Loyang

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 Loyang — Pan‑Asian • Premium • Tier VII • Destroyer.

A destroyer specifically built for the U.S. Navy, boasting powerful AA guns and a high speed. She was handed over to the Navy of the Republic of China in 1954. Her armament comprised dual-purpose main guns and quintuple torpedo tubes.

Loyang was first released as one of the final rewards of the Element of Choice campaign, which took place from October 4th to November 8th, 2021. The ship is now available in the store for 750 000 Global XP.

 Navy: ASIA
 Ship: Pan‑Asian
 Nation: Pan‑Asia
 Category: Premium

 Tier: VII
 Class: Destroyer

 Entered Service: 1940
 Ships in Series: 24
 Variants: Benson

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Extended Smoke: Increased smoke screen duration.

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

Agile: Above average ability to change direction.

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

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	16 100	-
• Armor (mm)	1 - 21	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	0	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	38	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	570	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	2.7	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	6.6	-
• Detectability by air (km)	3.5	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	2.6	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	533mm Mk14	533mm Mk14
• Arrangement	2x5	2x5
• Reload time (sec)	109	122
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	7.2
• Maximum simulated damage	11 600	16 633
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.1	1.4
• Range (km)	9.2	6.7
• Speed (kt)	55	68

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	127mm/38 Mk30	-
• Main artillery arrangement	4x1	-
• Firing range (km)	10.8	-
• Reload time (sec)	3.3	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	5.3	-
• HE maximum damage	1900	-
• HE fire chance (%)	5	-
• HE penetration (mm)	21	-
• AP maximum damage	2200	-
• Sigma	2.0	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk4	-
• Arrangement	4x1	-
• DPS	14	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Bofors Mk1	-
• Arrangement	2x2	-
• DPS	23	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm/38 Mk30	-
• Arrangement	4x1	-
• DPS	43	-
• Range (km)	5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Destroyer - Loyang

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	16 100	1	21	0	4x1	2	2.7

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
127mm/38 Mk30	4x1	3.3	5.3	1900	5	2200

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	10.8 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
533mm Mk14	2x5	109s	7.2s	11 600	9.2	55	1.1
533mm Mk14	2x5	122s	7.2s	16 633	6.7	68	1.4

	Maximum Speed
Stock	38 kn

Modifications

Destroyer - Loyang

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%
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 - Loyang

Damage Control Party

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

Duration: 5s Cooldown 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.

Dispersion time: 124s Duration: 28s Cooldown 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: +8% Duration: 120s Cooldown time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Sonar

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

Detection of torpedoes: 3.8km Detection of ships: 5.4km Duration: 90s Cooldown time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

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