Kidd

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 Kidd — American • Premium • Tier VI • Destroyer.

A fletcher-class destroyer that has powerful anti-aircraft armament and a high speed. Over the course of 1944 and 1945, she was modernized to receive enchanced AA armament, due to demounting one of the two torpedo launchers.

 Navy: USN
 Ship: American
 Nation: United States
 Category: Premium

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

 Entered Service: 1943
 Ships in Series: 175

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Extended Smoke: Increased smoke screen duration.

Nimble Aim: Above average main battery traverse speed. Gives an edge in close quarters combat.

Short Range: Low torpedo range.

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

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	16 400	-
• Armor (mm)	13 - 20	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	0	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	38	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	620	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	4	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	6.8	-
• Detectability by air (km)	3.5	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	2.6	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	533mm quintuple	-
• Arrangement	1x5	-
• Reload time (sec)	122	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	-
• Maximum simulated damage	16 633	-
• Detectability by sea (km)	1	-
• Range (km)	6.4	-
• Speed (kt)	55	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	127mm Mk30 mod. 0	-
• Main artillery arrangement	5x1	-
• Firing range (km)	10.7	-
• Reload time (sec)	3.5	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	5.3	-
• HE maximum damage	1800	-
• HE fire chance (%)	5	-
• HE penetration (mm)	21	-
• AP maximum damage	2100	-
• Sigma	2.0	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk20	-
• Arrangement	6x2	-
• DPS	37	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Bofors Mk1	-
• Arrangement	3x2	-
• DPS	34	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Bofors Mk2	-
• Arrangement	2x4	-
• DPS	32	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 4	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Mk30 mod. 0	-
• Arrangement	5x1	-
• DPS	54	-
• Range (km)	5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Destroyer - Kidd

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	16 400	13	20	0	5x1	1	4

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
127mm Mk30 mod. 0	5x1	3.5	5.3	1800	5	2100

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	10.7 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
533mm quintuple	1x5	122s	7.2s	16 633	6.4	55	1

	Maximum Speed
Stock	38 kn

Modifications

Destroyer - Kidd

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%	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 - Kidd

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: 28s Dispersion time: 124s Reload time: 240s Number of consumables: 2

Repair Party

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

HP per second: +82 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 2

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

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

Average AA damage: +200% Duration: 40s Reload time: 150s Number of consumables: 2

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Destroyer - Kidd

Pros:

• Large HP pool.
• Excellent main battery guns feature fast traverse, quick rate of fire, and decent firing range.
• Only American destroyer with access to the Repair Partyconsumable, giving her a clear edge in survivability when facing other destroyers.
• Very good anti-air capabilities, even without equipping the Defensive AA Fireconsumable.
• Higher top speed than her Tier VII sister, Fletcher (38 knots vs 36.5 knots)

Cons:

• Has only one torpedo launcher with a long reload; it is difficult to consistently deal high burst damage to enemy capital ships.
• Torpedoes have a short range (6.4 km).
• Sluggish maneuverability; Kidd has a worse turning radius and rudder shift time than tech tree counterpart Benson.
• Relies on spotting damage, capping, and bullying other destroyers to earn credits and experience.
• Shell velocity makes landing main battery rounds at long range difficult.

Performance

Changes

Destroyer - Kidd

The High Roll

• Defensive AA Fire consumable added as an option for the 4th slot

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