Grom

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 Grom — Pan‑European • Tech Tree • Tier VI • Destroyer.

Grom and Błyskawica entered service in 1937, joining the ranks of the strongest European destroyers of the time. With the outbreak of World War II, the destroyers broke through the Baltic to Britain. After the fall of Poland, the ships joined the Royal Navy and aided in the Norwegian campaign. On May 4, 1940, one of Grom's torpedoes was detonated by a bomb, sinking the ship in minutes.

 Navy: PEU
 Ship: Pan‑European
 Nation: Europe
 Category: Tech Tree

 Tier: VI
 Class: Destroyer
 XP: 143 000

 Entered Service: 1937
 Ships in Series: 2
 Predecessor: Stord
 Successors: Split, L. Katsonis
 Variants: Storm Lantern

━━ 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	12 900	15 500
• Armor (mm)	6 - 16	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	0	0

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	41	41
• Turning circle radius (m)	610	610
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	5	3.2

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	6.9	-
• Detectability by air (km)	3.4	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	2.4	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	533mm triple	533mm triple
• Arrangement	2x3	2x3
• Reload time (sec)	75	75
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	7.2
• Maximum simulated damage	7533	7533
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.6	1.6
• Range (km)	7.5	7.5
• Speed (kt)	72	72

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	120mm WZ. 34/36 Bofors single	120mm WZ. 34/36 Bofors single
• Main artillery arrangement	1x1	1x1
• Main artillery name 2	120mm WZ. 34/36 Bofors double	120mm WZ. 34/36 Bofors double
• Main artillery arrangement 2	3x2	3x2
• Firing range (km)	9.7	10.7
• Reload time (sec)	7	6.5
• 180° turn time (sec)	18	15
• HE maximum damage	1900	1900
• HE fire chance (%)	9	9
• HE penetration (mm)	30	30
• Sigma	2.0	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	13.2mm Hotchkiss WZ. 30	13.2mm Hotchkiss WZ. 30
• Arrangement	4x2	4x2
• DPS	14	14
• Range (km)	1.2	1.2
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm/60 Bofors M1936	40mm/56 Bofors N° 3
• Arrangement	2x1	2x2
• DPS	15	32
• Range (km)	3.5	3.5

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Destroyer - Grom

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	12 900	6	16	0	1x1	2	5	0
Hull B	15 500	6	16	0	1x1	2	3.2	1 800 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage	Purchase Price
120mm WZ. 34/36 Bofors single	1x1	7	18	1900	9		0
120mm WZ. 34/36 Bofors single	1x1	6.5	15	1900	9		225 000

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	9.7 km	0
Targeting System Mk 7 Mod. 2	10 %	10.7 km	225 000

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
533mm triple	2x3	75s	7.2s	7533	7.5	72	1.6
533mm triple	2x3	75s	7.2s	7533	7.5	72	1.6

	Maximum Speed
Stock	41 kn

Modifications

Destroyer - Grom

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%

Consumables

Destroyer - Grom

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: 85s 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: 100s Reload time: 160s Number of consumables: 2

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

Average AA damage: +300% Duration: 30s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

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Player Opinion

Destroyer - Grom

Pros:

• Good HE damage, penetration and fire chance
• High damage potential per salvo due thanks to the high number of guns
• Access to the Smoke Generator, which is uncommon for a Pan-European destroyer, and an improved version of the Defensive AA Fireconsumable

Cons:

• No access to AP shells
• Weak torpedoes with short range and low damage; they do not have any improvement over Stord's
• Weaker version of the Engine Boostconsumable with only a 5% bonus instead of the standard 8%

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