Northern Dragon

Tier VII | Type: Destroyer
Variants	Akizuki
Cost (Doubloons)	17 500

STOCK STATS

Survivability

Hitpoints19 700

Armor13 - 20 mm

Torpedo Damage Reduction0 %

Artillery

Main Battery

100mm/65 Type 98 Model A4x2

Firing Range11.1 km

Reload Time4.7 s

180° Turn Time11.3 s

HE Maximum Damage1500

HE Fire Chance8 %

HE Penetration17 mm

AP Maximum Damage2050

Sigma2.0

Torpedoes

610mm Type90 mod. 11x4

Reload Time105 s

180° Turn Time7.2 s

Maximum Damage20 967

Detectability by Sea0.8 km

Range12 km

Speed67 kn

AA Defense

AA Armament 1

40mm Bofors Mk32x1

DPS15

Range3.5 km

AA Armament 2

40mm Bofors Mk25x2

DPS55

Range3.5 km

AA Armament 3

100mm/65 Type 98 Model A4x2

DPS83

Range5 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed33 kn

Turning Circle Radius730 m

Rudder Shift Time4.5 s

Concealment

Detectability by Sea6.6 km

Detectability by Air3.3 km

Detectability while firing in smoke2.1 km

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 temporarily released in the store as a special Lunar New Year ship between February 1st and March 6th, 2023.

Entered Service: 2023
Ships in a series: 1

Ship Traits			Premium Trait
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.

Modules

	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	1500	8	2050

	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

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main Battery traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Dispersion of Main Battery -7% Torpedo tubes traverse speed +20% Secondary Battery firing range +5% Dispersion of secondary battery -5%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder shift time -20%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting Range +20% Torpedo visibility range +20% Range of Guaranteed Acquisition 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 Tube Mod 3 Torpedo tubes reload -15% Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated +50%	Gun Fire Control System Mod 2 Dispersion of Main Battery -3% Range of main guns +5%	AA Guns Mod 3 Average AA damage +25%

Consumables

Damage Control Party

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

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

Engine Boost

Temporarily increases the maximum ship speed.

Maximum speed: +8% Duration: 120s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Torpedo Reload Booster

Reduces the reload time of torpedo launchers.

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

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

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

Player Opinion

Performance

Changes

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

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