Northern Dragon

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 Northern Dragon — Pan‑Asian • Premium • Tier VII • Destroyer.

A ship to triumph over foes—unleashed fury goes a long way, apparently. But as hostile as this boat looks, there's no denying she's a sight for sore eyes!

Northern Dragon was initally released in the store as a special Lunar New Year ship between February 1st and March 6th, 2023. It is now available during the Lunar New Year event between February and March.

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

 Tier: VII
 Class: Destroyer

 Entered Service: 2023
 Ships in Series: 1
 Variants: Fenyang

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Tough: Above average base HP rating.

Sticky Shot: Reduced ricochet change - greater chance of penetrating enemy ship armor at sharper angles.

Pyromania: Above average chance for HE shells to cause a fire.

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

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	19 700	-
• Armor (mm)	13 - 20	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	0	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	33	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	730	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	4.5	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	6.6	-
• Detectability by air (km)	3.3	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	2.1	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	610mm Type90 mod. 1	-
• Arrangement	1x4	-
• Reload time (sec)	105	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	-
• Maximum simulated damage	20 967	-
• Detectability by sea (km)	0.8	-
• Range (km)	12	-
• Speed (kt)	67	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	100mm/65 Type 98 Model A	-
• Main artillery arrangement	4x2	-
• Firing range (km)	11.1	-
• Reload time (sec)	4.7	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	11.3	-
• HE maximum damage	1800	-
• HE fire chance (%)	8	-
• HE penetration (mm)	30	-
• AP maximum damage	2200	-
• Sigma	2.0	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Bofors Mk3	-
• Arrangement	2x1	-
• DPS	39	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	100mm/65 Type 98 Model A	-
• Arrangement	4x2	-
• DPS	112	-
• Range (km)	5	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm/60 Type 5	-
• Arrangement	5x2	-
• DPS	97	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Destroyer - Northern Dragon

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	19 700	13	20	0	4x2	1	4.5

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
100mm/65 Type 98 Model A	4x2	4.7	11.3	1800	8	2200

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	11.1 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
610mm Type90 mod. 1	1x4	105s	7.2s	20 967	12	67	0.8

	Maximum Speed
Stock	33 kn

Modifications

Destroyer - Northern Dragon

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 - Northern Dragon

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.

Duration: 28s Dispersion time: 124s 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

Torpedo Reload Booster

Reduces torpedo launcher reload time.

Torpedo launchers reload time: 5s Duration: 1s Cooldown time: 160s Number of consumables: 3

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

Average AA damage: +200% Duration: 25s Cooldown time: 150s Number of consumables: 3

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Destroyer - Northern Dragon

Pros:

• Very good HP pool
• Excellent concealment
• Improved AP angles of 60/67.5
• Good HE fire chance
• Good shell arcs
• Good torpedo range, speed, detectability and damage
• Good AA suite for a destroyer
• American duration Smoke Generator
• Has three Torpedo Reload Booster charges with a faster reload than Akizuki

Cons:

• Large ship, with low top speed and large turning circle radius for a destroyer
• Shells quickly lose speed at long range
• Torpedoes are deepwater and cannot hit destroyers
• Comes with only one torpedo rack

Performance

Changes

Destroyer - Northern Dragon

Always Courageous

• Torpedo reload time reduced from 122 s to 105 s
• Detectability range by sea reduced from 7.1 km to 6.6 km
• Detectability range by air reduced from 3.6 km to 3.3 km
• Detectability while firing in smoke reduced from 2.22 km to 2.15 km

Of Stars and Freedom

• Main battery HE shell penetration increased from 17 mm to 30 mm
• Main battery maximum HE shell damage increased from 1500 to 1800
• Main battery AP shells now have a flatter shell arc
• Main battery AP shell penetration increased by 58%
• Main battery maximum AP shell damage increased from 2050 to 2200

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