Gdańsk

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 Gdańsk — Pan‑European • Legendary Tier • Destroyer.

Poland aimed for naval superiority through quality rather than quantity, designing large destroyers to compete with light cruisers. In the late 1930s, several projects were considered in Gdynia, including the Mogador-class destroyers, which were comparable to ligh cruisers in some aspects and superior in others, such as speed. If built in France, these destroyers would have been upgraded with Soviet air defense systems, radars, and torpedoes in the 1950s and 1960s.

Gdańsk was released as a Bureau project reward on November 18th, 2024.

 Navy: PEU
 Ship: Pan‑European
 Nation: Europe
 Category: Premium

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

 Year of Design: 1939
 Predecessor: L. Katsonis

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Fast: Above average maximum movement speed.

Flair for Fire: Equipped with HE shells only. Above-average HE shell damage, fire-setting capabilities, and penetration.

Short Range: Low torpedo range.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	24 400	-
• Armor (mm)	6 - 20	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	0	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	43	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	810	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	4.2	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	7.1	-
• Detectability by air (km)	3.6	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	2.9	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	533mm PTA-53-30	-
• Arrangement	2x5	-
• Reload time (sec)	115	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	-
• Maximum simulated damage	11 200	-
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.6	-
• Range (km)	10	-
• Speed (kt)	82	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	139mm/50 Mle 1935	-
• Main artillery arrangement	3x2	-
• Main artillery name 2	139mm/50 Mle 1929	-
• Main artillery arrangement 2	1x1	-
• Firing range (km)	11.1	-
• Reload time (sec)	7	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	12.9	-
• HE maximum damage	2000	-
• HE fire chance (%)	10	-
• HE penetration (mm)	35	-
• Sigma	2.0	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	25mm 110-PM 4M-120	-
• Arrangement	2x4	-
• DPS	17	-
• Range (km)	3.1	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	57mm ZIF-75	-
• Arrangement	5x4	-
• DPS	125	-
• Range (km)	4	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Destroyer - Gdańsk

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	24 400	6	20	0	3x2	2	4.2

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
139mm/50 Mle 1935	3x2	7	12.9	2000	10

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	11.1 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
533mm PTA-53-30	2x5	115s	7.2s	11 200	10	82	1.6

	Maximum Speed
Stock	43 kn

Modifications

Destroyer - Gdańsk

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%	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 Launchers 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 - Gdańsk

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: 20s Dispersion time: 97s Reload time: 240s Number of consumables: 2

Engine Boost

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

Maximum speed: +5% Duration: 90s Reload time: 120s Number of consumables: 3

Radar

Significantly increases guaranteed acquisition range of enemy ships, including those located within a smoke screen.

Range: 9km Duration: 15s Reload time: 120s Number of consumables: 3

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

Average AA damage: +400% Duration: 40s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 3

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Destroyer - Gdańsk

Pros:

• High HP pool
• Great set of consumables
• High HE shell penetration, damage and fire chance
• Good DPM
• Torpedoes are fast and have decent range
• Good AA defenses
• High top speed

Cons:

• Does not come equipped with Armor-Piercing shells
• Torpedoes reload slowly and deal low damage
• Poor turning circle radius

Performance

Changes

Destroyer - Gdańsk

Into Black Waters

• Main battery reload time increased from 5 s to 7 s

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