QF Mk.N2	-
• Main Artillery Arrangement	2x2	-
• Firing Range (km)	11.1	-
• Reload Time (sec)	2.1	-
• 180° Turn Time (sec)	7.2	-
• AP Maximum Damage	2200	-
• Sigma	2.0	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery Stats

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk V	-
• Arrangement	8x2	-
• DPS	49	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Bofors Mk VI	-
• Arrangement	4x6	-
• DPS	117	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm/56 QF Mk.N2	-
• Arrangement	2x2	-
• DPS	70	-
• Range (km)	5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Destroyer - Druid

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	22 000	10	20	0	2x2	5.4

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max AP Damage
127mm/56 QF Mk.N2	2x2	2.1	7.2	2200

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	11.1 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	35 kn

Modifications

Destroyer - Druid

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%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting Range +20% Torpedo visibility range +20% Range of Guaranteed Acquisition 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%	Gun Fire Control System Mod 2 Dispersion of Main Battery -3% Range of main guns +5%	AA Guns Mod 3 Average AA damage +25%

Consumables

Destroyer - Druid

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: 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: 2.8km Detection of ships: 3.2km Duration: 180s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Repair Party

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

HP per second: +219 Duration: 10s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 2

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Destroyer - Druid

Pros:

• Large HP pool
• Very high rate of fire
• Good set of consumables
• Excellent AP penetration angles
• Good main battery range
• Above average AA suite

Cons:

• Does not come equipped with torpedoes
• Only equipped with AP shells
• Turrets are placed only at the bow, making it vulnerable when sailing away
• Low top speed

Performance

Changes

Destroyer - Druid

Glimpse Into the Future

• Main battery AP shell fuse threshold decreased from 21 mm to 12 mm
• Main battery gun HP increased from 4000 to 6000

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